Some chemical characteristics of mine drainage in Illinois
Open-File Report
80-416
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
By: L.G. Toler
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Abstract
Surface mining for coal in Illinois has affected runoff from the mined areas and altered water quality in the streams. Average annual sulfate loads in streams are 3,000 to 4,000 tons per square mile of mined land in the Big Muddy and Saline River basins in southern Illinois. Relative high concentrations of dissolved aluminum, arsenic, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, and zinc are commonly associated with concentrations of sulfate greater than about 2,000 milligrams per liter.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Some chemical characteristics of mine drainage in Illinois |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 80-416 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr80416 |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 47 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
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