Mining Impacts on the Fresh Water Environment: Technical and Managerial Guidelines for Catchment Scale Management

Younger, Paul L.; Wolkersdorfer, Christian

doi:10.1007/s10230-004-0028-0

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“…leakage from tailings dams and crushed rock waste dumps, which can cover hundreds of hectares at a mine site), as well as the recovering phases after mine sites are abandoned (Younger and Wolkersdorfer 2004;Gao et al 2011). Dewatering disturbs groundwater stratification, thereby altering the environment required by cave or aquifer ecosystems and associated stygofauna.…”

Section: Anthropogenic Threats To Groundwater Qualitymentioning

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Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems: Classification, Identification Techniques and Threats

Eamus

Springer

et al. 2016

Integrated Groundwater Management

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This chapter begins by briefly discussing the three major classes of groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs), namely: (I) GDEs that reside within groundwater (e.g. karsts; stygofauna); (II) GDEs requiring the surface expression of groundwater (e.g. springs; wetlands); and (III) GDEs dependent upon sub-surface availability of groundwater within the rooting depth of vegetation (e.g. woodlands; riparian forests). We then discuss a range of techniques available for identifying the location of GDEs in a landscape, with a primary focus of class III GDEs and a secondary focus of class II GDEs. These techniques include inferential methodologies, using hydrological, geochemical and geomorphological indicators, biotic assemblages, historical documentation, and remote sensing methodologies. Techniques available to quantify groundwater use by GDEs are briefly described, including application of simple modelling tools, remote sensing methods and complex modelling applications. This chapter also outlines the contemporary threats to the persistence of GDEs across the world. This involves a description of the "natural" hydrological attributes relevant to GDEs and the

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Section: Anthropogenic Threats To Groundwater Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems: Classification, Identification Techniques and Threats

Eamus

Springer

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Integrated Groundwater Management

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“…To this end, there is also an increasing impetus to view catchments as a whole in the context of water quality. This approach is exemplified by the Water Framework Directive (European Commission, 2015), which encompasses surface water, groundwater, the welfare of aquatic ecosystems and the sustainable development of all water bodies (Borja et al, 2006;Younger and Wolkersdorfer, 2004). Similarly, the development of Ecosystem Service Approaches, whereby the environment is conserved with the focused aim of benefiting humanity rather than as an abstract 'green' ideal for its own sake, dictates a wide field of view (Armsworth et al, 2007;Seppelt et al, 2011).…”

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“…It has been conservatively estimated that the UK has over 3,000 abandoned metal mines . Many of these mines and their associated adits, surface buildings, equipment and, most significantly, spoil heaps, will be contaminant sources for several centuries to come, or even longer (Davies and Lewin, 1974;Gamarra et al, 2014;Lewin et al, 1977;Younger and Wolkersdorfer, 2004). The impact of contamination may, with time, extend over a much larger scale.…”

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Industrial mining heritage and the legacy of environmental pollution in the Derbyshire Derwent catchment: Quantifying contamination at a regional scale and developing integrated strategies for management of the wider historic environment

Kossoff

Hudson‐Edwards

Howard

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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site (DVMWHS) exemplifies and records the 18 th century birth of the factory or mill technology, and for the industrial spinning of cotton. The site is therefore a key global heritage asset. The Derbyshire Derwent catchment also contains another significant cultural asset with a long history -that of mining and, in particular, lead (Pb) mining. In this paper research on mining-and non-mining related Pb contamination of the Derwent catchment is reviewed and used to identify the risks it poses to the DVMWHS.

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“…Water pollution is a major concern in mining operation area [12,13,16,17,[19][20][21][22]. Water pollution in mining areas are getting affected mainly due to overburden dumps(OBD), surface impoundments, industrial effluents, acid mine drainage, tailing ponds [23], discharge of pumped out mine water which contain heavy metal [24][25][26][27], discharge of leachate from mine waste, surface runoff from OBD [16,28], disposal of solid waste generated by mining operations, waste rock, sub-grade ore and mineralized reject which in result cause disturbance of water level of surface and ground water quality and environmental pollution [29,30].…”

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Evaluation of Water Quality of Local Streams at Gandhamardan Iron Mines, Suakati, Keonjhar District of Odisha, India

Harichandan¹,

Patra²,

Sethy³

2017

J Pollut Eff Cont

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The present study focused on assessing the water quality by using water quality index (WQI) of six streams located surrounding iron ore mine of Suakati area of Keonjhar District of Odisha, which includes the physicochemical analysis of fourteen parameters: pH, colour, total dissolved solids (TDS), dissolve oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total hardness (TH), chloride (Cl -), nitrate (NO 3 -), oil & grease (O&G), sulphate (SO 4 2-), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), fluoride (F -) and arsenic(As). The WQI of these streams ranges from 4.47 to 244 indicating bad water quality of few streams. The high value of WQI has been found to be mainly from the higher values of TDS, TH, NO 3 -, O&G, Mn, SO 4 2-, As, Fe and F -in different stream water. Correlation analysis shows a strongest value of positive Correlation coefficient (r) exist between O&G and WQI (r=0.979) at SW1, between as and WQI (r=0.985) at SW2, between O&G and WQI (r=0.99) at SW3, between O&G and WQI (r = 0.995) at SW4, between as and WQI (r=0.948) at SW5 and between TDS and WQI (r=0.753) at SW6. The analysis reveals average WQI score for water sample from locations SW1 (126.4), SW2 (222.6), SW3 (105.2) and SW6 (156.6) are in higher sides and quality is very poor. The study shows the quality of water is fit to use in irrigation but not fit for domestic purpose. It also proofs that anthropogenic activity like mining activity is putting deleterious impact on the surrounding water bodies.

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Mining Impacts on the Fresh Water Environment: Technical and Managerial Guidelines for Catchment Scale Management

Cited by 215 publications

References 105 publications

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems: Classification, Identification Techniques and Threats

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems: Classification, Identification Techniques and Threats

Industrial mining heritage and the legacy of environmental pollution in the Derbyshire Derwent catchment: Quantifying contamination at a regional scale and developing integrated strategies for management of the wider historic environment

Evaluation of Water Quality of Local Streams at Gandhamardan Iron Mines, Suakati, Keonjhar District of Odisha, India

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