Environmental Impacts of Mining Activities

Environmental Impacts of Mining Activities

Author: Jose M. Azcue

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 3642598919

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Since the mining industry is still expanding, comprehensive information on the effects of mining activities on the environment is needed. This book provides information on biological and physico-chemical treatments of mining effluents, on factors affecting human health and on environmental effects that have to be taken into account by the mining industry when aiming for sustainable development of their industry. Further regulatory guidelines and legislation relevant to the decommissioning of mining sites are reviewed. Mining industry, consulting companies, and governmental agencies alike will find a wealth of valuable information in this book.


Cyanide Formation and Fate in Complex Effluents and its Relation to Water Quality Criteria

Cyanide Formation and Fate in Complex Effluents and its Relation to Water Quality Criteria

Author: Michael Kavanaugh

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1843396327

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Cyanide occurs in many industrial and municipal wastewaters and is often an expected constituent of typical treatment plant wastewater streams. However, a growing number of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) across the USA have detected cyanide in cholorinated effluents at levels exceeding influent concentrations. Because water quality criteria and related discharge limits are typically low some of these WWTPs periodically exceed effluent cyanide standards. Potential causes include cyanide formation during wastewater cholrination processes, the presence of interferences that cause false negatives, and false positives caused by artifacts of sample handling or analytical techniques. The possible causes of the apparent cyanide formation phenomenon were investigated in this study. This publication can also be purchased and downloaded via Pay Per View on Water Intelligence Online - click on the Pay Per View icon below


Cyanide in Water and Soil

Cyanide in Water and Soil

Author: David A. Dzombak

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2005-12-09

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 1420032070

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The presence of cyanide is a significant issue in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and management, in remediation of former manufactured gas plant sites and aluminum production waste disposal sites, in treatment and management of residuals from hydrometallurgical gold mining, and in other industrial operations in which cyanide-bearing


Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-10-07

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0309182700

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This book reviews toxicity documents on five chemicals that can be released in the air from accidents at chemical plants, storage sites, or during transportation. The documents were prepared by the National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances and were evaluated for their scientific validity, comprehensives, internal consistency, and conformance to the 1993 guidelines report.


Final Report

Final Report

Author: Great Britain. Ministry of Munitions. Nitrogen Products Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1919

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13:

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