The Tiptop coal-mine fire, Kentucky: Preliminary investigation of the measurement of mercury and other hazardous gases from coal-fire gas vents

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Hower, James C ^a   Henke, Kevin ^a   O'Keefe, Jennifer M K ^b   Engle, Mark A ^c   Blake, Donald R ^d   Stracher, Glenn B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Coal mine fires; Gas emissions; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL SULFIDE; COAL FIRES; COALBEDS; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FIELD ANALYSIS; FIRE INTENSITY; GAS TEMPERATURE; GAS VENTS; HAZARDOUS GAS; HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; KENTUCKY; MERCURY; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DISULFIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISASTERS; LEAD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MERCURY (METAL); MINE FIRES; MINES; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; VENTS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL MINE; COAL SEAM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FIRE BEHAVIOR; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VENTING;

BREATHITT COUNTY; KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949108374     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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