Study of Ecological Damage to Natural Landscapes after the Closure of Coal Mines in the Tula Region

The results of the study of ecological condition of disturbed lands during underground coal mining in the areas of the Moscow Coal Basin in the territory of Tula region are presented. According to the data of satellite imagery, the number and areas of mine spoil heaps are determined. It is established that using the existing methods of spoil heaps reclamation, the probability of effective restoration of ecological balance on their surface is very low. The complex of works is proposed for a radical change in the architecture of spoil heap landscapes by means of introduction of new technologies, the practical implementation of which will considerably increase rates of restoration of ecological balance on these technogenic objects left after closing of coal mines.

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