Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement: Constructed Wetlands for Mine Drainage Treatment
February 03, 2022
February 03, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release:
One of the most obvious tell-tale signs of abandoned coal mine pollution is mine drainage. A bright orange oxidized iron or a milky white aluminum, that spreads to local waterways devastating habitats and ecosystems. How is this issue solved? OSMRE, States, and Partners will commonly use constructed wetlands. They are a unique solut . . .
One of the most obvious tell-tale signs of abandoned coal mine pollution is mine drainage. A bright orange oxidized iron or a milky white aluminum, that spreads to local waterways devastating habitats and ecosystems. How is this issue solved? OSMRE, States, and Partners will commonly use constructed wetlands. They are a unique solut . . .