Mountaintop mining pollution has distinct chemical signatureshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_environment/~3/Nt-v7HL8Cjs/130815133604.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:36 AM PDT Three elements commonly found at elevated levels in an Appalachian river polluted by runoff from mountaintop coal mining have distinctive chemistries that can be traced back to their source, according to a new study.