Opencast coal mining in India: Analyzing and addressing the air environmental impacts

Environmental Quality Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 71-87

  Ghose, Mrinal K ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OPENCAST MINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34247491999     PISSN: 10881913     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tqem.20132     Document Type: Review

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