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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

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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