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Acid Mine Drainage Control

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000277

(Control of) drainage of water from areas that have been mined for coal of other mineral ores; the water has low pH, sometimes less than 2.0 (is acid), because of its contact with sulfur-bearing material; acid drainage is harmful because it often kills aquatic organisms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000277
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000277",
  "term": "Acid Mine Drainage Control",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "(Control of) drainage of water from areas that have been mined for coal of other mineral ores; the water has low pH, sometimes less than 2.0 (is acid), because of its contact with sulfur-bearing material; acid drainage is harmful because it often kills aquatic organisms.",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/acid-mine-drainage-control/"
}

Record 277 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.