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Randomization and sampling issues Randomization and sampling issues

The need for randomly selected routes and other sampling issues have been debated by the Amphibian electronic discussion group. Many excellent comments have been made, pro and con, but we have not reached consensus yet. This paper brings those comments together and attempts a synthesis. I hope that the resulting discussion will bring us closer to a consensus.
Authors
P.H. Geissler

Water quality of large discharges from mines in the anthracite region of eastern Pennsylvania Water quality of large discharges from mines in the anthracite region of eastern Pennsylvania

In 1991, 99 of the 102 coal mines in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania that discharged 1.0 cubic foot per second or more when water-quality samples were collected in 1975 were revisited. Water was not discharging from 15 of these 99 mines in 1991. Discharge, water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, sulfate, iron, manganese, alkalinity, and acidity were...
Authors
C. R. Wood
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