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Conveyor belts are used for conveying both loose and lump materials in surface mines. During their transport, especially in the places of pouring these materials, where the material is crushed due to a large impact height, a large amount of dust is generated. This makes problems in the actual operation due to fire or explosion hazards, and also by fouling up the vicinity of conveyor belts and transfer points. The resulting dust also poses a threat to the health of operators. Most of the resulting dust accumulates ...

Presently, energy efficiency (EE) improvement is considered a part of the state environmental policy in Russian Federation, an instrument for modernization of national industry and a tool to enhance its environmental performance. This approach holds much promise regarding ceramics manufacturers, where industrial sites are most energy-intensive and are classified as category I objects in terms of negative environmental impact. Since 2010s Russian practitioners have tended to evaluate energy efficiency and environme...

The contribution deals with the energy performance of variants of the building with the glazed cladding. Nowadays, glass facades on commercial buildings are a big fashion hit. Correct adjustment of the glazed surfaces helps us to warm the interior in the cold months, but in the summer months, the interior space becomes overheated. These buildings then look truly original, modern and architecturally interesting. The paper offers possibilities of the structural design of facade shielding and compares the results of ...

In 20-21 the Century the environment protection is central topic and the countries of Eastern Europe has a large opportunity vs Western European countries but the last one has stronger environment mindfulness. The article researches the basics of EU environment policy and its successes and the Eastern European countries? analyses and conditions what did and what to do in the future to survive and reaches goals. The conditions of soil, water air would be good but the methodology and technology is much more worse th...

In article, we present results of health survey in urbanized industrial areas. Environmental and economic conditions are successfully identified on the base of population? elemental status. Using the open press sources, we established cause-effect relations between micro and macro element consumption (lack or abundance) and public health in North-West Federal District of Russian Federation. We made data capturing and visualization, spatial digital maps presenting element consumption for non-personalized groups as ...

The article deals with the environmental consequences of testing the method of biological remediation of the closed typical municipal solid waste landfill of the administrative district. The essence of the method consists in the introduction of adapted composites from aboriginal, adapted or modified biological systems, primarily microorganisms for catalysis of the decomposition process of the organic component of waste landfills and subsequent separation of valuable recyclable materials. The article presents the r...

This article presents a case of reclamation of excavations after exploitation of gravel located in the Vistula River near Oswiecim. Gravel deposits are located there shallowly below the surface and they are associated with river accumulation. This area is characterized by a very high level of groundwater vulnerability. After depletion of the gravel field, the excavations are liquidated by backfilling with waste, usually mine waste. The material to be used underwent a formal assessment of its impact on the aquatic ...

In Russia, industrial policy is the strategic effort of the government to encourage the development and growth of the manufacturing sector aimed at making it innovative, internationally competitive and sustainable. New regulatory instruments have been gradually developed and used for 5-7 years; this period is sometimes addressed as ?the national neo-industrialisation?. In advanced industrial countries, environmental modernisation theory is often considered as a possible solution to the key environmental problems. ...

The purpose of the investigation is to study environmental problems in the territory of South Kazakhstan and the state of drinking groundwater. In this paper, we consider environmental problems on the territory of 4 regions of Ka-zakhstan (South Kazakhstan, Zhambyl, Almaty, Kyzylorda), in particular, the city of Taraz, Shymkent and Almaty, through which the Great Silk Road passed. All these cit-ies belong to the most ecologically polluted cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan [1-8]. In the South Kazakhstan region (...

The risk analysis as a part of risk assessment by RM/RA CRAMM method is a critical step in order to calculate final risk values for all the subjects assessed. Step-by-step risk analysis includes major natural and industrial hazards such as flood, land-slide, forest fire and chemical leakage. Both, the air-pollution and respiration ways irritation are part of the risk assessed. The risk assessment scoreboards are used repeatedly for each type of hazard source. The method takes into account a previous risk identific...

The studied area is the North Dobrogea Orogen, Pricopan Massif. Compared to the other massive from the North Dobrogea, the Pricopan massif has a more rugged relief. The Pricopan massif is mostly a granite plutonic body with a lenticular shape, with the long axis (AL) oriented NNW-SSE and the transverse axis (AT). In the southern part, the Pricopan Massif is made up of diagenized sedimentary rocks, named the "Carapelit series". In the ridge area of the granite sector, there are alternations of peaks and saddles, st...

A prerequisite for reliable and efficient mining planning is the presence of reliable information on the spatial placement of geological indicators of the deposit area planned for mining. The integral estimation of this information is finally shown as geological study of deposit area, which directly or indirectly affects the indicators of mining and processing of mined mineral raw materials. In this article, in order to estimate the geological study of a deposit area planned for mining, its geological and economic...

Assessment of spatial and temporal distribution of groundwater recharge is critical for long-term water resource management and planning. The spatial distribution of groundwater recharge depends on the climate conditions, topography, slope, soil textural, land cover, and distributed groundwater depth. In this paper, the monthly steady-state water balance model, WetSpass-M, was applied to estimate the groundwater recharge in the Cun-Szaporca oxbow of Drava floodplain, Hungary. The model inputs data are prepared in ...

The paper presents the results of the field experiment conducted at the closed tailings facility ?Gilow?, which is located in Legnica-Glogow Copper District (SW Poland). The tailings pond had been operated between 1968 and 1980 as the primary place of waste disposal from copper processing plants of Polish copper mining industry. The dams of the pond had been built up with tailings which are impregnated with salt (NaCl) coming from underground brines. The aim of the study was to investigate the actual permeability ...

This paper presents the combined method of determining the deflection of vertical components ? and ? based on the precise levelling and GNSS measurements. In general, there are several methods, but the combined method simplifies data collecting and subsequent processing of results in comparison with other methods. Components determination was performed on the high precision levelling network in Serbia, by calculating undulation on each point, so as azimuth and length for each side of the network starting from refe...

The paper deals with the inefficiency of data normalization in media stream processing applications. In the classical approaches, while building a relational database architecture, developers strive to maximize the normalization of the database and bring the business logic of the system to external applications. Normalization and business logic separation have reached their apogee in object-relational mapping systems. Telecommunication systems have their own specifics. Due to the requirements for the quality of se...

Statistics analyses confirm that the most common reason of dam failures and accidents is overflow and seepage. The issue of seepage is related to the reliability of the sealing elements in the body and the foundation of the dams. So far, 290 dams have been built in Slovakia, of which 50 are included in the ICOLD register. Most of them have a grout curtain in the foundation. Many of these dams were designed between 1950 and 1980. Lugeon or Jahde's water pressure test criterion was applied to optimize the parameters...

Surface water pollution occurs due to urbanization of the environment and the growth of industries. Monitoring of the pollution? sources, regular control as well as analyzing of surface water status in small streams is a basic prerequisite for good condition and water quality in the rivers into which they flow. The functioning of the water system includes processes that affect the surface water cycle itself, the reduction of selected characteristics, the removal of toxic substances, the protection of the ecosystem...

Green economy, green growth and sustainable development are currently very often used terms. There are many international organizations intensively involved in the field of green growth and sustainable development. Green growth, according to the OECD, is a way how to support economic growth and development, while protecting natural resources, so that we could continue to use the natural resources and environmental services, on which our prosperity depends. One of its aims, especially in developed countries, is gre...

Modern digital 3D technologies are already an integral part of the construction industry. 3D technologies include 3D scanners or photogrammetric surveying of buildings, which we are dealing with in our faculty research. The main topic of the article is the evaluation of 3D building scanning processes, photogrammetric surveying and subsequent processing of acquired data. From the acquired point clouds eventually produce project documentation of the current status of the building with minimal deviation from the actu...

The goal of work was the determination of heavy metals content (Zn, Cu, Co, Ni, Cr, Pb and Cd) in samples of legumes /bean/ from the chosen cultivation fields of south-western Slovakia and also to review soil hygiene of the monitored localities. Common bean varieties were collected from cultivation fields from locality Hurbanovo and villages Dolne Saliby, Risnovce and Teplicky. To exceed limits of heavy metals in the soil of all localities, established by Law No. 220/2004 and by threshold values proposed by Europe...

Correct application of nitrogen fertilizers in crop management on arable land has high importance both from economic and environmental point of view, mainly in the condition of higher spatial variability of farm fields. One of the solutions could be a variable rate application (VRA) of nitrogen fertilizers based on the management zones, which addresses site specific changes in soil properties and crop requirements. The main aim of this study was to analyze the spatial variability of two fields from crop yield maps...

Greening creates those economic consequences that every day are increasingly in demand by the market and are used to improve the efficiency of economic processes. One of the consequences of this policy is the production of environmentally friendly products. The production of such products allows us to solve two problems: making a profit and solving environmental problems. A special accounting system is required to ensure efficient use of resources and increase productivity. Environmental-economic accounting is a s...

The Forest Code of the Russian Federation prescribes the rational use of forest resources (Article 114). The total area of the Arkhangelsk region, covered by shrinking trees, is the territory of 9 forest districts. The large scale of dying pine forests in the region requires the solution of the issue of the use of deadwood. Evaluation of the quality and strength characteristics of wood from dying forests will determine the way to use such wood. The main qualitative characteristics of timber in dying forests can be...

Using crop dusters at the current time constitutes an important and effective means to perform agricultural and forestry works, especially when is not possible to use terrestrial equipments, or when their use not ensure an increased productivity for optimum application of the works. So, in the case in which the excess moisture content in the soil makes it impossible to use terrestrial equipments, the use of crop dusters represents the only possibility of intervention, in order to ensure an effective fight against ...

In drilling industry constantly arises a need for information on pressure drops in the sections of the well bore flushing system. For that, knowledge on the drilling mud viscosity is required. Drilling muds are mostly belonging to the non-Newtonian liquids, whose viscosity is characterized by the plastic viscosity and the yield point. All existing viscometers are rather complicated and expensive aggregates, poorly meeting requirements of field conditions. In the industry, the Marsh funnel has found wide applicatio...

Food processing wastes are the end products of the food processing industries which cannot be recycled or used for other purposes. These are the non-product flows of raw materials whose economic values are less than the cost of collection and recovery for reuse; and therefore discard as a waste. These wastes pose increasing disposal and potential severe pollution problems and represent a loss of valuable biomass and nutrients. Onion solid wastes (OSW) were used as raw material to produce polyphenol and extracts wi...

Extreme floods as severe and unusual events are associated to wide range negative consequences such as: extreme floodplain flooding; crop, household, infrastructure and economy damages; social disturbance, etc. Their negative effects in most cases tend to disaster behavior, thus of especial interest is the problem with possible mitigation and prevention measures obtaining. Parts of them are Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRM) that successfully can complement available grey infrastructure. In help of experts in...

In the plain area of Timis County, compar()ed to other regions of Romania, the phenomena specific to the cold season of the year do not have a special intensity, because the submediterranean influences make the snow layer shorter, the thickness of the layer is shorter, the periods of frost have a shorter duration and the phenomenon of blizzard is present especially on the mountain ridges. In this paper we want to highlight the abundant episodes recorded in Banat in the last ten years and the deviations of the ther...

The Prague housing fund consists of houses built by heavy prefabrication system between the years 1950 and 1990. This method of construction was characterized by considerable heat losses which, in the context of current trends, appear to be unacceptable. Ageing houses are currently being renovated. The primary goal of the reconstruction is to reduce heat losses with minimal reconstruction costs. The aesthetic value of the facades and the exterior appearance of residential buildings are neglected. The article exami...

In this study, the depth-averaged flow equations for wind farm simulation on the complex terrain are presented. The equations are derived by integrating the original 3D flow equations over the height of the channel depth. This approach reduces the equations from 3D to 2D and reduces the elapsed time of CFD simulations from hours to minutes. Thus, it is very practicable modelling method in real time design work. 2D CFD simulations with depth-averaged equations are compared with full 3D models for the Lillgrund wind...

The current paper focuses on ways in which we can reduce pollution cause by thermosetting polymeric materials. The past years, the industry of polymeric materials has gone through a tremendous increase because of the many advantages they present. However, if these materials are not recyclable nor recycled, they can cause serious harm to our environment. Questions arise in the case of epoxy materials because currently we are not aware of any methods of recycling pieces made from epoxy or composite materials based o...

The paper presents some experimental study about fatigue properties modifications in Ni-Ti alloys on heating. The shape memory of alloys is used many times by heating and cooling and/or loading and unloading. The stability of material characteristics as transformation temperatures and mechanical behavior, during thermal or stress cycling is an important consideration in developing suitable alloys. Although shape memory alloys can be subjected to both thermal and stress cycling, it is necessary to investigate these...

In the early 80-ies near the village of Shantobe, Akmola region, a heap leaching manufactory was built. Since 1985, the manufactory processes productive solutions, and the commercial product of the manufactory is a regenerate containing up to 40.0 g / l of uranium. This product is processed at the mining and smelting factory (SMCC) in the city of Stepnogorsk to produce U3O8 uranium oxide. The share of heap leaching accounts for 25.0% of uranium according to control No. 1. But, in connection with the difficulty of ...

The light hydrocarbons and water-soluble oil components overcome geological barriers - water-resistant horizons and gas-tight layers of the earth?s crust at the macroscale - and therefore natural waters of territories with oil and gas fields have a number of specific features. The purpose of the research was to investigate the features of organic impurities in groundwater and drinking water samples in the absence of accidental spills (pollution). Water samples were taken in oil and gas producing territories of Kha...

At a global scale, climate change generates extreme events which are more and more dangerous for society. Extreme hydrological and geomorphological phenomena are one of the most common causes of human life loss and material damage as a result of the manifestation of natural hazards around human communities. Floods sometimes cause irreversible damage or completely destroy areas with cultural heritage sites. In Europe, floods are affecting annually a great number of cultural heritage sites or buildings, which lead t...

The focus of this paper is on the using geoinformatics by representatives of local government and local authorities in crisis management to refine and optimize the planning of the evacuation process of the population at risk of flooding which is the most frequent reason for the crisis situations in the Czech Republic. The main tasks in planning area evacuations, as the primary protection of the population, are the estimation of the number of evacuation vehicles required for the vulnerable population and the planni...

In Kazakhstan, more than 20 billion tons of industrial wastes from mining and processing enterprises have accumulated. These tailings are of interest as promising technogenic ore raw materials, significantly expanding the raw material base of the acting or the creation of a new processing industry. We have investigated the mineralogy and technological properties of tailings of the Balkhash enrichment factory, which are accumulated in large quantities. According to the results of studying the chemical composition o...

The paper deals with fluctuations in water pressure and its influence on water losses in the network, depending on the time and height of the building. Water losses, depleted infrastructure life, and rising energy costs are just some of the issues that affect grid pressure. Excessive pressure increases the risk of piping rupture and water leakage in the distribution network and increases the cost of energy that needs to be spent on pumping and producing additional drinking water. Reducing the water pressure in the...

Microfracturing and rock deformation as effects of tectonic stress generates sounds called acoustic emission. Many reporting on the earthquakes say that first people hear a noise and then they feel the two shocks (P and S waves). How is this possible as long as the speed of sound is less than the P wave speed? This article gives an answer for these question. An earthquake is an effect of high tectonic stress in an area (hypocenter) and the last part of this process is the loss of elasticity of rocks followed by br...

The overlapping of the Yenisey River by Dam of Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station noticeably altered abiotic conditions of habitats of river ichthyokoinos in the zone of an artificial pond - Krasnoyarsk reservoir. Its mode of operation for the past 50 years is defined in foremost tasks of hydropower and practically does not take into account the criteria of conservation of homeostasis of aquatic ecosystem and fisheries interests. Change of rheofeeling complex on limnofeeling in the process of forming reservoi...

This study aims to investigate the functionalization by pad-dry-cure method of 100% cotton fabrics with colloidal dispersions based on TiO2:N and SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) in different molar ratios (1:0.5, 1:1, 1:1.5 and 1:2). For the preparation of colloidal dispersions the chitosan was used as stabilizing agent. Self-cleaning performance of the functionalized samples was qualitatively assessed based on Methylene Blue and Brilliant Green stain removal ability under UV radiation. Stain photodegradation efficiency w...

In this paper we present the results obtained regarding the functionalization of the surface of sheepskins using nanocomposites based on reduced graphene oxide - TiO2-Ag and reduced graphene oxide - TiO2-Cu in order to obtain leather with antimicrobial and photocatalytic properties. The nanocomposites were integrated in film forming polymer composites and were applied by spraying on sheepskin surfaces. Sheepskin surfaces were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), physico-mechanical methods, photo...

In the oil extraction industry, large quantities of water are processed, which is extracted with the oil and gases from the deposits which is then used in the injection process. Water treatment is required because they contain various impurities that make them unsuitable for disposal in the environment. As these wastewater must be disposed of, the most appropriate way is to treat them and inject them into various underground layers. The most common use of wastewater is found in water injection processes to improve...

Photovoltaics (PV) is a key technology option for realizing a decarbonized power sector and sustainable energy supply and can be deployed in a modular way almost everywhere on this planet. Solar resources across the world are abundant and cannot be monopolised by one country. Regardless of how fast energy prices grow in the future, and the reasons behind these grow, PV and other renewable energies are the only ones offering the stabilization of, or even a reduction in future prices. Kazakhstan has significant rene...

Access time is the most influential factor in determining access of people to healthcare services, be them urgent medical services or related medical services. The analysis on access times to the current public health infrastructure highlights the uneven spatial distribution of the main public health infrastructures, and also reveals some areas with access restraints. In this case, work is needed to develop hospital infrastructure so as to eliminate territorial disparities in terms of access. We employed ArcGIS Ne...

The molecular characterization of Genetic diversity of ten bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties was evaluated by studying high molecular weight (HMW) glutenin subunits. Polymorphism of HMW-SG war carried on by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Among genotypes analyzed, twelve polymorphic bands were identified at the three loci Glu-A1, Glu-B1 and Glu-D1. The analysis of HMW-GS reveals a great diversity at the level of the three loci and more particularly on the locus (Gl...

Carbonaceous rocks (bituminous shale, coal, clayey coal, coaly claystone etc.) is an aggregate of heterogeneous materials composed of organic and inorganic substances. The study area is located on the northern boundary of the Cameli-Ac?payam basin (in Southwestern Turkey), filled by thick Neogene sediments comprising local coal/carbonaceous rocks. This study presents geochemical properties of carbonaceous rocks collected from the Yesilyuva town. In this concept, their major and trace element distribution and miner...

For a more complete use of information in geodetic measurements of rotary kiln geometric parameters, a method of mathematic simulation of the stress state in the kiln shell is proposed. The essence of the calculation method is to ascertain the stress-strain state of the kiln shell as an elastic statically indeterminate multi-span beam. The disclosure of static uncertainty is performed by the displacement method, which allows to unify the calculation algorithm for kilns with an unrestricted number of intermediate k...

The Higher Education and universities have high impact for regional development and youth migration. We suggest what the migration of people with a high level of knowledge (called ?brain drain?) is detrimental for the region of emigration. High level universities attract the best students and growth the brain drain. There are close relationships between neighboring regions. Distance can be understood as a barrier of human capital growth. Geographical distance between parental home and college poses a potential bar...