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Acid Mine Drainage
Acid Mine Drainage: - Drainage of water from areas that have been mined for coal or other mineral ores. The water has a low pH because of its contact with sulfur-bearing material and is harmful to aquatic organisms. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Acid Mine Drainage:: |
Citizens Voice,...“Espy Run and its associated wetlands are part of the Nanticoke Creek Watershed and are contaminated with acid mine drainage from former anthracite coal
Pennsylvania to Commit Federal Abandoned Mine Lands Funding to ... - Jul 18, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),..."Acid mine drainage impairs 4600 miles of rivers and streams in Pennsylvania and is one of the most widespread and expensive water pollution challenges we
Dirty secret lurks under clear water - Jul 6, 2008
Independent Online,It is yet another case of acid mine drainage, or AMD, which results from the exposure to air of mining's broken rock and coal residue, and which is carried
Study details impacts of mine cleanup - Jul 18, 2008
Centre Daily Times,UNIVERSITY PARK — Remediation of abandoned mines and cleanup of acid mine drainage — or AMD — could have widespread economic impact, according to one study
Grant slated for Espy Run cleanup - Aug 1, 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Espy Run and its associated wetlands are part of the Nanticoke Creek Watershed and are contaminated with acid mine drainage from former anthracite coal
Rep. George: Region's Water Sparkles Under DEP Mine Cleanup Plan - Jul 24, 2008
Gant Daily,..."Clearfield County is Ground Zero for so much acid-mine drainage, but this plan will target funds where it is needed and restore valuable resources.
Alaska Law Review article urges more protection for fisheries from ... - Jul 7, 2008
Alaskajournal.com,Drainage from mine pits, tunnels and tailings piles is known as “acid mine drainage.� Acid mine drainage from even small copper mines has eliminated salmon
Alaska officials respond to Pebble mine concerns - Jul 14, 2008
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner,Crafford said Woody's concerns about reactivity of Pebble ore, acid mine drainage, metals leaching and potential contamination from various metals in
Study finds that more work is needed on Stoneycreek Watershed - Jul 22, 2008
Daily American Online,There are areas that still need acid mine drainage reclamation, especially along Paint Creek and Shade Creek, she said. The headwaters are being impacted by
BioteQ Completes Construction of Plant at Lluvia de Oro, Mexico - Jul 31, 2008
Market Wire (press release)The Company's commercially proven technology treats acid mine drainage and other metal-laden waste water by sequentially removing metals and sulphate,
Steam Rising Over Clean Water Initiative - Jul 27, 2008
RedOrbit,It prevents new large-scale mines from discharging acid mine drainage and toxics such as lead, cyanide, mercury, and arsenic in amounts that adversely
Decision awaited on mine water - Jul 22, 2008
Republican & Herald,The restoration grants can be used to support projects that involve storm water management, agricultural runoff mitigation, and acid mine drainage,
Perspective: A clouded issue - Jul 27, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,Even when the complex eventually shuts down, water treatment will continue in perpetuity to prevent acid mine drainage from the old technology, said Hair.
Gippsland releases quarterly activities report - Jul 25, 2008
Mineweb,The results of rock samples submitted for acid mine drainage (AMD) testing were received during the quarter. The results indicate that the waste dump will
Sulfide mining forum brings out hundreds - Jul 24, 2008
Tower Timberjay News,As one example, he said that in 1975 the state knew of an acid mine drainage problem that allowed heavy metals to flow into Birch Lake.
Trout Run on list of 'Waters to Watch' - Jul 31, 2008
Post-Bulletin,They include streams beset by acid mine drainage in Maryland, a lake in Georgia that has erosion problems, an Alaskan river with fish passage barriers and
Mining's Toxic Legacy in the California Sierras - Jul 20, 2008
California Progress Report,Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is another deadly result of historic mining. Water and air combine with other minerals to create sulfuric acid strong enough to
LU student wins $500 award - Jul 31, 2008
Sudbury Star,Nadia presented an article entitled "Cold adaptation in the acid mine drainage bacterium: Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans" in the Applied and Environmental
Green With Envy: Banning bottled water doesn’t address real issues - Jul 30, 2008
The Post Online,The source of groundwater contamination is often man made, whether from agricultural runoff that includes pesticide residue or acid mine drainage from
Coal giant recognises water management responsibility - Jul 17, 2008
Creamer Media's Engineering News,...in Mpumalanga, has been linked to the cumulative impacts of acid mine drainage emanating from old, abandoned and active mines, uncontrolled releases
From coal mines to switchgrass - Jul 18, 2008
Cleantech,..."To see if the compost and the switchgrass will stop the percolation of water and oxygen into the waste rock and stop the generation of acid mine drainage.
Mining company to apply to blast near state park - Jul 12, 2008
Uniontown Herald Standard,Maxwell said the coal then undergoes rock strata testing to see if it would cause acid mine drainage or if it's alkaline, which become the deciding factors
Environmental group rates area legislators - Jul 26, 2008
Indiana Gazette,Smith said the score misrepresents his stance on the environment, pointing out that he’s done a lot of work on legislation related to acid mine drainage.
RETTEW Elects Pollart to Board Of Directors - Jul 18, 2008
Amerisurv (press release),Pollart manages the department’s studies, designs, and reviews of water treatment and storage facilities; air quality; acid mine drainage studies and
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces $64 Million in Water ... - Jul 14, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),The project will eliminate an ongoing health threat to the 150 residents of the village whose drinking water is contaminated by acid mine drainage and
Alaska Newsreader - Jul 14, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),Crafford said Woody's concerns about reactivity of Pebble ore, acid mine drainage, metals leaching and potential contamination from various metals in
Game Commission seeks bird-watching volunteers - Jul 13, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,...a comprehensive inventory of fish biodiversity in the South Fork of Tenmile Creek, which is affected by agricultural runoff and acid mine drainage.
US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute announces new ... - Jul 7, 2008
innovations report,These leverage DOE JGI's pioneering expertise honed from previous studies of acid mine drainage and the termite hindgut—where samples yielded scores of
Fayette County coal firm penalized for mine drainage that killed ... - Nov 12, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Thursday charged Purco Coal Inc. with intentionally discharging acid mine drainage into the creek and concealing the pipes to prevent its discovery.
Cleanup of Abandoned Coal Mines Could Become Cheaper - Nov 2, 2007
Environment News ServiceHARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, November 2, 2007 (ENS) - The high cost of treating the acid mine drainage that has damaged more than 6000 miles of Pennsylvania
Mine of future to tackle problems of the past - Nov 24, 2007
The Tribune-Democrat,Groundwater flowing through abandoned mine tunnels and discharging above St. Michael has long been a source of acid mine drainage pollution in the South
DER makes drainage allegations - Nov 13, 2007
Uniontown Herald Standard,Protection has alleged that a coal company was intentionally discharging untreated acid mine drainage into a Stewart Township stream, killing fish.
Research body seeks efficient mine water treatment, use - Nov 8, 2007
Mining Weekly,The outflow of acidic water from mines is referred to as acid mine drainage. In many instances, the liquid that drains from coal stocks, coal handling
DEP Alleges Coal Company Covered Up Untreated Mine Discharge in ... - Nov 8, 2007
Earthtimes,DEP has ordered Purco Coal to remove the underground pipes, construct an interim acid mine drainage treatment system, submit a plan for a permanent
Acid legacy of a mining op - Nov 10, 2007
Daily Express,THE now disused Mamut copper mine in Ranau continues to generate what geoscientists call Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) almost 10 years after it's closure.
Dr John Bristow: CEO, Rockwell Diamonds - Nov 30, 2007
Moneyweb,...the great thing about diamonds, obviously we use the physical properties to recover them, so there's no nasty chemicals, cyanides, acid, mine drainage.
Settlement is 'call to action' for local watershed users - Nov 30, 2007
Cameron County Endeavor,There is acid mine drainage in Sterling Run that must be cleaned up. There are stream habitat projects and streambank erosion projects to construct and tree
RC&D turns attention to renewable energy - Nov 17, 2007
Daily American Online (subscription),Soon after that, the RC&D began work on the Oven Run project, an acid mine drainage restoration job. After the United States Geological Survey looked at the
Bill could help Monday Creek if Senate overrides veto - Nov 8, 2007
Athens Messenger,More than 100 miles of streams have been severely damaged by the acid mine drainage from the former Majestic Mine. Monday Creek is a 27-mile long tributary
PA Governor Rendell Announces Energy Harvest Grants; Emphasizes ... - Nov 13, 2007
Earthtimes,Roaring Run Watershed Association -- $153430 for a micro-hydro turbine to power an acid mine drainage treatment system. Acid mine drainage is one of
Termite Guts May Yield Novel Enzymes For Better Biofuel Production - Nov 21, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Published investigations by DOE JGI include glimpses into such diverse slices of the biosphere as acid mine drainage, a gutless worm, farm soil,
bioteq Starts Commissioning New Plant in China - Nov 5, 2007
Market Wire (press release)The company's commercially proven technology treats acid mine drainage and other metal-laden waste water by sequentially removing metals and sulphate,
Scientists says mining laws must address marine degradation - Nov 5, 2007
Inquirer.net,...that coastal areas are facing threats because of increased sedimentation due to strip mining, mine tailings and acidification dye to acid mine drainage.
Unipure gives red river a new lease on life - Nov 6, 2007
Processing Talk,In 2005, the EAW requested tests be undertaken to assess the environmental impact of the acid mine drainage and determine the most appropriate long-term
News briefs from the area - Nov 23, 2007
Cameron County Endeavor,Members also agreed to support the proposed Western Pennsylvania Conservancy land acquisition project in Jay Township, to remediate acid mine drainage in
State: W. Pa. Coal company covered up pollution - Nov 8, 2007
PennLive.com,...(AP) — The state Department of Environmental Protection says a coal mining company covered up its discharge of untreated acid mine drainage into a Fayette
'Best, worst of times' - Nov 23, 2007
Cameron County Endeavor,It will go a long way toward cleaning up acid mine drainage, improving fish habitat, improving fishing and boating access, and cleaning up pollution within
Foundations receives top rating - Nov 16, 2007
Daily American Online (subscription),Recent examples include an acid mine drainage project in Cambria County that will help restore water quality to the west branch of the Susquehanna river.
PA Governor Announces Energy Harvest Winners - Nov 14, 2007
Alternative Energy Retailer magazine,...the Roaring Run Watershed Association, which will receive $153430 for a microhydro turbine to power an acid mine drainage treatment system;
Retailers report October downturn - Nov 8, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,...with intentionally discharging untreated acid mine drainage to Jonathan Run, a stream in Fayette County, and concealing the discharge from the state.
Deadline Approaching for Environmental Education Grants - Nov 14, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...transportation and electric generation; and -- Watersheds, including acid mine drainage, non-point source pollution and water conservation.
Microbial ecology to be focus of Nov. 9 environmental seminar - Nov 6, 2007
AU News,...microbial community analysis of acid mine drainage-impacted streams, and development of a novel microarray system for bacterial contaminant analysis.
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