Geochemistry of trace elements in Chinese coals: A review of abundances, genetic types, impacts on human health, and industrial utilization

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 3-21

  Dai, Shifeng ^a   Ren, Deyi ^a   Chou, Chen Lin ^b   Finkelman, Robert B ^c   Seredin, Vladimir V ^d   Zhou, Yiping ^e  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

^e Yunnan Institute of Coal Geology Prospection   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coal; Elemental abundances in coals; Genetic types; Toxic trace elements; Valuable trace elements

Indexed keywords

ASH YIELD; BACKGROUND VALUE; CHINA; CHINESE COAL; CHONGQING; COAL FIELDS; COMBUSTION OF COAL; ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCE; ENDEMIC FLUOROSIS; FINE COALS; FINE PARTICLES; GENETIC TYPE; GRANITOIDS; GUIZHOU; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; INDUSTRIAL UTILIZATION; INNER MONGOLIA; LATE PERMIAN; LOW-TEMPERATURE HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR FACTORS; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SILICEOUS ROCKS; TOXIC ELEMENTS; TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; WESTERN GUIZHOU; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; DISEASES; FLUORINE; GALLIUM; GERMANIUM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HAFNIUM; MERCURY (METAL); NIOBIUM; PILE FOUNDATIONS; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RHENIUM; TANTALUM; TEMPERATURE; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCONIUM;

COAL COMBUSTION;

COAL; COMBUSTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ORE DEPOSIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOURCE ROCK; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ASH;

CHINA; CHONGQING; GUIZHOU; JUNGAR COALFIELD; NEI MONGGOL; YUNNAN;

EID: 84859979697     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.02.003     Document Type: Review

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