Integrative Bioassessment of Acid Mine Drainage Impacts on the Upper Powell River Watershed, Southwestern Virginia
Acid mine drainage (AMD), a result of oxidation of minerals containing reduced forms of sulfur (pyrites, sulfides) upon exposure to water and oxygen, is an environmental problem associated with abandoned mined lands (AML). Numerous studies have documented the impacts of AMD upon aquatic communities...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27852 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05232001-133500/ |