Buglak O. The scientific basis for reducing environmental risks in territories adjacent to coal enterprises of the Southern Donbas

The dissertation focuses on solving the urgent problem of the anthropogenic transformation of component elements adjacent to the mining complex of territory associated with the influence of mining indicators on existing geotopes, and the aspects of substantiating the scientific foundations of environmental risk assessment using the mines of State Enterprise (SE) “Pivdennodonbaske Mine No. 1” and SE “Mine named after M.S. Surgaya” by determining the spatial, temporal parameters, and magnitude of the intensity of impact, which will reveal the effects of anthropogenic stresses on the environmental situation around the mines of the Southern Donbas at the local level. According to environmental analysis results and technical indicators of the production activities of the mines SE “Pivdennodonbaske Mine No. 1” and SE “Mine named after M.S. Surgaya”, it was established that an indicator of the ecological state of the component elements of the territory adjacent to the coal enterprise is a change in the existence of geotopes, the essence of which is the use of the anthropogenic transformation index of the territory, which is strong for SE “Mine Administration “Pivdennodonbaske Mine No. 1” and SE “Mine named after M.S. Surgaya” – 47.1 conventional units. The calculation approaches the determination that the integral indicator, which estimates the depth of the anthropogenic transformation of the territories adjacent to the coal mining enterprise and reflects the level of environmental hazard, was improved. The theoretical ideas were further developed on the criteria for assessing the degree of rock stability depending on metamorphism. A technique is proposed for displaying the ecological situation using orthotransformed satellite imagery. The influence of mining factors in time on changes in the hydrogeological system, deformation processes of the earth's surface, and degradation of land resources is shown. Key words: environment, mine, anthropogenic transformation, environmental risk, environmental safety, geotope, deformation, flooding, natural territorial system.