Geochemical approach to estimate the quality of water entering abandoned underground coalmines

Environmental Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 769-780

  Mugunthan, Pradeep ^a   McDonough, Kathleen M ^b   Dzombak, David A ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalmine; Geochemistry; Infiltration overburden; Pennsylvania

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ALKALINITY; COAL MINES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; LITHOLOGY; MINE FLOODING; PH EFFECTS; SHALE; SOILS;

HYDROGEOLOGIC ANALYSIS; MINE SHAFT;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

FLOW MODELING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; MINE WATER; SEEPAGE; WATER QUALITY;

ABANDONED MINE; COAL MINE; FLOW MODELING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; SEEPAGE; WATER QUALITY;

FAYETTE COUNTY [PENNSYLVANIA]; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342426932     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0937-4     Document Type: Article

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