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Main Title Effects of placer mining on water quality in Alaska.
CORP Author Alaska Water Laboratory.
Publisher U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Northwest Region, Alaska Water Laboratory,
Year Published 1969
Stock Number PB-215 562
OCLC Number 17957005
Subjects Placer mining--Environmental aspects--Alaska ; Gold mines and mining--Environmental aspects--Alaska ; Water quality--Alaska ; Hydraulic mining ; Gold mines and mining--Alaska
Additional Subjects ( Placer mining ; Water pollution) ; ( Alaska ; Water pollution) ; ( Mining ; Water pollution)
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ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 950-R-69-043 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 07/26/2023
ESAD  PB-215 562 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 06/21/1996
NTIS  PB-215 562 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation iii, 83 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Abstract
The objectives of the study undertaken were to find answers to the following questions: What is the nature and extent of placer mining activities in Alaska. What effects do placer mining operations exert on water quality and water use. What treatment and control methods are presently being used, or could be used, for the control of placer mining wastes. The scope of the study was confined to the State of Alaska. The districts studied were: Fairbanks District; Tolovana District; Iditarod District; Seward Peninsula District; Koyukuk District; Wiseman District.
Notes
"February 1969." Includes bibliographical references (leaf 65).