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Assessment, restoration and reclamation of mining influenced soils /
Assessment, Restoration and Reclamation of Mining Influenced Soils covers processes operating in the environment as a result of mining activity, including the whole spectra of negative effects of anthropopressure and the environment, from changes in soil chemistry, changes in soil physical propertie...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Assessment, Restoration and Reclamation of Mining Influenced Soils; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reviewers; Chapter 1 Classification and Environmental Impact of Mine Dumps; 1.1 Notion, Origin, and Classification of Mine Dumps; 1.1.1 General Concept; 1.1.2 Piled Dumps; 1.1.3 Hydraulic-Filled Dumps; 1.1.4 Technogenic Sediments; 1.2 Peculiarities of Environmental Impact of Mine Dumps; 1.2.1 Determination of the Nature of Environmental Pollution; 1.2.2 Characteristics of Risks Caused by Stored Wastes.
- 1.2.3 Migration of Polluting Substances From Mine Dumps1.3 Impact of Mine Dumps on Soils; 1.4 Integrated Ecological and Economic Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Mine Dumps; 1.4.1 Impact of Mine Dumps on Human Health; 1.4.2 Impact of Mine Dumps on Visual Landscapes; 1.4.3 Ecological and Economic Risk Assessment of Environmental Impact of Mine Dumps; 1.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2 A Multianalytical Approach for the Assessment of Toxic Element Distribution in Soils From Mine and Quarry Areas; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Soils From Mine and Quarry Areas.
- 2.3 Total Metal Content2.3.1 Destructive Techniques; 2.3.1.1 Origin Determination by MC-ICP-MS; 2.3.2 Nondestructive Techniques for Determination of Total Content; 2.3.2.1 XRF Technique and Rapid Screening Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry; 2.4 Available Content; 2.4.1 Selective Chemical Extractions; 2.4.2 Methods of Extraction of the Operationally Defined Available Content; 2.4.2.1 Weak Neutral Salt Solutions; 2.4.2.2 Organic Acid Extractions; 2.4.2.3 Chelating Agents; 2.5 Distribution of Toxic Elements in Soils; 2.5.1 Sequential Chemical Extractions.
- 2.5.2 Scanning Electron Microscopy With X-Ray Microanalysis2.5.3 Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry; 2.6 Efficacy of Combined Use of SEM/EDS, TOF-SIMS, Selective/Sequential Extraction and Chemometrics; 2.7 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Hazard Assessment of Soils and Spoils From the Portuguese Iberian Pyrite Belt Mining Areas and Their Potential Re ... ; 3.1 Portuguese Sector of the Iberian Pyrite Belt; 3.2 Chemical Characterization of Soils and Tailings From the PIPB Mining Areas; 3.3 Quality Evaluation of the Soils From the PIPB.
- 3.4 Potential Reclamation of Soils and Spoils From the IPB: Techniques and Other Approaches3.5 Final Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Mine Waste: Assessment of Environmental Contamination and Restoration; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Mine Waste: A Global Problem; 4.2.1 Mine Waste and Landscape Modification; 4.2.2 Mine Waste and Human Health; 4.3 Mine Waste: Present and Future Chances; 4.4 Processes Occurring at the Mine Sites; 4.4.1 Weathering of Mine Spoils; 4.4.2 Processes Occurring Within Iron Sulfide Ores; 4.4.3 Processes Occurring in Mixed Sulfide Ores.