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In most parts of the world where coal is mined, water pollution from the resulting drainage is a matter of serious consideration. For example, coal mine drainage is the greatest cause of pollution to the streams of Pennsylvania (USA). Coal mine drainage currently pollutes over 3900 km of Pennsylvania’s 87 000 km of streams (Arway 1996). Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP 1980) records estimate the amount of pollution from coal mine drainage at 2.27 · 107 tons per year of acidity as CaCO3 equivalent.
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Hellier, W.W. (1999). Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage with Constructed Wetlands. In: Azcue, J.M. (eds) Environmental Impacts of Mining Activities. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59891-3_8
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