Causes of Environmental Degradation
This human activity is the main cause of environmental degradation discussed in the research.
What is mining?
This environmental issue happens when harmful substanes enter water systems.
What is water contamination?
This Canadian city is a major focus of mining related environmental issues
What is Sudbury
What is the approximate number of active mines in Canada
What is 200+
This indigenous group is directly impacted by mining in Sudbury.
What are the Atikamesheng Anishnawbek?
Mining causes this process that removes tress and destroys ecosystems.
What is deforestation?
This process occurs when exposed rocks create sulfuric acid
What province is home to Sudbury
What is Ontario
this is the number of abandoned mines in Canada contributing to environmental damage
What is 10,000
This is how mining affects First Nation traditions.
What is it disrupts fishing, hunting, and gathering?
This process explains how mining damages land by wearing away soil over time.
What is soil erosion?
This is how tailing ponds contribute to water pollution.
What is they leak sulfuric acid into waterways?
this landform region contains valuable minerals like nickel copper and gold
What is the Canadian shield
In the 1960s to 70s Sudbury emitted about this many kilotonnes of SO2 annually
What is 2500 kilotonnes per year
This program helped restore Sudbury
What is the Re-egreening Program?
Mining leads to this type of ecosystem damage where animals lose their natural homes.
What is habitat loss?
This is why acid mine drainage is a long-term environmental problem,
What is it can continue polluting for decades?
This Alberta location has legacy coal mines affecting a river basin
What is Hinton, Alberta
What is the estimated cost in 1994 to repair acid mine drainage damage
What is $2-5 billion
Thus is how much mining contributes to Sudbury's local GDP annually.
What is $3.3 billion?
This is how mining contributes to long-term environmental damage to ecosystems.
What is through soil erosion, deforestation, and habitat loss"
This explains how sulfur rocks contribute to water contamination
What is they react with air and water to produce sulfuric acid?
this mine is northwestern B.C has been polluting for about 60 years after closure
What is the Tulsequah mine
This percentage shows how much air pollution was reduced by regreening efforts
This explains why mining is still important despite environmental damage.
What is it provides jobs, resources, and supports the economy and technology?