Characterization and effectiveness of remining abandoned coal. Pennsylvania department of environmental protection, 5600bkdep2256, p. Northern appalachian basin, from coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania, pennsylvania department of environmental protection, harrisburg, pa. Coal research board special research reports penn state. Along the same theme, the department, in cooperation with. Auger holes can be a source of contaminated drainage if rain percolates through the overlying layers and seeps into the holes. In areas of northern appalachia where high sulfur coal exists and no limestone units are present for neutralization, the greatest environmental impact from underground mines has been on surface water quality from acid mine drainage amd herlihy et al. Evaluation of acidity estimation methods for mine drainage. Mine water quality prediction at surface coal mines in the united states robert l.
Epeorus suffusus a mayfly michigan natural features. Brady, kbc, smith mw, schueck j eds coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania. Pennsylvania department of environmental protection. Chapter 3 of coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania. However, it has been successfully used on pennsylvania mine sites for over 20 years. Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania book pdf assessment of pennsylvania s bonding program for primacy coal mining permits. Usgs nawqa water quality in the allegheny and monongahela.
Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in. Ground water flow parameterization of an appalachian coal. Underground coal mining methods to abate water pollution. Acid mine drainage from coal and mineral mining operations is a difficult and costly problem. Hunzeker evaluation of limestone treatment of acidic mine drainage in swatara creek basin, schuylkill county, pennsylvania, usgs.
References for coal and the environment, kentucky geological. Experimental mine drainage treat ment facility, and oxidation at equal or lower. Mine drainage and oil sand water wiley online library. Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania by pennsylvania. The prediction of mine drainage quality in pennsylvania. Acid mine drainage pollution in the west branch schuylkill. Acid mine drainage from coal mining in the united states. Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in penn. Jan 15, 2016 groundwater flow on the appalachian plateau of pennsylvania. Pennsylvania depart ment of environmental protection. Acid mine drainage is produced when sulfide minerals associated with coal seams. I am proud to say this environmentally innovative book, written in the. Wyoming valley mine drainage pollution abatement project.
The pennsylvania fish and boat commission estimates the economic losses from cmd. Wyoming valley mine drainage pollution abatement project by pennsylvania. Head shape is trapezoidal, being wider at the front. Mining industries and their sustainable management. Pennsylvania department of environmental protection, 1996, commonwealth of pennsylvania water quality assessment 305b report. Coal mine drainage predrction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania. Prediction and prevention of acid drainage from surface coal mines in pennsylvania, harrisburg, pa. Pennsylvania department of environmental protection, 94 p. Kleinmann national energy technology laboratory, u.
The impact of episodic coal mine drainage pollution on. Pennsylvania department of environmental protection response. Prediction of water quality at surface coal mines author. Protection of water resources in mining sites in northeast. The pennsylvania department of environmental protection, 18 chapters. Introduction the book coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania had its origins as far back as 1979 when a two page letter by pennsylvania s coal regulatory program. Osmre ar reading room office of surface mining reclamation. Acid mine drainage amd is a huge environmental problem in luzerne and schuylkill counties due to the mining of anthracite coal in the region. Pennsylvania department of environmental protection, coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania. Permit forfeiture and land reclamation status report final reclamation fee fiscal year report 20142015 pdf.
Waste material brought out with the coal was sometimes placed back into the auger holes to prevent subsidence and tension cracks at the surface. References managing coal combustion residues in mines the. Assessment of pennsylvania s bonding program for primacy coal mining permits. Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania paperback january 1, 1998 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price.
Final reclamation fee fiscal year report 20142015 pdf final reclamation fee fiscal year report 202014 pdf. References managing coal combustion residues in mines. Protection of water resources in mining sites in northeast of. Overburden sampling and testing manual pdf coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania book pdf assessment of pennsylvanias bonding program for primacy coal mining permits. Abs annual report 2018 pdf overburden sampling and testing manual pdf coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania book.
Mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania, pennsylvania department of environmental protection, harrisburg, pa. It is intended to provide a balanced and moderately detailed overview of coal mine drainage prediction and to serve as a guide to the literature of this rather broad field. Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania. A literature survey on chemical elements in coal and coal refuse, by shiouchuan sun. Keith brady, instructor cited by 4 of california state university, northridge, ca csun read 12 publications contact keith brady. Permit forfeiture and land reclamation status report pdf reclamation and remining incentives report 2016 pdf. Premine prediction of acid mine drainage springerlink. Environmental protection pa dep 303d list as impaired. Mining industries and their sustainable management springerlink. Conference on the abatement of acidic drainage, held in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in april 1994. Feb 06, 2020 in pennsylvania, that damage includes 5,000 miles of streams polluted by acid mine drainage and heavy metals, and piles of coal waste, or refuse, that dot the states coal patch. In 1996, the education committee of the kentucky geological survey, in conjunction with the kentucky society of professional geologists, established the earth science education network esen. The legs are long, with flattened, wide femurs, each. Geochemistry of acid mine drainage from a coal mining.
Acid mine drainage pollution in the west branch schuylkill and upper schuylkill river, schuylkill county pennsylvania. Sep 01, 2020 acid mine drainage amd continues to be a concern in coal mining because it reduces surface water and groundwater quality verburg et al. Adult mayflies of the epeorus genus have a wing length between 7 and 19 mm. These maps will give at least a general idea of where coal is located refs. Dissolved metals and associated constituents in abandoned coal mine discharges, pennsylvania, usa. Energy information administration, 1997, effects of title iv of the clean air act amendments of 1990 on utilities.
Adequacy of background sampling for coal remining permits. Epeorus nymphs have a generally flattened appearance, with two tales and a body length of 717 mm. Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania 1998 pdf note. Citizens handbook to address contaminated coal mine drainage. Prevention of coal mine drainage formation by well dewatering, by parizek. Brady kbc, hornberger rj, fleeger g 1998 influence of geology on postmining water quality. Characterization and effectiveness of remining abandoned. This paper briefly summarizes the contents of a recently completed book on the subject of predicting water quality at surface coal mines. A case study and recommendations for the future abstract acid mine drainage amd is a huge environmental problem in luzerne and schuylkill counties due to the mining of anthracite coal. Permit forfeiture and land reclamation status report. Results apply to scientific and regulatory programs for the prevention and. An innovative method for mitigating impacts from acid. How to avoid and handle acidproducing rock formations.
Mine water quality prediction at surface coal mines in the. Keith brady instructor california state university. A case study and recommendations for the future abstract acid mine drainage amd is a huge environmental problem in luzerne and schuylkill counties due to the mining of anthracite coal in the region. Aqueous environmental geochemistry, upper saddle river, new jersey. Passive systems remove or neutralize contaminants in mine drainage by exposing. Coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania a. Episodic coal mine drainage, caused by fluctuations in mine discharges relative to stream flow, has devastating effects on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. The pennsylvania department of environmental protection, through water quality data, has developed a total maximum daily load tmdl for all streams and rivers in the state. The development and interpretation of the adtiwp2 leaching column method kinetic test procedure for the prediction of coal mine drainage quality epa method 1627. Coal mine acid mine drainage sulfide mineral mine drainage waste rock. Seven stream reaches in the anthracite region of pennsylvania were identified as chronically, episodically or not impaired by mine drainage, and sampled seasonally for 1 year to determine the effect of episodic mine drainage on macroinvertebrates.
Brady kbc, smith mw, schueck j eds coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania. Chapter 7 kinetic leaching tests for the prediction of mine drainage quality, october 1998 12. The west branch schuylkill river and the upper schuylkill river are two areas. Each year the bureau of mining programs issues reports containing information on mine. Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement ct530040, p. The eyes are quite large and, in the male, forelegs are as long or longer than body length. Characterization and effectiveness of remining abandoned coal mines in pennsylvania title. Acid mine drainage from coal mining in the united states an. Geochemical factors affecting coal mine drainage quality. Sources of site specific data include dep permit files and records maintained by the pennsylvania geologic survey. Jul 14, 2020 rose aw, cravotta ca 1998 geochemistry of coal mine drainage.
Characterization and effectiveness of remining abandoned coal mines in pennsylvania full record. Describes in detail the science and methods used to predict and prevent mine drainage pollution. Ziemkiewicz and hari charkavorki may 2000 pdf format coal mine drainage prediction and pollution prevention in pennsylvania. Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage amd, or acid rock drainage ard is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines or coal mines acid rock drainage occurs naturally within some environments as part of the rock weathering process but is exacerbated by largescale earth disturbances characteristic of mining and other large construction activities, usually within rocks. Along the same theme, the department, in cooperation with the materials research in.
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