Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works
This paper deals with the evaluation of rehabilitation of spoils depositions of asbestos mine MABE, Kozani, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works. In order to succeed this, we monitored all the restoration actions during the period of restoration works, as well as during the post-r...
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| author | Petros Ganatsas Marianthi Tsakaldimi Lazaros Ioannidis Theologia Strafkou |
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| description | This paper deals with the evaluation of rehabilitation of spoils depositions of asbestos mine MABE, Kozani, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works. In order to succeed this, we monitored all the restoration actions during the period of restoration works, as well as during the post-restoration period of eight years after the end of restoration works. The evaluation showed that the mining area subjected to restoration is now characterized, eight years after restoration, by high land stabilization, satisfactory woody vegetation cover, low erosion risk, low concentration of asbestos fibres in the air and water, and furthermore it was aesthetically integrated in the surrounding landscape. Even though the great difficulties due to the huge pile of spoils depositions that had been created during mining, the selection of the specific restoration actions greatly contributed to the achievement of a sustainable post-mining environment. The suitable land transformation, and the satisfactory establishment of forest vegetation created a safe from asbestos fibres environment, and for a sustainable future land use of the previous mine area as forest, which in many cases is the most appropriate post-mining use for contaminated mining areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24891213b84748b8b9b6bdaabb12d1052022-12-21T20:45:31ZengUniversity of BrawijayaJournal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management2339-076X2021-07-01842957297010.15243/jdmlm.2021.084.2957365Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration worksPetros Ganatsas0Marianthi Tsakaldimi1Lazaros Ioannidis2Theologia Strafkou3Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiDepartment of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiDepartment of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiDepartment of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiThis paper deals with the evaluation of rehabilitation of spoils depositions of asbestos mine MABE, Kozani, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works. In order to succeed this, we monitored all the restoration actions during the period of restoration works, as well as during the post-restoration period of eight years after the end of restoration works. The evaluation showed that the mining area subjected to restoration is now characterized, eight years after restoration, by high land stabilization, satisfactory woody vegetation cover, low erosion risk, low concentration of asbestos fibres in the air and water, and furthermore it was aesthetically integrated in the surrounding landscape. Even though the great difficulties due to the huge pile of spoils depositions that had been created during mining, the selection of the specific restoration actions greatly contributed to the achievement of a sustainable post-mining environment. The suitable land transformation, and the satisfactory establishment of forest vegetation created a safe from asbestos fibres environment, and for a sustainable future land use of the previous mine area as forest, which in many cases is the most appropriate post-mining use for contaminated mining areas.https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/925land disturbancemine rehabilitationplantingsslope stabilizationspoils deposition |
| spellingShingle | Petros Ganatsas Marianthi Tsakaldimi Lazaros Ioannidis Theologia Strafkou Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management land disturbance mine rehabilitation plantings slope stabilization spoils deposition |
| title | Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works |
| title_full | Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works |
| title_short | Evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine, in northern Greece, eight years after restoration works |
| title_sort | evaluation of restoration of an asbestos mine in northern greece eight years after restoration works |
| topic | land disturbance mine rehabilitation plantings slope stabilization spoils deposition |
| url | https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/925 |
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