Establishing a conversion factor between electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids in South African mine waters

E Hubert, C Wolkersdorfer - Water Sa, 2015 - ajol.info
Total dissolved solids (TDS, in mg/ℓ) can be estimated from measurements of electrical
conductivity at 25 C (EC, in μS/cm) by applying a conversion factor f. This factor is commonly …

Geographical differences in the relationship between total dissolved solids and electrical conductivity in South African rivers

H Van Niekerk, MJ Silberbauer, M Maluleke - Water Sa, 2014 - ajol.info
Electrical conductivity (EC) is a useful surrogate for total dissolved solids (TDS). EC is more
rapidly and easily measurable with reasonably-priced equipment. However, as an indirect …

[HTML][HTML] Critical evaluation of the chemical composition of acid mine drainage for the development of statistical correlations linking electrical conductivity with acid …

J Smith, C Sheridan, L van Dyk, KG Harding - Environmental Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The design an effective treatment processes for the remediation of acid mine drainage
(AMD) requires an understanding of the composition of the AMD water. The pH and …

Field assessment of acid mine drainage contamination in surface and ground water

NF Gray - Environmental Geology, 1996 - Springer
Both sulfate and conductivity are useful indicators of acid mine drainage (AMD)
contamination. Unlike pH, they are both extremely sensitive to AMD even where large …

Relationship between conductivity and analysed composition in a large set of natural surface-water samples, Queensland, Australia

VH McNeil, ME Cox - Environmental Geology, 2000 - Springer
Abstract The relationship between Total Dissolved Ions (TDI) and conductivity is established
in around 34000 samples collected from rivers, streams and dams in Queensland since the …

A new method of calculating electrical conductivity with applications to natural waters

RB McCleskey, DK Nordstrom, JN Ryan… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2012 - Elsevier
A new method is presented for calculating the electrical conductivity of natural waters that is
accurate over a large range of effective ionic strength (0.0004–0.7 molkg− 1), temperature (0 …

Mine water footprint in the Johannesburg area, South Africa: analysis based on existing and measured data

TA Abiye - South African Journal of Geology, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Groundwater quality in the Johannesburg area has been severely affected by mine water.
Surface and ground water quality characteristics have been thoroughly assessed based on …

A new acidity-based approach for estimating total dissolved solids in acidic mining influenced water

A Barroso, T Valente, AP Marinho Reis, IMHR Antunes - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In natural waters, total dissolved solids (TDS) are usually estimated from electrical
conductivity (EC) by applying a conversion factor (f). However, defining this conversion …

A study of acid mine drainage using earth resistivity measurements

AM Ebraheem, MW Hamburger, ER Bayless… - …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
A resistivity survey was conducted in a reclaimed mine spoils disposal site near Wheatland,
Indiana to study the ground‐water contamination. Due to the high conductivity of the acidic …

[PDF][PDF] Major ion chemistry, solute acquisition processes and quality assessment of mine water in Damodar valley coalfields, India

AK Singh, GC Mondal, BK Tewary… - International Mine Water …, 2009 - mwen.info
An attempt has been made to carry out qualitative assessment of mine water discharges
from the selected coal mining areas of Jharia, Raniganj and West Bokaro coalfields of …