Opencast coal mining has a series of consequences on land resources and places
enormous pressure on the ecological environment. Stripping, excavation, transportation and …

This review assesses the state of the science on the effects of mountaintop mines and valley
fills (MTM–VF) on the physicochemical characteristics of streams in the central Appalachian …

Surface coal mining in Appalachia has caused extensive replacement of forest with non-
forested land cover, much of which is unmanaged and unproductive. Although forested …

Coupling erosion formulae with sediment connectivity methods is one promising approach
to better represent structural and functional variability of sediment processes. To advance …

Native trees can be re-established on coal surface mine sites in eastern USA if appropriate
reclamation techniques are used. Soil grading and herbaceous vegetation seeding are …

Surface mining is a common method for extracting coal in the coal fields of eastern
Kentucky. Using the Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA), which emphasizes the use of …

Surface mining for coal is responsible for widespread degradation of water resources and
aquatic ecosystems in the Appalachian Region, USA. Because native topsoils are typically …

Whether a waterway is temporary or permanent influences regulatory protection guidelines,
however, classification can be subjective due to a combination of factors, including time of …

The impact of surface mining on surface runoff was reviewed in articles published from 2009
to 2020 indexed in Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, and Scielo databases …

This research estimates sediment yield contributed from surface mining soils, stream banks,
and forest soils using sediment fingerprinting with isotope tracers coupled with soil erosion …