Sites on Acid Mine Drainage

PA Heritage River
A site on the Susquehana-Lackawanna watershed. This site has information about a current project to clean up a river in Northern PA. http://www.paheritageriver.org

Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
This site includes information specific to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the criteria for determining which mines will be cleaned up. http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/bamr/bamr.htm

Hartick Field Trip
A web site detailing a class field trip to mines causing acid drainage in PA. Maps of coal regions in the commonwealth are included. http://www.hartwick.edu/geology/geochem/fieldtripmain.htm

The Adventures of Herman the Earthworm
Read about our friend the earthworm. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/

The pH Factor
Explore the properties of pH in this web site. http://www.miamisci.org/ph

Ohio State University Extension's Twig Walkingstick Website
This site covers the problem of acid rain for kids and will give them a basis for exploring the concept of pH. http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/%7Etwig/browser.cgi

US Dept of Agriculture Website for Kids http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html