Direct identification of hazardous elements in ultra-fine and nanominerals from coal fly ash produced during diesel co-firing

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 470-471, Issue , 2014, Pages 444-452

  Martinello, Kátia ^a   Oliveira, Marcos L S ^a,b   Molossi, Fernando A ^b   Ramos, Claudete G ^b   Teixeira, Elba C ^c   Kautzmann, Rubens M ^b   Silva, Luis F O ^a,b  

^a IPADHC   (Brazil)

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

^c Fundacao Estadual de Protecao Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Hazardous elements; Human health exposure; Nanominerals

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PETROGRAPHY;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; DIRECT IDENTIFICATIONS; HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS; HUMAN HEALTH; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; INITIAL ASSESSMENT; NANOMINERALS; POTENTIAL HEALTH;

FLY ASH;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DIESEL FUEL; MINERAL; PHOSPHATE; SULFIDE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COAL; COMBUSTION; DIESEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; HEALTH IMPACT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS; HUMAN HEALTH EXPOSURE; NANOMINERALS;

COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINERALS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84886260421     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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