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Accession Number
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PB2013-103330
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Title
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Wet-Pit Mining Impact Assessment: Coastal Zone of Puerto Rico.
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Publication Date
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May 1988
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Media Count
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212p
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Personal Author
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A. H. Ruiz R. S. O'Farrill
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Abstract
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In Puerto Rico, coastal zone sand deposits are exploited basically to satisfy aggregate demand by the construction industry. Since availability of inland deposits above the water-table have been almost exhausted, mining practices have extended below this ...
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Keywords
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Aggregates
Coastal areas
Damage assessment
Ecosystems
Ground water
Hydrology
Impact
Mining
Pits
Puerto Rico
Sand
Water tables
Wet regions
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Source Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NTIS Subject Category
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48A - Mineral Industries
48G - Hydrology & Limnology
57H - Ecology
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Corporate Author
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Puerto Rico Dept. of Natural Resources, San Juan.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1308
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Contract Number
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N/A
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