Read Chapter 1 in the Textbook (Pages 4 21)

Name: ______Block: _____ Date: _____/_____/_____

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Read Chapter 16, Section 3 in the textbook (pages 451 – 455). Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase that best completes each item.

Chapter 16 – Section 3: Mining Regulations & Mine Reclamation

I) (Introduction)

A) Mining has become of the most heavily regulated industries in the ______

B) Reclaiming the land is part of every ______

II) The Environmental Impacts of Mining

A) Air and Noise Pollution

1) Surface coal mines produce ______

2) Noise is created by the ______used for mining and by ______

3) Surface mines are not located near ______

4) Regulations in the U.S. forbid mining operations to ______

B) Water Contamination

1) Water that seeps through mines or piles of excess rock can ______

2) Contaminants can wash into streams, where they can ______

3) Water that has been contaminated by dissolved toxic minerals is called ______(which stands for ______)

C) Displacement of Wildlife

1) When their natural habitat is removed, animals ______

2) A good develop plan to reclaim a mine site ensures that he displacement of wildlife is merely ______

3) Dredging disturbs ______

4) Disturbance of a riverbed can cause ______

D) Erosion and Sedimentation

1) A dump is a pile of excess ______from mining

2) Running water erodes ______

E) Soil Degradation

1) Soil at a mine site is removed and stored in ______

2) Minerals that contain sulfur may be found in ______

F) Subsidence

1) Subsidence is ______

2) Subsidence occurs when ______

G) Underground Mine Fires

1) Lightning, forest fires, and burning trash can all cause ______

2) Fires can start by themselves when ______

3) These fires often take ______

4) Underground fires that burn their way to the surface ______

III) Mining Regulation and Reclamation

A) Mining companies must comply with regulations of:

1) ______

2) ______

3) ______

4) ______

B) Reclamation

1) Reclamation is the process of ______

2) The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1997 (______)

(a) Created a program for surface coal mining regulations on ______and ______land.

(b) Minimized the surface effects of ______

C) State Regulation of Mining

1) Mining companies must obtain permits from ______

2) In a bond forfeiture program ______

3) If the company does mine and reclaim a site according to its permits, then the state ______

4) State agencies are also responsible for ______

5) Agencies issue ______and assess ______for noncompliance.