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Original Source: A source mixing model to apportion PAHs from coal tar and asphalt binders in street pavements and urban aquatic sediments.
Present-day and more than 30years old road and footpath pavements from Auckland, New Zealand were analysed for PAHs to test the hypothesis that coal tar based pavement binders contribute to unusually high PAH concentrations in adjacent stream and estuarine sediments. Total PAH (∑(28)PAH) concentrations in the dichloromethane-soluble fraction ("binder"), comprising 5-10% of pavement mass, were as high as 200000mgkg(-1) (10000mgkg(-1) in binder+aggregate). Older and deeper pavement layers were strongly pyro...
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A federal agency's effort to reduce cases of black lung disease among coal miners by tightening standards on mine dust levels is based on sound science, according to a report by the Government Account...
'Black lung is back' researcher says
The dangers of coal mining enter the spotlight periodically when disasters strike, but one West Virginia University researcher argues that coal mine dust exposure, which has caused an increase in the...
She was of the North, from the tip of her coal dust tattooed toe to the top of her lacquered coiffure. As she spoke, you could hear the sound of clog on cobble and Dvorák’s New World Symphony......
News Summary: Patriot Coal bankruptcy filing
THE FILING: Coal mining company Patriot Coal Corp. on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Coal companies have struggled with lower prices and demand in the U.S., and Patriot said it is...
Coal foes warn of Northwest rail traffic spike
A conservation group predicted that ambitious Asian export plans by U.S. coal mining companies could lead to a more than tenfold spike in coal trains through the Northwest.The Western Organization of...
Sector Wrap: Patriot and James River Coal rise
Shares of coal miners Patriot Coal and James River Coal traded higher Thursday, continuing a rally in the sector.The stocks have done well this week, after struggling for most of 2012. On Wednesday,...
Mortality Higher in Appalachian Coal Mining Counties Compared to Non-Coal Mining Areas
West Virginia counties with coal mining activity have higher total mortality rates than their non-coal mining Appalachian counterparts, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public...
Revealing the 'silent epidemic' of coal's health hazards
(Phys.org)—Coal kills. That's the message of "The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health" by Alan H. Lockwood, MD, University at Buffalo emeritus professor of neurology.
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In coal mines, main occupational hazard is coal-mine dust, which can cause health problem including coal workers' pneumoconiosis and lung cancer. Some heat shock proteins (Hsps) have been reported as...
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is a chronic occupational lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of dust, which triggers inflammation of the alveoli, eventually resulting in irreversible lung...
Assessment of human health risks from heavy metals in outdoor dust samples in a coal mining area.
Jharia (India) a coal mining town has been affected by the consequences of mining and associated activities. Samples of outdoor fallen dust were collected at different locations of Jharia covering fou...
Greening coal: breakthroughs and challenges in carbon capture and storage.
Like it or not, coal is here to stay, for the next few decades at least. Continued use of coal in this age of growing greenhouse gas controls will require removing carbon dioxide from the coal waste s...
Determination of road dust loadings and chemical characteristics using resuspension.
The contribution of fugitive dust from traffic to air pollution can no longer be ignored in China. In order to obtain the road dust loadings and to understand the chemical characteristics of PM(10) an...
