Which of the following negative impacts of mining involves rainwater seeping through piles of overburden, creating sulfuric acid?
A) acid mine drainage
B) land subsidence
C) air and water pollution
D) scarring of surface land
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A) acid mine drainage
Explanation:
- The acid mine drainage is a phenomena in which the metallic acids are eroded from the mining site under the action of water agent coming from the rain.
- The mine drainage results from the exposure of the pyrite to the rainwater. The acidic runoff can damage the heavy metals in the mining site like copper, lead, mercury and can also contaminate the groundwater or surface water like river drainage.
- The acid mine drainage can be prevented by restoring the mining site.
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Acid mine drainage creates a negative impacts of mining involves rainwater seeping through piles of overburden, creating sulfuric acid.
Explanation:
- It's the outflow of the acidic water from the coal mines and occurs naturally in some places were parts of the weathering of the environmental rock takes place by the large scale earth disturbance and construction activities.
- The rocks tend to contest sulphide minerals and are found in coals sites, transport corridors etc. The acid may contain toxic metals copper and iron and have large scale impacts on the stream environments.
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