A REVIEW OF THE NITRATE POLLUTION AND GROUNDWATER PROBLEMS DUE TO MINE BLASTS


UYAR AKSOY G. G., Okay Aksoy C., Akpınar M.

27th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, IMCET 2022, Antalya, Türkiye, 22 - 25 Mart 2022, ss.43-50 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.43-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: blasting operations, groundwater, Mining, nitrate pollution
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© IMCET 2022. All rights reserved.Underground water resources have an important place in the life of living things. The pollution and decrease of these resources cause significant problems for humanity. It is possible that blasting operations at mine sites contaminate groundwater and damage groundwater resources. One of the most important reasons for this situation is the nitrate resources found in high rates in explosives used during blasting operations. Nitrate released from explosives pollutes groundwater, making groundwater harmful to health. For this reason, nitrate pollution should be monitored and prevented as much as possible during the operations carried out at the mine sites. There are lots of nitrate sources other than explosives, these sources are used in many ways. Since the variety of nitrate sources makes it difficult to determine the cause of nitrate contamination, methods have been developed to detect it. In addition, monitoring the increase in nitrate pollution in a region is an important step to prevent this pollution. Another step to prevent nitrate pollution from mining activities is the correct use of nitrate resources in the mine site and the correct nitrate removal of these resources.