The process of coal mining faces significant environmental opposition, and the environmental consequences due to international coal trade disruption should be fully recognized. To deal with the environmental consequences of replacing coal import by domestic mining, accurately quantifying environmental impact of the potential …
اقرأ أكثرIn this paper, the influence of coal mining on the groundwater is analyzed from a qualitative and quantitative perspective. The hydrochemical analysis results reflect the relationship of the recharge, runoff, and drainage; the features of the medium; and water-rock interactions. ... Underground coal mining methods affect the environment ...
اقرأ أكثرCoal is a nonrenewable fossil fuel that is combusted and used to generate electricity. Mining techniques and combustion are both dangerous to miners and …
اقرأ أكثرEconomic factors include energy demand and its growth, the supply and cost of alternative sources of energy, coal quality and the cost of coal preparation, the selling price of coal, advancements in technology that …
اقرأ أكثرSpecifically, the project seeks to answer how the expansion of seawater desalination by the mining industry is affecting local populations, and how climate …
اقرأ أكثرImpact of Coal Mining on the Environment in Mainganga Community of Akko Local Government, Gombe State, Nigeria Maina Benjamin α, Kachalla Aliyuda σ & Comfort C. Amin Dawa ρ Abstract- The discovery of coal in Maiganga village has damage and hazards accompany mineral development. attracted the location of coal mining industry in the …
اقرأ أكثرMining, whether for fossil fuels or metals used in clean energy technologies, has serious environmental impacts, and it's hard to make apples-to-apples …
اقرأ أكثرCoal mining subsidence leads to a drop in the water table and subsidence of the collapsed surface to form a waterlogged area, causing significant environmental changes and destruction of the original ecosystems, resulting in the formation of a unique nascent wetland in the coal mining subsidence area (Chang Jiang et al., 2017; Zhou et …
اقرأ أكثرThe eco-environment quality (EEQ) of the study area is affected by both human and natural factors. Mining intensity and surface subsidence are the main human factors affecting the ecological ...
اقرأ أكثرEach driving factors displayed an optimal range (e.g., precipitation = 63–71 mm) for maximizing FVC. Given the study watershed's status as a national energy base, understanding vegetation responses to coal mining and climate-environment changes is crucial for sustaining fragile terrestrial ecosystems and socioeconomic development. …
اقرأ أكثرUnderground coal mining has a strong disturbance on surrounding rock strata, causing inevitable water inflow into mined spaces, which seriously affects safety production. Mine water disaster is regarded as one of the most critical problems in coal mining and, thus, has been a research hotspot in coal mining. This review focuses on …
اقرأ أكثرThe coal fed Japan's growing steel industry, and in the decades of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, change was afoot. Switching from a majority of underground to open-cut mines in New South Wales and ...
اقرأ أكثرArticlePDF Available. Coal mining reclamation as an environmental recovery effort: a review. July 2023. Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management 10 (4):4811. DOI: 10.15243/jdmlm.2023.104.4811.
اقرأ أكثرTo control the ecological environment of coal mining subsidence areas with high water levels, the research on mining subsidence control and land reclamation has been carried out. ... Main control factors and influence rule of mining subsidence by backfill mining. China J Min And Strata Control Eng 21(2):57–59 ((in Chinese)) Google …
اقرأ أكثرAbstract. This paper presents a novel approach to environmental assessment of coal mining operations, which enables assessment of the factors that are both directly and indirectly affecting the environment and are associated with the production of raw materials and energy used in processes. The primary novelty of the …
اقرأ أكثرThis study investigates the effects of coal mining on environmental sustainability in South Africa in relation to the moderating role of institutions. To achieve the study's objectives, the fully modified least square (FMOLS), dynamic least squares (DOLS), canonical cointegrating regression (CCR), Bayer-Hanck cointegration and Toda …
اقرأ أكثرGlobal extent and composition of mining areas. Mining potentially influences 49.9 million km 2 of Earth's terrestrial land area (37%, excluding Antarctica), assuming impacts extend 50 km from ...
اقرأ أكثرHowever, the environmental implications of coal mining have become a concern due to its impact on air and water quality, land degradation, and greenhouse gas …
اقرأ أكثرFACTORS HINDERING COAL MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA. REDUCED DEMAND Negative views on coal and its environmental impact have resulted in a major decline in its use by the major economies of the world. Because of coal's contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, many countries have put in place strict environmental laws which …
اقرأ أكثرThere are two interpretations that could potentially explain the distinctions of groundwater pH in two coal mine areas associated with coal mining activities: (i) the influx of lower pH water from overlying aquifers or/and surface water bodies as a result of hydraulic pathway formed during the coal mining activities (Huang et al. 2018; Qu et al ...
اقرأ أكثرCoal is South Africa's major primary energy source, and plays a significant role in supplying the chemicals and steelmaking industries. The benefits of coal production are relevant in the light of South Africa's development priorities of job creation and economic growth. Even so, primary metal production and coal-based power generation industries, through their …
اقرأ أكثرcoal mining subsidence areas using 16 S rDNA pyrophos - phate sequencing. The results showed that the reclaimed area had richer bacterial diversity and higher soil organic matter (SOM) and total nitrogen (TN) content (Li et al. 2014). Shi et al. studied the coal mining subsidence area in the windswept region of western China and found that
اقرأ أكثرThe mining industry plays a significant role in economic growth and development. Coal is a viable renewable energy source with 185.175 billion deposits in Thar, which has not been deeply explored. Although coal is an energy source and contributes to economic development, it puts pressure on environmental sustainability. The current …
اقرأ أكثرIn many cases, expanding power supply through sources other than coal (that is, renewables or natural gas) is cost effective, even before considering the …
اقرأ أكثرCoal mining is the biggest challenge because of its contribution to local (including indoor), regional and global pollution. The paper enumerates the fact and fallacies of various health and ...
اقرأ أكثرCoal mining activities are causing an extensive range of environmental issues at both operating and abandoned mine sites. It is one of the most environmentally destructive practices, with the capability to eliminate fauna and flora, impact the groundwater system, and pollute the soil, air, and water. The Czech Republic relies almost exclusively on coal …
اقرأ أكثرDeniz Mamurekli1. Coal has remained the main source of energy in the UK from 1700 to the end of 1970s, and it still plays an important role in the power generation. The paper discusses the current coal consumption in the UK together with environmental impacts of coal mining, coal processing and coal utilisation for power generation.
اقرأ أكثرThis study investigates the effects of coal mining on environmental sustainability in South Africa in relation to the moderating role of institutions. To achieve the study's objectives, the ...
اقرأ أكثرRequest PDF | The influences of coal mining on the large karst springs in North China | Environmental damage, to a greater or lesser degree, is caused by coal mining. On the basis of analyzing the ...
اقرأ أكثرPermits require an environmental analysis of the mining operation and plans to ensure a stable post-mining landform (Skousen and Zipper, 2014). ... As the mining of coal and its influence in Appalachia wanes, its legacy is extensive. The region is transitioning to a future with far less economic support provided by coal, yet coal's legacy ...
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