Which statement is true about the potential environmental impact on local water from surface and underground mining? A. Both types of mining carry a high risk of sediment runoff
B. Both types of mining can cause the water table to drop.
C. Both types of mining can lead to the entry of acids and heavy metals into the local water
D. Both types of mining result in overburden clogging local small waterways 1) Which statement is true regarding the potential environmental impact on local water from surface and underground mining? (1 mark)
*Both types of mining can lead to the entry of acids and heavy metals into the local water.*
2) Compared to underground mining, why does surface mining have a greater impact on terrestrial ecosystems? (1 mark)
*In surface mining, large areas of land are completely cleared of vegetation and topsoil.*
3) What environmental impacts are caused by both surface mining and underground mining? Choose the two correct answers. (1 mark)
*destruction of ecosystems and local water contamination*
*Answers*
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1.) Compared to underground mining, why does surface mining have a greater impact on terrestrial ecosystems?
• in surface mining, large areas of land are completely cleared of vegetation and topsoil
2.) Which statement is true regarding the potential environmental impact on local water from surface and underground mining?
• both types of mining can lead to the entry of acid and heavy metals into the local water
3.) What environmental impacts are caused by both surface mining and underground mining? Choose the two correct answers.
• destruction of ecosystems
• local water contamination
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