Vertical variations of mercury in Pennsylvanian coal beds from Indiana

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 36-57

  Mastalerz, Maria ^a   Drobniak, Agnieszka ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Illinois Basin; Indiana; Mercury; Pennsylvanian

Indexed keywords

COAL BEDS; FLOAT FRACTIONS; INDIANA MINES; RAW COAL;

COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); PYRITES; RAW MATERIALS;

COAL MINES;

COAL SEAM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PENNSYLVANIAN; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21644438151     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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