Karst Hazards (Caves and Karst)

Karst Hazards Sites:

Living on Karst Living on Karst: A reference guide for landowners in limestone regions, produced by West Virginia Cave Conservancy. Deals with sinkholes, water pollution concerns, "if you have a cave on your property," and related topics. (Karst Hazards) http://members.aol.com/caveconser/ccvup.htm Karst: The Stealthy Hazard Karst: The Stealthy Hazard: Illustrated article (in Geotimes) discusses flooding, sinkhole collapse, infrastructure damage, and other impacts from development on karst lands in Kentucky. (Karst Hazards) http://www.geotimes.org/may01/feature2.html Environmental Problems in Karst Lands Environmental Problems in Karst Lands: Brief review of the engineering and environmental concerns of occupying karst terrain, including mitigation measures. (Karst Hazards) http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/nebel2/medialib/update13.html Bird's-Eye View of Monroe County Bird's-Eye View of Monroe County: Short article discussing the problems of living on karst landscapes in Illinois, USA. (Karst Hazards) http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/news/geonews/may96/karst3.html