Various scholars and research institutions have attempted to assess High Conservation
Values (HCVs) using different methodologies and approaches. Various countries have …

In this article, social-economic, legal and ecological perspectives on effectiveness of water
quality governance and their interactions have been studied. Worldwide, authorities are …

Mining can adversely affect the quantity and quality of groundwater and surface water in
mining areas (Bebbington and Williams 2008; Vidic et al. 2013), threatening the …

Water pollution arising from abandoned coal mines, is second only to sewage as a source of
freshwater pollution and in coalfield catchments mine water can be the dominant pollutant …

This study investigated the water pollution impact of mine drainage from an underground
colliery that had stopped mining 3 years earlier. After more than a century of operation, the …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) threatens the water quality and safety of karst river water (KRW),
and the formation of secondary iron or aluminum-bearing minerals during the mixing of AMD …

Salinization of freshwaters threatens aquatic ecosystems globally via effects that include
reductions in benthic macroinvertebrate diversity. Enhanced understanding of salinity effects …

Mining wastewater can have adverse effects on the ecosystem; thus, treatment before
discharging into the environment is of utmost importance. This manuscript reports on the …

This study was conducted to assess the accumulation and sources of harmful metals and
associated public health risk from the usage of underground mine water of Barapukuria coal …

Groundwater quality studies of coal mining areas are very important due to coal
explorations, dumping of huge quantity of over burdens, and subsequently mixing with the …