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Comparing Acid and Metal Loading Before and After Stream Capturing Subsidence Closure

Sullivan, Nora M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1450952105

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2016, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Environmental Studies (Voinovich).
Closing stream-capturing subsidences over abandoned coal mines prevents surface water from entering mine voids and reacting with sulfide materials (pyrite) and oxygen. The common assumption that closures will improve water quality in discharges and receiving streams was tested at multiple sites by comparing acid and metal loadings, pre- and post-closure, using the Stoertz Water Quality Evaluation Method. Proven an effective tool for comparing loading estimations at mean annual flow, even with small sample size, this method still required complete, accurate, and precise data that spanned all flow regimes for statistically significant results. Where adequate data existed, acid and metal loadings showed reductions after closure, in spite of measured increases in constituent concentrations, due to reduced flows attributable to subsidence closure.
Natalie Kruse, Ph.D. (Advisor)
120 p.
Environmental Studies
Acid Mine Drainage; Stoertz Water Quality Evaluation Method; subsidence closure; acid and metal load; remediation

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  • Sullivan, N. M. (2016). Comparing Acid and Metal Loading Before and After Stream Capturing Subsidence Closure [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1450952105

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sullivan, Nora. Comparing Acid and Metal Loading Before and After Stream Capturing Subsidence Closure. 2016. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1450952105.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sullivan, Nora. "Comparing Acid and Metal Loading Before and After Stream Capturing Subsidence Closure." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1450952105

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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