ENGLISH

Sand Mining: Environmental Impacts and Selected Case Studies

By D. Padmalal , K. Maya (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2014
ISBN
978-94-017-9143-4, 978-94-017-9144-1
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-9144-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11142160 bytes)
Series
Environmental Science and Engineering
Edition
1
Pages
162\177
Topic
Geology Mining
Time added
2014-11-10 20:00:00
Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control /

Description

This book addresses most of the environmental impacts of sand mining from small rivers The problems and solutions addressed in this book are applicable to all rivers that drain through densely populated tropical coasts undergoing rapid economic growth. Many rivers in the world are drastically being altered to levels often beyond their natural resilience capability. Among the different types of human interventions, mining of sand and gravel is the most disastrous one, as the activity threatens the very existence of river ecosystem. A better understanding of sand budget is necessary if the problems of river and coastal environments are to be solved.

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