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Industrial pollution

Introduction of harmful substances into the environment by manufacturing, power generation, mining, or material processing.

Subtopics:
Mine drainage (9 items)

Oil spills (11 items)

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Abandoned mines and quarries

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Breccia-pipe uranium mining in northern Arizona; estimate of resources and assessment of historical effects [More info]: Estimates of uranium resources affected by land withdrawal, effects of previous breccia-pipe mining, water-chemistry data for streams and springs, and potential biological pathways of exposure to uranium and associated contaminants.
Central Colorado Assessment Project - application of integrated geologic, geochemical, biologic, and mineral resource studies [More info]: Diverse geoscientific and biological data collected in anticipation of ecological, land-management, and mineral resource-related problems.
Environmental effects of historical mining in the Animas River watershed, southwestern Colorado [More info]: History and summary maps showing metal concentrations downstream of the mining area.
Examination of brine contamination risk to aquatic resources from petroleum development in the Williston Basin [More info]: Wetlands and oil wells shouldn't mix, but in some areas they do. This explains what problems may arise and how we study the effects of highly salty water produced by oil wells when it leaks into nearby wetlands and streams.
Integrated geologic, geochemical, and geophysical studies of Big Bend National Park, Texas [More info]: Coordinated studies of the effect of historical mining for mercury, origin and composition of metals in groundwaters and surface waters, history of volcanic and intrusive activity, and the complex geological history of this area.
Kentucky District - program highlights [More info]: Brief descriptions of research programs in water resources in Kentucky with a few links to program websites. Programs include data collection projects, acid mine drainage, hydrodynamics, geology, waste site cleanup and hydrogeology.
Mercury and halogens in coal--Their role in determining mercury emissions from coal combustion [More info]: Explains the complex relationships between coal, mercury, and halogens in light of ongoing efforts to reduce the emission of mercury into the environment.
Northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem change and hazard susceptibility [More info]: Map interfaces and data in the area offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama which was affected most by hurricane Katrina and, more recently, the oil spill.
Tintina gold province study, Alaska and Yukon Territory, 2002-2007 [More info]: New discoveries and modernized extraction methods prompted renewed interest in gold deposits in this part of central Alaska, prompting a variety of studies described here.
Toxicity and bioavailability of metals in the Missouri River adjacent to a lead refinery [More info]: Report (PDF format) on an evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of contaminated ground water from a metals refinery adjacent to the Missouri River in Omaha, Nebraska testing water and sediments for contaminants and toxicity.

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