Mineral composition of atmospheric particulates around a large coal-fired power station

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 3557-3572

  Querol, Xavier ^a   Alastuey, Andrés ^a   Lopez Soler, Angel ^a   Mantilla, Enrique ^b   Plana, Felicià ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particulates; Coal fired power stations; Emissions; Mineralogy; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; COPPER SULFATE; FERRIC OXIDE; MINERAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE; TALC;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CLAY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL DUST; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; FLY ASH; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC PARTICLES; BUFFERING EFFECT; COAL FIRED POWER STATION; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; SULPHATE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLE; COAL FIRED POWER STATION; EMISSION; FLY ASH; MINERALOGICAL STUDY; MINERALOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER STATION; SULPHATE; TRACER;

SPAIN;

EID: 0030274193     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00108-2     Document Type: Article

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