Question

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Answer 1

One step of copper mining requires blasting ore to be able to blasted and extracted from mine.

• This process causes harm to the Geosphere (Lithosphere)
• In this step, they blast the mines inside the earth. Which causes destruction and harm to the geosphere.
• We know that, land comes under Geosphere also known as Lithosphere.

Mercury is used to recover minute pieces of gold that is mixed in soil and sediment. Sometimes Mercury can be lost in this process resulting in widespread contamination of local rivers and lakes.

• This causes harm to the Hydrosphere.
• The portion of earth covered with water is known as hydrosphere.
• Since, The Mercury is getting mixed with the water. It is polluting the water that is the hydrosphere.

Hundreds of tons of rock are unearthed, moved and crushed in mining operation significantly increasing the amount of dust and particulates in the air.

• This causes harm to the Atmosphere.
• The particles of dust get increased in air and eventually gets mixed and spread everywhere.
• The air is getting polluted which means the atmosphere is getting harmed.

Strip mining (also known as mountaintop removal) involves scraping away earth and rocks to get to coal buried near the surface. This often results in the destruction of ecosystems.

• This causes harm to the Biosphere.
• The biosphere consists of plants and animals. And these plants and animals collectively form a habitat called ecosystem.
• When a ecosystem is destroyed, the biosphere is harmed.