Pollution minimisation practices in the Australian mining and mineral processing industries

被引:42
作者
Driussi, Catherine [1 ]
Jansz, Janis [1 ]
机构
[1] Edith Cowan Univ, Joondalup 6027, Australia
关键词
Australian mining; environment; health and safety policies; environmental pollution control; waste recycling;
D O I
10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.09.004
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Research was conducted to identify some of the current pollution minimisation practices adopted in Australia's mining and mineral processing industries. Initially. 84 mining and mineral processing companies were approached for inclusion in the study, with request only made for information that was available to the company stakeholders and the wider general community. Among the responses received. BHP Billiton, BlueScope Steel, Newmont Australia Limited and AngloGold Australia provided the information requested and/or a substantial quantity of information through reports on their company website. Analysis of the data collected for these companies indicated that improvements were made. and that policies had been implemented over the previous few years. The pollution minimisation and policy practices adopted at the operations of these companies include environmental management systems. advanced pollution control technologies, environmental awareness training for employees, and requirement from company stakeholders - for increased accountability of environmental impacts. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:673 / 681
页数:9
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