Mine Wastes and Water, Ecological Engineering and Metals Extraction

Sustainability and Circular Economy
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-84653-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 154 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

The book reviews past and present mine waste management processes. It estimates global water consumption by major mining resources per annum. This consumption will lead land use resources (agriculture and water) to collide with mining interests expected in the near future. With the application of novel metal extraction processes and the adoption of ecological engineering as an approach to waste and water management, a reduction in water and land consumption can be achieved. Using these methodologies would make mining more sustainable. Together with ore and metal recycling, mining methods can be brought into the 21st century.

The book describes natural weathering processes and the microbiology of extreme environments, also known as mine sites. The role of microbes in weathering and remediation is emphasized, along with case studies of the enhancement of various ecological processes which curtail weathering and transform pollutants, creating ore bodies of the future.

This book has been written as an extension to a contribution to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia. It adds depth and many examples from 40 years of multidisciplinary work with experts from geology, hydrogeology, geomicrobiology and algal physiology and chemistry, items too extensive for the Encyclopedia.          

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wheeler, William N.

Kalin-Seidenfaden, Margarete

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and Weathering.- 2. Dimensions of Global Mining Waste Generation and Water Use.- 3. Toward a Sustainable Metals Extraction Technology.- 4. Waste Management: A brief history and the present state.- 5. Constructed wetlands and the ecology of extreme ecosystems.- 6. Ecological Engineering Tools in Extreme Ecosystems.- 7. Biological Polishing Tool: Element Removal in the Water Column.- 8. The biofilm generation tool and sulphate oxidation.- 9. R&D Field Applications.- 10. The Way forward.

Über Autor(innen)

Margarete Kalin-Seidenfaden is a Senior Ecologist (ESA) and Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP), with two prestigious awards from the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM). She has served on the editorial board the Journal Ecological Engineering and as a reviewer of many environmental journals. In 2020 she was awarded with an honorary PhD from Laurentian University, Sudbury Ontario Canada. Margarete is the president and managing Director of Boojum Research Ltd, Canada.