Influences of Mining on Water Quality

D. A. Dees, W.N. Folsom, W. E. Hazel, K. M. Johnson, D. E. Mooney, J. B. Sondergard and J. D. Stednick

No 393818, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Study Objectives: 1. Review the literature on the relation of mining and ore processing to downstream water quality. 2. Summarize the findings of case studies on the effects of mining activities on water quality. 3. Assess the feasibility of a large scale statistical analysis on the relation of mining on downstream water quality. Case studies: Has Treatment Decreased Heavy Metal Load in the Upper Arkansas River? [and] Characterization of Heavy Metals in the San Juan River.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 137
Date: 1999-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.393818

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