Appalachia's Coal-Mined Landscapes

Part 1: Introduction to Appalachian Coalfield Landscape and Resources.- Appalachian coalfield landscapes, ecosystems, and economy.- Geology and mineral resources.- Coal Mining and Reclamation in Appalachia.- Part 2: Land.- Landscape Alteration.- Mine soils.- Hydrology.- Terrestrial plant communities.- Terrestrial wildlife.- Management options for mining-affected landscapes.- Underground mining.- Part 3: Water.- Acid drainage: Origins, effects, and treatment.- Other water contaminants.- Aquatic biota and response to mining.- Part 4: Human Ecology of Appalachian Mined Landscapes.- Cultural & Economic issues.- Human Health.- Concluding Chapter: Synthesis.

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• Hidrologia e da hidrosfera
• Ciência ecológica, a biosfera
• Petrologia
• Tecnologia dos combustíveis fósseis
• Geologia e a litosfera

Coal Mining in Appalachia;Mined Landscapes;Water Quality;Economic Effects of Resource Extraction;Environmental Effects of Resource Extraction;Human Populations in Mining-affected Areas;Coal Mining Communities;Resource Extraction;Coal-mining Landscapes;Mining in Ecologically Sensitive Landscapes;mineral resources;structural geology;water quality and water pollution