Toxic mine drainage from Asia's biggest copper mine at Malanjkhand, India.
This paper has studied the environmental deterioration due to copper mining in Malanjkhand at Central-east India. No data is available on environmental degradation at the studied site although geological aspects are well studied. Mine drainage from the mines is definitively toxic. The site is also undergoing various stages of acid mine drainage (AMD) particularly from the heap leaching sites and the tailing area. AMD impacted water steam and sediment were also analysed. Results show substantial level of contamination of almost all segments of environment. Presence of elevated level of other heavy metal viz. Au, Ag, Pb, Cr, Cd, Fe, Cu and base metals like Na, K in AMD impacted water and sediments is due to metal leaching effect of AMD. Bio monitoring with the help of benthic macro invertebrates and metal accumulation in plants was also carried to know the impact of the toxic drainage. Results prove a very significant impact on the environmental health.
Pandey
Piyush Kant
PK
Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering, Department of Engineering Chemistry, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, 491002, Chhattisgarh, India. drpiyush_pandey@yahoo.com
Sharma
Richa
R
Roy
Manju
M
Pandey
Madhurima
M
D044822:Biodiversity; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D055593:Geological Phenomena; D005844:Geology; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D007194:India; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D008906:Mining; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
D006256:Hazardous Waste; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003300:Copper