From Environmental Ethics to Sustainable Decision-Making: Assessment of Potential Ecological Risk in Soils Around Abandoned Mining Areas-Case Study “Larga de Sus mine” (Romania)

Damian, Gianina Elena; Micle, Valer; Sur, Ioana Monica; Băbău, Adriana Mihaela Chirilă

doi:10.1007/s10806-019-09767-2

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“…The second area mostly regarded public health issues (see works [27,[54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72]) and the impact of heavy metals on the environment in the area where the mine operates (see works [40,62,64,68,[73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90] for soil contamination investigation and works [54,64,[91][92][93][94][95][96]…”

Section: Thematic Analysis Of the Conducted Reviewmentioning

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Risk Assessment Methods in Mining Industry—A Systematic Review

Tubis

Werbińska-Wojciechowska

Wroblewski

2020

Applied Sciences

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Recently, there has been a growing interest in the mining industry in issues related to risk assessment and management, which is confirmed by a significant number of publications and reports devoted to these problems. However, theoretical and application studies have indicated that risk in mining should be analyzed not only in the human factor aspect, but also in strategic (environmental impact) and operational ones. However, there is a lack of research on systematic literature reviews and surveys of studies that would focus on these identified risk aspects simultaneously. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to develop a literature review in the area of analysis, assessment and risk management in the mining sector, published in the last decade and based on the concept of a human engineering system. Following this, a systematic search was performed with the use of Primo multi-search tool following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The main inclusion criteria were: (a) not older than 10 years, (b) article written in English, (c) publication type (scientific article, book, book chapter), (d) published in chosen electronic collections (Springer, Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, Science Direct, JSTOR). This resulted in the selection of the 94 most relevant papers in the area. First, the general bibliometric analysis was conducted. Later, the selected papers in this review were categorized into four groups and the critical review was developed. One of the main advantages of this study is that the results are obtained from different scientific sources/databases thanks to using a multi-search tool. Moreover, the authors identified the main research gaps in the area of the implementation of risk management in the mining industry.

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Section: Thematic Analysis Of the Conducted Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Assessment Methods in Mining Industry—A Systematic Review

Tubis

Werbińska-Wojciechowska

Wroblewski

2020

Applied Sciences

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“…Yiannakoulias et al , 2020), as well as moral and ethical implications (e.g. tolerance of uncertainty, responsibility and moral duty) (Damian et al , 2019).…”

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“…On the basis of the conducted review of research results published so far, it can be assumed that a significant number of companies adjust their operations to the applicable legal requirements; that is why various systemic solutions (e.g. Neves et al , 2017) or investment activities (Rode et al , 2010; Damian et al , 2019; Besha et al , 2020) are undertaken. Furthermore, pro-environmental behaviours are fostered by personal relationships with nature (Whitburn et al , 2020), health awareness (Shimoda et al , 2020) and a sense of guilt (Muralidharan and Sheehan, 2018).…”

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Factors moderating the process of managing environmental objectives and identification of possible behavioural scenarios – results of a literature review

Bugdol

Wontorczyk

2021

MEQ

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to identify factors moderating the process of managing environmental objectives and to develop potential behavioural scenarios related to this process.Design/methodology/approachThe main research method used by the authors was a systematic literature review. The applied procedure was consistent with the general methodology of conducting research and the methodology of research in management sciences. The conducted literature review was supplemented with an analysis of grey literature.FindingsA number of factors influence the process of managing environmental objectives. Legal factors can stimulate the introduction of pro-environmental measures. The lack of universal legal regulations encourages unethical actions. The ethical values deserve special attention. If their level is high, then even the factors embedded in the environment that foster unethical behaviours are of little importance. In this sense, the performed literature review confirms the theory proposed by Locke. Managerial factors, including remuneration for the achievement of environmental objectives, may be the reason for weakening the process of minimising the negative impact on the environment.Originality/valueOn the basis of the conducted research and various theories of objectives, the authors formulated practical managerial recommendations aimed at reducing the number of errors in the process of setting environmental objectives.

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“…According to Moldovan et al [ 5 ], “the radon activity concentrations in surface waters is low, usually below 1 Bq/L, while in groundwater vary from 1 to 50 Bq/L for rock aquifers in sedimentary rocks, 10 to 300 Bq/L for wells dug in soil, and 100 to 50,000 Bq/L in crystalline rocks”. The use of water directly from underground sources is sustainable but has the major disadvantage of limited locations of existing natural springs, the effort of moving and transporting limited amounts of water, and lack of control over its purity [ 6 ]. On the other hand, the purchase and use of bottled drinking water has the disadvantage of a relatively high purchase price (compared to running water, and this also includes the need to travel for purchase and transport it), the need to store it in limited quantities, and last but not least, from an ecological perspective, PET (polypropylene terephthalate) packaging being a major source of environmental pollution.…”

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An Efficient Method for Testing the Quality of Drinking-Water Filters Used for Home Necessities

Crișan

Șerdean

Bîrleanu

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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This paper presents research conducted in the direction of analyzing the efficiency of filters used for drinking water intended for domestic consumption, with effects on the water quality gained from the public distribution network. A basic method that uses accessible techniques, such as optical microscopy and tests that involve the use of existing products on the consumer market, was developed regarding the filtration capacities of the main filters existing on the market—a method that has advantages, such as speed and ease of application, a unitary character in obtaining samples, low costs, and high efficiency. The technique approached is that of microscopy, and the samples used were taken from the laboratory tests made on the mentioned filters, using a specific experimental stand designed to support laboratory tests by using chosen filter cartridges. The research results obtained were analyzed to make a classification from the perspective of filtration efficiency, in terms of using statistical analysis tools (mathematical models and methods processed in MATLAB software). Moreover, by using a certain type of application based on specific mathematical algorithms, which takes into account some influential factors with a decisive role on household consumers, it was aimed to identify the optimal filter element for acquisition and use in its own regime. The aim of the study was to identify the optimal filter cartridge from the perspective of quality–price ratio.

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From Environmental Ethics to Sustainable Decision-Making: Assessment of Potential Ecological Risk in Soils Around Abandoned Mining Areas-Case Study “Larga de Sus mine” (Romania)

Cited by 20 publications

References 25 publications

Risk Assessment Methods in Mining Industry—A Systematic Review

Risk Assessment Methods in Mining Industry—A Systematic Review

Factors moderating the process of managing environmental objectives and identification of possible behavioural scenarios – results of a literature review

An Efficient Method for Testing the Quality of Drinking-Water Filters Used for Home Necessities

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