Acid Mine Drainage

3/16/98


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Table of Contents

Acid Mine Drainage

Mining & the Environment

Mine Tailings

Acid Mine Drainage

Pyrite

Oxidation of Pyrite

Oxidation of Pyrite

AMD in the High Andes, Peru

AMD in Colorado

“Yellow boy” precipitation smothers aquatic plants and animals

PPT Slide

Microbial Influences

PPT Slide

T. ferrooxidans

T. ferrooxidans

T. ferrooxidans

T. ferrooxidans

T. ferrooxidans

Coal Mining and AMD

PPT Slide

A Little History

A Little History

Types of Coal Mines

Types of Coal Mines

Water Flows

Mine Drainage Wasteland

Open Mine Entry

Author: Western Oregon University

Email: courtna@wou.edu

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