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This text features papers written by some of the leading specialists in the field of mining and metallurgy, and by environment specialists who are active in this sector. Some common environmental problems seen in the mining and metallurgical industries are described and their influence on the health of the population is discussed. Examples of best practice in the field are given both from EU countries and from Central and Eastern European nations, especially from the Newly Independent States (NIS).

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Author:   Walter Leal Filho ,  Irina Butorina
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Volume:   20
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.950kg
ISBN:  

9781402013232

ISBN 10:   140201323
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   30 September 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1- Environmental problems related to mining in the industrial regions of Europe.- 2- Environmental problems in the mining and metallurgical Donbass region.- 3- The Impact of metallurgical-mining enterprises on the transformation of the Biosphere and Noobiosphere.- 4- Impact of the metallurgical industry on the coastal ecosystem of Black Sea countries.- 5- Sustainable water management, a matter of looking forward.- 6-Some facts on the links between human and environmental health in the Dniepro Region.- 7- An overview of the environmental problems in the mining sector of the Ukraine.- 8- Methods for environmental audit in a mining complex.- 9- Life Cycle Assessment - implementation and its financial aspects in the Polish mining industry.- 10- The tailings dam failures in Maramure.. county, Romania and their transboundary impacts on the river systems.- 11- Environmental protection in the steel industry, exemplified by ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG, Duisburg.- 12- Development of approaches to sustainability for the metallurgical industry using mathematical modelling.- 13- Prospects of structural reconstruction of the mining and metallurgical complex - on the basis of use of iron ores produced by hydraulic mining through boreholes.- 14- Ecological problems of the geological environment caused by activities of the metallurgical plant KCM (Bulgaria).- 15- OMENTIN - information network about mining and environmental technologies.- 16- Tools and methods for using clean technologies in the mining and metallurgical regions of NIS countries.- 17- Results of the EcoLinks project devoted to cleaner metallurgical production in the Donbas region - Options for cleaner recycling of nickel bearing wastes at the Konstantinovka plant “VtorMet”.- 18- Formation and valorisation of blast furnacemud from usage and treatment of the industrial water in the iron and steel corporation Sartid A.D. — Smederevo.- 19- The usage of pneumatic conveying systems in handling environmental problems in the metallurgical and mining industry.- 20- Use of the melting-gasification process for processing metallurgical sludges.- 21- Intensification of ventilation and minimisation of emissions in aluminium smelter potrooms.- 22- Environmental effects of ferrous slags - comparative analyses and a systems approach in slag impact assessment for terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.- 23- Perspectives in utilizing ash and slug wastes from the chemical industry, metallurgy and power generation for environmental purposes.- 24- Briquetting of mining and metallurgical wastes.- 25- Neutralizing hazardous liquid waste in the coke industry.- 26- Refractory materials and their influence on the ecological situation in the steel industry - ecological and economic aspects.- 27- Usage of mining wastes for open pits’ reclamation.- 28- Removal of zinc from iron ore materials prior to charging into blast furnace.- ThematicIndex.

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