Acid mine drainage contaminates groundwater of a Tennessee watershed |
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Authors: | Christopher J O’Bara R Don Estes |
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Institution: | (1) Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Tennessee Technological University Department of Biology, 38501 Cookeville, Tennessee |
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Abstract: | Water samples were collected from 18 natural springs within the West Fork of the Obey River watershed. Overton County, Tennessee,
to determine if groundwater was adversely affected by runoff from abandoned surface coal mines Six springs were found to be
affected severely and deemed unfit as a source of potable water Water quality of the remaining springs was essentially unaffected
it appeared that proximity to surface mines, elevation at the outflow, and geology of the surrounding strata determined the
quality of the groundwater
The unit is jointly supported by Tennessee Technological University, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, and the US. Fish
and Wildlife Service |
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