Impact of a semi-industrial coke processing plant in the surrounding surface soil: Part I: Trace element content

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-45

  Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^a   López Antón, M Antonia ^a   Suárez Ruiz, Isabel ^a   Calvo, Montserrat ^a   Suárez, Sonia ^a   García, Roberto ^a   Martínez Tarazona, M Rosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coking plant; Organic particulates; Soil contamination; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; COAL CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; ORGANIC PARTICULATES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PLANT FACILITY; PROCESSING PLANTS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SURFACE SOIL; SURROUNDING SOILS; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT;

COKE PLANTS; COKING; LEAD; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 84860808898     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.04.034     Document Type: Article

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