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Assessment of rehabilitation options for environmental impacts of abandoned mines

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dc.contributor.author Kavirathne, SR
dc.contributor.author Udayanga, RI
dc.contributor.author Keerthi, T
dc.contributor.author Gunawardana, ADTJ
dc.contributor.author Chaminda, SP
dc.contributor.author Jayawardena, CL
dc.contributor.editor Dissanayake, DMDOK
dc.contributor.editor Jayawardena, CL
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-28T06:48:11Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-28T06:48:11Z
dc.date.issued 2021-12
dc.identifier.citation Kavirathne, S.R., Udayanga, R.I., Keerthi, T., Gunawardana, A.D.T.J., Chaminda, S.P., & Jayawardena, C.L. (2021). Assessment of rehabilitation options for environmental impacts of abandoned mines. In D.M.D.O.K. Dissanayake & C.L. Jayawardena (Eds.), Proceedings of International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2021 (pp. 106-112). Department of Earth Resources Engineering, University of Moratuwa. https://uom.lk/sites/default/files/ere/files/ISERME%202021%20Proceedings_2.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17106
dc.description.abstract The quarries which are abandoned ceasing operations without a proper closure plan cause negative impacts on the environment and also risk for the health and safety of society and the economy. This research focused on the environmental aspects that are affected by abandoned quarries and a sustainable methodology to design future land use. The objective of this research is to introduce a quarry rehabilitation method that is effective and has a positive impact on the environment, and applicable for abandoned quarries in Sri Lanka. In this respect, the district of Colombo has been chosen due to its importance in social and economic aspects. The research was conducted by identifying abandoned quarries through remote sensing and geographic information system technique (RS & GIS) analysis of satellite images of the concerned area. Prioritised two quarries among identified quarries for further analysis and suggested possible rehabilitation options. According to the land use analysis around the two quarries, the better rehabilitation option is to transform the lands into a vegetation area. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Earth Resources Engineering, University of Moratuwa en_US
dc.relation.uri https://uom.lk/sites/default/files/ere/files/ISERME%202021%20Proceedings_2.pdf en_US
dc.subject Colombo district en_US
dc.subject Land use en_US
dc.subject Quarry rehabilitation en_US
dc.subject RS & GIS en_US
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US
dc.title Assessment of rehabilitation options for environmental impacts of abandoned mines en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Earth Resources Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.year 2021 en_US
dc.identifier.conference International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2021 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 106-112 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2021 en_US
dc.identifier.email chaminda@uom.lk


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