| Main Title |
Human health and environmental damages from mining and mineral processing wastes : technical background document supporting the final rule applying phase IV land disposal restrictions to newly identified mineral processing wastes. |
| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency Response ; |
| Year Published |
1998 |
| Report Number |
EPA 530-R-99-037 |
| Stock Number |
PB99-155962 |
| OCLC Number |
44554419 |
| Subjects |
Mineral industries--Waste disposal--Government policy--United States
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| Additional Subjects |
Environmental effects ;
Human health ;
Health effects ;
Mining ;
Mineral industry ;
Case studies ;
Mine wastes ;
Acid mine drainage ;
Water pollution ;
Ground water ;
Mine waters ;
Surface waters ;
Soil contamination ;
Land pollution ;
Heavy metals ;
Storage tanks ;
Mines(Excavations) ;
Environmental exposure ;
Environmental transport ;
Mill tailings ;
Waste disposal ;
Waste water ;
Aquatic ecosystems ;
Leakage ;
Water supply ;
Land Disposal Restrictions ;
Mineral processing
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ESAD |
EPA 530-R-99-037 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
07/15/2000 |
| NTIS |
PB99-155962 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
In preparing this background document, EPA sought to support selected aspects of the regulation by providing readily available examples of human health and environmental damage caused by wastes from mining and mineral processing. EPA relied primarily on extensive data on damages from the management of mining and mineral processing wastes that EPA had previously collected and anlayzed. To identify a few additional cases, EPA conducted limited new data gathering that was feasible within project constraints. In identifying existing and new damage cases to compile, EPA selected cases that demonstrate that human health and environmental damages occur across a wide range of mineral commodity sectors and throughtout the United States. |
| Notes |
Cover title. "April 1998." Shipping list no.: 2000-0436-M. "EPA530-R-99-037." Includes bibliographical references. |
