Risk Assessment of Mining Environmental Liabilities for Their Categorization and Prioritization in Gold-Mining Areas of Ecuador

Mining environmental liabilities (MEL) are of great concern because of potential risks to ecosystems and human health. In this research, the environmental risk (RI) related to MEL existing in three artisanal and small-scale gold-mining areas of Ecuador was evaluated. For this purpose, data of 167 ME...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sustainability 2022-05, Vol.14 (10), p.6089
Hauptverfasser:	Salgado-Almeida, Bryan, Falquez-Torres, Daniel A., Romero-Crespo, Paola L., Valverde-Armas, Priscila E., Guzmán-Martínez, Fredy, Jiménez-Oyola, Samantha
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acid mine drainage Deposits Ecosystems Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental liability Environmental management Environmental risk Geological surveys Geology Gold Gold mines & mining Landfills Mineral processing Mitigation Pollution Pollution control Population Rehabilitation Risk analysis Risk assessment Risk levels River ecology Sediments Sustainability Waste disposal sites
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