Mining
The process of extracting minerals, metals and other geological resources from the ground. Some materials that are mined are limestone, oil shale, diamonds, uranium, coal and iron.
Mining of an Aquifer
Withdrawal over a period of time of ground water that exceeds the rate of recharge of the aquifer.
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mining - the removal of minerals (like coal , gold, or silver) from the ground.
minority leader - the leader of the minority party in either the House or the Senate.
Mining water use: Water use for the extraction of minerals occurring naturally including solids, such as coal and ores; liquids, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas.
Mining: See overwithdrawal
Monitoring well: A non-pumping well, generally of small diameter, that is used to measure the elevation of a water table or water quality.
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Definition (english only)
Any residue which results from the extraction of raw materials from the earth.
Strip-Mining: A process that uses machines to scrape soil or rock away from mineral deposits just under the earth's surface.
Structural Deformation: Distortion in walls of a tank after liquid has been added or removed.
strip mining A process that uses large earth-moving machines to scrape soil or rock away from mineral deposits just under the earth's surface.
Determining Grade
Is It Proof Or Business Strike?
Prooflike Coins
Grading Other Series
Why Won't They Grade My Coin?
High End vs. Low End; The Bust-Out Game
Computer Grading
Conclusion
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Determining the Yield of a Paper Recycling Process
Paper Recycling
Paper recycling is the process of turning waste paper (post-consumer) or scrap paper (pre-consumer) into usable products.
Determining if a chemical or a microbe can cause adverse health effects in humans and what those effects might be.
Hazard Quotient ...
determining the total inactivation ratio, the public water
system must determine the residual disinfectant concentra-
tion of each disinfection sequence and corresponding ...
Determining the exact level of injury is critical in making accurate predictions about the specific parts of the body that may be affected by paralysis and loss of function.
Determining toxicity by a procedure which simulates leaching; if a certain concentration of a toxic substance can be leached from a waste, that waste is considered hazardous, i.e., "EP Toxic." Replaced by the TCLP.
Extremely Hazardous Substances ...
When examining a coin, a buyer must decide for himself just how "pretty" the coin is and whether its attractiveness warrants the price being asked. Only the buyer can decide the eye appeal. Aesthetic judgments differ from person to person.
OPENCAST MINING This is a type of mining where, instead of sinking a shaft and mining underground, the topsoil is stripped away from the surface and materials are mined from an open pit or trench.
rate-determining step
See rate-controlling step
rate difference (RD)
Absolute difference between two rates.
Groundwater Mining: Permanent depletion of groundwater reserves.
Groundwater Quality Assessment: The process of analyzing the chemical characteristics of groundwater to determine whether any hazardous materials exist.
Groundwater mining. The withdrawal of water from an aquifer in excess of recharge over a period of time. If continued, the underground supply would eventually be exhausted or the water table could drop below economically feasible pumping lifts.
ground-water mining
The pumping of more ground water from an aquifer than in replaced by recharge ...
A hand compass is necessary for determining the aspect of a slope.
EVALUATION OF PRODUCTIVITY - Based on Soil ...
A 1980 study examining the impact of airport noise on children's health found higher blood pressure in kids living near Los Angeles' LAX airport than in those living farther away.
Mining uranium requires a lot of oil. High costs to ensure safety. We still don’t have a solution to storing waste. Concerns about radioactive fuels getting into terrorist hands.
Solar: still fairly expensive.
Environmental damage from hydroelectric, mining, energy and forestry projects, chemical pollution from industry, nuclear energy and weapons testing, toxic waste mismanagement, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming, ...
A soil characteristic determining or describing the maximum rate at which water can enter the soil under specified conditions including the presence of excess water. It has the dimensions of velocity (i.e. cm³ cm-² sec-¹ = cm sec-¹).
Tidal fluctuation is taken into account when determining sea level. Mean Sea Level (MSL) is used to reference the height of structures above ground level and depth below the ocean's surface. Atmospheric pressure is also referenced from sea level.
Overburden: Rock and soil cleared away before mining.
Overdraft: The pumping of water from a groundwater basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin; results in a depletion or "mining" of the groundwater in the basin.
GOLD JEWELRY / GOLD MINING (Environmental Article #113)
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD; IT MAY BE CYANIDE
Gold Mining and Processing - The High Cost of Gold Jewelry
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But mining and refining uranium requires large amounts of energy. In addition, nuclear power plants produce waste that is radioactive.
A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment can include a visual inspection of the property and adjacent properties, determining the past and present uses of the land, reviewing documentation of regulatory compliance, ...
deforestation: destruction of forests from logging, land clearing for agricultural and pastural land, mining, oil exploration, urban development and so forth.
Any solid, semi-solid, liquid, or contained gaseous materials discarded from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, and from community activities.
Crushed waste rock deposited on the ground during mining and ore processing, including some of the rock in which the ore is found. Unless they are handled carefully, they frequently release contaminants.
first reduction A method of determining high and low water heights, time intervals, and ranges from an arithmetic mean without adjustment to a long-term series through simultaneous observational comparisons.
Environmental Site Assessment: The process of determining whether contamination is present on a parcel of real property.
Environmental Sustainability: Long-term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations.
Transect: an ecological method particularly useful in examining zonation or gradients
Trophic Level: refers to a position in the hierarchy of the food web shared by all organisms are the same number of steps away from the primary producers ...
Any investigation of a defined population, using epidemiologic methods, which would assist in determining exposures or possible public health impact by defining health problems requiring further investigation through epidemiologic studies, ...
Design Value: The pollutant concentration used by air quality managers as the basis for determining attainment of an air quality standard, generally by using an air quality model. The design value may or may not be the same as the designation value.
The physical state of a coin. Is a primary consideration in determining coin grade.
Condition Census
A list of the finest known specimens of a particular variety of coin.
Waste material, often associated with well drilling or mining, composed of mineral salts or other inorganic compounds.
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Embodied Energy - Total energy used to create a product, including the energy used in mining or harvesting, processing, fabricating, and transporting the product.
Remedial investigation
The CERCLA process of determining the type and extent of hazardous material contamination at a site.
Solid Waste: Defined in RCRA to include any garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, ...
Surface, Environment, and Mining
SEAS
Strategic Environmental Assessment System ...
Risk Assessment is the process of estimating the risk to health or environment of a product or work process by determining the possible extent of damage and the likelihood of that damage occurring.
Is the quantifying of different waste streams, recording and detailing of it as a proportion of the total waste stream, determining its destination and recording details of waste practices.
Waste assessment ...
One of the status determination criteria (SDC) for determining if overfishing is occurring. It will usually be equivalent to the fishing mortality (F) corresponding to the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) control rule.
The pumping of water from a groundwater basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin; results in a depletion or "mining" of the groundwater in the basin.
Overflow Rate ...
Volumetric titration is a means of measuring unknown concentrations of water quality indicators in a sample by determining the volume of titrant or liquid reagent needed to complete particular reactions.
non-fossil-fuel emissions (NFFE) = emissions from activities than do not involve the burning of fossil fuels; such as methane released in the mining process; methane from livestock; methane released from sewage; GhG from cement production ...
It is a major factor in determining climate through its influence on surface vegetation, the clouds, snow and ice, and soil moisture.
SOLID WASTE Nonsoluble, discarded solid materials, including sewage sludge, municipal garbage, industrial wastes, agricultural refuse, demolition wastes and mining residues.
Best Management Practice (BMP): structural or managerial technique recognized as the most effective and practical means of controlling pollution for an agricultural, urban, forested, or mining area.
The second is methane, released from rice paddies, both ends of cows, rotting garbage in landfills, mining operations, and gas pipelines.
to suggest additional factors that influence ocean levels such as movement of the ocean floor, evaporation, subsidence, run off from snow melt, changes in currents, salinity levels and so on. It is important for them to realize that determining the ...
Recycled glass generates 20 percent less air pollution and 50 percent less water pollution.
One ton of glass made from 50 percent recycled materials saves 250 pounds of mining waste.
For example, if a plant with multiple emissions sources is treated as being "under an emissions bubble," regulators assess only the total emissions of the plant, not the emissions of each individual source, in determining compliance.
Also, the sustained extraction of ground water from an aquifer at a rate greater than the recharge rate of the aquifer, resulting in a drop in the level of the water table. Also see Ground Water Overdraft and Ground Water Mining.
wetland transitional zones between dry land and deep water where saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on surface.
Restoration ecology The science concerned with the deliberate colonization and revegetation of derelict land, especially after major damage from activities such as mining and waste disposal and after land has been released from agricultural use.
 See also: Water, Environment, Environmental, Waste, Reduce
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