Environmental impact of mining
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environmental-impact-of-mining-175-1454651
title:
Environmental impact of mining
text:
Environmental impact of mining can occur at local, regional, and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices. Mining can cause erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, or the contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water by chemicals emitted from mining processes. These processes also affect the atmosphere through carbon emissions which contributes to climate change. Some mining methods may have such significant environmental and public health effects that mining companie
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encyclopedia
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Environmental problems from uncontrolled mining
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_mining
date created:
2009-07-26T22:29:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T01:34:01Z
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