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Title: Coal extraction - environmental prediction

Miscellaneous ·
OSTI ID:20674223

To predict and help minimize the impact of coal extraction in the Appalachian region, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is addressing selected mine-drainage issues through the following four interrelated studies: spatial variability of deleterious materials in coal and coal-bearing strata; kinetics of pyrite oxidation; improved spatial geologic models of the potential for drainage from abandoned coal mines; and methodologies for the remediation of waters discharged from coal mines. As these goals are achieved, the recovery of coal resources will be enhanced. 2 figs.

Research Organization:
US Geological Survey (United States)
OSTI ID:
20674223
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Fact Sheet 073-02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English