Overview
- Outlines a problem-and-solution approach that can be applied locally
- Presents a large number of color photographs to clarify the terminology
- Provides recommendations for post-mining treatment
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Environmental Earth Sciences (EESCI)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Open-Cast Mining: Some Problems and Solutions
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Mine Waste: Utilization and Recycling
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Acidic Mine Water: Bioremediation
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Mine-Spoils and Mine Tailings: Microbial Remediation
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About this book
This book offers a problem-and-solution approach to environmental remediation in mining, including the environmentally sustainable utilization of waste materials from the mining industry. It largely comprises articles published in Springer journals, which have been thoroughly revised and expanded. With supplementary data and illustrations, it discusses specific problem areas in relevant Caribbean locations and provides an overview of geotechnical and microbial solutions to prevent post-mining deterioration in this area.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Mark Harris has studied geography and geology in Canada at the University of Windsor. He received his PhD in environmental geochemistry from the University of Adelaide. He tutored at the University of Adelaide in the fields of earth science & physical geography. His research focuses e.g., on the solutions for alumina dumps. Mark Harris now teaches at the Northern Caribbean University, where he became the first and only four-time winner (2003, 2007, 2012, & 2016) of Northern Caribbean University’s Distinguished Faculty Awards for research and scholarship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geobiotechnological Solutions to Anthropogenic Disturbances
Book Subtitle: A Caribbean Perspective
Authors: Mark Anglin Harris
Series Title: Environmental Earth Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30465-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30464-9Published: 04 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80817-8Published: 14 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30465-6Published: 22 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2199-9155
Series E-ISSN: 2199-9163
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 430
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 102 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial Pollution Prevention, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences