| Main Title |
Effectiveness of surface mine sedimentation ponds / |
| Author |
Kathuria, D. Vir.,
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Hittman Associates, Inc., Columbia, Md.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory, |
| Year Published |
1976 |
| Report Number |
EPA 600-2-76-117; 68-03-2139; PB-258917; EPA-68-03-2139 |
| Stock Number |
PB-258 917 |
| OCLC Number |
02737970 |
| Subjects |
Sediment control--United States ;
Coal mines and mining--Waste disposal--United States ;
Coal mines and mining--United States--Waste disposal ;
Acid mine drainage
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| Additional Subjects |
Coal mines ;
Surface mining ;
Water pollution control ;
Lagoons(Ponds) ;
Government policies ;
Sediments ;
Surface water runoff ;
Sediments ;
Suspended sediments ;
Performance evaluation ;
Government policies ;
West Virginia ;
Kentucky ;
Pennsylvania
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-2-76-117 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/04/2019 |
| EJED |
EPA 600-2-76-117 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
06/19/2019 |
| ELBD RPS |
EPA 600-2-76-117 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
05/15/2018 |
| ERAD |
EPA 600/2-76-117 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
09/17/2012 |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-2-76-117 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
| NTIS |
PB-258 917 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
viii, 101 pages : illustrations, figures, maps, tables ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
An in-field evaluation of the effectiveness of sediment ponds in reducing suspended solids in the runoff from surface mining activities was performed. Nine selected sedimentation ponds in the three eastern coal-mining States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky were sampled under two different operating conditions--a baseline and a rainfall event. Their theoretical and actual efficiency of removal of suspended solids were computed and compared. In general, poor construction and inadequate maintenance of these ponds were found to be the major problem areas. The ponds had generally higher removal efficiencies during the baseline sampling period and much lower efficiencies during the storm event. The theoretically predicted efficiency of the ponds was essentially the same as the actual efficiency under baseline conditions. During the rainfall event, there was generally little or no correlation between the theoretical and actual efficiencies. The predicted efficiencies were found to be much higher than the actual efficiencies during the rainfall event in most cases. |
| Notes |
"August 1976." Includes bibliographical references (page 64). |
