Quantifying the hydrodynamic impacts of cumulative sand mining …
Sand mining has significant impacts on the hydrological and hydrodynamic regimes of river-lake systems. Recently, continuous sand mining has occurred in Poyang Lake, a large floodplain lake ...
The effects of sand mining on rural communities
Thus, remote sensing was applied to predict the extent of river sand mining from the year 1992 to 2022, and statistical prediction models were utilised to predict the extent of sand mining for the ...
Environmental effects of river sand mining: A case from the river …
By incorporating the sand mining component into the model, it becomes a valuable tool for simulating the bottom morphology in river segments subjected to sand mining, thus aiding in sand mining ...
Sustainability | Free Full-Text | River Sand and Gravel Mining
During a survey along the Buzău river valley, ... research in the database of relevant sand permissions given by the responsibility Authority (Decentralized Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace), resulted to zero entries concerning the specific torrent. ... and George N. Zaimes. 2023. "River Sand and Gravel Mining Monitoring Using Remote ...
Environmental Impacts of Sand Mining in Some Coastal …
Sand mining activity is one of the serious environmental problems, as the rivers are widely exploited for river bed materials like sand resulting in land and river bed degradation as well as loss ...
Understanding the Socio-ecological Drivers of SandMining …
Under such circumstances this paper seeks to access the socio-economic life driving by the sand mining in the Kulsi river. It also identifies various ecological stress lead by sand mining in the ...
Scope and Impact of River Sand Mining in Ajmer, Rajasthan
In India, the main source of sand is from river flood plain sand mining, in-stream mining, coastal sand mining, paleo channel sand mining, and sand mining from agricultural fields.
Gravel excavation and geomorphic evolution of the mining affected river
In addition, the negative effects of sand and gravel mining on river channels have been studied (Xiao et al. [20], Xiao et al. [21]). Lu et al. [22] analyzed the impact of sand mining on the ...
Strategic assessment of the magnitude and impacts of sand mining …
The study conducted in Mithri River which is the tributary of Luni River situated in Kosana village of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan shows that socio-environmental situation due to sand mining is in ...
Impacts of riverine sand mining on freshwater ecosystems: A …
This paper summarizes the results of a structured literature review addressing the question, "What evidence is there of impacts of sand mining on ecosystem structure, process, …
Uncovering sand mining's impacts on the world's rivers | WWF
Other impacts are hard to directly link to sand mining since rivers are affected by so many different factors, including dams, but it is clear that by sucking too much sediment out of the world's rivers, unsustainable sand mining will contribute to bank erosion and shrinking, sinking deltas – with the loss of agriculture land, houses and ...
Shrinking Tonlé Sap and the recent intensification of sand mining …
The research aimed to investigate the morphological changes and physical dynamics conditions of the Sa'dang River associated with river sand mining activities. The research is expected to ...
Study of Sand Mining and Related Environmental …
framework to sand mining; map locations of sand mining activities along the Nzhelele River; assess the environmental impacts; and suggest strategies for mitigating the major impacts. The research approach involved review of legislations, mapping of sand mining activities, visual observation, and river bank erosion assessment.
The environmental impacts of river sand mining
This paper brings together the effects of river sand mining on the physical, biological, chemical, and anthropogenic environment through a systematic literature review. The …
Sand Mining: A Silent Threat to the River Ecosystem
Poyang Lake in the Changjiang (Yangtze) River catchment has undergone frequent spring drought since 2003, and some researchers attributed this phenomenon to sand mining and the lakebed deformation ...
The environmental impacts of river sand mining
According to a review article on river sand mining (Rentier & Cammeraat, 2022), sand mining can alter the river bed morphology and sediment transport, leading to changes in the river's hydrology ...
Assessment of Causes and Impacts of Sand Mining on River …
This research aimed to determine the social, economic, and environmental impact of Saddang River sand mining on local communities and the Pinrang district …
The environmental impacts of river sand mining
This paper brings together the effects of river sand mining on the physical, biological, chemical, and anthropogenic environment through a systematic literature …
Strategic assessment of the magnitude and impacts of sand mining …
In this study we assess the impact of sand mining in Poyang Lake, where dredging began in 2001 after sand mining in the Yangtze River had been banned. In April 2008 concern over the impact on the biodiversity led to a ban on sand mining in Poyang Lake until further plans could be developed.
On the Morphological Impacts of Gravel Mining: The Case of the Orco River
The river mining occurred in 2003–2004, a volume of about 130,000 m 3 of sediment was extracted over a surface of about 70,000 m 2 at about 25 km upstream the confluence with the Po river. The ...
Impacts of Sand and Gravel Quarrying on the Stream …
Lu et al. [15] investigated sand and gravel mining in the upstream of the Yangtze River and its effects on the three gorge reservoirs, and analyzed the effects of sand and gravel mining on the ...
The Impact of Sand Mining on the Fluvial Environment: Case …
Therefore, a detail research project on the evaluation of the environmental impacts caused by sand mining was conducted through the use of geological principles, geotechnical principles, geographical information system (GIS) and remote sensing to assess the environmental impacts of sand mining along Nzhelele River Valley.
Sand and gravel mining impact on the surface water quality: …
The water resources in Turkey are under immense pressure due to various kinds of anthropogenic activities among which sand and gravel mining is the most disastrous one due to its adverse environmental impacts. In this study, impacts of the sand and gravel mining activities in the city of Tirebolu, Giresun Province, on the water quality of the …
Assessment of the environmental impacts of sand
The main aim of the study is to investigate sand exploitation impacts on the environment in Botlokwa Ramokgopa village along the Sand River Valley, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
(PDF) The way forward to sustain environmental quality …
Despite society's increasing dependence on sand, there are major challenges that this industry needs to deal with: limited sand resources, illegal mining, and environmental impact of sand mining.
Combined Impacts of Sand Mining Activities: The Nandu River …
The various impacts of sand mining activities on river regime, flood safety, hydrodynamic characteristics of the river, development of delta and water environment have been studied according to measured data and results of field investigation. ... {Advanced Materials Research}, year={2013}, volume={671-674}, pages={3134 - 3137}, …
Sand Mining: The World Scenario | SpringerLink
River sand mining is widespread in most of the developing and developed countries. Of the different types of fluvial systems, small rivers (catchment area <10,000 km 2) are the worst affected due to indiscriminate sand mining than large rivers as the area available for dissipation of negative externalities is low in small river basins.This chapter …
(PDF) Impact of sand mining on the changes of …
The research aimed to investigate the morphological changes and physical dynamics conditions of the Sa'dang River associated with river sand mining activities. The research is expected to ...
Impacts of riverine sand mining on freshwater ecosystems: …
River Research and Applications is a river science journal for basic and applied scientific research of rivers, covering river management, regulation & restoration. Abstract Sand mining (used here as a generic term that includes mining of any riverine aggregates regardless of particle size) is a global activity that is receiving increasing ...
Gravel excavation and geomorphic evolution of the mining affected river
The mining of sediment, such as sand and gravel, by hydraulic or bucket dredging causes various physical, ecological, and environmental effects in the river (Meador & Layher, 1998). Sediment removal from a channel bar can form large, steep-walled excavation pits (borrow pits) within the channel bed that directly impact the …