Petrographic and geochemical characterization of coal waste piles from Douro Coalfield (NW Portugal)

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 226-236

  Ribeiro, J ^a   Ferreira da Silva, E ^b   de Jesus, A Pinto ^a   Flores, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coal waste pile; Douro Coalfield; Environmental impact; Geochemistry; Petrology

Indexed keywords

CARBON CONTENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COAL FIELDS; COAL WASTES; DOURO COALFIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INERTINITE; INORGANIC AFFINITY; LANDFILLING; MACERALS; MINERAL MATTERS; MINING WASTE; NON HAZARDOUS WASTES; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; PEARSON'S CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES; PORTUGAL; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; SILICATE FRACTIONS; VITRINITES; WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

BARIUM; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GALLIUM ALLOYS; HAFNIUM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; MANGANESE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; PILES; QUARTZ; RUBIDIUM; SCANDIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES; SOIL MECHANICS; STRONTIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARENITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHIC FRAGMENT; LITHOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; SHALE; TRACE ELEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DOURO COALFIELD; PORTUGAL;

EID: 80051911746     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.06.014     Document Type: Article

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