Environmental
geology, is an applied science concerned with the practical application of the
principles of geology in solving of environmental problems. It is a
multidisciplinary filed that is closely related to engineering geology and, to
a lesser extent, to environmental geography. Each of these fields involves the
study of the interaction of humans with the geologic environment, including the
biosphere, the lithosphere, the
hydrosphere, and to some extent the atmosphere.
Environmental geology includes:
* Managing
geological and hydrogeological resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, water
(surface and ground water), and land use.
* Studying
the earth’s surface through the disciplines of geomorphology, and edaphology.
* Defining mitigation
exposure of natural hazards on humans.
* Managing
industrial and domestic waste disposals and minimizing or eliminating effect of
pollution and
* Performing
associated activities, often involving litigation.
Nasarawa State know for its solid
minerals, any explorations and exploitation of these minerals at any time by
any company, must first of all put the safty of the people and the environment
before, during and after the mining activities.
By making sure that any company
responsible for the mining process must carried out the environmental impact
assessment research as it concerns the state of the people and the environment.
Nassarawa State
is endowed with numerous minerals resources;
Recent
policy reforms have brought the solid minerals sector to the fore.
The emphasis is on encouraging massive
foreign investor’s participation in this sector.
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Environmental impact of mining. A well design method of mining can minimized
the environmental impact of mining.
The environmental impact of mining in
the area can be seen in; fugitive dust emissions.
In the process of large-scale earthwork,
dust emission are inevitably a problem.
These dust particles originate from the
following potential sources; ore crushing, convergence of crushed ore, loading
bins, blasting, mine and motor vehicle traffic, use of hauling roads, waste rock piles, windblow
tailings, and disturbed areas. Dust can contain toxic heavy metals such as arsenic,
lead, and other. These toxic heavy metals, when incorporated with dust can
contaminate surface causing sedimentation and turbidity problems.
The saffy of the environment must not be
compromise by any company at anytime.
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