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Chapter 3
Key Environmental Impacts
From: Unearthing Justice
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In this chapter, the author describes the various environmental impacts that mining operations have. These include the release of toxic chemicals such as mercury and radon into water bodies, as well as air and soil pollution.
Contributors
Joan Kuyek
Joan Kuyek is a community-focused mining analyst and organizer living in Ottawa. She was the founding National Co-ordinator of MiningWatch Canada from 1999–2009 and continues to do work for MiningWatch and for a number of communities affected by mining.