This webpage contains articles on land reclamation and acid mine drainage, with links to related subject sites. Acid mine drainage chemical and passive treatment systems, coal mining methods, and reforestation are covered. The proceedings of the Surface Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium can be found as well as information on Land Judging in West Virginia.
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Jeffrey G.
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General & Water Quality Monitoring
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Longevity of Acid Discharges from Underground Mines
Located above the Regional Water Table - PDF, 13 pp, (387K)
TMDL and Antidegradation Rules Change Effluent Limits - PDF
Total Maximum Daily Loads and Anti-degradation (PDF)
Underground Mine Water Quality in 1968 and 1999 - PDF
Water Quality Changes in an Acid Mine Drainage Stream Over a
25-Year Period - PDF (18 pp 1002k)
You Can't Judge a Stream by Its Color - PDF,
37 pp, (2,214K)
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Acid-Base Accounting to Predict Post-Mining
Drainage Quality on Surface Mines
Coal Mine
Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania
Covering Pre-existing, Acid-producing Fills with Alkaline Sandstone to Control Acid Mine Drainage
Development of the Acid-Base Account - PDF
Effect of Digestion Method, Siderite Content, and
Fizz Rating on Neutralization Potential of Overburden Samples
Overburden
Analysis and Special Handling at Fola Coal Company
Prediction of Water Quality
from Surface Mines
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Alkaline Addition to Prevent Acid Mine Drainage: Field Example - PDF
AMD At-Source Control Strategies - PDF
Handbook of Technologies
for Avoidance and Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage
Overview of Acid Mine Drainage Control and Treatment
Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage by Alkaline Addition - PDF
Reclamation of Abandoned Coal Mine Waste in Korea Using
Lime Cake By-Products - PDF, 7 pp
Remining in Pennsylvania and West Virginia - Cost
and Water Quality Changes
A Review of Procedures for
Surface Mining and Reclamation in Areas with Acid-Producing Materials - PDF,
42 pp, (4,559K)
Use of Coal Combustion Products for Reclamation
Water Management Techniques for Acid Mine Drainage Control
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Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Costs with Calcium Oxide and the Aquafix
Machine
Aquafix Machine for AMD Treatment - PDF
Floc Generation by AMD Treatment - PDF
Floc Stability with AMD Treatment - PDF
Floc Volumes and Composition with AMD Treatment - PDF
Overview of Acid Mine Drainage Treatment with
Chemicals
Special Chemicals for Treating AMD - PDF
Steel Slag in AMD Treatment - PDF
Using Ammonia to Treat Mine Water - PDF
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Acid Mine Drainage Treatment with Armored Limestone in Open Limestone Channels
Adding Alkalinity to Water by Limestone Leach
Beds
AMD Treatment with Open Limestone Channels 1996
Anoxic Limestone Drains for AMD Treatment
Douglas Abandoned Mine Land Project
Long-term Performance of Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems
Effects of Land Reclamation and Passive Treatment Systems on Water Quality
Effects of Two Passive Treatments on Stream Quality - PDF
Open Limestone Channels for AMD Treatment 1994 - PDF
Overview of Passive Systems for Treating Acid Mine Drainage
Performance
of 116 Passive Treatment Systems for Acid Mine Drainage - PDF
The Watershed Approach to Acid Mine Drainage Abatement: Sovern Run
Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage by Four Vertical Flow Wetlands in
Pennsylvania - PDF
Wetlands for Treating AMD - PDF
LAND RECLAMATION AND REVEGETATION
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Establishing Native Plants Along West Virginia Highways
Fertilizer Recommendations for Minesoils - PDF
Good Samples Needed For Good Soil Test Results - PDF,
2 pp
Grass Species for Revegetation - PDF
Horticultural Crops on Reclaimed Mine Lands - PDF
Income Opportunities on Reclaimed Mine Lands - PDF
Legumes for Revegetation - PDF
Legume Species for Revegetation - PDF
Liming Principles and Lime Products - PDF, 5 pp
Minesoil Properties of 15 Abandoned Mine Land Sites
in West Virginia
New
Incentive Program Encourages Using Lime on Agricultural Land - PDF, 2 pp
Physical Properties of Minesoils In West Virginia and
Their Influence on Wastewater Treatment - PDF, 9 pp (209K)
Revegetation Species and Practices
Sewage Sludge for Revegetation - PDF
Sewage Sludge Land
Application Program in West Virginia - PDF, 7 pp (199K)
Soil Horizon Development on a Mountaintop Surface
Mine in Southern West Virginia
Trace Element Concentrations of Three Soils in Central
Appalachia - Soil Survey Horizons article - PDF, 13 pp (199k)
Use of Reclaimed Land for Horticultural Crop Production
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2009 National Contest
2009 State 4-H Results - PDF
2009 State FFA Results - PDF
Checklist and Instructions for Holding Contests - PDF
Example Field Sign - PDF
Homesite Evaluation Book
Homesite Evaluation Score Card
Land Judging Book
Land Judging Score Card
Order Cards
Tabulation Score Sheet
REFORESTATION
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Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative
Forest Productivity and Minesoil
Development Under a White Pine Plantation Versus Natural Vegetation After 30
Years - PDF
Hardwood Tree Survivial in Heavy Ground Cover: Mowing and Ripping Effects - PDF
Natural Revegetation of
15 Abandoned Mine Land Sites in West Virginia - PDF, 7 pp (115K)
Recommendation for Tree Planting on Surface Mined Lands
Survival of Three Tree Species on Old Reclaimed Surface Mines in
Ohio - PDF 15 pp (239K)
Survival and Growth of Hardwoods in Brown Versus Gray Sandstone on a Surface mine in West Virginia - PDF
Tree Recruitment and Growth on 20-Year-Old, Unreclaimed
Surface Mined Lands in West Virginia - PDF, 14 pp (1.2M)
Tree Species for Revegetatoin - PDF
Tree Survival on Mountaintop Mines in Southern West
Virginia - PDF, 5 pp (320K)
Woodcock Use of Reclaimed Mine Land - PDF
Chestnut Re-establishment on Surface Mines in West Virginia
RELATED LINKS
Acid Drainage Technology Initiative - Coal
Mining Sector
American Society of Mining and
Reclamation
The Clean Streams Initiative (CSI)
Environmental Protection Agency
Mine
Restoration & Development - Va. Cooperative Extension
USDI, Office of Surface Mining
W.Va. Division of Environmental Protection
West Virginia Coal Association Inc.
West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force
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