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Strip mining of copper produces 100-10,000 mg/kg cadmium and lead.
Iron pyrites have a devastating effet of aquatic life.
Gold mining produces residual levels of CN complexes. even single ring of gold generates 20 tonnes of mining waste.Smelting and refining processes can melt metals and metalic compounds to melt. Lot of waste generated. besides, Large amount of water is taken from rivers .
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWater. Water-pollution problems caused by mining include acid mine drainage, metal contamination, and increased sediment levels in streams. Sources can include active or abandoned surface and underground mines, processing plants, waste-disposal areas, haulage roads, or tailings ponds. Sediments, typically from increased soil erosion, cause siltation or the smothering of streambeds. This siltation affects fisheries, swimming, domestic water supply, irrigation, and other uses of streams.
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What does mining do to your natural resources?
Mining causes soil erosion and creates pollution that contaminates surrounding soil and water and also destroys ecosystems
What were three problems that occurred in mining towns?
1. Air pollution 2. noise pollution 3. soil pollution
How does mining impact the land?
Large areas of land must be cleared for mining, and it causes pollution of rivers and soil.
How do we as a society contribute to water pollution?
As a society we pollute water by throwing trash into rivers, drilling for oil, and by mining for coal.
What are the sources and causes of pollution?
Indiscriminate use of insecticides and pesticides on plants, burning of fossil fuel at an alarming rate, increased activities of mining, use of non-degradable products like plastic and over exploitation of water bodies all contribute to soil, water and air pollution. Increased human activities have also added to noise pollution.
What is the effect of soil pollution on protein synthesis?
soil pollution is whe the soil gets polluted and is not fresh enough to grow plants. The pollutants can be industrial waste, salt from sea water flooding, by-products of coal or gold mining, oil wells etc
What is the social impact f mining?
well...firstly, mining sector cause a lot of pollution in the form of water pollution, soil pollution and air pollution which in turn is hazardous for people. Secondly, mining causes large scale deforestation which is again harmful for the ecology. Thirdly, mining in some areas suffer from issues like child labour and forced labour which is detrimental to human development and lastly, exposure to mines causes a variety of diseases like asbestosis, silicosis etc.
What actions can a person do to contribute to enviormental health?
By causing pollution in the air, soil, and water. Other types of pollution are radition, noise, and sight pollution. That is only if humans are affecting enviormental health in a bad way.
What was polluting the water in thunderheart?
The mining for Uranium that the government was secretly doing on the reservation. Strip mining removes top soil and anything in it, and rain would then wash this sediment into the river. This would result in pollution.
What are the types of soil pollution?
different types of soil pollution
What are the disadvntages of mining?
mining can cause some water pollution
Is there mining pollution in Africa?
Yes, there is lots of pollution from metals.
