Wastes from coal mining and processing. Methodological approaches to the assessment of their ecological safety and directions for use. Part 1. Characterization of solid wastes from coal mining and processing in foreign countries

It is shown that the legal basis for assessing pollutants in solid wastes from coal mining and processing in foreign countries is the documents establishing the classification of waste, waste management rules, assessment of their environmental impact, as well as the best available techniques for reduction of the negative impact of waste on the environment. The main environmentally significant characteristics of coal mining and processing waste, which are taken into account when assessing their environmental impact, are indicators that reflect the risks of acidic water formation and the mobility of macro- and microelements in rocks composition. A review is presented on the methods and approaches used in foreign countries for the characterization of wastes, including the assessment of their chemical composition, mobility of metals in rocks, and the ability to generate acids.

Keywords: coal mining and processing wastes, environmental impact, best available techniques, analysis methods.
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Silyutin S.A., Epshtein S.A. Wastes from coal mining and processing. Methodological approaches to the assessment of their ecological safety and directions for use. Part 1. Characterization of solid wastes from coal mining and processing in foreign countries. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2020;(4):5-19. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236-1493-2020-4-0-5-19.

Acknowledgements:
Issue number: 4
Year: 2020
Page number: 5-19
ISBN: 0236-1493
UDK: 658.567.1:622.33:504.064
DOI: 10.25018/0236-1493-2020-4-0-5-19
Article receipt date: 27.01.2020
Date of review receipt: 21.02.2020
Date of the editorial board′s decision on the article′s publishing: 20.03.2020
About authors:

S.A. Silyutin, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), JSC Siberian Coal and Energy Company (SUEK), Moscow, Russia, e-mail: silutinsa@suek.ru,
S.A. Epshtein, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Head of Scientific and Educational Testing Laboratory «Physics and Chemistry of Coals», National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», 119049, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: apshtein@yandex.ru.

For contacts:

I.O. Familia, e-mail: apshtein@yandex.ru.

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