New systematically measured sand mining budget for the Mekong Delta reveals rising trends and significant volume underestimations

• Main Authors: Gruel, Charles-Robin, Park, Edward, Switzer, Adam D., Kumar, Sonu, Ho, Huu Loc, Kantoush, Sameh, Binh, Doan Van, Feng, Lian
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Sand Mining; Riverbed Incision
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162661
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The river beds of the Mekong Delta are some of the most intensively sand mined places in the world. However, sand mining budgets remain limited to rough and indirect estimates. Here, we provide a first systematic, field-based estimation of the Mekong Delta's sand mining budget. This budget over...