Imperial College London
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Professor Nick Voulvoulis

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Professor of Environmental Technology
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7459n.voulvoulis Website

 
 
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Location

 

103Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Voulvoulis:2013:10.1007/s11356-013-1785-8,
author = {Voulvoulis, N and Skolout, JW and Oates, CJ and Plant, JA},
doi = {10.1007/s11356-013-1785-8},
journal = {Environ Sci Pollut Res},
title = {From chemical risk assessment to environmental resources management: the challenge for mining.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-1785-8},
year = {2013}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - On top of significant improvements and progress made through science and engineering in the last century to increase efficiency and reduce impacts of mining to the environment, risk assessment has an important role to play in further reducing such impacts and preventing and mitigating risks. This paper reflects on how risk assessment can improve planning, monitoring and management in mining and mineral processing operations focusing on the importance of better understanding source-pathway-receptor linkages for all stages of mining. However, in light of the ever-growing consumption and demand for raw materials from mining, the need to manage environmental resources more sustainably is becoming increasingly important. The paper therefore assesses how mining can form an integral part of wider sustainable resources management, with the need for re-assessing the potential of mining in the context of sustainable management of natural capital, and with a renewed focus on its the role from a systems perspective. The need for understanding demand and pressure on resources, followed by appropriate pricing that is inclusive of all environmental costs, with new opportunities for mining in the wastes we generate, is also discussed. Findings demonstrate the need for a life cycle perspective in closing the loop between mining, production, consumption and waste generation as the way forward.
AU  - Voulvoulis,N
AU  - Skolout,JW
AU  - Oates,CJ
AU  - Plant,JA
DO  - 10.1007/s11356-013-1785-8
PY  - 2013///
TI  - From chemical risk assessment to environmental resources management: the challenge for mining.
T2  - Environ Sci Pollut Res
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-1785-8
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23690077
ER  -
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