Mining and its environmental impact / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)

Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.)

Harrison, Roy M., 1948-

Series:

Issues in environmental science and technology ; 1.

Issues in environmental science and technology, 1350-7583 ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral industries--Environmental aspects.

Mineral industries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first Issue in the series contains nine articles written by leading British and American experts from the mining industry, regulatory authorities, and academia, and incorporates the latest research.Following an introductory overview of many of the issues of current concern to the field, the book deals with a wide variety of topics, ranging from the environmental impact of gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon, through the issues relevant to coal mining, vegetative and other remediation strategies and procedures and water pollution, to a thorough analysis of environmental management and policy

Contents:

Mining And Its Environmental Impact

Contents

Mining Non-ferrous Metals

1 Introduction

2 Environmental Background

3 Extraction and Concentration (Mining and Milling)

4 Smelting, Refining, and Recycling-Regulatory Developments

5 Treatment Technologies-Options to Meet Tighter Regulatory Criteria

6 Costs

The Environmental Impact of Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon

2 The Amazon Gold Rush Since 1979

3 The Environmental Impact of Garimpo Mining

4 The Impact of Mercury Use in the Brazilian Amazon

Revegetation of Metalliferous Wastes and Land After Metal Mining

2 Constraints Upon Revegetation

3 Revegetation Objectives

4 Philosophies of Revegetation

5 Revegetation Techniques and Land Use

6 Direct Seeding

7 Surface Improvement and Covering Systems

8 Management and Aftercare

9 Conclusions

Vegetative Remediation at Superfund Sites

2 Chemical Aspects of Metal-contaminated Soils and Mine Spoils

3 Microbial Aspects of Metal-contaminated Soils and Mine Spoils

4 Vegetative Remediation at Mine Sites: Case Studies

5 Modeling of the Fate of Heavy Metals in Vegetated Soils

6 Conclusions

Acknowledgements

Green Coal Mining

2 Mining Methods and Impacts

3 Review of Workplace Environmental Hazards and Controls

4 Mining Environmental Impacts and Controls

5 Technology to Mitigate Environmental Impact

Mining Emissions from Coal Mining

2 Knowledge About the Emission Sources

3 Technical Option for Emissions Control

Constructing Ecosystems and Determining Their Connectivity to the Larger Ecological Landscape

2 Post-mining Site Reclamation.

3 Constructed Wetlands in Coal Mining Regions of Southwest Virginia

The Discharge of Waters from Active and Abandoned Mines

2 The Nature of Mine Water and its Potential Environmental Impact

3 Active and Abandoned Mines

4 The Scale of the Problem from Abandoned Mines

5 Some Thoughts for the Future

Environmental Best-practice in Metals Production

2 The Limitations of Environmental Regulation and Challenge for Public Policy

3 Technical Change and Corporate Environmental Trajectories

4 Policy Implications for Mineral Producing Countries

Subject Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781847551467

1847551467

9781591244141

1591244145

OCLC:

843641569