Environmental impact studies in coalfields in India: a case study from Jharia coal-field

V Saini, RP Gupta, MK Arora - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coal is the major fossil fuel used for power generation in India. For producing more and
more coal, mining activities are increasing day by day. Coal mining activities lead to …

Assessment of soil heavy metal pollution and associated ecological risk of agriculture dominated mid-channel bars in a subtropical river basin

MM Hoque, A Islam, ARMT Islam, SC Pal… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The elevated concentrations of heavy metals in soil considerably threaten ecological and
human health. To this end, the present study assesses metals pollution and its threat to …

Environmental impact of coal mining on water regime and its management

RK Tiwary - Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2001 - Springer
Coal mining is one of the core industries that contribute to the economic development of a
country but deteriorate theenvironment. Being the primary source of energy coal has …

Major ion chemistry, weathering processes and water quality assessment in upper catchment of Damodar River basin, India

AK Singh, GC Mondal, S Kumar, TB Singh… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
The chemical characteristics of surface, groundwater and mine water of the upper catchment
of the Damodar River basin were studied to evaluate the major ion chemistry, geochemical …

Acid mine drainage in an Indian high-sulfur coal mining area: Cytotoxicity assay and remediation study

M Dutta, N Islam, S Rabha, B Narzary… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Opencast mining causes significant environmental concern due to acid mine drainage
(AMD) caused by the oxidation of pyrites and other sulfur-bearing minerals. The present …

Assessment of mine water quality using heavy metal pollution index in a coal mining area of Damodar River Basin, India

MK Mahato, G Singh, PK Singh, AK Singh… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2017 - Springer
A total no. of 16 mine water (underground and opencast coal mine pump discharges)
samples were collected from East Bokaro coalfield during pre-monsoon, monsoon and post …

Environmental geochemistry of Damodar River basin, east coast of India

AK Singh, SI Hasnain - Environmental Geology, 1999 - Springer
Water and bed sediment samples collected from the Damodar River and its tributaries were
analysed to study elemental chemistry and suspended load characteristics of the river basin …

Assessment and prediction of contaminant migration in ground water from chromite waste dump

RK Tiwary, R Dhakate, V Ananda Rao, VS Singh - Environmental Geology, 2005 - Springer
Sukinda chromite valley is one of the largest chromite deposits of the country and produces
nearly 8% of chromite ore. It greatly contributes towards the economic development but at …

Identification and evaluation of hydrogeochemical processes on river Cooum, South India

L Giridharan, T Venugopal, M Jayaprakash - … monitoring and assessment, 2010 - Springer
The salient features of the river water chemistry and the seasonal variations on the
individual chemical parameter were evaluated and characterized. The order of abundance …

Variation of the chemical composition of Grouz dam waters, Eastern Algeria

Z Guerraiche, A Boudoukha… - Desalination and Water …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The quality of surface water has been deteriorated in recent years, due to agricultural, urban
and industrial development. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of …