Because the coal content of serpentine is high, the ashes and dust that result from mining are carried down and enter the soil, posing a public hazard.
由於蛇紋石礦含煤、鎳量極高，開礦留下的粉屑、粉塵滲入土壤，將導致植物養分吸收不平衡，造成「礦物公害」。