A rich vein? Mining and the pursuit of sustainability

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-26

  Amezaga, Jaime M ^a   Rötting, Tobias S ^a   Younger, Paul L ^a   Nairn, Robert W ^b   Noles, Anthony Jo ^c   Oyarzún, Ricardo ^d   Quintanilla, Jorge ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c Asociación Civil Labor   (Peru)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; NON-RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES; TRANSPORTATION METHOD; WATER USE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EXTRACTION;

GROUND WATER; WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METAL; MINING; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; PETROLEUM; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; MINING; PERU; POLICY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BOLIVIA; CHILE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPE; MINING; PERU; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78650703285     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101430e     Document Type: Article

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