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The quarrying of marble, a well-known ornamental stone, has a substantial positive impact on Portugal's economy, but it also generates large environmental impacts. The amount of waste produced during quarrying can be as much as 80% of all stone/soil extracted. That waste is then dumped near the quarry, where it accumulates indiscriminately because a viable alternative for its disposal has not yet...