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| GEOL0281-2 | Environmental aspects of industrial and mining activities
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| Duration : | 25h Th, 25h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Stoyan Gaydardzhiev |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The activities related to sustainable exploitation of primary and secondary resources word wide are associated with strong environmental pressure. Therefore it is imperative for an engineer to be aware about the administrative and legislative procedures linked to environmental impact studies during industrial and mining activities. The legal requirements and the procedures differ from country to country. During this course the following aspects will be covered: EMP (environmental management plan and auditing, waste management and environmental control, effluents treatment and tailing ponds management, sites rehabilitation. The principle geochemical risks linked to management of mining and industrial tailings will be presented, together with those related to the management of wastes derived from mineral concentration plants. The environmental issues linked to small scale mining will be covered as well. |
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| Course objective : | Acquaint the students with the environmental effects from the industrial and mining activities
After attending the cours the students will be able to
- understand the management aspects of mining and industrial activities and their implication to the local legislation and the conservation of natural resources.
- get acquainted and being able to analyse the pros and the cons of the different methods for rehabilitation of industrial and mining sites |
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| Prerequisites : | A basic knowldge in chemistry (general reactions) is compulsory. A knowledge about the mineral processing techniques is desirable. |
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| Workshops : | Lab works with associated calculations will cover the aspects of:
Acid generation capacities of mine/industrial wastes; Acid neutralising features of mine wastes; Mobility characterisations for certain heavy metal elements.
The results from the lab tests should be presented in a form of a written report. |
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| Organization : | Lectures given in English, lab works, site visits, seminars. Lab work instructions will be available to students before each practical. |
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| Written notes : | Lecture material as pdf files will be available at the WebCT platform. References: Sustainable development and the future of mineral investment (2000) in Otto J. & Cordes J (eds), UN Publications ; Christopher Wood. (1997) Environmental impact assessment - a comparative review, Longman; Larry Canter. Environmental impact assessment, (1997) McGraw Hill Int.; Environmental Management in the Australian Minerals and Energy Industries - principles and practices, (1999) D. Mulligan (ed.) UNSW press book. |
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| Assessment : | written exam |
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| Contacts : | Stoyan GAYDARDZHIEV - Prof. B 52/3, office -1/412, 04 3669120
S.Gaydardzhiev@ulg.ac.be David BASTIN, Assistant B 52/3, office -1/513, 04 3669122
David.Bastin@ulg.ac.be |
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