Cowan, Don A.Kuhn, Eloise M. R.Dept. of BiotechnologyFaculty of Science2013-06-122024-05-092007/04/132007/04/132013-06-122024-05-092005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/13241Magister Scientiae - MScThe waste products acid mine drainage formed during coal mining and fly ash from coal burning power generation, pose substantial environmental and economic problems for South Africa. Eskom has developed a remediation system employing alkaline fly ash to neutralize and precipitate heavy metals from toxic acidic acid mine drainage streams. The aim of this study was to assess the microbial diversity in and microbial impact on this remediation system.enAcid mine drainageCoal mines and miningThesisUniversity of the Western Cape