Environmental Issues in Mineral Resource Development [Hardcover]

The book comprises selected critical reviews and specific case studies by distinguished geo-scientist, mining and mineral engineers, and eminent authorities of the subject in country-dealing with environmental fallouts of mining, mineral-processing, mineral based industries and possible remedial measures aimed at recuperation and preservation of the surrounding environment in Indian context. The book concerns the big growth in mineral industry and increasing public apprehensions regarding its irreversible impacts on the ecology, environment and socio-economic, traditional and cultural fabric of the populace in the affected regions. Contents:- Foreword • Preface • Environmental Aspects of India's Mineral and Fuel Resource Development • Environmental Aspects of Mining Industry in India • Management of Environment in Mining Areas–The Scientific Approach • Minerals, Mines and Metals for Habitats–-An Ecological Issue • Environmental Management in Opencast Mining–A Viewpoint • Environmental Issues Related to Development of Mineral Deposits • Geo-Environmental Baseline Appraisal During Mineral Exploration For Modern Mine Planning–A Proposition • Pollution of the Environment and the Role of Geo-scientist in the Coalfields • Environmental Issues World–wide and Those Specially Relevant to Petroleum Resource Development in India • Radiation Hazards in Uranium-Thorium Mining and Milling–A Review • Reclamation of Land Damaged by Mining in Hungary–An Experience • Legislative Measures to Control Land Degradation Due to Mineral Development–Special Reference to Indian Scenario • Exploratory Mining of Uranium Ores–Typical Problems with Special Reference to Ventilation, Dust and Health Surveys • Damage to Natural Surface Drainage in Jharia Coalfield Through Half of Century up to 1974 • Studies on Metallic Pollution of River Damodar Along Burnpur–Asansol–Raniganj Region • Pollution Load of Rivers Ganga, Damodar and Subarnarekha in Bihar • Nitrate Pollution of Groundwater in Visakhapatnam Area, Andhra Pradesh • Groundwater–A Natural Resource for Rural Development in South-Eastern Haryana Some Problems and Perspectives • Some Environmental Aspects of Bauxite Mining with Special Reference to Amarkantak Mines of Madhya Pradesh • Impact of Phosphorite Mining on the Environment Around Hirapur • An Approach to Methodology for Environmental Impact Assessment Due to Mining Activity : A Case Study • Mining Practices for Industrial and Engineering Resources : Mineral and Related Geo-Environmental Repercussions in Raipur Region • Environmental Aspect of Limestone Mining in Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh–A Preliminary Study • Studies on the Environmental Aspect of the Himgir Coal Deposits, Sundargarh, Orissa • Environmental Impact of Mining in the Himalayas–A Study on Sikkim Himalaya • Geo–Environmental Aspects of Maithon and Panchet Reservoirs using Remote Sensing Images • Diamond Jubilee National Symposium on "Development of India's Mineral and Fuel Resources : Geological and Environmental Aspects"; I.S.M. Dhanbad • Index The Title 'Environmental Issues in Mineral Resource Development written/authored/edited by K.L. Rai', published in the year 1993. The ISBN 9788121204521 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 298 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Environment. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-