Polish legal regulations considering recovery of secondary materials from coal mining dumping grounds

• Autorzy: Łukasz Gawor
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In the article there is presented temporary situation of coal mining dumping grounds in Poland - their inventarization, localization and environmental impacts. The coal mining dumping grounds in Poland are situated in three coal basins: Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Lower Silesian Coal Basin and Lublin Coal Basin. In all mentioned areas occur ca. 270 coal mining waste dumps, covering surface of over 4400 ha. The main environmental impacts connected with dumping grounds are fire hazards, water pollution and a danger of slope sliding. The question of recovery of coal from disposed wastes with regard to legal regulations is discussed. There are presented technical methods of coal recovery considering environmental protection issues. There is a necessity and technical possibility of recovery of coal from the coal-mining waste dumps. The coal recovery reduces hazards of self-ignition and fires of the dump. It is also economically justified. The analysis of required regulations in legal system in Poland for safe exploitation of secondary materials from coal mining dumps is done. Socio-economic aspects of recovery of coal are discussed. The valid legal regulations in Poland regulate the issues connected with coal mining dumping grounds in a very general way. It is necessary to prepare supplements to the legal provisions or new regulations concerning post-mining dumping grounds.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Hard bituminous coal mining; Legal regulations; Environmental protection; Landfill sites

PL

Górnictwo węgla kamiennego; Regulacje prawne; Ochrona środowiska; Składowiska odpadów

• Czasopismo: Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 2
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 43--46

Twórcy

autor

Łukasz Gawor

• Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

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