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. 2023 Dec 7;18(12):e0293973. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293973

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