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Appalachian Regional Commission, 1969, Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachia: Congressional House Document No. 91-180, v. I, II, and III, Washington, D.C., 126 p.
Atkinson, R.B., Zipper, C.E., Daniels, W.L., and Cairns, J., Jr., 1997, Constructing wetlands during reclamation to improve wildlife habitat: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-129, 12 p. http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-129/460-129.html
Brady, B.C., Kania, T., Smith, W.M., and Hornberger, R.J., eds., 1998, Coal Mine Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 398 p. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/pub/cmdpppp.htm
Costello, C., 2003, Acid mine drainage: Innovative treatment technologies: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Technology Innovation Office, Washington, D.C., 47 p. http://clu-in.org/download/studentpapers/costello_amd.pdf
Daniels, W.L., and Stewart, B. R., 2000, Reclamation of Appalachian coal refuse disposal areas, in Barnhisel, R.I., Darmody, R.G., and Daniels, W.L., eds., Reclamation of drastically disturbed lands: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Monograph 41, p. 433-459.
Earle, J., and Callaghan, T., 1998, Impacts of mine drainage on aquatic life, water uses, and man-made structures, in Brady, B.C., Kania, T., Smith, W.M., and Hornberger, R.J., eds., Coal Mine Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, p. 4.1-4.10. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/pub/cmdpppp.htm
Hedin, R.S., Nairn, R.W., and Kleinman, R.L.P., 1994, Passive treatment of coal mine drainage: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Information Circular 9389, 35 p. pdf available at http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/pub/ptcmd.htm
Hedin, R.S., and Watzlaf, G.R., 1994, The effects of anoxic limestone drains on mine water chemistry: Proceedings of the International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference, Pittsburgh, PA., p. 24-29. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/proceed/intl1994.htm
Kepler, D.A., and McCleary, E.C., 1994, Successive-alkalinity-producing systems (SAPS) for the treatment of acidic mine drainage, in Proceedings of the International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Special Publication SP-06A-94, v. 1, p. 24-29. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/proceed/intl1994.htm
Kilborn, Inc., 1999, Review of passive systems for treatment of acid mine drainage: MEND (Mine Environment Neutral Drainage Program) Report 3.14.1, May, 1996, revised, 1999: Report prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 197 p.
Kimmel, W.G., 1983, The impact of acid mine drainage on the stream ecosystem, in Majumdar, S.K., and Miller, W.W., eds., Pennsylvania Coal: Resources, Technology and Utilization: The Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences Publishing, p. 424-437.
Kleinman, R.L.P.(ed), 2000, Prediction of water quality at surface coal mines: National Mine Land Reclamation Center, West Virginia University, varied pagination. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/predictH2O.htm
Moreland, J.A., 1987, Ground-water study 8, in Richards, D.B., ed., Ground-water information manual: Coal mine permit applications: U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, v. 2, p. 257-297. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/grdh20infovol2.htm
National Research Council, 1990, Surface mining effects: Committee on Ground Water Recharge in Surface-mined Areas, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 170 p. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1527.html
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2002, Acid mine drainage prevention and mitigation techniques, website. http://www.osmre.gov/amdpvm.htm
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 2000, The science of acid mine drainage and passive treatment, web page at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/bamr/amd/science_of_AMD.htm
Perry, E., Holland, L., Evans, R., Schueck, J., and Maxwell, D., 1998, Special handling techniques in the prevention of acid mine drainage in Brady, B.C., Kania, T., Smith, W.M., and Hornberger, R.J., eds., Coal Mine Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, p. 14.1-14.22. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/pub/cmdpppp.htm
Rose, A.W., and Cravotta, C.A., 1998, Geochemistry of coal mine drainage, in Brady, B.C., Kania, T., Smith, W.M., and Hornberger, R.J., eds., Coal Mine Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, p. 1.1-1.22. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/pub/cmdpppp.htm
Skousen, J., Rose, A., Geidel, G., Foreman, R., Evans, R., Hellier, W., and members of the Avoidance and Remediation Working Group of the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative, 1998, Handbook of technologies for avoidance and remediation of acid mine drainage: National Mine Land Reclamation Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown,, 131 p. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/hbtechavoid.htm
Sobek, A.A., Skousen, J.G., and Fisher, S.E., Jr., 2000, Chemical and physical properties of overburden and physical properties of overburden and mine soils, in Barnhisel, R.I., Darmody, R.G., and Daniels, W.L., eds., Reclamation of drastically disturbed lands: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Monograph 41, p. 77-104.
Strellec, K.L., 2000, Economic and environmental impact assessment of proposed effluent limitations guidelines and standards for coal mining industry: Remining and Western Alkaline subcategories: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, D.C., EPA 821-B-00-002, March, 160 p. http://www.epa.gov/ost/guide/coal/
Strock, N., 1998, Reclamation and revegetation, in Brady, B.C., Kania, T., Smith, W.M., and Hornberger, R.J., eds., Coal Mine Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, p.12.1-12.5. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/pub/cmdpppp.htm
Tourbier, J.T., 1980, A handbook for small surface coal mine operations: U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Washington, D.C., 130 p. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/hbsmo.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997, A citizens handbook to address contaminated coal mine drainage: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, varied pagination. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/citizen.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001, Abandoned mine site characterization and cleanup handbook: Washington, D.C., EPA-530-R-01-002, 433 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/epa530c.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2003, Mid-Atlantic integrated assessment–coal mining: www.epa.gov/maia/html/coal-mining.html, last modified Sept. 2003.
Zipper, C., and Jage, C., 2001, Passive treatment of acid-mine drainage with vertical-flow systems: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project, Publication 460-133, 16 p. http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-133/460-133.html

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