Water quality characteristics of discharge from reforested loose-dumped mine spoil in Eastern Kentucky

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 454-468

  Agouridis, Carmen T ^a   Angel, Patrick N ^b   Taylor, Timothy J ^c   Barton, Christopher D ^d   Warner, Richard C ^a   Yu, Xia ^d   Wood, Constance ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b United States Department of Interior   (United States)

^c STANTEC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL FIELDS; EASTERN KENTUCKY; GROWTH MEDIUM; HEADWATER STREAM; MINE SPOIL; QUALITY OF WATER; SETTLEABLE SOLIDS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

COAL DEPOSITS; FORESTRY; SANDSTONE; SODIUM; TURBIDITY;

WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CLAY; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY; HYDROLOGY; PH; SEDIMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SURVIVAL; TREE GROWTH; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KENTUCKY; MINING; TREES; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

COAL; DEPOSITS; FORESTRY; KENTUCKY; MINING; SAND STONE; SODIUM; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 84858590564     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0158     Document Type: Article

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