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Environmental impact of noise from mining operations

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Mocek, Piotr1
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2762
2023-03-31
The article presents the results of measurements of environmental noise caused by devices operating in the surface facilities of hard coal mines and by the technological processes related to the loading and transport of spoil and materials necessary for production. The research results are part of the program “Consequences of excessive noise in the mining environment of hard coal mines”, the overarching goal of which is to reduce the emission of industrial noise. A sampling method was used to determine the actual values of noise levels emitted to the external environment from mines and mining plants as well as to identify the acoustic power levels of devices and processes constituting the main sources of noise in mines. The results showed that mines and mining plants are often not fully aware of the scale of the environmental impact of the undesirable noise they emit. Therefore, the current periodic measurements of environmental noise should be replaced with permanent monitoring, which will be beneficial not only for the environment and residents of housing estates located near mines but also for the mining plants themselves.
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Title

Environmental impact of noise from mining operations

Pages

Figures

5

Tables

6

ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

10.17402/551

Type

Original scientific article

Journal

73 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 73 / 2023

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Published

2023-03-31

Recieved

2022-09-19

Accepted

2022-11-25

Funding

No data

Keywords

mine, ventilation shaft, main fans, noise, environment, hazard, noise measurements, single and multi-family housing

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2762

Language

English

Authors

Mocek, Piotr1

Affiliation

1 Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice Faculty of Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation 2a Akademicka St., 41-100 Gliwice, Poland, piotr.mocek@polsl.pl

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