The Thermal History of Select Coal-Waste Dumps in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland

2015 ◽  
pp. 431-462 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal History ◽  
Coal Waste ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin ◽  
History Of

Heavy metal- and organic-matter pollution due to self-heating coal-waste dumps in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Poland)

2021 ◽  
Vol 412 ◽  
pp. 125244
Author(s):  
Ádám Nádudvari ◽  
Barbara Kozielska ◽  
Anna Abramowicz ◽  
Monika Fabiańska ◽  
Justyna Ciesielczuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Coal Waste ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Self Heating ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin

scholarly journals FIRE DETECTION BASED ON A SERIES OF THERMAL IMAGES AND POINT MEASUREMENTS: THE CASE STUDY OF COAL-WASTE DUMPS

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-1/W2 ◽  
pp. 9-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Abramowicz ◽  
R. Chybiorz
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Fire Detection ◽  
Hard Coal ◽  
Coal Waste ◽  
Thermal Images ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin ◽  
Remote Sensing Methods

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The development of mining areas is always associated with a huge amount of unused gangue. It is treated as waste that should be disposed of. Most often it is done by creating waste dumps. Unfortunately, in the case of hard coal, such treatments can be dangerous, because the remaining coal can self-heat, what then leads to ignition and fire. These fires are uncontrolled and significantly affect the environment and the health of residents. Areas at risk of fire should be properly secured and its thermal conditions monitored. There are currently many methods available for measuring temperature. The latest and also the most popular are pyrometric and remote sensing methods. For the purposes of analysis, fieldwork on the selected coal-waste dump in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin was made using pyrometric (point measurements) and remote sensing methods (thermal images). A series of photos and measurements were compared over time and space to catch change trends. Differences in the received data were identified. Studies have shown that using only one method helps identify a fire, but does not provide enough information about its structure. Comprehensive monitoring is the best solution.</p>

scholarly journals Classification of fires in coal waste dumps based on Landsat, Aster thermal bands and thermal camera in Polish and Ukrainian mining regions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ádám Nádudvari ◽  
Anna Abramowicz ◽  
Monika Fabiańska ◽  
Magdalena Misz-Kennan ◽  
Justyna Ciesielczuk
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Images ◽  
Coal Waste ◽  
Thermal Activity ◽  
Thermal Camera ◽  
Intensity Index ◽  
Self Heating ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
History Of ◽  
Burning Coal

Abstract A self-heating intensity index (SHII) based on the highest (pixel max.) and lowest (pixel min.) values taken from satellite thermal maps of burning coal waste dumps are proposed. The index enables the classification of such fires in Ukrainian- and Polish coal waste dumps. Both in Ukraine and in Poland, varying thermal intensities during 1985–2019 are revealed, using the SHII and following thermal intensity threshold values, namely, extreme thermal activity (> 7), advanced (3–7), moderate (3–1.5), initial (1.5–1), no activity (< 1). The SHII shows decreasing thermal activity in the selected Ukrainian coal waste dumps during 2017–2019. It aids in reconstructing the thermal history of the dumps. Analysis of satellite images revealed a large number of burning coal waste dumps in the Donetsk Coal Basin (Ukraine) with high thermal activity. Such burning likely reflects large amounts of organic matter and sulphides in the dumped material subjected to self-heating and self-burning processes, lack of compaction of the coal waste and/or high methane contents. Comparison of SHII values calculated from satellite- and drone thermal-camera images were compared to show that SHII from drone thermal images have much higher values than those from satellite images; the former have better resolution. Thus, SHII from Landsat- and drone images should be used separately in dump heating studies.

scholarly journals “Sucha Góra” (“Trockenberg”)—The Triangulation Point Doomed to Be Forgotten?

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Marzena Lamparska ◽  
Mirosław Danch
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin ◽  
Triangulation Network ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unesco Site

The current study documents the importance of research on preserved artifacts which were previously used to take measurements of the Earth, and their importance for cultural heritage. The article reviewed the available source documents presenting the history of the astrogeodetic control point of Sucha Góra-Trockenberg as a monument of the first order triangulation network, preserved in cartographic materials and as the starting point of local geodetic networks, used in mining until 2000 in the so-called Upper Silesian Coal Basin, located in the territory of Poland and the Czech Republic. In order to determine the history of the triangulation work and the dates that the geographic coordinates of the peak were determined, field journals and other available materials were analyzed. The interesting location of this astrogeodetic control point, being in the vicinity of a UNESCO site, as well as its location in a forest and park complex, justify undertaking activities related to the conservation and promotion of this cultural heritage site.

scholarly journals Structure and thermal history of the Wełnowiec dump, Poland: A municipal dump rehabilitated with coal waste

2018 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pierwoła ◽  
J. Ciesielczuk ◽  
M. Misz-Kennan ◽  
M.J. Fabiańska ◽  
A. Bielińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal History ◽  
Coal Waste ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals An analysis of self-ignition of mine waste dumps in terms of environmental protection in industrial areas in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Smoliński ◽  
Václav Dombek ◽  
Eva Pertile ◽  
Leszek Drobek ◽  
Krzysztof Gogola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Mine Waste ◽  
Thermal Processes ◽  
Thermal Activity ◽  
Atmospheric Emissions ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Thermal Phenomena

AbstractThe aim of the paper was to work out a new comprehensive methodology to monitor thermal activity at mine waste dumps. The methodology was tested through monitoring thermal phenomena occurring in the areas of extractive waste dumping facilities located in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Within the framework of the study, a comparative analysis of three waste dumps was performed; the first two of them, which were not previously reclaimed, are in part thermally active, whereas the third one comprises one section which was partially reclaimed and another section which is still being operated. The research objective was to observe the changes of atmospheric emissions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the three selected facilities within the period of 21 months of constant monitoring. The novelty of the methodology of thermal activity monitoring at burning mine waste dumps consisted in the application advanced chemometrics methods. The collected data were analyzed by means of the Hierarchical Clustering Analysis supplemented with a color map of the experimental results. Based on the newly developed methodology, it was determined that thermal processes occur in all of the three analyzed sites. The non-reclaimed waste dumps characterize of intense thermal phenomena covering the majority of the studied area. It was also observed that the most intensive thermal activity occurs in the central sections of the dumps with temperature values reaching the level of 600 °C accompanied by high emissions of PAHs. In addition, the research results demonstrate that despite the reclamation processes, there are certain areas which still remain thermally active in one of the studied extractive waste dumps. This manifested itself by high measured concentrations of all the analyzed PAHs and locally increased surface temperatures which, however, did not exceed 200 °C; the majority of the areas of the reclaimed waste dump characterized of temperatures in the range of 20–30 °C.

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