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Links: Abandoned Mine Drainage
Abandoned Mine Drainage
- Acid Drainage Technology Initiative
The ADTI was initiated by the West Virginia Water Research Institute in 1995 to identify, evaluate, and develop cost-effective and practical acid drainage technologies.
- Acid Mine Drainage: The Unseen Enemy
Narrative on Acid Mine Drainage by Walter D. Lawhorn, Biology student at Valdosta State University
- AMD & ART
A discussion of AMD & ART’s approach to reclaiming land and water damaged by acid mine drainage, an extensive tour of the AMD & ART reclamation site and treatment process, etc.
- Appalachian Region Passive Treatment Inventory
Welcome to the Inventory of acid mine drainage Treatment Projects on Abandoned Mine Land Discharges. The inventory contains information on location, treatment type, cost and funding partners of the treatment systems in four states in OSM’s Appalachian Reg
- Coal Mining Best Management Practices Guidance Manual
Guidelines from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Coal-Mine-Drainage Projects in Pennsylvania
Study from the United States Geologic Survey (USGS)
- Eastern Abandoned Mines Project – Trout Unlimited
a report on AMD/AML Problems in the Eastern US Coalfields from Trout Unlimited
- Hands-on Experiments to test for Acid Mine Drainage
- Overview of Passive Systems for Treating Acid Mine Drainage
Explanation of the wide array of AMD Treatment Systems created by West Virginia University Professor, Jeff Skousen
- The Science of Acid Mine Drainage and Passive Treatment
Informative website about the Chemistry of AMD by the Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
- Total Maximum Daily Loads on PA DEP Website
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) – The sum of the individual waste load allocations and load allocations; a margin of safety is included with the two types of allocations so that any additional loading, regardless of source, would not produce a violation
