Integrating Industrial Ecology Thinking into the Management of Mining Waste

Mining legacies are often dominated by large waste facilities and their associated environmental impacts. The most serious environmental problem associated with mine waste is heavy metals and acid leakage through a phenomenon called acid mine drainage (AMD). Interestingly, the toxicity of this leaka...

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Main Authors: Éléonore Lèbre, Glen Corder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Resources
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/4/4/765