An Assessment of Mine Legacies and How to Prevent Them A Case Study from Latin America /

• Main Author: Pacheco Cueva, Vladimir (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Hydrology.; Environmental management.; Public policy.; Mineral resources.; Water pollution.; Environmental economics.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Mineral Resources.; Public Policy.; Environmental Economics.

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Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Methodology
• Chapter 2. Knowledge about Mine Legacies, International Best Practice Standards and Mine Closure Regulation in the USA and El Salvador
• Chapter 3. Social and Historical Remarks about Mining in San Sebastian and Assessment of the Mine’s Current Legal Status
• Chapter 4. Legacies of the San Sebastian Mine
• Chapter 5. Reform, Awareness, Prevention and Remediation Strategies
• Conclusion.