Environmental concerns

It is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.

• Mining

• Air pollution

• Deforestation

• Water pollution

It is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest. This can include clearing the land for agriculture or grazing, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing.

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

• Deforestation

• Illegal mining

It is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities. Water bodies include for example lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater.

• Air Pollution

• Deforestantion

• Soil pollution

• Water pollution

It is defined as the buildup in soils of persistent toxic compounds, chemicals, salts, radioactive materials, or disease-causing agents, which have adverse effects on plant growth and animal health.

• Deforestation

• Soil pollution

• Water pollution

• Air Pollution

It is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Car emissions, chemicals from factories, dust, pollen and mold spores may be suspended as particles.

• Illegal mining

• Water pollution

• Soil pollution

• Air pollution