Topic T1 : GEOHAZARDS Key Idea 3:Engineering activities can have a major impact on the natural environment Knowledge and Geological techniques Comments understanding and skills Extraction of geological raw materials and economic storage of waste products involves interference with the surface and/or subsurface environment. Candidates will be Analysis of the methods of expected to have studied Quarrying and extraction of geological raw extraction from open cast mining. Problems materials to identify potential pits and underground associated with the environmental problems and mines. extraction of rock and the ways by which these may minerals stability of – be minimised. working faces, rock falls, ground subsidence, flooding, surface/groundwater pollution and waste tipping. Waste disposal. Analysis of landfill engineering Problems of ground data for the disposal of contamination, domestic waste or including underground sites for the groundwater pollution disposal of highly toxic and methane gas chemical and radioactive production, can be waste. ameliorated by good geological site selection and engineering practice. There are special problems with the disposal of highly toxic chemical and radioactive waste.
Topic T1 : GEOHAZARDS Key Idea 3:Engineering activities can have a major impact on the natural environment Knowledge and understanding Geological techniques and skills Comments Extraction of geological raw materials and economic storage of waste products involves interference with the surface and/or subsurface environment. Quarrying and mining. Problems associated with the extraction of rock and minerals – stability of working faces, rock falls, ground subsidence, flooding, surface/groundwater pollution and waste tipping. Waste disposal. Problems of ground contamination, including groundwater pollution and methane gas production, can be ameliorated by good geological site selection and engineering practice. There are special problems with the disposal of highly toxic chemical and radioactive waste. Analysis of the methods of extraction of geological raw materials to identify potential environmental problems and the ways by which these may be minimised. Analysis of landfill engineering data for the disposal of domestic waste or underground sites for the disposal of highly toxic chemical and radioactive waste. Candidates will be expected to have studied extraction from open cast pits and underground mines.
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