Dissolved metal concentrations in surface waters from west-central Indiana contaminated with acidic mine drainage
- Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute, IN (United States)
A significant amount of coal mining activity in the west-central region of Indiana, has resulted in a large number of sites where surface waters are contaminated with acidic mine drainage (AMD). Contamination of drinking and irrigation water supplies is of concern mainly due to elevated levels of toxic metals. Abandoned mine sites are frequently located near occupied houses and farms in rural areas. Consequently, constituents of surface waters contaminated by AMD have the potential to be transported into sub-surface drinking water wells and irrigation water supplies. The extent of surface water contamination in west-central Indiana by AMID is not well characterized. For this reason, samples of surface waters that are contaminated with AMD were collected from a wide variety of locations in west-central Indiana and subjected to metals analysis.
- OSTI ID:
- 223888
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 56, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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