Environmental considerations in energy production / edited by John R. Craynon

Published:: Englewood, Colorado : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME), 2013.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource
Additional Creators:: Craynon, John R. and Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.)

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1.1Watersheds; Water Quality and Appalachian Mining: Analysis of Watershed-Based Conclusions; A Value of Information Study Examining the Effectiveness of Spatial Datasets for Modeling Landscape to Water Quality Relationships; Water Quality Permitting Under Managed Discharge; Scenario Analysis and the Watershed Futures Planner: Predicting Future Aquatic Conditions in an Intensively Mined Appalachian Watershed; The Mine Land Stewardship Initiative; 2.1Environmental Considerations in Coal Preparation and Waste Management., Application of Electronic Sorting Technology for Reducing Environmental Impacts of Coal ProcessingStabilization of Fine Coal Waste as an Alternative Disposal Technique; Application of a Pilot-Scale Plate Filter Press in Dewatering Coal Slurries; Diesel Range Organics In Coal Preparation; Minimizing the Environmental Impacts of Coal Waste Disposal; 2.2Community Well-Being; Decision Tools for Integrating Sustainability Considerations in Large Capital Projects; The Mining Industry and Community Poverty Across Appalachia., Edgework and Boundary Crossings: Assessing Foundations for Public Ecology in the Appalachian RegionDeterminants of Local Community Acceptance of Energy Resources and Materials Mining; Ethics and Community Well-Being; 3.1Coal, Gas, and Energy Production; Appalachian Coal: Past, Present, and Future; Environmental Considerations and Operational Parameters of Underground Coal Gasification; The Marcellus Shale Gas Play and the Gas Migration/Stray Gas Problem; Experiences in Reservoir Model Calibration for Coal Bed Methane Production in Deep Coal Seams in Russell County, Virginia., Sustainable Degasification Strategies: A Case Study in the Qinshui Basin of China3.2Public Health and Energy Production; Evaluation of Research Addressing Chronic Health in Coal-Dependent Communities in Central Appalachia; Comparison of Mortality Rates Between Appalachian Coal Mining Counties with Non-Coal Mining; Population and Exposure Characteristics of Coal Mining and Non-Coal Mining Counties in West Virginia; Inventory of Bacterial Impairments in Central Appalachia; Identification of Toxic Agents and Potential Exposure Routes to Appalachian Coal Mining Communities., and 4.1Total Dissolved Solids and Environmental ImpactsComparison of Groundwater Seepage Modeling in Conventional and Geomorphic Valley Fill Design; Predicting Total Dissolved Solids Release from Overburden in Appalachian Coal Fields; Natural Attenuation of TDS in Mountaintop Mines; Predicting TDS Release from Appalachian Mine Spoils; Long-Term Trends of Electrical Conductivity in Streams Flowing Out of Headwater Valley Fills in Virginia; 4.2Environmental Considerations in Underground Mining; Event Tree Failure Mode Development for Mining Near Bodies of Water.

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9780873353816 (electronic bk.)
0873353811 (electronic bk.)
9781621987628 (electronic bk.)
1621987620 (electronic bk.)
9780873353809
0873353803

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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