27th Annual Meeting of the ASMR, June 4-10, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Table of Contents
Acidmine Drainage Treatment Costs
Postmining Discharge Active and Passive Treatment Cost Evaluation
T. P. Danehy, G. T. Hilton, C. F. Denholm, S. L. Busler, B. J. Page, M. H. Dunn
p 138-152
Investigation of the Acid Mine Drainage at the Tab-Simco Mine, Illinois: Observations and Implications For Treatment
P. T. Behum, R. Kiser, L. Lewis
p 1-5
Activated Iron Solids Treatment for High Flow Acidic Mine Drainage: Results of Pilot Studies
J. M. Dietz, T. S. Gourley
p 204-227
Types of Calcium Reagents and Their Application in Acid Mine Drainage and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation
M. C. Schrock, J. K. Mercer
p 1018-1039
Assessment of the Applicability of Steel Slag for Alkaline Addition to Acidic Streams in Southcentral Pennsylvania
B. R. Shultz, T. W. Schmidt
p 1059-1084
Utilization of AMD Sludges from the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania for Removal of Phosphorus from Wastewater
P. L. Sibrell, C. A. Cravotta, III, W. G. Lehman, W. Reichert
p 1085-1100
ARRI Forestry Reclamation Approach(FRA)
FRA Step 1 - Create a Suitable Growth Medium
J. Skousen
p NA
FRA Step 2 - Loosely Grade the Topsoil
R. Sweigard
p NA
FRA Step 3 - Use Compatible Ground Covers
J. Franklin
p NA
FRA Step 4 - Tree Species Selection
R. Rathfon
p NA
FRA Step 5 - Proper Tree Planting Techniques
V. Davis
p NA
FRA and the Mining Industry
C. Stanley
p NA
Regulatory Approval of the FRA
T. Shope
p NA
Biological and Biochemical Reactors
Importance of Fungi in Biological Mn(II) Oxidation in Limestone Treatment Beds
W. D. Burgos, H. Tan, C. M. Santelli, C. M. Hansel
p 71-88
Third-Year Performance of 55-Gallon Bioreactors Treating Mining Influenced Water from the National Tunnel in Black Hawk, Colorado
K. Tenney, L. Figueroa, C. Venot, M. Holmes, M. Boardman
p 1274-1282
Pilot-Scale Treatment of Selenium in Gravel Pit Seepage Water Using Biochemical Reactor Technology
T. Rutkowski, R. Walker, J. Gusek, M. Baker
p 914-939
The Role of Precipitation and Biosorption in the Abiotic Removal of Manganese with Crab-Shell Chitin
M. A. Robinson-Lora, R. A. Brennan
p 828-846
Biochemical Reactor Media Characterization Study
T. Rutkowski, J. Waples, J. Gusek, B. Shipley
p 888-913
Case Study: Evaluating the Feasability of Co-Treating Biochemical Reactor Effluent and Mining Influenced Water
P. Smart, T. Rutkowski, L. Todd, C. Progess
p 1162-1178
Assessment of Two Field-Scale Sulfate Reducing Bioreactors Using Sulfur Isotopes
M. D. Reeder, T. D. Branam, G. A. Olyphant
p 813-827
Science, Community and Reclamation
Mine Pool Mapping
R. Hughes, M. Hewitt
p NA
The Use of Mine Drainage Solids for the Control of Phosphorous Pollution from Dairy Manure Management
R. S. Hedin, T. Weaver, N. Wolfe, R. Dunlap, A. Wolfe
p 1470
The Successful Replacement of Native Brook Trout on Shingle Run
L. Hutchinson
p NA
The LC20D Passive Treatment System, Little Coon Run, Clarion County, PA
T. Weaver
p 1465
Organizational Development and Diversified Funding for Watershed Groups: A Case Study
A. Cotchen, M. Shoemaker
p 1455
Current Practices in Physical Hazard Closure
D. Dunham
p 1456
Anthracite Coal Region Remediation Strategy Through the Utilization of Mine Pool Water
T. Clark
p NA
Pre-Longwall Mining Plan for Wetland Enhancement After Subsidence
D. Fredericks
p NA
Git-R-Done with the Dirt You Got - Landslide Remediation
J. M. Shapaka, Jr.
p 1463
Blacks, Baseball, and Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania
T. McDevitt
p 1462
Partnerships in Reforestation Projects
L. Carrere
p 1454
Pennsylvania Coal Miners and Their Quest for Democracy: The Struggles of 1943, A Case Study
I. Marcus
p NA
Marcellus Shale: The Basics
G. Slagel
p NA
Black Snakes, Marked Ballots, and Pussyfoots: Company Control in the Coal Towns of Western Pennsylvania During the 1920s
E. Ricketts
p NA
Using Fluvial Geomorphic Design to Meet Community Reclamation Expectations
N. Bugosh, R. Eckels, Rod Eckels
p 1453
An Update of Geothermal Projects in the Hill District
J. C. Cash
p NA
Jennings Environmental Learning Center
W. Taylor
p 1464
Cleaning Up Abandoned Mine Drainage in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed: Why it Makes Economic Sense
A. Wolfe
p 1466
Consol Energy's Greenhouse Gas Abatement Research and Development Program
R. A. Winschel
p NA
Sustained Treatment of AMD Containing Al and Fe3+ with Limestone Aggregate
N. Wolfe, B. Hedin, T. Weaver
p 1467
Developing Partnerships for a Common Goal
D. Allgeier
p 1452
In Stream Data Logger Monitoring Program for TDS
D. Kemp, E. Noll
p NA
Translocation of Cumberlandian Mussels to Achieve Species Conservation
C. Walker, D. Hubbs, S. Chance, S. Ahlstedt, S. Bakaletz, S. Palmer, L. Colley
p 1469
Carbon Capture and Sequestration with a Focus on Applications to Coal-Fired Power Plants
R. A. Winschel
p NA
Community Engagement in Reclamation
L. Lindgren, S. Fanello, B. Carlson, A. Ash, M. Shoemaker
p 1457
Integrating Visualization and Geomorphic Landforming for Reclamation in Appalachian Coal Mines
C. Yuill
p 1468
Out of the Ground
A. McAllister
p 1461
"Applying the Forestry Reclamation Approach in Modern Mining Operations" the Importance of the FRA
Mine Reforestation: A Coal Miner's Perspective
J. P. Jones
p NA
Ripping Compacted Mine Soils Improved Tree Growth 18 Years After Planting
J. A. Burger, D. M. Evans
p 55-69
The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative, A Year Five Progress Report
S. D. Eggerud
p 1471
Reclaiming and Reforesting AML While Recovering Abandoned Coal Refuse
W. Crickmer
p NA
Applying the FRA at Icg Birch River, West Virginia
M. Duvall
p NA
Applying the FRA in Tennessee
C. Weittenhiller
p NA
Innovations Using the FRA
Applying the FRA at Oxford Mining, Jockey Hollow, Ohio
M. Hiscar
p NA
Field Investigation of Best Practices for Steep Slope Mine Reclamation Employing the Forestry Reclamation Approach
R. J. Sweigard, D. Kumar
p 1258-1273
The FRA and Pennsylvania Wildlife Game Lands
J. Meehan
p NA
Factors Affecting Performance of Artificially Regenerated American Chestnut on Reclaimed Mine Sites
B. C. McCarthy, K. E. Gilland, J. M. Bauman, C. H. Keiffer
p 582-597
FRA Effects on Hydrology and Water Quality
C. Barton
p NA
Mined Land Reforestation for Watershed Restoration
E. Fees
p NA
Metal Removal From Mine Drainage I
Laboratory and Field-Scale Evaluation of Low-pH Fe(II) Oxidation at Several Sites in Pennsylvania
T. C. DeSa, J. F. Brown, W. D. Burgos
p 190-203
Accumulation of Eco-Toxic Metals in Potato Plants Under Greenhouse Conditions Irrigated with Synthetic Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Water and Health Risk Evaluation
A. E. Garrido, W. H. Strosnider, R. W. Nairn
p 337-364
The Effects of Acid-Tolerant Sulfate Reducing Bacterial Activities on Iron Speciation
D. Bertel, J. M. Senko
p 21-30
Metal and Arsenic Levels in Drinking Water at Two Montana Superfund Sites
D. R. Neuman, K. Edwards, P. D. Smith
p 722-735
Characterization of Iron Oxides from Abandoned Mine Drainage Discharges
C. A. Neely, R. W. Nairn
p 691-721
In Situ Iron Oxidation Using Hydrogen Peroxide
B. R. Leavitt
p 551-569
Low-pH Iron Removal as Part of Multi-Stage Passive Treatment
C. Denholm, T. Danehy, S. Busler, K. Rowe, K. Bonfardine, M. Dunn
p 170-189
Ion Exchange Treatment; Coal Slurry Injection; Engineered Vegetation Mats
Modular Ion Exchange Treatment of Mine Water at Soudan State Park
P. Eger
p 248-264
Findings of the WVDEP and OSMRE SCR-15 "Phase I" Study on the Underground Injection Of Coal Slurry
A. N. Schaer
p 963-992
Effects on the Underlying Water Column by Ecologically Engineered Floating Vegetation Mats
W. H. Strosnider, R. W. Nairn
p 1236-1257
International Policy, Alternative Analysis and Guidance
Mining Project Approvals in Western Australia
K. Lindbeck, B. Clark
p 570-580
Alternatives Analysis Approach to Abandoned Mine Reclamation Design
J. J. Ream
p 797-812
Selecting Technologies to Address Mine Waste Issues- A Web Based Guidance
P. Eger, C. Baysinger, S. Hill
p 265-275
Workbook Series Of ADTI-MMS
V. T. McLemore, D. Castendyk, L. A. Figueroa, J. J. Gusek, D. L. Turner, D. Williams, C. H. Bucknam
p 598-609
Soil and Vegetative Covers
Release of Nutrients from Brown and Gray Sandstone Soil Substitutes in Southern West Virginia
J. Skousen, P. Emerson
p 1135-1143
Soil Aggregate, Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics Under Different Amendments After 27 Years of Mine Soil Development
A. F. Wick, W. L. Daniels, W. L. Nash, J. A. Burger
p 1364-1386
Creating Sustainable Vegetated Covers Over Difficult Slopes
D. F. Senf
p 1040-1058
Geomorphology: Habitat, Excess Spoil Fill; TDS and Aquatic Life
A Geomorphological Framework and Decision Tool for Habitat Translocation Practices in the UK
R. N. Humphries
p 449-467
Challenges to Applying Geomorphic and Stream Reclamation Methodologies to Mountaintop Mining and Excess Spoil Fill Construction in Steep-Slope Topography(E.G. Central Appalachia)
P. R. Michael, M. J. Superfesky, L. J. Uranowski
p 610-634
Isolating Effects of Total Dissolved Solids on Aquatic Life in Central Appalachian Coalfield Streams
A. J. Timpano, S. H. Schoenholtz, C. E. Zipper, D. J. Soucek
p 1284-1302
Stream Restoration and Endangered Species
Stream Restoration: Past Practices - Current Benchmarks
J. Nawrot, W. G. O'Leary, P. Malone
p 652-671
Implications of the Occurrence and Spread of the White-Nose Syndrome to Protection of Endangered Bats Under SMCRA
K. C. Vories
p 1304-1319
Mined Land Reforestation: Past, Present, and Future
J. A. Burger
p 70
Passive Treatment Of Mine Influenced Waters
Case Study: "The Jennings System" - Over a Decade of Successful Passive Treatment
C. Denholm, D. Johnson, W. Taylor, R. Shearer, T. Danehy, S. Busler, M. Dunn
p 154-169
Passive Management of Mining Influenced Water at the Haile Gold Mine, SC
J. J. Gusek, R. Schneider
p 417-432
Stream Water Quality Improvements After Installation of a Passive Treatment System
J. A. LaBar, R. W. Nairn, K. A. Strevett, W. H. Strosnider, D. Morris, C. A. Neely, A. E. Garrido, K. Kauk
p 525-535
Initial Evaluation of a Large Multi-Cell Passive Treatment System for Net-Alkaline Ferruginous Lead-Zinc Mine Waters
R. W. Nairn, J. A. LaBar, K. A. Strevett, W. H. Strosnider, D. Morris, A. E. Garrido, C. A. Neely, K. Kauk
p 635-649
Passive Treatment: Oxidation Cells, Vertical Flowwells
Progressive Iron Removal Within the Initial Oxidation Cell of a Passive Treatment System
L. R. Oxenford, R. W. Nairn
p 767-779
Advances in Passive Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage 1998-2009
A. W. Rose
p 847-887
Evaluating Longevity of Vertical Flow Bioreactors Through Water Quality Analysis
B. E. Santamaria, R. W. Nairn
p 940-962
Passive Treatment Assessments
Sludge Removal and Dewatering for Reuse at a Passive Treatment System in East Centrl Tennessee
T. W. Schmidt, B. R. Shultz, K. Milmine
p 1005-1017
Assessing the Benefits of a Passive Treatment System for Mine Drainage in Northeast Oklahoma Using Emergy Analysis
B. K. Winfrey, R. W. Nairn, D. R. Tilley, W. H. Strosnider
p 1388-1412
Nuisance Constituents in Passive Water Treatment Systems- A Specific Case Study
E. P. Blumenstein, J. J. Gusek
p 31-53
Oil and Gas Reclamation: Carbon Storage
Spatial Heterogeneity in Key Soil Characteristics Following Pipeline Reclamation in Wyoming
C. Gasch-Salava, P. Stahl, S. Huzurbazar
p 365-384
Early Evaluation of Reclamation Progress on Natural Gas Well Pads in Wyoming
P. D. Stahl
p 1179-1183
Comparision of Three Vegetation Sampling Methods on Oil and Gas Sites in Southwestern Wyoming
B. K. Schladweiler, C. L. Adams
p 993-1004
Carbon Storage in Landscapes Affected by Oil Sands Mining in Alberta's Northern Boreal Forest
B. L. Drozdowski, T. M, Macyk, R. L. Faught, R. J. Vassov
p 228-247
Mine Refuse Reclamation
Controls on pH and Pyrite Oxidation Pathways Across the Phreatic Surface of a Coal Waste Deposit in Southwest
D. S. Hardisty, G. A. Olyphant, L. M. Pratt
p 434-448
Leaching Potentials of Coal Spoil and Refuse: Acid-Base Interactions and Electrical Conductivity
Z. Orndorff, W. L. Daniels, M. Beck, M. Eick
p 736-766
Hydrochemical Effects of Using Coal Combustion Byproducts as Structural Fill and Capping Material at an Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Site, Southwestern Indiana
S. Naylor, G. A. Olyphant, T. D. Branam
p 672-690
Reclamation Using Switchgrass
Establishment and Evaluation of Switchgrass on Reclaimed Mine Soil
D. Lang, B. Shankle, E. Oswalt, J. Duckworth, J. Sanborn, R. Buell, B. Roberson
p 536-550
Switchgrass Production on Abandoned Mined Land Reclaimed with Manure Based Amendments
R. C. Stehouwer, A. L. Dere, K. E. MacDonald, S. Van de Mark
p 1184-1198
Mine Soil Reclamation with Switchgrass for Biofuel Production
T. Keene, J. Skousen
p 489-503
Coal Mine Reforestation I
Tree Species and Density Effects on Woody Biomass Production on Mined Lands: Establishment and Two Year Results
D. M. Evans, C. E. Zipper, J. A. Burger, C. Fields-Johnson
p 276-291
Engaging Pre-Service Teachers and Elementary School Students in the Forestry Reclamation Approach Through Earthworm Inoculation
H. J. Travis, P. N. Angel, E. J. Fees
p 1437-1451
Second Year Response of Appalachian Mixed Hardwoods to Soil Surface Grading and Herbaceous Ground Cover on Reclaimed Mine Land
C. Fields-Johnson, C. E. Zipper, J. A. Burger, D. M. Evans
p 305-318
Stability and Erosion on Steep Slopes Constructed by the Forest Reclamation Approach in the Southern Appalachian Region
I. A. Jeldes, S. Hoomehr, W. C. Wright, J. S. Schwartz, D. E. Lane, E. C. Drumm
p 470-488
Coal Mine Reforestation II
Survival and Growth of Chestnut Hybrid Seeds and Seedlings on Mountaintop Surface Mines in West Virginia
J. Skousen, R. Thorne, E. Pena-Yewtukhiw
p 1144-1160
Response of Improved American Chestnuts to Planting Practices on Reclaimed Surface Mined Land
C. Fields-Johnson, J. A. Burger, D. M. Evans, C. E. Zipper
p 319-336
Create a Suitable Growth Medium for Hardwood Survival and Growth
J. Skousen
p 1161
Coal Mine Reforestation III
Post Mining Land Use Trends in WV Between 1998 And 2008
K. G. Quick
p 780-796
The Significance of Political Trust in Mined Land Reclamation and Reforestation Efforts
D. A. Wheeler, S. E. Wheeler
p 1337-1363
Models: Watershed, Geochemical, and Groundwater Flow
Evaluating Options for Large-Scale Watershed Remediation
J. M. Stiles, P. F. Ziemkiewicz
p 1199-1236
Datashed: An Online Tool for Passive Treatment System Monitoring and Maintenance
S. Busler, P. Drake, B. Golden, C. Denholm, T. Danehy, T. Grote, M.t Dunn
p 89-97
A Geochemical Module for "AMDTreat" to Compute Caustic Quantity, Effluent Quality, and Sludge Volume
C. A. Cravotta III, D. L. Parkhurst, B. Means, R. McKenzie, H. Morris, W. Arthur
p 1413-1436
Groundwater Flow Modeling of an Abandoned Mine Lands Site Scheduled For Reclamation
R. C. Waddle, G. A. Olyphant
p 1320-1336
Watershed Studies I
Restoring the Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek, Clearfield and Elk Counties, Pennsylvania
E. E. Cavazza, R. L. Beam
p 99-122
Land and Water Restoration of the Copper Basin of Tennessee
B. B. Faulkner, K. R. Price, F. D. Russell, F. K. Miller
p 292-304
Creating Partnerships to Enhance Watersheds by Eliminating Small Acid Mine Drainage Using Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program Funds
J. W. Coleman
p 123-137
Watershed Studies II
Seasonal Variability of Discharges from Wetlands Constructed Below Kyanite Mine Tailings Ponds; Graves Mountain Site, Lincolnton, GA
G. Geidel
p 385-402
Comparison of Noaa Atlas 14 Precipitation Estimates to Site Specific Data for Stormwater Management at Questa Mine, NM
P. Kos, A. Wagner, A. Bedard
p 506-523
Mapping the Variability of Groundwater Quality in an Abandoned Tailings Deposit Using Electromagnetic Geophysical Techniques
D. A. Gore, G. A. Olyphant
p 403-414
Water Quality Monitoring Joint Venture
L. Lichvar, E. Noll
p 1460
Poster Session
Evaluation of Mine Drainage Abatement Projects: Comparison of Results from Simple Field Tests of Water Quality with Laboratory Analyses
P. T. Behum, Jr., B. Hicks
p 6-21
Passive Remediation of "High Risk" Acid Mine Drainage: Microcosm Studies Using Crab-Shell Chitin as a Fractional Substrate Amendment
A. K. Brown, R. A. Brennan
p 54
Passive Remediation of Acid Precipitation Using Crab-Shell Chitin: A Treatability Study
A. F. Caporuscio, R. A. Brennan
p 98
Substrate, Groundcover, and Bark Mulch Effects on Tree Growth and Survival on a Reclaimed West Virginia Surface Mine
C. DeLong, J. Skousen
p 153
Cost-Effective Treatment of High-Risk Mine Impacted Water Using Crab-Shell Amendments to Spent Mushroom Compost: Column Studies
J. A. Grembi, B. A. Sick, R. A. Brennan
p 415-416
Phosphorus Fertilizer Rate and Extractable Phosphorus on a Reclaimed and Undisturbed Pasture Soil
J. Hall, J. Winslow, L. M. McDonald
p 433
Measurements of Dissolved Oxygen in Active and Passive Treatment Systems
B. Hedin, R. Hedin
p 1459
Anna S System: Reliable Passive Treatment of Severe Acid Mine Drainage
R. S. Hedin, T. Weaver, N. Wolfe
p 1458
Cadmium Uptake Enhanced in Elodea Canadensis by Plant-Induced pH-Rise
M. T. Javed, M. Greger
p 469
Fabricated Soil Recipes Formining Landscape Rehabilitation
V. Kefeli, M. Dunn, W. Blum
p 504
Woody Plant Colonization of a Reclaimed Anthracite Surface Mine in Northeastern Pennsylvania
K. M. Klemow, J. Akakpo, E. Janosov, J. Lor, R. Mercatili, P. Payne, T. Ricker, C. Rizzardi
p 505
Application of Microbes for Surmounting Acid Mine Drainage in an Abandoned Coal Mine: A Case Study
P. Kumar, A. Horel
p 524
Use of Stream Restoration and Passive Treatment Technologies for Improving Water Quality in an Eastern Kentucky Valley Fill1
C. Mastin, C. Barton, C. Agouridis, R. Warner
p 581
Long-Term Effects of Rock Type, Weathering, and Amendments on Southwest Virginia Mine Soils
W. L. Nash, W. L. Daniels, J. A. Burger
p 650-651
Using Computer Tools and Databases to Develop Soil Reconstruction Plans Following Surface Coal Mining
H. R. Sinclair, Jr., R. R. Dobos
p 1101-1134
Soil Properties and Hardwood Growth After One Year Onbrown and Gray Sandstone Soils
C. Thomas, J. Skousen
p 1283
Post-SMCRA Reclaimed Minesoils: Slope and Cover Effects on Runoff Under Natural Conditions
A. J. Willard, E. M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, J. Skousen
p 1387
Surface Mine Reclamation Needs in Mongolia's Selenga Watershed
A. Jalsrai, R. Baigalmaa, S. E. Williams
p 468