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Theme 1 - Reducing the Environmental Effect

  
   

Introduction

This theme focuses on the research undertaken on reducing the environmental effect of aggregate quarrying. The ALSF has contributed to research and demonstration in three main areas:
  • Reducing the environmental effect of aggregate quarrying on the water environment
    The ALSF has supported considerable research into ways of improving the assessment, monitoring and mitigation of these potential impacts, and into ways in which improvements can be achieved. The ‘benchmark’ review aims to bring together the key findings of that research and to highlight the ways in which the findings can be used by quarry operators, regulators and others to reduce the environmental footprint of aggregate quarrying on the water environment.
  • Reducing the environmental effect of aggregate quarrying: dust, noise and vibration
    The wide range of ALSF projects connected with the three environmental footprint elements of dust, noise and vibration have been considered in one review project. The projects include assessments of potential impact, development of new monitoring equipment and methods, and application of new operational systems and techniques to mitigate any effects.
  • Reducing the environmental effect of transporting aggregate
    Transport of aggregates is an essential part of the supply chain and a number of activities have led to reducing its environmental impact.
    1. Site specific advice - funding business advisors to help aggregate transport operators review their business and identify an action plan to improve the efficiency of their operation.
    2. Driver development training - funding the training of driving instructors and drivers to develop their skills in 'Safe And Fuel Efficient Driving' (SAFED).
    3. Rail and water freight grants - offering grants to help operators transport aggregates by rail or water instead of road where the environmental benefits justify doing so.
    4. Research - funding innovative research aimed at reducing the environmental effects of aggregates transport.

Reviews

Title Format Size
     
Reducing the environmental effect of aggregate quarrying on the water environment PDF 4.6MB
Capita Symonds Limited     View button
Reducing the environmental effect of aggregate quarrying: dust, noise and vibration PDF 3.0MB
University of Leeds and the University of Nottingham     View button
Reducing the environmental effect of transporting aggregate PDF 3.5MB
AEA Technology     View button
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Project Reports

Title Format Size
     
The Quarry Design Handbook PDF 5.8MB
GWP Consultants Project No. SAMP/3/E/002 View button
Development of an Environmental Management System (EMS) Guidance Manual & Toolkit for Aggregate Industry SMEs PDF 17.0MB
NECESI Project No. SAMP/1/027 View button
Open Access Website for Promoting Good Environmental Practice in the UK minerals industry - goodquarry.com PDF 1.4MB
University of Leeds Project No. MA/2/4/004 View button
Open Access Website for Promoting Good Environmental Practice in the UK minerals industry - goodquarry.com PDF 0.2MB
University of Leeds Project No. SAMP/1/023 View button
Extending and promoting the goodquarry.com open access website and disseminating examples of good environmental practice in the minerals industry PDF 3.1MB
University of Leeds Project No. MA/4/4/001 View button
Optimising the efficiency of recharge features as a mechanism for mitigating the impacts of quarry dewatering - project extension PDF 6.7MB
Capita Symonds Limited Project No. MA/1/2/008 & 3/2/005 View button
Mitigating the impacts of quarry dewatering PDF  
Capita Symonds Limited Project No. MA/4/2/014 6 Volume Report
  Vol. 1 3.9MB View button
  Vol. 2 2.2MB View button
  Vol. 3 4.8MB View button
  Vol. 4 6.5MB View button
  Vol. 5 6.5MB View button
  Vol. 6 5.0MB View button
Managing the Interface between Planning and Abstraction Licensing for Quarry Dewatering PDF 1.4MB
Capita Symonds Limited Project No. SAMP/2/023 & 3/B/7 View button
Recommendations for Draft Policy for Annex 3 to MPS2 - The Water Environment PDF  
Capita Symonds Limited Project No. SAMP/3/B/8 2 Items
Final Report 0.5MB View button
Good Practice Guidance on Controlling the Effects of Surface Mineral Workings on the Water Environments 11.6MB View button
Practical hydrological assessments in and around aggregate quarries PDF 5.0MB
Geoffrey Walton Practice Project No. MA/2/1/003 View button
Demonstrating sustainable water resource management in quarries PDF 3.0MB
Marshalls Mono Limited Project No. MA/4/2/024 View button
Effect of quarry water discharges on stream flows in the Mendip Hills PDF 0.9MB
Somerset County Council & Hafren Water Project No. MA/4/2/022 View button
Mendip Strategic Groundwater Study PDF 9.4MB
Somerset County Council & SRK Consulting Project No. MA/2/1/006 View button
Understanding water table dynamics & their influence on the buried archaeological resource in relation to gravel extraction PDF 11.3MB
Hull University Project No. MA/4/2/015 View button
The Hydrogeological behaviour of flooded sand and gravel pits and its implications for the functioning of enclosing aquifers PDF 1.0MB
Newcastle University Project No. MA/1/2/005 View button
Establishment of a reliable & non-subjective measure of nuisance dust using low-cost, multi-directional dust monitoring and processing techniques PDF 2.3MB
Geoffrey Walton Practice Project No. MA/1/2/009 View button
Development of a standard operational blasting database for use within the mineral industry PDF 0.3MB
University of Leeds Project No. MA/2/4/005 View button
Feasibility project into the use of electronic detonators to control vibration from blasting PDF 0.6MB
University of Leeds Project No. MA/3/2/003 View button
Full scale quarry blasting project into the use of electronic detonators to control vibration from blasting PDF 3.7MB
University of Leeds Project No. MA/4/2/003 View button
Development and deployment of a novel, full integrated vibration, air overpressure and acoustic blast monitoring system for use in the aggregates industry PDF 7.5MB
University of Leeds Project No. MA/5/1/001 View button
Cleaner Quarries (2) - optimising environmental performance PDF 3.0MB
University of Nottingham Project No. MA/4/1/002 View button
Cleaner Quarries (1) - optimising environmental performance PDF 3.0MB
University of Nottingham Project No. MA/2/3/007 View button
Alternative approaches to reducing the environmental impacts of the transport of aggregate PDF 2.6MB
Centre 4 Sustainability at TRL Project No. MA/4/3/007 View button
The Sustainable Use of High Specification Aggregates in England PDF 11.0MB
Capita Symonds Limited Project No. SAMP/1/039 View button
Improving the usability and functionality of a software tool for assisting the design of effective quarry-water management structures PDF 0.5MB
Geoffrey Walton Practice Project No. MA/6/1/007 View button
Water-based Quarry restoration - Opportunities For Sustainable Rural Regeneration and Nature Conservation PDF  
Hafren Water Project No. MA/6/2/013 2 Items
Floating Wetlands 7.8MB View button
Sustainable Rural Regeneration 4.5MB View button
Cost effective multipurpose hydrogeological monitoring for  aggregate quarries PDF 4.4MB
Capita Symonds Limited Project No. MA/6/1/001 View button
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