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Mining and Its Environmental Impacts

Authors : Jörg Matschullat, Jens Gutzmer

Published in: Environmental Geology

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Biota
All life forms.
Decommissioning
Removal of something from active status.
Eco-efficiency analysis
Analysis of realizing the concept of creating goods and services with fewer resources and less waste and pollution.
Exploitation
Act of using something (mineral resources) for any purpose.
Exploration
Process of finding mineral resources for the purpose of mining.
Karst
A geological feature in relatively soluble rocks, e.g., limestone, where sinkholes, caves, and similar hollows are formed above and below ground.
Lithosphere
The outer rocky shell of planet Earth, comprising the oceanic and continental crust and part of the upper Earth mantle.
Long-term effect
A change that will last or have an influence over a long period of time.
Nachhaltigkeit
German for “sustainability,” first used in 1713 in Germany.
Open-pit excavation
Process of extracting minerals from surface deposits.
Recultivation
Making raw mineral soils (brownfields) fertile again through bioengineering and refertilization.
Rehabilitation
Restoring land after some process has damaged it.
Remediation
Removal of pollution or contaminants from the environment.
Sinkhole
A natural depression at the Earth surface generated by subsurface erosion, particularly in karst areas.
Slag
Partially glassy by-product from smelting ore, mostly consisting of a silicate matrix with metal oxides.
Sustainable mining
Mining method that does not compromise environmental quality.
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Metadata
Title
Mining and Its Environmental Impacts
Authors
Jörg Matschullat
Jens Gutzmer
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer US
Book
Environmental Geology

Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-8786-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4939-8787-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8787-0_205