Mitigating Acid Mine Drainage Improves pH Levels in Aaron Run

Maryland

Water flowing through abandoned coal mines contributed acid mine drainage (AMD) to Maryland’s Aaron Run, causing the stream’s pH level to fail to meet the state’s water quality standard for pH. -Read more-

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