The export of nutrients from surface coal mines / by K.D. Ferguson, S.M. Leask.: En40-240-1/87-12E-PDF
"Elevated levels of the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus in the aquatic environment can cause excessive growth of algae and toxicity to aquatic organisms. There are many potential sources of nutrients but releases from nitrogen-based explosives used in the surface mining of coal have only recently been investigated"--Abstract, page i.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Pacific and Yukon Region. Canada. Conservation and Protection. Pacific and Yukon Region. Canada. Environmental Protection Directorate. Pacific and Yukon Region. |
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| Title | The export of nutrients from surface coal mines / by K.D. Ferguson, S.M. Leask. |
| Series title | Regional program report ; 87-12 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Title from cover. Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (page 126). Includes abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | West Vancouver, British Columbia : Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection, Environmental Protection, Pacific and Yukon Region, March 1988. |
| Author / Contributor | Ferguson, Keith D., 1952- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xix, 127 pages) : maps, graphs + 1 appendices (xv, 103 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Coal Mining industry Environmental impact assessment |
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