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Author
Raufaste, N. J., Jr.
Title
Attitudinal Survey of Area Residents Toward Indiscriminate Trash Dumping and Possible Causes of Anthracite Mine Fires. Pennsylvania Anthracite Region. Volume 2. Final Report.
Coporate
Resource Management Corp., Bethesda, MD
Sponsor
Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC
Report
OFR 7-71-2, December 1970, 244 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
S0101394
Keywords
coal mines | mine fires | environmental effects | fire protection
Identifiers
sociology; environmental surveys
Abstract
Volume 2 consists of five appendices covering the details of the survey. Appendix A includes five group interviews conducted with civic and community leaders in Avoca, Carbondale, Hazleton, Scranton, and Tremont, PA. Appendix B comprises 31 questions asked of residents concerning their attitudes toward trash dumping and mine fires. Appendix C consists of tabulations regarding area resident interviews. Appendix D covers tabulations on solid waste interviews. Appendix E describes the use of the Chi-Square statistical test for the omission of Olypant data.