Essays about: "mining industry and environment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words mining industry and environment.

1. 1. END-OF-LIFE FOR A QUARRY, WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Kimia Golamian Yosaf Abadi; [2023-06-21]
   Keywords : Quarrying; Aggregates; Life cycle; Environmental impact; Restoration; Permit;

   Abstract : Aggregates products are the largest non-energy mining industry in the world, which is the most extracted materials after water. The most prevalent source of aggregates is from quarries, or mines that target the rock itself. READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluation of SLAM based mobile laser scanning and terrestrial laser scanning in the Kiruna mine : A comparison between the Emesent Hovermap HF1 mobile laser scanner and the Faro Laser Scanner Focus3D X 330 terrestrial laser scanner

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Claes Gustafsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Terrestrial laser scanning; mobile laser scanning; simultaneous localization and mapping; underground mapping; Kiruna mine.;

   Abstract : The mining industry has over the last few decades seen a drastic increase in the usage of laser scanning technologies as a way of creating 3D maps of the mines being exploited. Underground mapping in places such as mines has become more prevalent as the technology has progressed and made it easier to generate highly detailed point clouds faster. READ MORE

4. 3. Organizational Readiness for Initiating the Implementation of the RAMP Tool : A case study of LKAB Malmberget

   University essay from KTH/Ergonomi

   Author : Katerina Kraus; [2023]
   Keywords : Systematic work environment management; RAMP tool; organizational readiness; implementation of risk management tool;

   Abstract : In Sweden, all employers are obligated to provide occupational health services that prevent and eliminate health risks in the workplace. Risk assessment is one of the recommended procedures of systematic work environment management that employers shall conduct to investigate the occurrence of workplace risks. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effect on Mechanical Properties in Biochar Replaced Cement & Aggregate in Concrete Before and After Fire Exposure

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Felix Hansen; Mathias Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Biochar; Concrete; Sintering; Fire; Mechanical properties; Sustainability; Cement; Biochar in concrete; Building industry; Concrete exposed to fire.; Biokol; Betong; Sintring; Eld; Mekaniska egenskaper; Hållbarhet; Cement; Biokol i betong; Byggindustri; Brandexponerad betong.;

   Abstract : Concrete is good as a construction material regarding fire and its properties regarding strength. However, the concrete expands and cracks due to fire resulting in structural damage. According to the literature the concrete usually loses its strength during and after fire exposure due to themechanical and physical changes. READ MORE

6. 5. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Lisa Larsson; Petra Ljunggren; [2023]
   Keywords : Green areas; Biodiversity; Environmental regulation; Nature Based Solutions; Stormwater management;

   Abstract : What are ecosystem services, what are the possibilities to use them as a solution to remediate environmental problems, and how can they be increased in an industrial area such as Rönnskärsverken? The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the potential and the incentive for increasing ecosystem services in Rönnskärsverken’s industrial area through green areas and nature based stormwater management solutions on the site.  Ecosystem services is a concept that was put on the political agenda in the UN in 2005 in order to create a common definition and valuation to raise awareness of the values that nature provides to human beings. READ MORE