Environmental administration of quarries of construction materials in the province of Matanzas, Cuba
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environmental rehabilitation, materials of constructionAbstract
The materials of construction mined out bodies are used as “sanitary” landfills or waste dump sites, thus representing an environmental issue. More than 75% of the mines in the province of Matanzas are abandoned. This situation led to this investigation. Based on the identification and validation of 16 variables and the in situ evaluation of 250 deposits, it was possible to create a data base that shows the characteristics of each of these areas. The application of the cluster analysis (Ward method) on the data allowed obtaining four groups of environmental management. Potential options of use were assigned to each group and proposals were provided for the identification of the objectives and the management programs. This facilitated the development of a rehabilitation procedure to be implemented in the degraded areas.Downloads
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