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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Mining areas"”.
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Environmental geochemistry of soils and stream sediments from Anka and Birnin-Gwari artisanal gold mining areas, NW Nigeria
… of surface soils and stream sediments from two areas in the north-western Nigeria Schist Belt was studied in order to assess the environmental impact of artisanal mining of quartz-gold-sulfide mineralization. XRF determination of total elemental concentration was carried out, along with …
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Characterization of Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Mountaintop Mining and Non-mining Areas in West Virginia with Known Health Differences
… population. People who live in Appalachian areas where coal mining is prominent have increased health problems compared to people in non-mining areas of Appalachia. Health disparities remain higher in mining areas even after adjusting for lifestyle and demographic effects illustrating that …
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Empowerment through mine community development: how the politics of development perpetuate poverty in mining areas – a legal theoretical analysis
… Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry (“Mining Charter”), created in terms of the MPRDA, aim to address the exploitative legacies of past discriminatory practices in the mining industry. Impoverished mining communities stand to benefit from empowerment under …
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Comparative determination of human health risks associated with consumption of contaminated groundwater with lead in selected areas surrounding the former lead mine in Kabwe and non-mining areas in Lusaka, Zambia.
… the consumption of groundwater in selected areas surrounding the former lead mine in Kabwe and non-mining areas in Lusaka. A comparative cross-sectional study design was used to determine the levels of Pb and other physicochemical parameters in groundwater of former Pb mining areas in Kabwe …
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Comparative determination of human health risks associated with consumption of contaminated groundwater with lead in selected areas surrounding the former lead mine in Kabwe and non-mining areas in Lusaka, Zambia.
… the consumption of groundwater in selected areas surrounding the former lead mine in Kabwe and non-mining areas in Lusaka. A comparative cross-sectional study design was used to determine the levels of Pb and other physicochemical parameters in groundwater of former Pb mining areas in Kabwe …
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Hydrologic and hydrochemical processes on mine spoil fills
Appalachian surface coal mining operations fracture rocks (termed mine spoils), resulting in the weathering of minerals and release of water-soluble ions to streams. Collectively, the concentration of water-soluble ions in streams is called total dissolved solids (TDS) and streams with elevated TDS …
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Women, development, and communities for empowerment: grassroots associations for change in Southwest Virginia
… of women and change in the coalfields and nearby mining areas of Southwest Virginia in the Central Appalachian mountains, a peripheral region in a core country at the end of the twentieth century. Intensive interviews with working-class women in grassroots associations explicate women’s …
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Complementary approaches to integrate microbial diversity into revegetation and phytoremediation on abandoned mine tailings
… Two main factors that contribute to toxicity in mining residues are the high concentrations of heavy metals and their extreme pH. Metal contamination in mine residues is characterized by heterogeneous metal levels and site-specific multi-elemental contamination depending on the geological nature …
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Site Selection, Vendor Evaluation, and Deployment of Nuclear Microreactors in Remote Mining Operations
… for deploying nuclear microreactors in remote mining areas to facilitate decarbonization efforts. The methodology involves utilizing data gathered through various internal sources and employing software tools such as HOMER Pro Grid Optimization software and Python for analysis. The framework …
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Enclosure and improvement: an investigation into the motives for parliamentary enclosure
… most important of these motives were opening up mining areas, helping town development, funding local institutions, reducing the poor rate, allowing landscape enhancement around country seats, satisfying the desire for improvement among many landowners and increasing the supply of food at times …
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Poetry and the Archive
In 2006 selected Cornish mining areas were validated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Here are found numerous remnants of the mining industry that justified Cornwall’s prominence from the Industrial Revolution up to the close of the last major mine in the 1990s. An essential part of that history is …
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Integration of landscape reclamation, planning and design in a post-mining district: Cartagena-La Union, SE Spain
… for healing the landscape wounds of post-mining activities all over the world. Early mining operations left degraded lands not in accord with regional ecosystems and lacking socio-economic and cultural values. Increasing awareness of environmental sensitivity identified the minimization …
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The utilization of Dambos in Chipata: A case of Mwami border area
… been turned into agricultural, grazing and sand mining areas. This result into the degradation of the dambo ecosystem.This study was undertaken in the dambos of Mwami border area of Chipata in the Eastern Province of Zambia as a case study. The main purpose of undertaking such a study was to …
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The spatial distribution of total and available heavy metals at areas of historic mining activity in the Peak District and their influence on local vegetation communities
… the UK has seen metal ore extraction and other mining activities take place for hundreds of years. As a result, many areas contain elevated soil concentrations of several heavy metals, which can be toxic to many plant species. However, these conditions have favoured several metallophyte plant …
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Opportunities for improved surface mine reclamation in the central Appalachian coal region
The Appalachian coal mining region is subject to a number of environmental and economic problems; many are a result of the steeply sloping topography. The extensive surface mining activities in the area appear to offer the opportunity to produce more favorable landforms at minimum marginal costs. …
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Programmazione mineraria sarda dall'intervento del Piano di Rinascita alla crisi degli anni novanta
… planning, with specific attention to the mining sector, in a period of time that fits the end of World War II until the nineties of the twentieth century. The multiplicity of public and private archival sources and press gave rise to a complex research of different archives and libraries …
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Passive Seismic Tomography and Seismicity Hazard Analysis in Deep Underground Mines
… and evaluate the stability of a rock mass in mining excavations. Lab measurements give evidence that velocities of seismic wave propagations increase in high stress areas of rock samples. It is well known that closing effects of cracks under compressive pressures tend to increase the effective …
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Application of Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) in Underground Mine Ventilation
… qualitative data about airflows in complex areas and methane emissions from coal. The acquisition of such data would not only enhance the understanding of mine ventilation but also improve the accuracy of ventilation surveys. As an example, surveys can benefit from small scale BOS …
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Investigating metal exposure on the general populace of the copper mining town of Kitwe, Zambia
… economy is highly dependent on the copper mining industry for foreign export. It is well established that copper mining contributes to significant elevated metals in the environment, hence increasing the risk of metals exposure to human populations living in and around mining areas. Recent …
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