Thermal mapping of self-heating zones on coal waste dumps in Upper Silesia (Poland) — A case study

Nádudvari, Ádám

doi:10.1016/j.coal.2014.04.005

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“…A natural plant succession commonly occurs on coal-waste dumps (WIEGLEB & FELINKS, 2001;NADUDVARI, 2014;ZANG ET AL., 2015). From the environmental point of view, the formation of this plant cover prevents many negative environmental impacts such as slope erosion, dust emission, and the migration of heavy metals and organic pollutants to the surroundings.…”

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Plant occurrence on burning coal waste – a case study from the Katowice-Wełnowiec dump, Poland

Ciesielczuk

Czylok

Fabiańska

et al. 2015

Environmental &Amp; Socio-Economic Studies

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Coal-waste dumps superimposed on former rubbish dump frequently undergo selfheating and selfignition of organic matter dispersed in the waste. The special conditions for plant growth generated as a result have been investigated since 2008 on the municipal dump reclaimed with coal wastes in Katowice-Wełnowiec, Poland. The plants observed most frequently where heating has occurred are Sisymbrium loeselii, Artemisia vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Chenopodium album, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Amaranthus retroflexus, Atriplex nitens and Solanum nigrum. Some new, rare species such as Portulaca oleracea, first noticed in 2011, may be added. Most of encroaching species are annual, alien archeophytes and neophytes. Native species are mainly perennials. The majority of these species show a tendency to form specimens of huge size (gigantism). The abundance of emitted CO2 and nitrogen compounds is the likely cause of this. Additionally, the plants growing there are not attacked by insects. The heating of the ground liquidates the natural seed bank. After cooling, these places are seeded by species providing seeds at that very moment (pioneer species). Heated places on the dumps allow plant growth even in the middle of winter. As the seasonal vegetation cycle is disturbed, plants may be found seeding, blooming and fruiting at the same time.

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Plant occurrence on burning coal waste – a case study from the Katowice-Wełnowiec dump, Poland

Ciesielczuk

Czylok

Fabiańska

et al. 2015

Environmental &Amp; Socio-Economic Studies

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“…Although geo-portals or other spatial information systems are already working in many Polish counties and communes, usually the information collected there relates to land cover or landform. Currently, the only open-access thermal information is satellite data (Nádudvari, 2014;Nádudvari, Ciesielczuk, 2018). Unfortunately, their resolution (e.g.…”

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Fire Detection Based on a Series of Thermal Images and Point Measurements: The Case Study of Coal-Waste Dumps

Abramowicz

Chybiorz

2019

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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<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>

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“…The Anna dump showed intensive thermal activity in 2001, 2004 and 2010, despite ambient temperatures below 0 o C; the increased activity was a response to exploitation (Fabiańska et al 2018;Nádudvari 2014).…”

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Selected ions and major- and trace elements as contaminants in coal-waste dump water from the Lower- and Upper Silesian Coal Basins (Poland)

Lewińska-Preis

Szram

Fabiańska

et al. 2020

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Many temporary- and permanent reservoirs of water occur on or in the immediate vicinity of coal-waste dumps in the Lower- and Upper Silesian Coal Basins (Poland). Little or nothing is known of the degree to which their water chemistry might reflect (a) reservoir type, i.e., whether permanent or temporary, (b) level of coal-waste thermal activity, i.e., whether inactive or self-heating or burnt-out or (c) region, i.e., whether the dumps lay in the Upper- or Lower Silesian basins. To provide some answers, concentrations of selected ions (NH4+, HCO3−, F−, Cl−, Br−, NO2−, NO3−, PO43−,SO42−) were determined by ion chromatography and of nineteen elements (Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Pb, S, Si, Sr, Zn) by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The data allow a number of observations. In temporary reservoirs, concentrations of ions and of major- and trace elements are relatively much lower and any correlations between components less significant; reservoirs exist for too short a time to allow any balance between coal waste- and water components to be established. A clear relationship does exist between concentrations of ions and of major- and trace elements and dump thermal activity. The highest concentrations occur where thermal activity is high and inorganic components are mobilized. Finally, a regional pattern of elemental- and ion concentrations in the dump waters reflects important regional differences in thermal activity.

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Thermal mapping of self-heating zones on coal waste dumps in Upper Silesia (Poland) — A case study

Cited by 33 publications

References 27 publications

Plant occurrence on burning coal waste – a case study from the Katowice-Wełnowiec dump, Poland

Plant occurrence on burning coal waste – a case study from the Katowice-Wełnowiec dump, Poland

Fire Detection Based on a Series of Thermal Images and Point Measurements: The Case Study of Coal-Waste Dumps

Selected ions and major- and trace elements as contaminants in coal-waste dump water from the Lower- and Upper Silesian Coal Basins (Poland)

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