1. Coal Mining and the Environment
In the past, attention was paid to air pollution caused by emissions in the coal burning process however now more research is done to environmental degradation in terms of land pollution due to improper waste management. ... These dumps cause land erosion, contaminate ground water, and contribute to dust pollution and even explosions because they are self igniting. ... They calculated unaccounted economic losses due to pollution which was 2.4%. this number takes into account the social impact of coal mining. ... When everyone is aware of the dangers posed there would be more action taken to re...
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