Assessment of dust generation due to opencast coal mining - An Indian case study

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-263

  Ghose, M K ^a   Majee, S R ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Covering coal; Dragline; Emission factor; Feeder breaker; Opencast; Overburden; Topsoil

Indexed keywords

COVERING COAL; DRAGLINE; EMISSION FACTOR; OPENCAST COAL MINING; TOPSOIL;

AIR POLLUTION; COAL MINES; COKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

COAL DUST;

AIR QUALITY; DUST; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; DUST; SOIL;

INDIA;

EID: 0034104763     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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