Table 4. Scores of each environmental factors affected by the Goliran coal mine.
| Environmental factors | Criteria | A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | B3 | ES | RV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical/chemical (PC) components | Noise pollution | 2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -28 | -C |
| Air pollution | 4 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -64 | -D | |
| Dust | 2 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -42 | -D | |
| Surface water pollution | 3 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -48 | -D | |
| Groundwater pollution | 3 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -42 | -D | |
| Soil pollution | 3 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -24 | -C | |
| Earth shape | 1 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -14 | -B | |
| Slip and drift | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -5 | -A | |
| Microclimate change | 1 | -3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -18 | -B | |
| Biological/ecological (BE) components | Animal migration | 2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -24 | -C |
| Animal population | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -20 | -C | |
| Animal habitat | 2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -24 | -C | |
| Plant habitat | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -12 | -B | |
| Plant density | 2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -16 | -B | |
| Food chains | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -12 | -B | |
| Variety of plant species | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4 | -A | |
| Animal species diversity | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -8 | -A | |
| Social/cultural (SC) components | Population | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +A |
| Migration | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N | |
| Traffic | 1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -7 | -A | |
| Social acceptance | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +A | |
| Health indicators | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N | |
| Educational indicators | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N | |
| Old buildings | 1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -6 | -A | |
| Welfare | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +A | |
| The exploitation of the mine | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | +D | |
| Land use | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | +B | |
| Economic/operational (EO) components | Employment | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | +D |
| Mine income | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 54 | +D | |
| Prices of land around the mine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +A |