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Carl E. Zipper
Researcher at Virginia Tech
Publications - 158
Citations - 3573
Carl E. Zipper is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coal mining & Surface mining. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 156 publications receiving 3136 citations. Previous affiliations of Carl E. Zipper include Illinois Natural History Survey.
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Restoring Forests and Associated Ecosystem Services on Appalachian Coal Surface Mines
Carl E. Zipper,James A. Burger,Jeff Skousen,Patrick Angel,Christopher D. Barton,V. Davis,Jennifer A. Franklin +6 more
TL;DR: Reclamation of coal mines using the FRA is expected to restore these lands’ capabilities to provide forest-based ecosystem services, such as wood production, atmospheric carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, watershed protection, and water quality protection to a greater extent than conventional reclamation practices.
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Review of Passive Systems for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment
Jeff Skousen,Carl E. Zipper,Arthur W. Rose,Paul F. Ziemkiewicz,Robert W. Nairn,Louis M. McDonald,Robert L. P. Kleinmann +6 more
TL;DR: A review of the current state of passive mine drainage treatment can be found in this article, where the authors provide guidance for sizing and effective operation, as well as a comparison of different passive treatment technologies.
The forestry reclamation approach
TL;DR: The Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA) is a method for reclaiming coal-mined land to forest under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA).
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Passive Treatment of Acid-Mine Drainage
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present guidance for the design of passive acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment systems, and describe the mechanisms governing these sys-tems' treatment effectiveness and performance.
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Reforestation practice for enhancement of ecosystem services on a compacted surface mine: Path toward ecosystem recovery
TL;DR: In this article, brush removal, deep tillage, planting native trees, fertilizer, and herbicide applications were used to speed restoration of 35ha of previously reclaimed and abandoned surface mine-lands in southwestern Virginia, USA.