Thursday, 6 December 2012

Taking Care of Nature's Subsurface Water

By Jim Thorpe


Mining has been carried out and performed by humans for thousands of years. Mining techniques and procedures have changed as technology and industrialization has made the mining process more effective and streamlined the way in which precious minerals and useful ores are gleaned from the earth.

On top of that, you can find water in rain, the rivers and more often not, the groundwater underneath nearly every landscape. This wide network of water allows living things to flourish in places as miserably hot as the desert.

Someone else will pick up the slack and clean that water for you. Whether it be the people who run the sewers or Mother Nature. It will be clean again. You are just not quite sure how that is going to be accomplished. But it is not your problem.

The global economy that simultaneously developed alongside and was a byproduct of industrialization has also allowed small mining operations and companies to transform into massive mining corporations and employers of thousands. Their methods for extracting minerals have also advanced as has their total scale of operation.

That is why we generally put our drinkable water through a filter. We get rid of the bad stuff in favor of good health. Some of these elements include magnesium, calcium and chlorides. They are a constant additive in connection with the contamination of groundwater

True, one small cup of water with bleach should not be enough to have a real impact on the environment. You have to remember that you are literally one of millions that is pouring identical cups of bleach out, often on a weekly basis.

Gangue is the collective term for all types of undesired material that incases precious material and therefore can include any number of minerals but should not be confused with the general waste rock and minerals or materials that cover the area rich with precious ores that is known as overburden.

The runoff of chemicals into drainage systems act as a direct pathway for chemicals to contaminate the life sustaining substance below. Another source of contamination of groundwater comes from industrial areas.

Research the most effective ways to get rid of some chemicals and follow those suggestions to the "T." Some days will feel dreadfully dull as you begin to wonder why you are going through the hassle. Remember during these times that you are setting a trend for the future. One person can truly make a difference, even if that difference isn't noticeable at first.

The waste produced by either of these methods is called tailings. Tailings are the consequential byproduct of any mining operation and therefore must be disposed of by the corporation or mine.

Knowing about the sources of contamination of groundwater is the first step to helping improve the situation. Who filters Mother Nature's water? How will they get the access to clean water they need to survive? You don't see badgers out there boiling water before they drink it.

Your kids may not appreciate the lessons at a younger age. They will definitely appreciate them when they have their own homes.




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