Gaseous emissions and sublimates from the Truman Shepherd coal fire, Floyd County, Kentucky: A re-investigation following attempted mitigation of the fire

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 116-117, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-74

  Hower, James C ^a   O'Keefe, Jennifer M K ^b   Henke, Kevin R ^a   Wagner, Nicola J ^c   Copley, Gregory ^a   Blake, Donald R ^d   Garrison, Trent ^a   Oliveira, Marcos L S ^e   Kautzmann, Rubens M ^e   Silva, Luis F O ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

^f IPADHC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benzene; Greenhouse gas; Mercury; Mine reclamation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; GENERAL TRENDS; MERCURY EMISSIONS; MINE RECLAMATION; VENT EMISSIONS;

BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORIDE MINERALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); VENTS;

FIRES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; FIRE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND RECLAMATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHANE; SUBLIMATE;

FLOYD COUNTY [KENTUCKY]; KENTUCKY; KNOTT COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881011742     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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