| Title | Legislation for Environmental Protection in the Case of Geothermic Drillings in Mexico |
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| Authors | Alfredo Ortega Rubio, Cerafina Arg¸elles Mendez and Heidi Romero Schmidt |
| Year | 1995 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | environmental protection, geothermal drilling, Mexican legislation |
| Abstract | In order to prevent and/or to mitigate, the potential environmental impacts produced by Geothermal drilling and development, Mexican legislation specifically establishes particular measures. Such official recommendations includes the protection of soil, plants and fauna in the environment. Special attention is provided for the endemic or endangered species, the Natural Protected Areas and tourist, historical or archeclogical zones. Specific measures are established in order to avoid any possibility of chemical contamination. In this study we analyze in a broad scope, the legislation concerning the activities associated to geothermal drillings in |