From chemical risk assessment to environmental resources management: The challenge for mining

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7815-7826

  Voulvoulis, Nikolaos ^a   Skolout, John W F ^a   Oates, Christopher J ^b   Plant, Jane A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Geochemistry Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Mining; Risk assessment; Sustainable resources management

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MINING; NATURAL CAPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; MINING; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84885944795     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1785-8     Document Type: Article

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