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Yao, Kouadio Assemien François, Yao, Blaise Koffi, Belcourt, Olivier, Salze, David, Lasm, Théophile, Lopez‐Ferber, Miguel, Junqua, Guillaume |
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Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management; Mar2021, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p465-479, 15p |
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Environmental impact assessment studies are mandatory for major industrial or infrastructure projects in most countries. These studies are usually limited to on‐site impacts during exploitation but do not consider indirect impacts generated off‐site or those concerning other steps of the project, including dismantling. National regulations in various countries have recently begun to include these neglected impacts to obtain a better appreciation of project trade‐offs. Several scientists have highlighted the substantial potential of using the life cycle assessment methodology to increase the level of detail and completeness of environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies. Even if mining activities are known to produce significant local impacts, their consequences outside an extraction site have not yet been well documented. The implementation of the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology in the EIA procedure has been carried out in a Au mining project by separating on‐site and off‐site impacts during the entire life cycle of the mine from prospection to site restoration following the end of exploitation. Mining projects occur over large time periods and require diverse materials and processes. The main difficulty of such analysis is the data collection that needs to be extrapolated for some of the activities. Even with these limitations, the Afema case study highlighted the significant share of off‐site impacts (from a spatial perspective) and the major contribution of the exploitation phase of the mine (from a temporal perspective). Operating activities, especially excavation, ore, and waste rock transportation, blasting, ore processing, and tailing treatments, are the main impacts produced during the exploitation phase and are involved in climate change, particulate matter formation, and land destruction. Therefore, this standardized LCA method should be recommended by the regulatory authorities for use in EIA procedures. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021;17:465–479. © 2020 SETAC KEY POINTS: The LCA method conducted has enabled the evaluation of global impacts (Climate Change, Fossil and Metal Depletion) which are not addressed generally in conventional EIAs but required by new regulations.The study revealed that the operating phase is the most impacting step of the life cycle of a mine.The study highlighted quite significant off‐site impacts indicating the relevance to consider all of the background activities as well.The overall effects on Climate Change and Fossil Depletion are mainly caused by background activities, whereas Metal Depletion is caused by foreground activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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