Impacto ambiental de la minería en el devenir histórico de la comarca de Río Tinto (Huelva)

As a consequence of the large mining operations occurred at Rio Tinto area (SW Spain) since prehistoric times, forests were demolished, rivers were polluted by heavy metals, sulphates and suspended particles, air was polluted by So2 producing acid rains and human health problems, wastes (slags, pyri...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Fernández Caliani, Juan Carlos, Galán Huertos, Emilio
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:1996
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositório:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/12785
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/12785
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Environmental impact
Mining
Rio Tinto
SW Spain
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Resumo:As a consequence of the large mining operations occurred at Rio Tinto area (SW Spain) since prehistoric times, forests were demolished, rivers were polluted by heavy metals, sulphates and suspended particles, air was polluted by So2 producing acid rains and human health problems, wastes (slags, pyrite ashes, and other leaching materials) were storaged as great mountains, and landscape turned wilderness and inhospitable with many abandoned mining factories and ghost villages. Today, environmental problems derived from this old situation and present activities are a challenge for the Administration, ecologists and society, since the Rio Tinto area is the most contamined of Spain