@article{1444253,
      recid = {1444253},
      author = {Kalin-Seidenfaden, Margarete, and Wheeler, William N.,},
      title = {Mine wastes and water, ecological engineering and metals  extraction : sustainability and circular economy /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {The book reviews past and present mine waste management  processes. It estimates global water consumption by major  mining resources per annum. This consumption will lead land  use resources (agriculture and water) to collide with  mining interests expected in the near future. With the  application of novel metal extraction processes and the  adoption of ecological engineering as an approach to waste  and water management, a reduction in water and land  consumption can be achieved. Using these methodologies  would make mining more sustainable. Together with ore and  metal recycling, mining methods can be brought into the  21st century. The book describes natural weathering  processes and the microbiology of extreme environments,  also known as mine sites. The role of microbes in  weathering and remediation is emphasized, along with case  studies of the enhancement of various ecological processes  which curtail weathering and transform pollutants, creating  ore bodies of the future. This book has been written as an  extension to a contribution to the Oxford Research  Encyclopedia. It adds depth and many examples from 40 years  of multidisciplinary work with experts from geology,  hydrogeology, geomicrobiology and algal physiology and  chemistry, items too extensive for the Encyclopedia.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1444253},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84651-0},
}