Sand Mining : Environmental Impacts and Selected Case Studies - Padmalal, D.; Maya, K.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
Introduction -- Rivers - Structure and Functions -- River Sand Mining and Mining Methods -- Impacts of River Sand Mining -- Sand Mining -The World Scenario -- Environmental Case Studies from SW India -- EIA of River Sand Mining -- Mining Strategies and Management -- River Sand Auditing - An Example from SW India -- Sand - The Fine Aggregate -- Sources of Sand and Conservation.
Keywords: Water pollution; Mineral resources; Environmental management; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Mineral Resources; Environmental Management