How is the mining avtivity injurous to the health of the minors and enviroment?Explain?
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The effect of mining includes erosion,, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water by chemicals from mining processes this affects environment . Humans are also affected by mining. There are many diseases that can come from the pollutants that are released into the air and water during the mining process. During smelting operations enormous quantities of air pollutants, such as the suspended particulate matter, SO arsenic particles and cadmium are emitted. Metals are usually emitted into the air as particulates.Most of the miners suffer from various respiratory and skin diseases. Miners working in different types of mines suffer from asbestosis, silicosis, black lung disease etc.
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