Question
Mining causes air, water, land and noise pollution on large scale. Look for one example each.
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Answer
- Environment impact of mining can occur at local, regional and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices.
- Impact can result in erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity or the contamination soil. Example of land erosion due to mining is Tedi mines in Papua New Guinea.
- There is pollution of ground water and surface water by the chemicals emitted from mines.
- These processes also have impact on the atmosphere from the emissions of carbon, which have effect on the quality of human health and also biodiversity.
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