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Goodman, G.T. | ||||
| Title | Ecology and the problems of rehabilitating wastes from mineral extraction | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1974 | Publication | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 339 | Issue | 1618 | Pages | 373-387 |
| Keywords | minerals mining natural resources pollution waste disposal ecology mineral extraction visual ugliness health hazards safety hazards reclamation process development planning site purchase land clearance land forming stabilisation drainage revegetation rehabilitation of wastes Physics Manufacturing and Production | ||||
| Abstract | Environmental problems which may be associated with mineral extraction are: (a) the visual ugliness of open pits, waste tips, and working mess; (b) the nuisance of wind- and water-borne dusts; (c) the health hazards to wildlife, crops, livestock and man of locally increased environmental burdens of potentially toxic metals (e.g. Pb, Cd, As, Zn, Cu, Ni) derived from wind- and water-borne mine dusts and smelter smokes; (d) the safety hazards of surface subsidence and tip-slippage from deep-mining. All these disamenities can be cured or reduced by the reclamation process which involves a blend of socio-economic, legal, planning, civil engineering and biological expertise devoted to development planning, site purchase, land clearance, land forming, stabilization, drainage and revegetation of the affected site | ||||
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| ISSN | 0080-4630 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Area | Expedition | Conference | |||
| Notes | Ecology and the problems of rehabilitating wastes from mineral extraction; 669765; Conference Paper; Journal Paper; SilverPlatter; Ovid Technologies | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | CBU @ c.wolke @ 16789 | Serial | 369 | ||
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