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Remediation of Abandoned Mine Lands |
Kathryn M. Adank, B.A., University of Kentucky Kathryn M. Adank is a M.S. student in geology at the University of Kentucky. A native of northwest Indiana, she received her B.A. in geology from DePauw University in 2005. Her project involves mine water quality attributes at a surface mine reforestation site in eastern Kentucky. In 2008 Kathryn was a visiting research associate at Murdoch University, Western Australia where she worked on methods for the detection of Phytophthora cinnamomi in mine spoil waters.
Christopher D. Barton, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Dr. Christopher D. Barton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry at the University of Kentucky. As a Research Hydrologist with the USDA Forest Service (1999 – 2003), his research focused on hydro-chemical processes associated with restoration and remediation of disturbed and/or contaminated areas at the US DOE Savannah River Site, SC. Dr. Barton continues to work in the areas of ecosystem restoration and remediation primarily in stream and wetland habitats that have been altered by human-use activities. In addition, improved methods for preventing water quality degradation from logging and mining activities are currently being examined.
Alan E. Fryar, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Dr. Alan E. Fryar is an Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Fryar’s research has been focusing on recharge and chemical evolution within regional aquifers, ground-water/surface-water interactions, and contaminant fate and transport. Recent work has been to examine the effects of urban and agricultural land use on water quality in two karst ground-water basins in the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky.