WASTE WATER TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN MINES

Mining industries enhance comfort of human life on one hand but this also cause pollution to air and water which are essential for survival of life. Therefore, mining and industrial activity adversely affects the ecosystem including wild life population due to deforestation, fragmentation, to habitat, air and water pollution. Eliminating the mining activities is not the solution to this problem. Hence, it is important to find the most suitable and applicable methods to reduce the pollution caused by mining to the maximum extent. This paper presents the brief review of the various methods which can be implemented to treat and manage the waste water given out from the mines.