Influence of soil cover on reducing the environmental impact of spontaneous coal combustion in coal waste gobs: A review and new experimental data

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-22

  Querol, X ^a   Zhuang, X ^b   Font, O ^a   Izquierdo, M ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Castro, I ^a   van Drooge, B L ^a   Moreno, T ^a   Grimalt, J O ^a   Elvira, J ^c   Cabanas M ^a   Bartroli, R ^a   Hower, J C ^d   Ayora, C ^a   Plana, F ^a   Lopez Soler A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Coal; Coal waste reclamation; Leaching; Spontaneous combustion

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COAL FIRES; COAL GANGUES; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL WASTE RECLAMATION; COAL WASTES; COMPACTED SOIL; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; COVER SOIL; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GASEOUS EMISSIONS; GEOTHERMOMETERS; LEACHATES; LEACHING POTENTIAL; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MINING WASTE; ORGANIC SPECIES; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; POLLUTANT EMISSION; REMEDIATION MEASURES; SOIL COVER; SOLUBLE SALTS;

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL RECLAMATION; CONDENSATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; MERCURY (METAL); MINERALOGY; MINERALS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SALTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION; SULFUR; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL; COAL MINING; COAL PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION; CONDENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GANGUE; LAND RECLAMATION; LEACHING; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOIL COVER;

CHINA; DATONG; SHANXI;

EID: 78650678741     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.09.002     Document Type: Review

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