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Mining and the Environment

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Course Unit Code542-0261/09
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle, Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HUM72Ing. Martin Hummel, Ph.D.
Summary
The course deals with the description of the environment and its components, the influence of mining on the individual components of the environment. Analysis of the mining operation leads to define which factors are more that are less essential and how they can be reduced. Furthermore, the subject deals with the remediation and reclamation areas affected by mining.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim is for students to be able to assess the effects of mining on the environment and define how to prevent negative impacts.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
ŠTÝS, Stanislav, et al. Rekultivace území postižených těžbou nerostných surovin. Praha : SNTL, 1981. 680 s.
KRYL, Václav; FRÖHLICH, Emil; SIXTA, Jan. Zahlazení hornické činnosti a rekultivace. Ostrava : Kryl, Fröhlch, Sixta, 2002. 80 s, ISBN
80-248-0111-6.
DIRNER, Vojtech. Ochrana životního prostředí: základy, plánování, technologie, ekonomika, právo a management. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí ČR, 1997. ISBN 80-7078-490-3.
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.
Recommended Reading:
HUMMEL, M.: Mining and Environment, Ostrava, 2005
Kryl, Václav. a kol.: Povrchové dobývání ložisek, skriptum VŠB – TU Ostrava, Ostrava, 1997, 282 s
Pech, Karel a kol.: Ochrana životního prostředí, skriptum ES VŠB Ostrava, Ostrava, 1993
HERČÍK, Miroslav; LAPČÍK, Vladimír. Ochrana životního prostředí. Ostrava : Herčík, 1993. 200 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined