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Mining and the Environment

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 542-0261/09
Abbreviation HŽP
Course title Mining and the Environment
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Martin Hummel, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1st Basic concepts, environmental legislation, organizational structure
2nd The impact of deep mining on the environment, the impact of mining activities on surface tips, settlement trough
3rd Effect on the landscape caused by surface mining and quarrying
4th Work environment and hygiene, physical properties and protection against adverse effects on health
5th Using a storage area for mine waste, waste disposal, recycling
6th Air pollution by mining and quarrying, scattering, separation of solid emissions
7th Disposal of mine water, waste water purification
8th Effects of environmental destruction caused by mining companies, old mine workings, methane
9th Fossil fuels, new energy sources, secondary energy sources
10th Risk to environment during the mining of uranium ore mining, chemical production, nuclear power, waste disposal
11th Transport of excavated materials, means of transport and their impact on the environment
12th Soil degradation, thermal desorption
13th Reclamation of land devastated by mining and quarrying

Povinná literatura

KENNEDY, Bruce A., ed. Surface mining. 2nd ed. Littleton: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1990, 1194 s ISBN
0-87335-102-9 (váz.)978-0-87335-102-7.

Doporučená literatura

HUMMEL, M.: Mining and Environment, Ostrava, 2005