Acid-base accounting to predict post-mining drainage quality on surface mines

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2034-2044

  Skousen, J ^a   Simmons, J ^a   McDonald, L M ^a   Ziemkiewicz, P ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; EXCAVATION; OPEN PIT MINING; ROCKS; WATER QUALITY;

GEOGRAPHIC DATA;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACCURACY; ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036859741     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2002.2034     Document Type: Article

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