Nano-mineralogical investigation of coal and fly ashes from coal-based captive power plant (India): An introduction of occupational health hazards

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 468-469, Issue , 2014, Pages 1128-1137

  Oliveira, Marcos L S ^a,b   Marostega, Fabiane ^a   Taffarel, Silvio R ^a   Saikia, Binoy K ^c   Waanders, Frans B ^d   DaBoit, Kátia ^b   Baruah, Bimala P ^c   Silva, Luis F O ^a,b  

^a Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais em Mineração   (Brazil)

^b Catarinense Institute of Environmental Research and Human Development IPADHC   (Brazil)

^c North East Institute of Science and Technology CSIR   (India)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Advanced techniques; Indian coal ashes; Nano mineralogy; Residue chemistry

Indexed keywords

COAL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MINERALS; QUARTZ; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDIAN COALS; INTEGRATED APPLICATIONS; NANO-MINERALOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS; SELECTED-AREA DIFFRACTION PATTERNS;

COAL ASH;

COAL; MERCURY; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE;

CLAY MINERAL; COAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MINERALOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; COAL POWER; FLY ASH; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; MINERALOGY; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PETROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

INDIA; MEGHALAYA;

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES; INDIAN COAL ASHES; NANO-MINERALOGY; RESIDUE CHEMISTRY;

COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POWER PLANTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY, MOSSBAUER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84885917381     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.040     Document Type: Article

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