Arsenic in Chinese coals: Distribution, modes of occurrence, and environmental effects

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 412-413, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-13

  Kang, Yu ^a,b   Liu, Guijian ^a,b   Chou, Chen Lin ^c   Wong, Ming H ^d   Zheng, Liugen ^a   Ding, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chinese coal; Environmental impact; Geologic factors; Modes of occurrence

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC MEAN; CHINESE COAL; COAL PROCESSING; COAL RANKS; COAL RESERVES; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION OF COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GEOLOGIC FACTORS; GEOLOGICAL FACTORS; HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL MATTERS; MODES OF OCCURRENCE; NORTHERN CHINA; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; SOUTHERN CHINA; WEIGHTED MEAN; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

ARSENIC; COAL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; ORGANIC MINERALS; PROVEN RESERVES;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ARSENIC; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; PYRITE; SULFIDE;

ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL PROCESSING; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; CHINESE; COAL MINING; COAL POWER; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; CARCINOGENS; CHINA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HOUSING; INDUSTRY; POWER PLANTS;

CHINA;

EID: 84855845423     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.10.026     Document Type: Review

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