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Created page with "=====Constructing soils for climate-smart mining===== [https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00862-x by Francisco Ruiz, José Lucas Safanelli, Fabio Perlatti, Maurício Roberto Cherubin, José A. M. Demattê, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Xosé Luis Otero, Cornelia Rumpel & Tiago Osório Ferreira 19/06/2023 Communications Earth & Enviroment] Surface mining is inherently linked to climate change, but more precise monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is ne..."
 
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=====Constructing soils for climate-smart mining=====
[[Mining Effects]]
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00862-x by Francisco Ruiz, José Lucas Safanelli, Fabio Perlatti, Maurício Roberto Cherubin, José A. M. Demattê, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Xosé Luis Otero, Cornelia Rumpel & Tiago Osório Ferreira 19/06/2023 Communications Earth & Enviroment]
 
  Surface mining is inherently linked to climate change, but more precise monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is necessary. Here we combined the geolocation of mine sites and carbon stock datasets to show that if all legal active mining sites in Brazil are exploited over the next decades, 2.55 Gt of CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) will be emitted due to the loss of vegetation (0.87 Gt CO2eq) and soil (1.68 Gt CO2eq). To offset these emissions, we propose constructing soils (Technosols) from mine and other wastes for mine reclamation. We show that this strategy could potentially offset up to 60% (1.00 Gt CO2eq) of soil-related CO2 emissions. When constructed with suitable parent materials, Technosols can also restore important soil-related ecosystem services while improving waste management. The construction of healthy Technosols stands out as a promising nature-based solution towards carbon-neutral mining and should, therefore, be considered in future environmental policies of major mining countries.
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===== Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe =====
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/14/cost-clean-up-toxic-pfas-pollution-forever-chemicals by Leana Hosea 14/1/25 The Guardian]
  The cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found.

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Mining Effects

Logging Effects

Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe

by Leana Hosea 14/1/25 The Guardian

The cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found.