Mercury and trace element contents of Donbas coals and associated mine water in the vicinity of Donetsk, Ukraine

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 83-91

  Kolker, Allan ^a   Panov, Boris S ^b   Panov, Yuri B ^b   Landa, Edward R ^a   Conko, Kathryn M ^a   Korchemagin, Viktor A ^b   Shendrik, Tatiana ^b   McCord, Jamey D ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DONETSK NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Mercury; Mine water; Surface water; Trace elements; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS COALS; DOMESTIC USE; DONBAS COAL; DONETS BASIN; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; MERCURY; MERCURY CONTENT; MINE TAILINGS; MINE WATER; MINE WATERS; MINOR CONSTITUENTS; PROCESSING PLANTS; PYRITIC SULFUR; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS; SURFACE COLLECTION; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT; TRACE METAL; UKRAINE; UNDERGROUND MINE;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH HAZARDS; MERCURY (METAL); MINE FLOODING; MINES; MINING; PYRITES; SMELTING; SULFUR; SURFACE WATERS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

MERCURY MINES;

COAL; COAL MINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PYRITE; SURFACE WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACE METAL;

DONECK; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UKRAINE;

EID: 67650473242     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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