Abstract
The coal mine areas in China have the serious conflicts between resources exploitation and ecology safety, therefore the coal mine ecological risk assessment is an important problem which relates to the sustainability of coal mines to regions and the whole country. In this study, open coal mine area serves as researching object, heavy metals, soil erosion and coast are screened out as risk resources, soil wireworm as the receiver of heavy metals risk, biotope ecosystem as the receiver of soil erosion and coast risk; ecological indexes are calculated with species background index, biological diversity index and natural degree index, ecological friability indexes are calculated with soil fertility index, plant coverage, plant species diversity index, soil wireworm index and maturity index, and the typical coal mine area assessment indexes system is established. In addition, the regional ecological risk assessment is conducted on the friable ecological system of Fuxin Haizhou open coal mine area. Examples are researched of Haizhou open coal mine, the coal mine risk distribution is established, and foundations are provided for the administrative decision-making.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Explore related subjects
Discover the latest articles, news and stories from top researchers in related subjects.Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Duo-sen, L., & Zhi-yuan, Z. (1987). Mathematics methods and modeling in soil and environment research pp. 88–120. Beijing: Publishing House of Agriculture.
Fenghua, Z. (1998). Recent advance of study on hazardous elements in coal and significance for environmental protection. Energy Environmental Protection, 12(2), 20–23.
Guijian Yang Pingyue, L. (2000). The migration of trace and minor elements of coal in the soil environment. Acta Geosicientia Sinica, 21(4), 423–427.
Hu E (Ed.) (2000). Practical technologies and methods of environmental risk assessment (pp. 2–3). Beijing: Publishing House of China Environmental Science.
Jin-chuan, L., & Zhong-ke, B. (2000). Soil reclamation and synusiologic rebuilding in opencast. Beijing: Publishing House of Science.
Li, G. Q., An, S. Q., Chen, X. L., et al. (1999). A summary on ecological risk assessment. Chinese Journal Sinica, 18(4), 57–64.
Li, H., & Zhi-jun, D. (2001). Research of ecological risk assessment. Environmental Science Trends, 3, 7–10.
Liu, Y., Rong_yong, M. A., & Wu, Z. (2001). Study on calculation method for landslide risk of earth dams. Hongshui River, 1, 29–32.
Man-hua, P., Hai-shun, Z., & Xiang-da, T. (2001). Preliminarily study on the risk analysis methodology for landslide. Geotechnical Engineering Technique, 4, 235–240.
Min, W., et al. (2001). Research on risk analysis of landslide hazard. Geotichnical Investigation and Surveying, 2, 1–6.
Qian, Y. Q., Tian, Y., & Wei, W. (1998). Ecological risk assessment of transgenic plants. Acta Phytoecol Sinica, 22(4), 289–299.
Gemmell, R. P. (1987). Vegetable settling on industrial waste land. Beijing: Publishing House of Science.
Rong-liang, P. (1996). Geology disaster risk assessment in Wanxian city. China Geology, (6), 17–19.
Ru-kun, L. (1999). Analysis methods of soil agricultural chemistry. Beijing: Publishing House of Agricultural Technology.
Shook, G. (1997). An assessment of disaster risk and its management in Thailand. Disaster, 21(1), 77–88.
Xi-lin, L. (2000). Regional risk assessment on debris flow. Journal of Natural Disasters, 9(1), 54–61.
Yan-yu, W. (1994). Research on soil element background value of Liaoning Province. Beijing: Publishing House of China Environmental Science.
Yiecheng, Z., & Xue xin, Z. (1995). Evaluation of hazard and disaster-condition of debris-flow in Dongchuan City, Yunnan Province. The Chinese Journal of Geological Hazard and Control, 6(2), 67–76.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Xi-jun, M., Zhao-hua, L. & Jian-long, C. Ecological risk assessment of open coal mine area. Environ Monit Assess 147, 471–481 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0215-8
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0215-8