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Erosion and sediment control. Surface mining in the eastern U. S. Volume I. Planning. Volume II. Design

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7322159
This publication presents an evaluation of the effectiveness of sediment ponds in reducing suspended solids in the runoff from surface mining activities. Nine selected sedimentation ponds in the three eastern coal-mining States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky were sampled under two different operating conditions, a baseline and rainfall event. Their theoretical and actual efficiencies of removal of suspended solids were computed and compared.
Research Organization:
Hittman Associates, Inc., Columbia, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
7322159
Report Number(s):
PB-261343
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English