Pub Date : 2020-07-16DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.425
B. Ahmed, M. Mohibullah, S. Jalal, S. Abbasi, Abdul S. Khan, S. Alam, H. Rehman
The shale gas potential of the early Cretaceous Talhar shale member of the lower Goru Formation in lower Indus basin of Sanghar district, Sindh province, has been evaluated using 2D seismic and well logs data. Graphical and empirical techniques were applied to calculate various geochemical parameters for the evaluation of shale plays. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is calculated by Passey's (∆LogR) Overlay technique and its values are about 2.44 wt.%. Vitrinite Reflectance (Ro) is estimated by graphical and empirical relation and the value lies between 0.95-1.0 which implies that the Talhar shale member is in peak oil and initial gas generation phase. Log-derived Maturity Index (LMI) is calculated by NPHI, RHOB or density log and uranium logs. The average value is about 0.55 which reflects that the formation is probably in the initial maturation phase. Kerogen Volume (Vk) is estimated by empirical relation using RHOB log as input and it is about 13 wt. % which reflects that the formation has enough potential of oil/gas expulsion. The results are compared and validated with a study of the adjacent field of the same basin. This study reveals that Talhar member of lower Goru Formation could be the future probable potential unconventional reservoir for exploration in lower Indus basin of Pakistan.
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K. S. Shah, Mohsin Khan, Sajid Khan, Abdur Rahman, N. Khan, N. Abbas
Coal is the most extensively used nonrenewable energy source worldwide. In Pakistan coal is mostly mined by underground mining methods under poor and unsafe working environment. In this study, accident records of underground coal mines of Cherat coal field were collected and analysis was carried out to understand the consequences, time of occurrence and causes of accidents. Besides, occupation of a victim, responsible party and effects on production were also considered in present study. The relationship between workers’ age and severity rate was examined using regression analysis. The main causes of accidents were the fall of the roof, mine gases, electrocution, oxygen deficiency and slip fall. At Cherat coalfield, for every two mines, there is one fatality and most of the accidents occur due to roof fall between 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. It is due to the stress of production efficiency. Moreover, there is a negligible impact of accidents on coal production at Cherat coalfield from 1994 to 2015. Keywords
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Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.415
Marularadhya C. Hiremath, A. Sreenivasa
This paper attempts to explain the presence of OH group for micas along with some sulfate, chlorite, quartz and feldspar minerals. These minerals are found to be associated with barite vein, metasediments (quartz-chlorite schist), metarhyolite and varieties of granitic rocks of Gadisunkapur area of Hungund-Kushtagi Schist belt. The samples were collected in and around Gadisunkapur village of Bagalkote district, Karnataka and further processed to determine OH group anion in different minerals present based on FTIR and Thermal studies such as Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Differential Thermal analysis (DTA). The high temperature dehydroxylation is investigated using this analysis. Furthermore, present study indicates the presence of different extra species (CO2, CO32- and OH-). The results show the incorporation of CO2 into the structures due to heating or enhanced by the dehydroxylation process.
{"title":"Dehydroxylation of Minerals of Gadisunkapur Area with Special Reference to FTIR and Thermal Study","authors":"Marularadhya C. Hiremath, A. Sreenivasa","doi":"10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.415","url":null,"abstract":"This paper attempts to explain the presence of OH group for micas along with some sulfate, chlorite, quartz and feldspar minerals. These minerals are found to be associated with barite vein, metasediments (quartz-chlorite schist), metarhyolite and varieties of granitic rocks of Gadisunkapur area of Hungund-Kushtagi Schist belt. The samples were collected in and around Gadisunkapur village of Bagalkote district, Karnataka and further processed to determine OH group anion in different minerals present based on FTIR and Thermal studies such as Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Differential Thermal analysis (DTA). The high temperature dehydroxylation is investigated using this analysis. Furthermore, present study indicates the presence of different extra species (CO2, CO32- and OH-). The results show the incorporation of CO2 into the structures due to heating or enhanced by the dehydroxylation process.","PeriodicalId":200727,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131548358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.413
Sana Nazli, S. Siddiqui, N. Rehman
Eucalyptus tree was first planted in Pakistan in the 1980s under the project of Pakistan Forest Institute sponsored by United States Agency for International Development. It is not native to Pakistan's environment, so it has become a threat to the ecosystem. A mature Eucalyptus tree shape is like a shrub or tall tree. It is centered by the number of controversies like allelopathy, loss of soil fertility, the substitution of conventional forests and causing various hydro-ecological imbalances of an ecosystem. Eucalyptus tree consumes three times more water in arid and semi-arid environments, because of vapor pressure deficit. About 80% of Pakistan's area is present in the semi-arid and arid climate. Pakistan is facing a serious water shortage and rapid groundwater level depletion in many parts of the country. It is believed that species of Eucalyptus tree are extracting more groundwater than water recharge. Therefore, the present study is conducted to identify the adverse impacts of Eucalyptus plantation on the groundwater level of Lahore. Six parks in Lahore were selected as study sites, i.e., Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Jillani Park, Nawaz Sharif Park, Jallo Park, and Johar Town Park. A total of 3,484 Eucalyptus trees were identified with different age groups. These trees belong to the species of Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus citriodora and Eucalyptus sideroxylone. The study reveals that since 1990, the groundwater level has significantly reduced in study sites. It is recommended that Eucalyptus trees may be replaced with other indigenous species so that the rate of groundwater depletion can be slowed down.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.414
R. Ullah, Nie Fengjuin, Z. Xin, Zhang Chengyong, Asim Ali, Zhang Pengfei
Taunsa uranium occurrence like other uranium resources in Pakistan is hosted by the Late Miocene-Pliocene age Litra Formation of the Siwalik Group molasse sediments. Taunsa uranium prospect is a unique phreatic-type uranium resource in terms of its disturbed geological setting of the eastern limb of the Zindapir anticline in the eastern Sulaiman range. Autoradiography technique was used to locate the spots of anomalous uranium concentration in thin sections from ore of Taunsa prospect. Twenty polished thin sections from uranium ore ranging from 200 ppm-600 ppm were attached to detectors for a month which produced prominent alpha track which were used to find the traps of uranium. Subsequently, these spots were studied under SEM and EPMA for further investigations of uranium phases. Autoradiography revealed that Taunsa uranium ore is mostly associated with organic matter (probably petroleum), black shale clasts, biotite, fougerite (a green colour rusty mineral) and with micritic clasts. This study suggests that prospective facies of the host sandstone containing relatively abundant black shale clasts, organic matter and biotite may be targeted during exploratory drilling in Taunsa uranium deposit and its extensions in the eastern limb of Zindapir anticline
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R. Ullah, Shuja Ullah, N. Rehman, Fayyaz Ali, M. Asim, M. Tahir, S. Ullah, Shafiq Muhammad
This study was carried out for the investigation of the Late Permian Wargal limestone at Kafar Kot Chashma area, Khisor Range to determine its suitability as an aggregate that is used in road construction and civil structures with the help of geological engineering testing. The results of geological engineering testing of Wargal limestone samples show the tolerable values of all standard engineering parameters including the Loss Angles Abrasion value (23.37%), Aggregate impact (16.8%), Crushing value 13.1%, Unit weight 1.67, Soundness (1.007%), Specific gravity (2.70), Water Absorption (0.48%), Flakiness Index (6.5%), Elongation value (7.1%), Coating of bitumen (> 95%), stripping of bitumen (<5%), California Bearing Ratio (CBR) value (93.6%), Maximum Dry Density 2.307g/c and Optimum Moisture Content (5.79%). As per different International and National Standards like AASHTO, ASTM, BS and NHA, the mentioned results of various engineering tests were within the tolerable limits. The petrography of the selected samples of the Late Permian Wargal limestone revealed very minor value of quartz (0.5%), hematite/limonite (0.6%) and clay content 1.0% showing the insignificant threat of ASR. The values of dolomite are limited to (1%) which shows that there is no ACR reaction with ordinary Portland cement. The results of geological and engineering parameters of the study area strongly suggest its suitability as a potential aggregate (i.e. for the base course, subbase course, cement concrete and asphalt) in the road construction.
本研究是对Khisor Range Kafar Kot Chashma地区的晚二叠世Wargal石灰岩进行调查，以确定其在地质工程测试的帮助下作为公路建设和土木结构中使用的骨料的适用性。对Wargal石灰石样品进行地质工程测试，结果表明:损耗角磨损值(23.37%)、骨料冲击值(16.8%)、破碎值(13.1%)、单位重量(1.67)、完整性(1.007%)、比重(2.70)、吸水率(0.48%)、片状指数(6.5%)、伸长率(7.1%)、沥青涂层(> 95%)、沥青剥脱(<5%)、加州承载比(CBR)值(93.6%)、最大干密度2.307g/c，最佳含水率5.79%。根据AASHTO、ASTM、BS、NHA等不同的国际和国家标准，上述各项工程试验结果均在可容忍范围内。选取的晚二叠世Wargal灰岩岩石学结果显示，石英(0.5%)、赤铁矿/褐铁矿(0.6%)和粘土含量(1.0%)非常低，表明其ASR威胁不明显。白云石的值限制在(1%)，表明与普通硅酸盐水泥没有ACR反应。研究区域的地质和工程参数结果强烈表明其适合作为道路建设中潜在的骨料(即基层，下层，水泥混凝土和沥青)。
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Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.419
Umer Saleem, Takeshi Mizunoya, Y. Helmut, Ammara Ajmal
The most recurring type of disaster in the world these days is flood because of the spread and extent of its effect on people, among all-natural disasters of the world. Human activities have paved the way for many of these flood behavior to change as they used to be in the past. Pakistan experienced one of the most devastating natural disasters in its history all across the country in 2010, but Thatta district in southern part got severely affected during this flood. For the research, a simple yet efficient methodology Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) by using remote sensing images for identifying flood hazard areas was utilized. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) helps in finding shelter areas with a minimum effect of floods. It is essential to realize the importance of mapped results in consideration of manual flood management in future. The method used in this study is robust enough to explain the flood hazard for suggesting suitable shelter sites in case of flooding events. This would help disaster management bodies and other related agencies to formulate the development plans while keeping the hazard areas, which are unsuitable for development due to flood risk in the future.
{"title":"Using Remote Sensing for Identifying Suitable Areas for Flood Shelter: A Case Study of Thatta, Sindh Pakistan","authors":"Umer Saleem, Takeshi Mizunoya, Y. Helmut, Ammara Ajmal","doi":"10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.419","url":null,"abstract":"The most recurring type of disaster in the world these days is flood because of the spread and extent of its effect on people, among all-natural disasters of the world. Human activities have paved the way for many of these flood behavior to change as they used to be in the past. Pakistan experienced one of the most devastating natural disasters in its history all across the country in 2010, but Thatta district in southern part got severely affected during this flood. For the research, a simple yet efficient methodology Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) by using remote sensing images for identifying flood hazard areas was utilized. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) helps in finding shelter areas with a minimum effect of floods. It is essential to realize the importance of mapped results in consideration of manual flood management in future. The method used in this study is robust enough to explain the flood hazard for suggesting suitable shelter sites in case of flooding events. This would help disaster management bodies and other related agencies to formulate the development plans while keeping the hazard areas, which are unsuitable for development due to flood risk in the future.","PeriodicalId":200727,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126283432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.412
R. Karim, Faqeer Muhammad, J. Qureshi, N. A. Latip, A. Marzuki, Memoona Nilofar
The current research is aimed at finding out the effects of energy consumption and industrial value addition on environmental deterioration. Panel data for the years 2000-2017 was employed to explore the long- and short-term association of variables for the selected Islamic countries. Panel Unit Root Test was used to check the stationarity of the data. Moreover, Fisher panel Co-integration tests, PMG, Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS) and Dynamic Ordinary Least Square method (DOLS) were also applied to find out relationship between the variables. The study suggested that economic growth, industrial value addition and energy consumption positively affect the CO2 emission. Moreover, high-energy consumption to meet the demands of energy in transportation and production sectors leads to increased environmental pollution. The coefficient of industrial value addition shows significant effect on environmental deterioration in long term. Our study suggests the use of cleaner technology in production system and replacing renewable energy by non-renewable energy sources.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.420
N. Mazhar, S. A. Shirazi
This study aims to investigate the perceptions of farmers residing in the drylands of south Punjab regarding the drivers of desertification mainly associated with meteorological and anthropogenic factors. Dataset of 399 respondents was collected using disproportionate stratified sampling technique from Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur districts. Pearson correlation and cross tabulation were performed to explore relation between variables. Simple Linear Regression (SLR) helped in investigating the association between natural and anthropogenic causes of desertification. The findings of this study indicate the significant variability in natural causes of desertification such as increasing temperature extremes, soil salinization and variation in rainfall patterns, while extensive land degradation, caused by anthropogenic factor, as leading to desertification in the study area. For Rajanpur, mean rainfall variation, supports the perception regarding major natural driver of desertification. Small-scale farmers were found to be most vulnerable to climatic extremes. SLR concluded that anthropogenic factors trigger or intensify the natural drivers of desertification in the study area. Useful insights are provided regarding the perceptions of the local farming community regarding causes of desertification as appropriate perception of a risk leads to fruitful adaptation measures
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Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.46660/ijeeg.vol11.iss1.2020.410
F. Deeba, Syed Hafizur Rahman, M. Z. Kabir, Mohammad Rajib
This study presents geochemical characterization, as well as, quantification of rare earth elements in the recent beach deposition at the two major islands of the eastern Bay of Bengal-Kutubdia and Moheshkhali. Placer sand samples from near surface depositions were analyzed by heavy mineral separation, mineralogical identification, chemical composition and elemental mapping. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) were used to obtain these results. The heavy mineral concentration in different raw sand samples resulted by heavy liquid separation technique revealed that the average abundance of heavy minerals is 69.67% in Kutubdia island and 9.32% in Moheshkhali island, respectively. The X-ray patterns of Kutubdia and Moheshkhali sand samples show the presence of zircon, quartz, hematite, magnetite, ilmenite, chromite, kyanite, anatase, rutile and garnet. Chemical composition of heavy mineral sands from Kutubdia and Moheshkhali islands were analyzed using X-ray fluorescence method (XRF) for major oxides and trace elements. The concentration is of Na2O, MgO, Al2O3, SiO2, P, K2O, CaO, TiO2, V2O5, Cr2O3, MnO, Fe2O3, CoO, ZnO, SrO, Y2O3 ZrO2, Nb2O5, MoO3, HfO2, WO3, ThO2, U3O8, CeO2, Nd2O and Er2O3 were determined. A significant amount of various rare earth elements (REEs) in the elemental composition of few samples was also identified. The study is expected to be useful in the baseline and environmental aspects of both the islands.
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