Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective …
A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining's likely impacts is necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations comply with the International Seabed Authority's obligations to prevent 'serious harm' and ensure the 'effective protection of the marine environment from …
Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of mining …
This current work reports the impact of mining, post-mined reclamation, and post-mined land-use from a global point of view. In this review, the impact of mining has been classified under three major categories; economic, environmental, and social impacts.
Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of …
Some of the negative impacts of mining are loss of vegetation cover, mass destruction of water bodies, loss of biodiversity, land-use changes and food insecurity, …
10 Environmental Impacts of Coal, It's Mining and Power Plant
Coal is known as the most abundant fuel majorly because it is a relatively inexpensive source of energy . However, overtime the environmental impacts of coal has been discovered in the process of it's production and usage. In this article we captured the impacts of coal, it's mining process and the power plant on the environment.
Impact of mining on environment: A case study of Taita …
Impact of mining on environment: A case study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya ... (Mwakumanya et al., 2016). Mining activities contribute to soil erosion, the formation of sinkholes, loss of
Environmental impacts of plastic packaging of food products
This study synthesizes data from literature and the Eco-invent database (Wernet et al., 2016) to capture the total emissions from packaging production, transportation, and waste management, and to evaluate the comparative environmental impact of plastic packaging within the food system.The data for the environmental …
Environmental Effect of Lead Contamination on Mining …
The proliferation in recent time of unregulated artisanal gold mining activities in Zamfara State, Nigeria has fuelled instability and lead poisoning crisis across gold mining communities primarily in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas thereby placing a significant burden on the already fragile economy and heath care system in the state [1].
Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Environmental …
Sand is an indispensable natural resource for any society. Despite society's increasing dependence on sand, there are major challenges that this industry needs to deal with: limited sand resources, illegal mining, and …
Environmental impact of smartphones | Deloitte Insights
The environmental impact of smartphones comes mostly from the emissions-laden manufacturing process. Extending smartphone life would help.
(PDF) Impacts of lead/zinc mining and smelting on the
Impacts of lead/zinc mining and smelting on the environment and human health in China. May 2011; ... Al is toxic to most forms of life due to its unique chemical properties, which bind to the ...
Surge in global metal mining threatens vulnerable ecosystems
Backed by the rich empirical evidence that mining activities induce hazardous changes to the environment, we considered areas around mining sites to be more …
Not So "Green" Technology: The Complicated …
If REE mining produces such substantial environmental impacts that it contributes to the climate problem more than it mitigates, then there is an issue of purpose. Finally, if the communities with REE …
Environmental management for mine sites
We are using our multidisciplinary expertise in environmental monitoring and management to minimise impacts from mining; developing new technologies and approaches for mine remediation and rehabilitation.
The Environmental Impact of Coal Mining and Extraction
environmental regulations, can help mitigate the impact of coal mining [4]. Given the global nature of environmental issues, addressing the impact of coal mining requires international collaboration and coordinated efforts.
Environmental Impacts of Lead Ore Mining and Smelting
Important sources of this naturally occurring toxic metal are mining, smelting, manufacturing, recycling activities also leaded paints, leaded gasoline, lead-acid batteries, solder, stained glass ...
Impacts for half of the world's mining areas are …
But as the scale of mining grows, it's crucial that global impacts are addressed. The sheer number of mines poses a challenge for data collection and makes fieldwork impractical.
The Environmental Problems Caused by Mining | Earth.Org
The infrastructure created by mining operations in remote, untouched landscapes can lead to improved access to these regions which may result in further human-caused disturbance to the local ecological systems. The impact of mining operations on the surrounding land is also closely linked to the ecological setting of the …
Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats …
Mining potentially influences 50 million km 2 of Earth's land surface, with 8% coinciding with Protected Areas, 7% with Key Biodiversity Areas, and 16% with …
Environmental impacts of rare earth production
As (Alonso et al. 2012; Zapp et al. 2022), the mining and production of REE involve techniques and processes linked to environmental impacts, such as many chemicals and waste materials. In ...
Sand Mining: Environmental Impacts and Selected Case …
Rivers, the most important life sustaining systems in tropics and subtropics, are under immense pressure due to various kinds of human interventions. Among these, indiscriminate sand and gravel mining from the active channels and floodplains are the most disastrous one as the activity threatens the very existence of the river ecosystem. …
NAFTA and environment after 25 years: A retrospective analysis of …
A loss of regional water is associated with NAFTA's encouragement of mining and export agriculture in northern Mexico. ... Agreement – the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC)— to mitigate negative environmental impacts (Liverman et al., 1999; ...
Environmental protection in Madagascar: Biodiversity …
The second section analyses corporate responses to increasing concerns of social acceptability and examines biodiversity offsets companies voluntarily implemented in response to apprehensions about residual biodiversity loss and other environmental impacts. It presents the two mining projects, their environmental impacts, and their …
Evaluation of resource and environmental carrying capacity …
Chapman et al. 16 noted that RECC overload has become a common problem in ... X. Y. Monitoring and analysis of the radioactive environmental impact of the mining project of Baogang Bayan Obo Iron ...
Aluminum environmental pollution: the silent killer
Air emissions from the aluminum production process, coal combustion, mining, waste incineration, and motor vehicle exhaust all contribute to higher aluminum …
Effects of potash mining on river ecosystems: An …
In spite of being a widespread activity causing the salinization of rivers worldwide, the impact of potash mining on river ecosystems is poorly unders…
[PDF] The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan" by R. Rawashdeh et al.
Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Beach Nourishment
The most serious analytic deficiency was the almost universal failure (in 41 of 46 studies) to isolate estimates of impact from confounding contributions of natural spatial and temporal variation by using a BACI (before–after, control–impact) type of analysis (Green 1979, Stewart-Oaten et al. 1986). The tests for biological impacts ...
Impact of Coal Mining On Environment and Natural …
Impact of Coal Mining On Environment and Natural Resources ... subsidence after mining (Yang et al., 2018). Therefore, the ecosystem is disturbed by land subsidence and the soil quality further changes. Soil texture is measured using the percentages of clay, silt, and sand, and is critical for understanding
What Aluminum Extraction Really Does to the …
Greenhouse gas emissions released during smelting and processing (which have been found to blanket surrounding regions with toxic vapors) include carbon dioxide, perfluorocarbons, sodium fluoride, …
The waste ban in China: what happened next? Assessing the impact …
The impact in China is ultimately to reduce the pollution of the environment and improve health, but the negative impact from landfill mining has impeded the original aim of the waste ban that requires further technological development.
Transparency on greenhouse gas emissions from mining to …
Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions from mining for green technologies need to be accurately and transparently accounted for, as highlighted by a …
Environmental impacts of rare earth production
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important raw materials for green technologies. However, REE mining and production uses techniques that are often not environmentally sustainable. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a well-recognized method for evaluating the environmental impacts of products and technolog …
A review of environmental aspect of rare earth element …
A thorough review of rare earth mining residues' impact, separation techniques, and regulatory approaches. ... Qui et al. (2017) studied ODP impregnated resin to remove thorium and uranium from rare earth elements. 64% of thorium separation was achieved with ODP impregnated resin in nitrate media while rare earth and impurity …
Biodiversity conservation threatened by global mining …
Despite international consensus to mitigate mining impacts on local ecosystems, globally, nearly 10% of facilities are located within protected areas and …