Geologic setting and water quality of selected basins in the active coal-mining areas of Ohio, 1987-88

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OSTI ID:6965492

Sedam, A C ^[1]

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1. Geological Survey, Columbus, OH (United States)

Hydrologic data were collected from selected drainage basins in the active coal-mining areas of Ohio from July 1987 through October 1988. The study area is mostly within the unglaciated part of eastern Ohio along the western edge of the Appalachian Plateau's physiographic province. The 1987-88 work is the second phase of a 7-year study to assess baseline water quality in Ohio's coal region. The data collection network consisted of 41 long-term surface water sites in 21 basins. The sites were measured and sampled twice yearly at low flow. In addition, six individual basins were selected for a more detailed representation of surface-water and groundwater quality. Because of their proximity to the glaciated region and outwash drainage, the basins studied intensively in 1987 contain more shallow productive aquifers than do the basins studied in detail for 1988, in which shallow groundwater sources are very localized. Chemical analysis for 202 surface water and 24 groundwater samples are presented. For field measurements made at surface water sites, the specific conductance ranged from 295 to 3,150 microS/cm. For pH, the range was 2.8 to 8.6. Alkalinity ranged from 5 to 305 mg/L as CaCO3.

• OSTI ID: 6965492
• Resource Relation: Related Information: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4109
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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