[HTML][HTML] Sand ecologies, livelihoods and governance in Asia: a systematic sco** review

M Marschke, JF Rousseau - Resources Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Sand, gravel, and crushed rock–known as construction aggregates–are in high demand in
the Asian region. Such demand is driven by high rates of urbanization, infrastructure …

Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals: Conflicts, synergies, and pathways forward

M Bendixen, LL Iversen, J Best, DM Franks… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Sand, gravel, and crushed stone are the most mined materials on Earth. Aggregates
constitute the foundation for modern civilization and are essential for providing shelter …

A review on substitution of natural sand with granite fines in sustainable concrete

Z Li, J Lao, L Wang, NS Lim, KH Tan, S Qian - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
A mass amount of granite fine (GF), a byproduct of the cutting and grinding process in the
masonry industry, is generated every year all around the world. Most of these wastes are …

Waste valorization of coal mining waste from a circular economy perspective: A Brazilian case study based on environmental and physicochemical features

J Acordi, L Simão, MNS Faraco, CH Borgert, E Olivo… - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Mineral coal reserves are distributed across all continents in more than 70 countries. The
extraction and industrial processing of these reserves generate large amounts of tailings …

Different responses of taxonomic and functional structures of stream macroinvertebrate communities to local stressors and regional factors in a subtropical biodiversity …

Z Li, J Wang, Z Liu, X Meng, J Heino, X Jiang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Examining the relative contribution of local environmental stressors and regional factors in
structuring biological communities is essential for biodiversity conservation and …

Population survey showing hope for population recovery of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise

J Huang, Z Mei, M Chen, Y Han, X Zhang… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis), has
experienced rapid declines in recent decades. We estimate its abundance based on surveys …

Detection of illicit sand mining and the associated environmental effects in China's fourth largest freshwater lake using daytime and nighttime satellite images

H Duan, Z Cao, M Shen, D Liu, Q **ao - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Illegal sand mining activities are rampant in coastal and inland water around the world and
result in increased water turbidity, reduced water transparency, damage to fish spawning …

Research on shotcrete in mine using non-activated waste coal gangue aggregate

M **ao, F Ju, Z He - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Concrete is a building material that has been widely used in many industries, including coal
mines. Because of environmental influences related to traditional aggregates in the concrete …

Development of Engineered Cementitious Composites/Strain-hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC) with waste granite fine powders

Z Li, B Lu, J Feng, H Zhao, S Qian - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a sustainable Engineered Cementitious Composites/Strain-hardening
Cementitious Composite (ECC/SHCC) mixture with the replacement of standard sand (SS) …

Degradation of a foreland river after the Wenchuan Earthquake, China: A combined effect of weirs, sediment supply, and sediment mining

Y Lin, C An, S Zheng, R Nie, G Parker… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Since the 2008 Wenchuan (Ms. 8.0) Earthquake, the foreland rivers of the Longmen
Mountains have suffered from significant bed degradation, among which the Shi‐ting River …