Environmental impact of mining | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 15/05/2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_mining


00:00:54 1 Erosion
00:01:42 2 Sinkholes
00:02:51 3 Subsidence
00:03:15 4 Water pollution
00:05:23 4.1 Acid rock drainage
00:07:42 4.2 Heavy metals
00:08:42 5 Effect on biodiversity
00:11:56 6 Aquatic organisms
00:13:45 6.1 Microorganisms
00:14:48 6.2 Macroorganisms
00:15:55 7 Terrestrial organisms
00:16:05 7.1 Vegetation
00:19:05 7.2 Animals
00:20:17 7.3 Microorganisms
00:22:54 8 Waste
00:23:02 8.1 Tailings
00:24:42 8.2 Spoil Tip
00:25:47 9 Effects of mine pollution on humans
00:26:43 10 Coal mining
00:26:52 11 Deforestation
00:27:22 12 Oil shale
00:27:31 13 Mountaintop removal mining
00:27:41 14 Sand mining
00:28:06 15 Mitigation
00:29:04 16 Specific sites
00:29:40 17 Film and literature
00:30:09 18 See also



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SUMMARY
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Environmental impacts of mining can occur at local, regional, and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices. Impacts can result in erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, or the contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water by the chemicals emitted from mining processes. These processes also have an impact on the atmosphere from the emissions of carbon which have effect on the quality of human health and biodiversity. Some mining methods may have such significant environmental and public health effects that mining companies in some countries are required to follow not so strict environmental and rehabilitation codes to ensure that the mined area returns to its original state.