Using remote sensing to assess impact of mining activities on land and water resources

Charou, E; Stefouli, M; Dimitrakopoulos, D; Vasiliou, E; Mavrantza, OD

dc.contributor.author	Charou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Stefouli, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimitrakopoulos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Vasiliou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Mavrantza, OD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:34:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:34:49Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1025-9112	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20876
dc.subject	ASTER data	en
dc.subject	Environment	en
dc.subject	Landsat	en
dc.subject	Mining activities	en
dc.subject	Pollution	en
dc.subject	Risk assessment	en
dc.subject	Vegoritida	en
dc.subject	Water management	en
dc.title	Using remote sensing to assess impact of mining activities on land and water resources	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10230-010-0098-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10230-010-0098-0	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Environmental impact assessment is now an integral part of mining operations. Remote sensing data enables the identification, delineating, and monitoring of pollution sources and affected areas, including derelict land, and changes in surface land use and to water bodies. The aim of this work was to evaluate the use of multi-temporal Landsat-5 and Landsat-7 images, SPOT Panchromatic, and ASTER data to map the natural environment on a local scale, and to assess the impact of mining activities by indicating the changes on land and water resources. Three case studies are presented: Lake Vegoritis and the Amynteon mine (both located in northern Greece) and the Lavrio mine area, in central Greece. We found that using high resolution satellite remote sensing data and state of the art GIS techniques with parallel development of a fully integrated geospatial database system provided monitoring and feedback at appropriate spatial scales; therefore, such data can be used for long-term environmental management and monitoring of reclamation and rehabilitation of mining areas. © Springer-Verlag 2010.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG	en
heal.journalName	Mine Water and the Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10230-010-0098-0	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000282739000006	en
dc.identifier.volume	29	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	45	en
dc.identifier.epage	52	en