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Remediation of Abandoned Mine Lands |
B. Mack2 and J. Skousen
Abstract
Several measurements of acidity concentrations from 40 abandoned, above-drainage underground mines (34 Upper Freeport and 6 Pittsburgh coal seam) over 38 years were plotted against a range of acidity decay curves. The objective of this study was to determine the average amount of acidity lost over time and the rate at which this loss occurs. Ideal acidity decay curves of 2, 5, and 10% were used for this comparison. Acidity values of the 34 mines that had mined the Additional Key Words: acid mine drainage, prediction, mine closure
Ben M. Mack, West Virginia University Ben Mack is originally from Morgantown, WV. He attended West Virginia University (WVU) from 1995-1999 and received his first undergraduate degree in Technical Theater. He enrolled at WVU again in 2000. He graduated in 2003 with dual undergraduate degrees in Agronomy and Environmental Protection. He then worked for a watershed group called Friends of the Cheat (FOC) for two years. In 2006, he enrolled at WVU as a MS candidate in Agronomy. His degree will be conferred in May of 2008. He has also begun working for the WV Water Research Institute at WVU.