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Evaluation of the Efficiency of Silica Removal in Effluents with (Zea Mays Var. Saccharata) in the Santa Rosa 94-1 Mining Concession in C.C. Llocllapampa, Jauja, Peru
In recent years in Peru, there are few non-metallic mining companies,
one of the main ones being the Santa Rosa 94-1 mining concession, which is
located in the community of Llocllapampa Jauja - Peru, where the main resource
is silica sand that is used in this place, although it also generates a negative impact
on the siliceous sand washing operation process since it modifies the conditions
of the surface water since they do not have a treatment system. The objective of
the research is to determine the efficiency and the amount of organic coagulant
(Zea mays var. saccharata) for the removal of silica from the effluent in the
mining concession. The characterization of the silica was carried out through
petrographic analysis to know its composition, the effluent of the Total
Suspended Solids (TSS) parameter was characterized, then it was designed
factorially for 8 treatments with variation of the organic amendment, volume and
time, which was applied to removal processes. After the analysis, they gave as a
result that the non-metallic mining effluent generates a negative environmental
impact on the ecosystem, comprising 15010 mg/L of TSS which exceeds the
Maximum Permissible Limits, the combinations of organic amendment, effluent
and time were developed, where in treatment 8 an average removal of 5,999 g/ml
was obtained, which represents 88%, being the most efficient for silica removal