An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry

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dc.contributor.advisorKothuis, Basen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorVon Blottnitz, Harroen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorReddick, Janeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T11:14:23Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T11:14:23Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThe coal mining and processing industry in South Africa is responsible for significant local and regional environmental impacts, most notably those on water quality. As a result, legislation is becoming more stringent, public concerns are increasing and mine rehabilitation costs, which are incurred by the mining companies, are increasing. In response to this, the coal mining industry is recognising the importance of proper environmental management. However, the focus is still largely on end-of-pipe solutions. Cleaner Production (CP), which is a continuous preventative approach to environmental issues, has been demonstrated to be a cost-effective means of reducing wastes, increasing process efficiencies and improving the resource utilisation of coal mines in several countries, as well as of certain South African industries. It is therefore expected that Cleaner Production can provide the South African coal mining industry with an efficient, cost-effective approach to minimiSing its environmental footprint, and to meeting present and future legislation. This thesis aims to investigate whether this is in fact the case, by investigating and proposing feasible CP interventions for the coal mining industry.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationReddick, J. (2006). <i>An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5410en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationReddick, Jane. <i>"An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5410en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationReddick, J. 2006. An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Reddick, Jane AB - The coal mining and processing industry in South Africa is responsible for significant local and regional environmental impacts, most notably those on water quality. As a result, legislation is becoming more stringent, public concerns are increasing and mine rehabilitation costs, which are incurred by the mining companies, are increasing. In response to this, the coal mining industry is recognising the importance of proper environmental management. However, the focus is still largely on end-of-pipe solutions. Cleaner Production (CP), which is a continuous preventative approach to environmental issues, has been demonstrated to be a cost-effective means of reducing wastes, increasing process efficiencies and improving the resource utilisation of coal mines in several countries, as well as of certain South African industries. It is therefore expected that Cleaner Production can provide the South African coal mining industry with an efficient, cost-effective approach to minimiSing its environmental footprint, and to meeting present and future legislation. This thesis aims to investigate whether this is in fact the case, by investigating and proposing feasible CP interventions for the coal mining industry. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry TI - An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5410 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5410
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationReddick J. An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5410en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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