Impact of coal surface mining and reclamation on suspended sediment in three Ohio watersheds

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 869-887

  Bonta, James V ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curve number; MUSLE; Reclamation; Sediment chemistry; Sediment load; Strip mining; USLE; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; COAL RECLAMATION; EROSION; LITHOLOGY; OPEN PIT MINING; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VEGETATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MULCH-CRIMPING TECHNIQUE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

WATERSHEDS;

COAL MINING; RECLAIMED LAND; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034254886     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb04313.x     Document Type: Article

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