Geochemistry and stable sulfur and oxygen isotope ratios of the Podwiśniówka pit pond water generated by acid mine drainage (Holy Cross Mountains, south-central Poland)

The Use of Stable Sulfur, Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios as Geochemical Tracers of Sulfates in the Podwiśniówka Acid Drainage Area (South-Central Poland)

“…The results of d 2-values of the Podwiśniówka pit pond water were similar to those (-19.8 to -11.1 and -3.8 to ?1.1 %, respectively) derived from the previous study (Migaszewski et al 2008). In contrast, the Marczakowe Doły fish pond water exhibited lower d The statistically significant correlation (P \ 0.05) also occurs between the d…”

“…In contrast, the Podwiśniówka acid pit pond has lower concentrations of sulfates and most traces metals compared to the Marczakowe Doły acid pond. Except for the low pH (1.8-3.3), this chemistry generally is not similar to other AMD/ARD-influenced waters (Migaszewski et al 2007(Migaszewski et al , 2008 (0-30 mg/L) in the Marczakowe Doły acid pond water is likely due to precipitation of schwertmannite (Fig. 2a).…”

“…Moreover, there is no evidence of sulfides or sulfates such as gypsum in the vicinity of these two ponds. Both ponds have not been included in the scope of previous investigations (Migaszewski et al 2007(Migaszewski et al , 2008.…”

“…, Fe 3? and trace elements (Migaszewski et al 2007(Migaszewski et al , 2008. About 500 m east of the Podwiśniówka quarry in the village of Marczakowe Doły, there is another acid pond that occupies a dugout hole of about 10 m in diameter and 1.6 m deep.…”

“…The principal objective of this investigation was to pinpont sources and transformations of dissolved sulfates in two water bodies located in the village of Marczakowe Doły outside the Wiśniówka mining area, and to find any geochemical relationship between them and the Podwiśniówka acid pit pond (Migaszewski et al 2007(Migaszewski et al , 2008 in the context of geologic setting of the study area (Holy Cross Mountains, south-central Poland). The novelty goal was to gain a better understanding of the biogeochemical sulfur cycle in two different AMD ponds and to use stable sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen isotope ratios and some trace metals for assessing any hydrologic relationship between the three ponds examined.…”