Hydrologic and geochemical factors governing chemical evolution of discharges from an abandoned, flooded, underground coal mine network

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 643-650

  McDonough, Kathleen M ^a   Lambert, Douglas C ^a,b   Mugunthan, Pradeep ^a,c   Dzombak, David A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Carnegie Mellon Univ ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Chemicals; Coal mines; Mine drainage; Mine wastes; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; COAL MINES; CONTAMINATION; FLOODS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; PYRITES; WATER QUALITY;

ACID GENERATION; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; MINE VOIDS; PYRITE DISSOLUTION;

WASTEWATER;

ABANDONED MINE; COAL MINE; DISCHARGE; FLOODING; GEOCHEMISTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15844405632     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:4(643)     Document Type: Article

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