scholarly journals Global change, novel ecosystems and the ecological restoration of post‐industrial areas: the case of a former brown coal mine in Søby, Denmark

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Conradi ◽  
Maria VJ Henriksen ◽  
Jens‐Christian Svenning
Keyword(s):  
Global Change ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Brown Coal ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Novel Ecosystems ◽  
Industrial Areas ◽  
Post Industrial

scholarly journals Diversity of Vegetation Dominated by Selected Grass Species on Coal-Mine Spoil Heaps in Terms of Reclamation of Post-Industrial Areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Błońska ◽  
Agnieszka Kompała-Bąba ◽  
Edyta Sierka ◽  
Wojciech Bierza ◽  
Franco Magurno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Mine Spoil ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Industrial Areas ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Spoil Heaps

Re-imagine Pickering here: a vision for Pickering Nuclear Park

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Alicia Lena Marquis
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Industrial Site ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Clean Energy Technology ◽  
Restoration Practices ◽  
Post Industrial

In 2024, all commercial operations at the Pickering Nuclear Generation Station cease and the station will begin its decommissioning process. Ontario Power Generation is currently looking developing a repurposing strategy for the site throughout the decommissioning process, which is expected to be complete by 2064. This project presents a unique opportunity to re-imagine the future of this site, while setting a precedent for the reuse of nuclear sites and facilities once they have reached the end of their life cycle – an issue that will be more prevalent in the coming years. This project proposes a vision for the site to be transformed into parkland using ecological restoration practices, and establishing a Centre for Clean Energy Technology. Using design as a form of research, the project was informed by background research that included a review of existing literature on post-industrial site redevelopment, precedent studies, and site reconnaissance.

scholarly journals Seismic activity in the focus of the Uglegorsk earthquakes, Sakhalin Island in relevance to intensive development of coal deposits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Kostylev ◽  
Natalya Boginskaya ◽  
Alexander Zakupin
Keyword(s):  
Brown Coal ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Seismic Activity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Slope Angle ◽  
Sakhalin Island ◽  
Corner Frequency ◽  
Seismic Events ◽  
Velocity Spectrum ◽  
Human Engineering

Abstract Induced seismicity is an increase in seismic activity caused by the human engineering. An example of such activity is the mineral exploration, large water reservoirs construction, exploitation of underground oil and gas storages, etc. The authors studied the seismicity in the Uglegorsky district of Sakhalin region, where the Solntsevskoye brown coal field is located, which is the most promising in the island. Its area is over 100 sq. km, and productive strata of the Verkhneduiskaya formation with a thickness of up to 600 m contains 12 coal seams, 8 of which are working. Active mining of brown coal is carried out at the Solntsevsky coal mine, and blasting operations are performed on a large scale, that, as a result, does not exclude the relation of the seismic process to technogenic seismicity. The earthquake recurrence curves for two decades beginning from 2000 to the present were constructed in the work to compare the characteristics of the seismic regime in the studied area. The difference in the slope angle of recurrence graph during the period of 2011-2020 (the period of the most active development of the Solntsevsky coal mine) from the previous decade is quite significant. The maps of spatiotemporal distribution of seismic events epicenters in the vicinity of Solntsevsky coal mine are constructed. The contraction of zones of seismic events concentration to the mining areas, first of all to the Solntsevsky coal mine, have been found. Such a combination allows us to talk about an increase in seismicity of the region during the last years and change in its character from the natural to a mixed natural and technogenic. The focal mechanisms of the largest earthquakes occurred in the Uglegorsky district have been constructed in order to prove the change in seismicity character and reasons for the earthquake occurrence in the studied area. The mechanisms of seismic events of 2020 are classified as strike-slip faults, that is not character for the most earthquakes on the territory of Sakhalin Island. The authors made an attempt to determine the regularities of the parameters of the produced blasts and earthquakes through dynamic parameters of the seismic events foci by means of studying the frequency content of earthquakes and blasts in order to determine a corner frequency from the focal velocity spectrum.

Long-term Changes in the Surface Area in the Surroundings of the Open-cast Brown Coal Mine in Bełchatów (Poland)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Bugajska ◽  
Wojciech Milczarek ◽  
Anna Kopeć ◽  
Dariusz Głąbicki
Keyword(s):  
Brown Coal ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Significant Activity ◽  
Satellite Radar ◽  
The Difference ◽  
October 17 ◽  
Open Cast

<p>Satellite radar interferometry, in particular time series techniques, allow to monitor the activity of the surface of vast areas, making them a complement and alternative to traditional geodetic methods, the use of which in such areas is often associated with significant restrictions. The above-mentioned areas definitely include open-cast mines, among others the analyzed Bełchatów Brown Coal Mine (Poland).<br>During the studies, 216 satellite images acquired from the Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B satellites (path 175) for the period from October 17, 2014 to June 11, 2019 were used. Due to the fact that the research area was on two adjacent stages, it was necessary to combine data for the correct performance of the calculation process. The use of the SBInSAR imaging processing algorithm allowed to generate 839 interferograms carrying information about the difference in interferometric phases between pairs of images which satisfy the condition of the boundary size of the spatial and temporal base. As a consequence, it allowed to determine the displacements in the direction of the electromagnetic beam LOS (Line of Sight) that occurred in the mining area during this period.<br>Based on the carried out calculations, significant activity of the area around the open-pit mine was perceived. Dumping ground were analyzed - external Szczerców Fields and internal Bełchatów Fields, as well as excavations where mineral extraction is currently taking place. Continuous deformations (depressions and uplifts) associated with intensively conducted mining exploitation and complicated geological and mining conditions occurring in this area were observed (arrangement of rock layers, faults, the Dębina salt debris separating the Bełchatów Field from the Szczerców Field).</p>

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