U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The documents listed below were authored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Field and Laboratory Methods Applicable to Overburden and Mine Soils

This report provides chemical, physical, mineralogical, and microbiological procedures for the analysis of coal overburdens and the resultant minesoils. These step-by-step methods identify and measure rock and soil properties that influence advance planning, mining efficiency, post-mining land and water quality and long range land use.