TY - JOUR JO - Mining Science SN - 2300-9586 VL - 136 IS - 43 PY - 2013 ID - Mirek2013 TI - The effect of blasting on environment in the open-pit mines AB - Blasting is a basic method of deposit mining in the open-pit mines. The paper presents legal and safety status for blasting during 1990–2012. Circumstances and causes of specific events occurring in such mine plants are given, related to the usage of blasting agents. The impact of various factors on the safety state during blasting are analyzed. The paper presents a brief characteristic of an apparatus used to monitor of hazardous zones and influence of blasting on environment, moreover conclusions from that analysis. AU - Mirek, Adam AU - Stanek, Mirosław AU - Dzik, Grażyna SP - 119 EP - 130 DA - 2013 UR - http://www.miningscience.pwr.edu.pl/The-effect-of-blasting-on-environment-in-the-open-pit-mines,59783,0,2.html ER -