The future environmental and health impacts of coal

Environmental impacts of Aghdarband coal mine: pollution by heavy metals

Aghdarband coal mine, located in NE of Iran, with annual coal and waste production capacity of about twenty million and six thousand tons, respectively, causes the increase of the concentration of some heavy metals in the soil and surrounded sediments. This paper deals with geochemical distribution and environmental effects of the heavy metals on the sediments around the mine, using geochemical...

Cradle to Grave : The Environmental Impacts from Coal Cradle to Grave : The Environmental Impacts from Coal Clean Air Task

Health impacts of coal: facts and fallacies.

Coal has contributed enormously to the advance of civilization by providing an abundant, inexpensive, and convenient source of energy. Concurrent with its contributions, coal has extracted a high cost in terms of environmental damage and human health impacts. Coal will remain a key component of the global energy mix for decades to come as well as a major source of global pollutants. Despite its...

Coal hydrogenation and environmental health.

Planning of coal hydrogenation processes, such as liquifaction and gasification, requires consideration of public health implications. Commercial plants will require coal quantities greater than or equal to 20,000 tons/day and the large size of these plants calls for careful consideration of the potential health hazards from the wastes and products of such processes. Analysis of pollution poten...

Environmental Impacts of ICT: Present and Future

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