As Europe transitions away from fossil fuel energy, the challenges associated with closing mines, along restructuring mine-dependent communities, continue to reduce rate at which this transition occurs. A large volume of research has been published during last decade on fair development context mine reclamation. Using lignite mines as a case study and properly modified analytical-hierarchy-proc...

Unprecedented floods in 2014 caused huge consequences on Serbian lignite opencast mines, such as halt of coal production and damages the mining equipment. Three equipment revitalization options were urgently assessed to continue with mine Tamnava-West Field. This paper compares economic risks three investment for Field revitalization, based this experience probable risk a repeated event. The re...

The correlation between the geographic occurrence of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) and low rank Pliocene lignites is striking. Comparison of mass spectra of methanol extracts from lignite samples collected in the vicinity of two endemic villages, with mass spectra of methanol extracts higher grade coals, shows the presence of many more potentially nephrotoxic compounds, and much higher total...

Background: Tight junctions are found in epithelial cells and function as selective gatekeepers to regulate absorption. PT-gliadin is the gluten protein segment that is known to impair the functioning of tight junctions. This study aimed to examine the effects of a lignite extract dietary supplement (RESTORE) on tight junction function in small intestine (IEC-6) and colon (Caco-2) epithelial ce...

The European green deal and energy transition policies the competition primarily shaped by high price of carbon dioxide emission allowances consistently reduced cost renewable technologies directly affect coal lignite extraction industry. Lignite production in Western Macedonia Centre from 43.2 million tons 2010 to 10.3 2020. This development affects ambient air quality large mine area, as evid...