Coal dust emissions: From environmental control to risk minimization by underground transport. An applicative case-study

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 150-159

  Fabiano, B ^a   Curro F ^a   Reverberi, A P ^a   Palazzi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coal accidents; Dust pollution; Emissions; Explosion; Transportation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; DUST POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LAYERS OF PROTECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORKS; UNDERGROUND TRANSPORT;

COAL DUST; COAL STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXPLOSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TRANSPORTATION;

COAL TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84897632058     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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