Thank you for this link. This is a very strong data set documenting cumulative impacts of multiple mining permits within a watershed. For anyone who likes science, these data are riveting. This paper should be cited in every set of comments we submit on mining permits, etc.
Jim Kotcon
Paul Wilson pjgrunt@gmail.com 12/16/2011 10:37 AM >>>
This was in the Science Daily e-newsletter.follow the link... fyi, paul
Cumulative impact of mountaintop mining documented ( http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_environment/~3/TFIW... ) Posted: 12 Dec 2011 12:31 PM PSTIncreased salinity and concentrations of trace elements in one West Virginia watershed have been tied directly to multiple surface coal mines upstream by a detailed new survey of stream chemistry. Researchers who conducted the study said it provides new evidence of the cumulative effects multiple mountaintop mining permits can have in a river network.