Strip mining / by Barbara Linde.
Material type: TextSeries: Habitat havocPublisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1433998629
- 1433998645
- 9781433998621
- 9781433998645
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 622.292 L743 | Available | 33111007918531 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Strip mines can be found everywhere from Appalachia to India, across China, and all the way to Australia. They may contain deposits of coal, copper, or gold. Readers will find out what strip mines are and how they are used, and discover some of the pros and cons about the operation of these mines. Full-color photographs and in-depth sidebars highlight some of the destruction that the mining practices cause and how some companies work to reclaim the land after the mines are closed.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
What happened here? -- Habitats are homes -- What is strip mining? -- Is strip mining harmful? -- Spoiled soil -- Water worries -- Mountaintop misery -- Not-so-fresh air -- Other problems -- New homes from old mines.
Looks at the controversy surrounding strip mining, discussing the process and its effects on the environment.