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Environmental Impacts of Mining Activities

Emphasis on Mitigation and Remedial Measures

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. José M. Azcue

    1. Department of Hydraulics, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC), Lisbon, Portugal

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  • Multidisciplinary approach

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Ulrich Förstner
      Pages 1-3

  3. Evaluation of Effects of Mining in the Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Do Australian Mining Companies Pay Too Much? Reflections on the Burden of Meeting Environmental Standards in the Late Twentieth Century

      • Philip Maxwell, Sivaraman Govindarajalu
      Pages 7-17

    3. Characterization of Mine Wastes for Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage

      • A. Dogan Paktunc
      Pages 19-40

    4. Biomonitoring Environmental Contamination with Metallic and Methylmercury in Amazon Gold Mining Areas, Brazil

      • Olaf Malm, Jean R. D. Guimarães
      Pages 41-54

    5. Sodium Cyanide Hazards to Fish and Other Wildlife from Gold Mining Operations

      • Ronald Eisler, Donald R. Clark Jr., Stanley N. Wiemeyer, Charles J. Henny
      Pages 55-67

    6. A Three-dimensional Finite Element Model to Predict Airflow and Pit Retention for an Open-Pit Mine

      • Ragula Bhaskar, Navin Tandon
      Pages 69-82

    7. Mine Health and Safety: Industry’s March Towards Continuous Improvement — The United States Experience

      • RL Grayson
      Pages 83-100

  4. Treatment Methods for Mine Effluents and Rehabilitation of Mine Tailings and Overburden Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage with Constructed Wetlands

      • William W. Hellier
      Pages 103-121

    3. Underwater Placement of Mine Tailings: Case Examples and Principles

      • Derek V. Ellis, James D. Robertson
      Pages 123-141

    4. Reduction of Mercury Emissions from Gold Mining Activities and Remedial Procedures for Polluted Sites

      • Marcello M. Veiga, John A. Meech
      Pages 143-162

    5. Wastewater Renovation with Mine-Derived Fill Materials

      • Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Raymond B. Reneau Jr., Charles Hagedorn
      Pages 163-178

    6. Environmental Effects of the Deposition and Re-use of Colliery Spoils

      • Krystyna M. Skarzynska, Piotr Michalski
      Pages 179-200

  5. Study Cases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. The Swedish Acid Mine Drainage Experience: Research, Development, and Practice

      • Hans E. Gustafsson, Tom Lundgren, Manfred Lindvall, Lars-Ã…ke Lindahl, Nils Eriksson, Hans Jönsson et al.
      Pages 203-228

    3. Mining in the Arctic: Mitigation and Remedial Measures

      • Sukumar Bandopadhyay
      Pages 229-244

    4. Pollution from Mining in Greenland: Monitoring and Mitigation of Environmental Impacts

      • Poul Johansen, Gert Asmund
      Pages 245-262

    5. Strategies for Remediation of Former Opencast Mining Areas in Eastern Germany

      • Ulrich Stottmeister, Walter Glässer, Helmut Klapper, Erika Weißbrodt, Bernd Eccarius, Christopher Kennedy et al.
      Pages 263-296
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Since the mining industry is still expanding, comprehensive information on the effects of mining activities on the environment is needed. This book provides information on biological and physico-chemical treatments of mining effluents, on factors affecting human health and on environmental effects that have to be taken into account by the mining industry when aiming for sustainable development of their industry. Further regulatory guidelines and legislation relevant to the decommissioning of mining sites are reviewed.
Mining industry, consulting companies, and governmental agencies alike will find a wealth of valuable information in this book.

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  • Department of Hydraulics, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC), Lisbon, Portugal

    José M. Azcue

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