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Acid Mine Drainage questions for review! Created by: Kevin Breen and Sarah Williams


 * __Acid Mine Drainage!__**

1. What are the two types of treatments that could be used to treat acid mine drainage? a. Passive and Active b, Positive and Negative c. Passive and Reactive

2. Why is acid mine drainage a major problem in the state of Pennsylvania? a. Because of the vast amounts of mining that was done in the past. b. Because there is an extreme amount of acid in only pennsylvania streams that cause AMD. c .Due to the low amounts of mining in the past.

3. True or false: Acid mine drainage does not typically effect fish in aquatic enviroments, because fish and aquatic species have adapted to the metals in the water?

4. Do to acid mine drainage, what color do the polluted streams usually turn? a. purple/blue b. orangish/yellow c. copper colored d. only b and c

5. What is acid mine drainage? a. The outflow of acidic water from abandoned metal mines b. Polluted water that normally contains extreme amounts of iron. c. Polluted water due to the vast amounts of mining done in the past. d. Onlay A and B e. A, B, and C f. none of the above

ESSAY QUESTION. Describe the most common cause of acid mine drainage, and state the best way you believe of how to treat it?