Environmental impact and damage categories caused by air pollution emissions from mining and quarrying sectors of European countries

Fugiel, Agata; Burchart-Korol, Dorota; Czaplicka-Kolarz, Krystyna; Smoliński, Adam

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.136

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“…Sustainable development, in particular corporate environmental management, has become a strategic imperative for business organizations due to rising concern toward the adverse impacts of climate change and ecological degradation (Amran, Ooi, Mydin, & Devi, 2015;Haddock-Fraser & Tourelle, 2010;Jansson, Nilsson, Modig, & Hed Vall, 2017;Walsh & Dodds, 2017). This is specifically evident in sectors such as metal and mining which are environmentally sensitive due to the potential harmful impacts of their operations on the natural environment (Fugiel, Burchart-Korol, Czaplicka-Kolarz, & Smoliński, 2017;Lee, 2017). This sector invokes environmental concerns due to two reasons: first, because of the depletion of exhaustible natural resources and second, the environmental consequences of their operation.…”

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Small Mining Companies Anmentioning

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Sustainable development of small companies: Investors' perspectives

Siddique

Sciulli

2018

Bus Strat Env

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The aim of this paper is to explore the sustainability choices of a group of investors relating to corporate environmental initiatives and disclosures given a case‐based scenario. Obtaining such an understanding is important because, as per signaling theory, investors' preferences for sustainable development initiatives and disclosures are one of the contributory factors in determining the quality of environmental disclosures. A web‐based survey of a group of investors was conducted. The questionnaire includes a hypothetical case‐based scenario presenting environmental versus economic consequences of pollution prevention initiatives for a small mining company. The findings indicate that a majority (52%) of the respondents failed to choose a dominant proenvironmental or profinancial strategy. The findings imply that making a decision about a sustainable initiative is complex and requires consideration of a range of contextual factors. The findings support the view that given the resource limitations of a small company, compliance with existing regulation is preferred by the investors over competitive advantage and reputation for undertaking prosustainability initiatives. Hence, one implication is that the regulators should examine tightening the current sustainability regulation status for small companies regarding their environmental policies and disclosures.

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Section: Corporate Social Responsibility Small Mining Companies Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable development of small companies: Investors' perspectives

Siddique

Sciulli

2018

Bus Strat Env

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“…LCIA is the stage in which the importance and significance of product potential environmental impact can be understood and evaluated and is the core part of a life cycle assessment. The LCIA result is heavily dependent on the use of impact assessment methods, which differ in the scientific models that are used to convert emission inventories into comparable environmental impact loads [20]. The impact assessment consists of three steps: classification, characterization and weighted evaluation.…”

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Envionmental Impacts of Mesoporous Silver-Supported Cobalt Oxide Catalyst Based on Life Cycle Assessment

Li¹

2018

IJEPP

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Life cycle assessment can be used to evaluate the environmental issues involved in the entire product production process (including raw material acquisition, production, transportation, use/maintenance and final disposal). It is an important support tool for screening and developing an efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly product. In this study, based on the life cycle method, an environmental impact assessment of the resource consumption and pollutant emission data was carried out for the mesoporous K-Ag/Co 3 O 4 catalyst life cycle. The results show that the proportion of resource consumption to produce 1 kg of mesoporous K-Ag/Co 3 O 4 is 0.132. Environmental impact types mainly contain fossil depletion, climate change, human health and particulate matter formation; The substances produced by mesoporous K-Ag/Co 3 O 4 catalyst life cycle have the greatest impact on human health, including carcinogens, resp. inorganics and human toxicity. These substances are mainly gas pollutants, CO 2 emission is the largest, followed by SO 2 and CH 4 . Whether it is health impact, environmental impact or resource depletion, electricity consumption is the main factor. Thus, it is necessary to improve the production process and use low-power equipment to reduce the environmental impact of the entire life cycle. The use of mesoporous K-Ag/Co 3 O 4 catalyst has purified a large amount of formaldehyde and has a good environmental effect.

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“…In the case of analyses that look at the impact of the mining and quarrying sector on the atmosphere, a study by [51] presents the results of the assessment of the impact of the mining and However, the dynamics of these changes differ from one EU country to another. It mainly depends on the environmental policy of individual countries, their wealth, and social awareness.…”

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“…In the case of analyses that look at the impact of the mining and quarrying sector on the atmosphere, a study by [51] presents the results of the assessment of the impact of the mining and quarrying sector on the atmosphere in 12 EU countries. A life cycle assessment technique was used in this analysis.…”

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The Use of Artificial Neural Networks to Analyze Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions from the Mining and Quarrying Sector in the European Union

Brodny

Tutak

2020

Energies

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The European Union (EU) is considered one of the most economically developed regions worldwide. It was driven by the mining industry for several decades. Despite certain changes in this area, a number of mineral and energy resources are still being mined in the EU. Nevertheless, mining activities are accompanied by many unfavorable phenomena, especially for the environment, such as greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions. The great diversity of the EU countries in terms of the size of the "mining and quarrying" sector means that both the volume and structure of these emissions in individual countries varies. In order to assess the current state of affairs, research was conducted to look at the structure and volume of these emissions in individual EU countries. The aim of the study was to divide these countries into homogenous groups by structure and volume of studied emissions. In order to reflect both the specificity and diversity of the EU countries, this division was based on the seven most important gases (CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 O, NH 3 , NMVOC, CO, NO x ) and two types of particulate matter (PM 2.5, PM 10) emitted into the atmosphere from the sector in question. The volume of studied emissions was also compared to the number of inhabitants of each EU country and the gross value added (GVA) by the mining and quarrying sector. This approach enabled a new and broader view on the issue of gas and air pollutant emissions associated with mining activities. The artificial Kohonen's neural networks were used for the analysis. The developed method, the analyses and the results constitute a new approach to studying such emissions in the EU. Research that looks only at the emission of harmful substances into the environment in relation to their absolute values fail to fully reflect the complexity of this problem in individual EU countries. The presented approach and the results should broaden the knowledge in the field of harmful substance emissions from the mining and quarrying sector, which should be utilized in the process of implementing the new European climate strategy referred to as "The European Green Deal".

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Environmental impact and damage categories caused by air pollution emissions from mining and quarrying sectors of European countries

Cited by 118 publications

References 13 publications

Sustainable development of small companies: Investors' perspectives

Sustainable development of small companies: Investors' perspectives

Envionmental Impacts of Mesoporous Silver-Supported Cobalt Oxide Catalyst Based on Life Cycle Assessment

The Use of Artificial Neural Networks to Analyze Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions from the Mining and Quarrying Sector in the European Union

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