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Brushy Fork is coal slurry impoundment. After the coal is cleaned, the leftover sludge is dumped here. |
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![]() All photographs used with permission. www.ohvec.org |
Almost 75% of the waterways in West Virginia are polluted. Slurry impounds like this contribute to the chemical leaching that happens from mines all over the state. |
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Created 2006.5.9. Revised 2006.5.10. AJS
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