applied science completed projects

2009

• Assessing Non-native Invasive Vegetation at Reclaimed Surface Mine Sites of the Southern Shale Hills Region of Alabama
  Final Report NEW!    Fact Sheet NEW!

• CO2 Flux Field Delineation for Construction on Reclaimed Mine Land
  Final Report   Fact Sheet

• Improving Passive Mine Drainage Treatment for Manganese Removal – Phase II
  Final Report Coming Soon!    FACT SHEET Coming Soon!    Additional Publication: 1 NEW!

2008

• Assessing Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage in Coal Mining Sites Using a Predictive Neural Network-Based Decision Support System (NNDSS)
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Determination of Soil Hydrologic Group for Minesoils Under Forestry Reclamation Approach in Appalachia
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Establishing Hardwood Forests with American Chestnut using Forestry Reclamation Approach: Effects of Grading Practices and Ground Cover
  Final Report    FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Evaluating Indiana Bat (Myotis Sodalis) Habitat Conditions on Surface Coal Mine
  Sites Using Remote Sensing Technologies: Pilot Study
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Field Investigation of Best Practices for Steep-Slope Mine Reclamation Employing the Forestry Reclamation Approach
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon!    Additional Publication: 1 NEW!

• Soil Properties and Hardwood Growth Six Months After Planting on Brown and Gray Sandstone Soils at the Fola Mine in Clay County, West Virginia
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• A System to Evaluate Prime Farmland Reclamation Success Based on Spatial Soil Properties
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Reforestation of Steep Reclaimed Slopes in Appalachia: Forest Establishment and Function- University of Tennessee
  Final Report NEW!    FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• The Use of Landscape Fabric And Supplemental Irrigation To Enhance Survival And Growth of Woody Perennials Planted on Reclaimed Surface Mine Lands
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

2007

• Acoustic Response of Structure to Blast Vibration Analyzed Against Comfort Levels of Residents Near Surface Coal Operations
  Final Report    Fact Sheet   

• Development of a WCMS-HSPF Groundwater Model Component for Underground Mine Hydrologic Assessment
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Enhancing Mine Subsidence Prediction and Control Methodologies for Long-term Landscape Stability
  Final Report    Fact Sheet  

• Improving Passive Mine Treatment Through Better Understanding of Biogeochemistry
  and Mineralogy Associated With Mn(II) Oxidation
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon!   Additional Publications NEW!: 1, 2 3, 4

• Method Development for Watershed Sediment Budgets to Support the CHIA/PHC Progress:
  A Focus on Sediment Modeling for Estimating Sediment Loads
  Final Report   Appendices    Fact Sheet

• Modeling the Hydrologic Effects of Longwall Mining on the Shallow Aquifer System using MODFLOW with Telescopic Mesh Refinement
  Final Report   Fact Sheet

• Predicting Contaminant Leaching Potentials for Central Appalachian Overburden & Coal Refuse Materials
  Final Report   Fact Sheet   Additional Publication: 1 NEW!

• Quantifying the Functional Value of Stream and Wetland Mitigation Structures on Reclaimed Surface Mines in West Virginia
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

2006

• An Evaluation of BMP Efficiencies in Reducing TDS Loads from Active and Abandoned Mine Lands and AMD
  Final Report     Fact Sheet

• Development of a Rapid Geomorphic Assessment Technique to Support the CHIA/PHC Process: A Focus on Model Improvement for Estimating Sediment Loads
  Final Report    Fact Sheet    User Manual

• Establishing Shrubs to Achieve Bond Release on Colorado Coal Mines – A Demonstration of Methods
  Final Report  Fact Sheet

• Improved Static Test Prediction of Acid Generation Potential: A Surface Analysis Approach
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Influence of Plant Community Structure and Topsoil Handling Method on Soil Structure Development and Microbial Community Recovery in Reclaimed Soil
  Final Report   Fact Sheet

• IN‐situ Mitigation of Iron in a Net‐alkaline Environment
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon!   Additional Publications: 1, NEW!   2 NEW!

• A Method for Identifying Critical Wildlife Habitats and Outstanding Natural Areas by
  Assessing Vegetation Through Spacial Analysis Utilizing Remote Sensing and Aerial Survey Data in Combination with Existing GIS Coverage of Ecological Data
  Final Report    Fact Sheet
  

• Mine Land Reclamation and American Chestnut Restoration: Bringing Technologies Together
  Final Report   Fact Sheet   Additional Publication: 1 NEW!

• Optimization of Bioreactor Cell Design for Treating Low-Flow Acid Mine Drainage in the Midwest: Model Development and Demonstration
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Response of Transplanted Aspen to Drip Irrigation on Reclaimed Mine Lands
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Robotic Survey and Mapping of Mines
  Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon!     Final Report   FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

2005

• Coal and the Environment Publication
  Printed Publication

• Development of a Field Procedure to Evaluate the Reforestation Potential of Reclaimed Surface-Mined Land
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Demonstrate the Potential for Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration by Reforestation of Mined Lands Using Managed Forests
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Development of Rapid Assessment Protocols for Beneficial Use of Post-2000
  Coal Combustion Products in Virginia Coal Mines
  Final Report    FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Determining the Eco-toxicological Recovery of Black Creek (Wise County) and Ely Creek
  (Lee County) After Watershed Restoration of abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Inter-laboratory Evaluation of Draft Kinetic Test: Procedure for Prediction of Coal Mine Drainage Quality
  Final Report    FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Investigation of Alternatives for Restoring Headwater Streams via Sediment Pond Removal in the Appalachian Coal Belt Region
  Final Report     Summary

• Monitoring of Pittsburgh Seam Mine Water and Hydrogeology in Northern West Virginia
  Final Report    Appendix 1    Plate 1    Plate 2   FACT SHEET Coming Soon! 

• Stream Dewatering Project-Underground Mine Subsidence and Its Influence on Stream Flow
  at High and Low Base Flow Conditions
  Final Report    Fact Sheet

• Studies of Vegetation Habitat Association for Surface Mine Reclamation
  Final Report    Fact Sheet