Physical Impacts of Sand Mining in Rivers and Floodplains

The aim of restoration is recompose a new vegetation structure in order to obtain benefits such as the containment of bank erosion, reestablishment of a hydric and nutrient regime, and increase the diversity of species. The present paper evaluated the development of the vegetation introduced as ciliar forest around a mining lagoon through establishing indicators based on the vegetation structure, physic-chemical characteristics of the soil and the water. Results show that the indicators of vegetation, like dying of species and the covering of top were classified as negative factors. Regarding vegetation development, it was considered positive when individuals out of inundation points were analyzed. According to soil indicators, chemical factor pH acid suggests intoxication by aluminum, iron and manganese impeding development of the vegetation in the local. Topographic factor also caused erosion and dying/extinction of species localized in declining points and carried nutrients to the inundation point and finally to the sand mining pool.

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Restoration of areas degraded by alluvial sand mining: use of soil microbiological activity and plant biomass growth to assess evolution of restored riparian vegetation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ◽

10.1007/s10661-017-5852-3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 189 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Graziela R. Venson ◽

Rosemeri C. Marenzi ◽

Tito César M. Almeida ◽

Alexandre Deschamps-Schmidt ◽

Renan C. Testolin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Riparian Vegetation ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Biomass Growth ◽

Microbiological Activity ◽

Sand Mining ◽

Alluvial Sand ◽

Soil Microbiological Activity

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Mixed response in bacterial and biochemical variables to simulated sand mining in placer-rich beach sediments, Ratnagiri, West coast of India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ◽

10.1007/s10661-011-2143-2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 184 (5) ◽

pp. 2677-2689 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Christabelle E. G. Fernandes ◽

Anindita Das ◽

B. N. Nath ◽

Daphne G. Faria ◽

P. A. Loka Bharathi

Keyword(s):

West Coast ◽

Sand Mining ◽

West Coast Of India ◽

Biochemical Variables ◽

Mixed Response ◽

Beach Sediments

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Organization, operations, and success of environmental organized crime in Italy and India: A comparative analysis

European Journal of Criminology ◽

10.1177/1477370816649627 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 160-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Aunshul Rege ◽

Anita Lavorgna

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Organized Crime ◽

Research Area ◽

Sand Mining ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Operational Practices ◽

Organized Crime Groups ◽

Organizational Mechanisms ◽

Environmental Crimes

Despite the devastating short- and long-term consequences of resource-related environmental crimes, rampant illegal soil and sand mining continues worldwide. In countries such as India and Italy, organized crime groups have emerged as prominent illegal suppliers of soil and sand. The proposed study focuses on an understudied research area at the intersection between organized crime and environmental crimes, and offers a trans-comparative study of illegal soil and sand mining conducted by Indian and Italian organized crime groups with two main objectives. First, a comparative analysis of the organizational mechanisms, operational practices, threat management, and supporting cultural, regulatory, and policing factors is conducted. Second, a discussion of how these groups reflect mainstream models and theories of organized crime is offered.

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