Body 2

Acid Mine Drainage first started to occur in the mid 1800 when mining was at its most common. Now over 5,000 miles of water are effected by it in Pennsylsvania. Although it is most common in Pa other states are also impacted by AMD. Aquatic life such as alage are unable to live to survive in such conditions. The polluted has also caused dead fish to surface. Aquatic insects have trouble surviving due to lack of oxygen by the minerals clogging their gills.