Contamination of Water 2021
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-824058-8.00015-3
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Contamination of water resources in the mining region

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“…Mining in Mexico continues to be one of the main economic activities [1,2]. Toxic substances, along with a significant amount of energy, are used in the mining process, and they alter the sites from which precious metals such as gold and silver are extracted [3,4]. Waste generated from crushed rocks and minerals used to remove the desired metal [2,5,6] further contributes to the environmental impact.…”
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“…Mining in Mexico continues to be one of the main economic activities [1,2]. Toxic substances, along with a significant amount of energy, are used in the mining process, and they alter the sites from which precious metals such as gold and silver are extracted [3,4]. Waste generated from crushed rocks and minerals used to remove the desired metal [2,5,6] further contributes to the environmental impact.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The waste produced during the extraction process, known as tailings, typically contains harmful elements such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury. Due to the presence of these elements, the waste becomes toxic to living organisms and significantly contributes to aquifer and food chain contamination [4][5][6][7]. In Mexico, the Nahuatl word "jales" is used, which means fine sand and accurately describes the physical form of these residues [8,9].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Pollutants released during mining operations contaminate water sources that lead to health impacts on humans, animals, and flora [4], [5], and [18]. All those factors are well known worldwide, causing big change in approach to solving the imposed problem from policy makers as well as researchers [8], [9], [14].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In addition, the drainage of huge rock masses during the construction of quarries violates the conditions for the recharge and discharge of aquifers. This leads to deterioration in the quality of groundwater [1][2][3][4] and, accordingly, surface water [5][6][7][8][9], and to changes in hydrogeochemical processes. Thus, it is necessary to create a clear system for handling waste from the mining industry, particularly drainage water [9,10].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…This leads to deterioration in the quality of groundwater [1][2][3][4] and, accordingly, surface water [5][6][7][8][9], and to changes in hydrogeochemical processes. Thus, it is necessary to create a clear system for handling waste from the mining industry, particularly drainage water [9,10]. Processes for improving water quality can also be considered for drinking use or for technical purposes [11][12][13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%