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Chromium and its negative effects on the …

Chromium is mined in different countries around the world (such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Finland, India, Kazakihstan and the Philippines) as the naturally occurring form, chromate ore (FeCr 2 O 4).Chromium is unstable …

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Chromite mining pollution, environmental impact, toxicity …

Chromite mining activities are indispensable for production of goods and services. Sukinda is a major mining site of Odisha, India, polluted by chromium, which is highly toxic in its hexavalent form. The Sukinda valley is a rich source of chromites, amounting to almost 95% of Cr available in India, and is the fourth most polluted site worldwide. Immediate solutions are …

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Case Study: Chromite mining and processing

Although humans are exposed to chromium through air, water, food or supplements containing chromium, the primary exposure source for the general population is food.8 Foods that contain …

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An overview of chromite mining in Sukinda valley in …

In addition to the accumulated seepage, water in the chromite mine quarries of Sukinda is evacuated by pumping that ultimately nds its Farmers force Turmeric, Red way into the stream water of Damsala Nalla, the principal drainage channel of the valley. ... Oscar Grenfell The unsafe chromium pollution produces adverse health effects in people in ...

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Human exposure to chromite mining pollution, the toxicity …

A chromite mining study in Pakistan revealed that in the impact areas of chromite mining, the toxic metal concentration including Cr, Pb, Cd, and Ni in drinking water exceeded the permissible limits . The Cr(VI) pollution in both surface and ground waters as direct consequences of chromite mining activities have also been revealed in India .

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(PDF) Environmental Impacts Assessment of Chromium

Soil and water pollution, and acoustic pollution by the move of heavy vehicles (Photos by E. Laçi) 3.3.5. Reducing of the natural resources of chromium ore as a result of unmanageable use

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Economic analysis of the Ring of Fire chromite mining …

Economic analysis of the Ring of Fire chromite mining play 4 4 Chromite and ferrochrome processing Most chromite extraction is through open pit mining operations. As with any open pit operation inflows of water have to be managed and controlled, and overburden, waste rock and the ore have to be removed.

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Human exposure to chromite mining pollution, the toxicity …

This review highlighted the environmental pollution resulted from chromite mining and processing industries globally, and explained the probable toxic effects as well as toxicity mechanisms of …

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Chromite ore beneficiation: prospects and challenges

Mining of chromite deposits is being carried out both by open-pit and underground mining. Early mining of chromite was on a small-scale and was relatively straightforward from outcrops or to shallow depths followed by hand sorting. With the increased demand, conventional open-pit mining and mechanical underground mining became necessary.

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Groundwater Quality, Health Risk Assessment, and Source …

In comparing mining, non-mining, and chromite mines water, it appeared that waters are enriched due to water–rock interaction, weathering, and dissolution of minerals occurring in the bedrock …

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12. Small Scale Mining and the Environment in

DOI: 10.3362/9781780445489.012 Corpus ID: 132709997; 12. Small Scale Mining and the Environment in Zimbabwe: The Case of Alluvial Gold Panning and Chromite Mining @inproceedings{Maponga199712SS, title={12.

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Unsafe Chromium and its Environmental Health Effects of Orissa Chromite

Chromite mines generate considerable quantity of pollutants containing toxic hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, which contaminates 10 to 4000 mg/kg (ppm) of total chromium in air, water and soil environment. Surface water and ground water in Sukinda region contain hexavent chromium Cr(VI), well above the permissible limits of 0.05 mg/l (ppm).

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A review of chromite mining in Sukinda Valley of India: …

Heavy metal pollution and its hazardous effects are one of them. Though India is the 3rd largest chromium producing country and the Sukinda valley of Odisha, is the chief source for chromium, hence here the threat of chromium pollution is at a high point. ... Indigenous isolates from the waters of chromite mining sites at Sukinda Valley, Orissa ...

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Human exposure to chromite mining pollution, the toxicity

The presence of toxic metals in various environmental media including air, water, and soil, along with their chemical species such as hexavalent chromium, pose major health …

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Cascading impacts of global metal mining on climate …

The elements of the vector Δ x r indicate the economic losses of each region enabled by the primary inputs of region r.The elements of the vector Δ E r represent the environmental or human health impact reduction enabled by the primary inputs of region r.. 2.3. Data sources. In this study, eight categories of metals (including copper, lead, nickel, zinc, iron, cobalt, lithium, and …

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MiningWatch Canada Chromite Series Fact Sheet # 01

Soil, sediment, water, air and living things can all become contaminated with chromium as a result of mining and other industrial activities. Because there has never been a major chromite mine in North America, most of the concerns about chromium toxicity in Canada and the US (including the film Erin Brokovich) are not about chromite mining but

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Chromium in Environment, Its Toxic Effect from Chromite-Mining …

The chromite mining as well as the overall mining sector in South Africa has historically been a crucial factor in the economic growth and advancement of the country (Hamann 2004). ... former in water. Some Cr(VI) compounds may burn the skin due to their corrosive nature (Guertin 2004). Other Chromium Effects on Humans Chromium is an essential ...

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Chromite Mining in Sukinda Valley in Odisha

Extensive mining of chromite in the area since several areas poses serious threats to the environment through pollution of toxic hexavalent chromium in soil and water bodies.

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Assessment of drinking water quality and identifying …

Water sources near mining regions are often susceptible to contamination from toxic elements. This study employs machine learning (ML) techniques to evaluate drinking …

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Kidney ailment death throws light on effects of chromite mining

Apparently chromite mining has been responsible for two deaths on an average every month this year. On Saturday, 51-year-old Bhima Saradar, who worked in the chromite mines at Kalarangiatta ...

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Chromium contamination and effect on environmental …

Chromium pollution is a significant environmental threat, severely impacting our environment and natural resources, especially water and soil. Excessive exposure could lead …

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Chromite mining pollution, environmental impact, …

Chromite mining activities are indispensable for production of goods and services. Sukinda is a major mining site of Odisha, India, polluted by chromium, which is highly toxic in its hexavalent form. The Sukinda valley is a rich source of chromites, ... water, and soil. Heavy metals being persistent in the environment are

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Gaon Connection : India's Biggest Rural Media Platform

Over 98% of India's chromite reserve is found in the Sukinda region of Odisha where water, air and land is highly contaminated due to chromite mining and the local Adivasis suffer its impact. Despite large funds collected in the state under the District Mineral Foundation, money is being used to build an international hockey stadium and ...

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Potential Toxic Effects of Chromium, Chromite Mining …

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Chromite mining pollution, environmental impact, toxicity …

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Mine waste water at South Kaliapani usually contains toxic levels of hexavalent Cr(VI). The present in situ study was conducted at South Kaliapani chromite mine area in Orissa state, India, to assess the phytoremediation ability of three plants, namely, rice (Oryza sativa L.), paragrass (Brachiaria mutica), and an aquatic weed (Eichhornia …

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Unsafe Chromium and its Environmental Health Effects …

Chromite mining has vastly improved the economic status of several people in Orissa . ... Environmental Health Effects The water from chromite mines are invariably contaminated with hexavalent ...

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Human exposure to chromite mining pollution, the toxicity …

Significant amounts of toxic metal-containing mining waste are produced by chromium mining activities, along with the production of air pollutants. The presence of toxic metals in various environmental media including air, water, and soil, along with their chemical species such as hexavalent chromiu …

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Leveraging plant-based remediation technologies against chromite mining …

The release of hazardous hexavalent chromium from chromite mining seriously threatens habitats and human health by contaminating water, air, and soil. Vulnerability to hexavalent chromium can result in significant health risks, viz, respiratory issues, gastrointestinal illnesses, skin problems in humans, and a plethora of toxic effects in animals.

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Chromium in Environment, Its Toxic Effect from Chromite-Mining …

The global demand for chromite, (Fe, Mg, Al)Cr 2 O 4, is driven by the need for ferrochrome to be used in wide applications for manufacturing different materials (Cramer et al. 2004).The chromite mining as well as the overall mining sector in South Africa has historically been a crucial factor in the economic growth and advancement of the country (Hamann 2004).