Passive Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage

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By Robert S. Hedin, Robert W. Narin, and Robert L. P. Kleinmann, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Information Circular, IC 9389, 1994.

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Passive Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage (3.44 MB)

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Cover page, Table of Contents, Abstract (518 KB)
Chapter 1. Materials and Methods (111 KB)
Chapter 2. Chemical and Biological Processes in Passive Treatment Systems (862 KB)
Chapter 3. Removal of Contaminants (1.02 MB)
Chapter 4. Design and Sizing of Passive Treatment Systems (709 KB)
Chapter 5. Summary and Conclusions (474 KB)
References (254 KB)