Development and Implementation of Integrative Bioassessment Techniques to Delineate Small Order Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Streams of the North Fork Powell River, Southwestern Virginia

Development and Implementation of Integrative Bioassessment Techniques to Delineate Small Order Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Streams of the North Fork Powell River, Southwestern Virginia

Acid mine drainage (AMD) results from the oxidation of pyretic mineralogy, exposed by mining operations to oxygen and water. This reaction produces sulfuric acid and liberates heavy metals from the surrounding mineralogy and impairs water quality and freshwater communities. The U.S. Army Corps of En...

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Main Author:	Schmidt, Travis Scott
Other Authors:	Biology
Format:	Others
Published:	Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:	ecotoxicological rating Acid mine drainage benthic macroinvertebrates integrative bioassessment
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35095 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09182001-212736/

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