Environmental impact of mining can occur at local, regional, and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices. Mining can cause erosion...
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The environmental impact of iron ore mining in all its phases from excavation to beneficiation to transportation and beyond may have detrimental effects...
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and environmental impact of the coal industry includes issues such as land use, waste management, water and air pollution, caused by the coal mining, processing...
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negative environmental impacts caused by the side effects of surface mining. There are five main types of surface mining as detailed below. Strip mining is...
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1038/s41893-018-0139-4. PMC 6166862. "Assessment of soil metal distribution and environmental impact of mining in Katanga". Applied Geochemistry. 64: 43–55...
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The environmental impact of bitcoin is significant. Bitcoin mining, the process by which bitcoins are created and transactions are finalized, is energy-consuming...
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Mining in Brazil is centered on the extraction of iron (the second largest global iron ore exporter), copper, gold, aluminum (bauxite-one of the 5 biggest...
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Environmental issues are disruptions in the usual function of ecosystems. Further, these issues can be caused by humans (human impact on the environment)...
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Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic environmental impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments and to ecosystems, biodiversity,...
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production of aerospace and defense technologies, and infrastructure. The environmental impact of deep sea mining is controversial. Environmental advocacy...
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Environment portal Battle of Blair Mountain Coal phase out Environmental impact of the coal industry Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia Julia...
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The environmental impact of fracking is related to land use and water consumption, air emissions, including methane emissions, brine and fracturing fluid...
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miners, as well as the environmental impact of mining. An aspect of property law that is central to mining law is the question of who "owns" the mineral...
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extraction and processing of oil shale. Surface mining of oil shale deposits causes the usual environmental impacts of open-pit mining. In addition, the combustion...
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Environmental issues in Australia describes a number of environmental issues which affect the environment of Australia and are the primary concern of...
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microorganisms. Environmental impact of war Formerly Used Defense Sites Biodegradation Advanced oxidation process TNT § Ecological impact Pennington JC...
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decades of the 20th century and into the 21st century saw opposition to mining on environmental grounds. The Crown Minerals Act 1991 is a major piece of legislation...
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welfare of the people of Nauru and Banaba, the restoring of land and water resources lost by mining operations and compensation for environmental damage...
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Mining is important to the national economy of Mongolia. Mongolia is one of the 29 resource-rich developing countries identified by the International...
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Sand mining is a direct cause of erosion, and impacts the local wildlife. Various animals depend on sandy beaches for nesting clutches, and mining has...
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such as the size of the operation and the type of mining. Environmental geology has reduced the negative environmental impacts of mining as it has been...
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cost. Mining operations can create a negative environmental impact, both during the mining activity and after the mine has closed. Hence, most of the world's...
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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision...
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Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia is the study of environmental justice – the interdisciplinary body of social science literature studying...
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effects of phosphate mining in Nauru have had significant negative impacts on the island's environment and economy. One of the most prominent effects of the...
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Mercury contamination in California waterways (category Environmental impact of mining)
from anthropogenic mining operations. This metal poses a threat not only for its effects on organisms, but also for difficulty of removal from waterways...
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needed] Coal mining activity has a large impact on the environment, especially in the areas directly surrounding the mines. These environmental problems are...
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Manganese nodule (category Underwater mining)
(2019). "The Development of Environmental Impact Assessments for Deep-Sea Mining". Environmental Issues of Deep-Sea Mining. pp. 447–469. doi:10...
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The environmental impact of artificial intelligence includes substantial energy consumption for training and using deep learning models, and the related...
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An environmental impact statement (EIS), under United States environmental law, is a document required by the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...
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