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Mining of the River Bed and Environmental Consequences
Abstract: Due to tremendous rate of demand, by the year 2050, the world is expected to run out of construction grade sand. Construction-grade sand is found in aquatic environments, such as rivers and is a provisioning ecosystem service. Even under controlled circumstances, the practice of extracting the sand from the riverbed and river-banks impacts the environment. Unfortunately, many countries lack sand mining regulation policies and in combination with a high demand, …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 24–33 Read article