Site and Groundwater-Quality Sample Data for Abandoned Underground Coal Mine Aquifers in West Virginia, July 13, 1973 through September 7, 2016

This Data Release is a compilation of existing water-quality data associated with groundwater resources originating from abandoned underground coal mines in West Virginia. Data were compiled from multiple sources for the purpose of understanding the suitability of groundwater from abandoned underground coal mines for public supply, industrial, agricultural, and other uses. This compilation includes data collected for multiple individual studies conducted from July 13, 1973 through September 7, 2016. Analytical methods varied by the time period of data collection and requirements of the independent studies. This project identified 770 water quality samples from 294 sites that could be attributed to abandoned underground coal mine aquifers originating from multiple coal seams in West Virginia.

本数据集发布包收录了美国西弗吉尼亚州废弃地下煤矿含水层相关地下水资源的现有水质数据。本合集从多源渠道整合数据，旨在评估西弗吉尼亚州废弃地下煤矿产出的地下水在公共供水、工业、农业及其他场景下的适用性。本合集涵盖了1973年7月13日至2016年9月7日期间开展的多项独立研究采集的水质数据。分析方法因数据采集时段以及各项独立研究的具体要求不同而存在差异。本次项目共从294个采样点中筛选出770份水质样本，这些采样点对应的含水层均为西弗吉尼亚州多煤层区域的废弃地下煤矿含水层。