中文摘要：

煤层自燃形成的煤田火区是煤矿区重要灾害之一,中国北方大规模的煤层自燃,不仅直接烧毁宝贵的煤炭资源,危及矿井安全生产,而且还带来一系列环境问题,对我国煤炭工业可持续发展构成严峻挑战。本文结合实际,从地质、大气、水、土壤、生态和人类健康影响等方面,对煤田火区的环境效应进行了系统分析,提出了煤火环境治理的建议。

英文摘要：

Coalfield fires resulted from coal spontaneous combustion has already become one of the major casualties of coal production. Large-scale spontaneous combustion of coal seam in north China not only burns wasted coal resources and endangers safe production of coal mining, but also brought a series of environmental disasters, which becomes a serious challenge for sustainable development and westward-shift strategy of China＇s coal industry. This paper analyses the environmental effect of coal fires from geology, atmosphere, water, soil, ecology and influence of people＇ s health. Finally, some suggestions of environmental restoration and treatment on coal fires were put forward.