This book presents a multidisciplinary review of available technologies for treatment of mine wastes and discusses the effects of waste released into the environment.

Multidisciplinary approach

Inhalt
1 Introduction.- Section A: Evaluation of Effects of Mining in the Environment.- 2 Do Australian Mining Companies Pay Too Much? Reflections on the Burden of Meeting Environmental Standards in the Late Twentieth Century.- 3 Characterization of Mine Wastes for Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage.- 4 Biomonitoring Environmental Contamination with Metallic and Methylmercury in Amazon Gold Mining Areas, Brazil.- 5 Sodium Cyanide Hazards to Fish and Other Wildlife from Gold Mining Operations.- 6 A Three-dimensional Finite Element Model to Predict Airflow and Pit Retention for an Open-Pit Mine.- 7 Mine Health and Safety: Industry's March Towards Continuous Improvement-The United States Experience.- Section B: Treatment Methods for Mine Effluents and Rehabilitation of Mine Tailings and Overburden Materials.- 8 Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage with Constructed Wetlands.- 9 Underwater Placement of Mine Tailings: Case Examples and Principles.- 10 Reduction of Mercury Emissions from Gold Mining Activities and Remedial Procedures for Polluted Sites.- 11 Wastewater Renovation with Mine-Derived Fill Materials.- 12 Environmental Effects of the Deposition and Re-use of Colliery Spoils.- Section C: Study Cases.- 13 The Swedish Acid Mine Drainage Experience: Research, Development, and Practice.- 14 Mining in the Arctic: Mitigation and Remedial Measures.- 15 Pollution from Mining in Greenland: Monitoring and Mitigation of Environmental Impacts.- 16 Strategies for Remediation of Former Opencast Mining Areas in Eastern Germany.