Browsing by Subject "Environmental impact"
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Assessing the awareness of environmental management accounting in the mining industry
(2013)The extraction of raw materials has environmental impacts. Forestry and the extraction of coal, oil, natural gas, gold and other minerals can have serious impacts on the environment. Exploration and evaluation, development ... -
Developing a generic model of the initial review process for a gold mine shaft business unit
(North-West University, 2003)South Africa is one of the world's foremost mining nations and mining and its associated industries continue to form the cornerstone of the country's economy. However, the mining industry has, by its very nature, the ... -
Environmental impact of leach water from selected mine tailings materials in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Background and objective: Mine tailings materials pose severe impacts to the environment (soils, water and ecosystem). A variety of processes such as erosion or sedimentation and leaching disperse trace elements to the ... -
The environmental impact of small cap mineral exploration companies : a review of African activities and legislation
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)In recent decades, the extractive minerals industry’s impact on the environment has, for numerous reasons, been the object of intense scrutiny. Operating mines are under constant pressure to reduce the impact their ... -
Hydrological Modelling of the Rietvlei Wetland, Western Cape, South Africa : Identifying possible Environmental Impacts
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Conceptualizing the hydrological processes governing wetland environments is only possible when the defining attributes of the wetland are considered and understood. In this case, the groundwater level fluctuations, wetland ... -
Sustainability and resilience for transformation in the urban century
(Nature, 2019)We have entered the urban century and addressing a broad suite of sustainability challenges in urban areas is increasingly key for our chances to transform the entire planet towards sustainability. For example, cities are ... -
Urbanization erodes ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity and may cause microbial communities to converge
(Springer Nature, 2017)Urbanization alters the physicochemical environment, introduces non-native species and causes ecosystem characteristics to converge. It has been speculated that these alterations contribute to loss of regional and global ...