Mine-water pollution
Mine-water pollution
This chapter discusses water pollution caused by discharges of mine water from abandoned coal mines. Ground water that emerges from coal mines is devoid of oxygen and has high levels of sulphate ion. It is also acidic and contains soluble iron. The chapter also investigates problems caused by the release of mine water from the Dalquharran mine in South Ayrshire Scotland.
Keywords: water pollution, mine water, ground water, Dalquharran mine, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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