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Washington, D. C.: National Academies Press, 2002. Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Unread. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. On October 11, 2000, a breakthrough of Martin County Coal Corporationâ¬"s coal waste impoundment released 250 million gallons of slurry in near Inez, Kentucky. The 72-acre surface impoundment for coal processing waste materials broke through into a nearby underground coal mine. Although the spill caused no loss of human life, environmental damage was significant, and local water supplies were disrupted. This incident prompted Congress to request the National Research Council to examine ways to reduce the potential for similar accidents in the future. This book covers the engineering practices and standards for coal waste impoundments and ways to evaluate, improve, and monitor them; the accuracy of mine maps and ways to improve surveying and mapping of…
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by National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
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- Title Coal Waste Impoundments: Risks, Responses, and Alternatives
- Author National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition.
- Pages 242
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
- Date January 15, 2002
- ISBN 9780309082518 / 030908251X
- Library of Congress subjects Coal mines and mining - Waste disposal -, Surface impoundments - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001097318
- Dewey Decimal Code 622.334
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