[HTML][HTML] Sources, characteristics, toxicity, and control of ultrafine particles: An overview

AL Moreno-Ríos, LP Tejeda-Benítez… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health,
particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their …

[HTML][HTML] Possibilities of using silicate rock powder: An overview

CG Ramos, JC Hower, E Blanco, MLS Oliveira… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the on use of crushed rocks (remineralizers) to increase soil fertility
levels and which contributed to increase agricultural productivity, recovery of degraded …

Potential ecological risk of hazardous elements in different land-use urban soils of Bangladesh

S Islam, K Ahmed, S Masunaga - Science of the total environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Soil pollution, influenced by both the natural and anthropogenic factors, significantly reduces
environmental quality. In this study, six hazardous elements (Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd and Pb) in 12 …

Physicochemical and sorptive properties of biochars derived from woody and herbaceous biomass

S Wang, B Gao, AR Zimmerman, Y Li, L Ma, WG Harris… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
It is unclear how the properties of biochar control its ability to sorb metals. In this work,
physicochemical properties of a variety of biochars, made from four types of feedstock at …

The geochemistry and hydrology of coal waste rock dumps: A systematic global review

C Welch, SL Barbour, MJ Hendry - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Coal has been a major global resource for at least the past 250 years. The major waste
product of coal mining is waste rock, which is stored in dumps of various sizes. Although the …

Heavy metal pollution status and health risk assessment vicinity to Barapukuria coal mine area of Bangladesh

MA Hossen, AIH Chowdhury, MRA Mullick… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Study related to pollution and subsequence health risk assessment adjacent to coal mining
region is indispensable since coal mining and combustion have adverse impacts on the soil …

Effect of acid treatment on the characteristics and structures of high-sulfur bituminous coal

L Zhang, Z Li, Y Yang, Y Zhou, B Kong, J Li, L Si - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a series of modern advanced analysis and measurement technologies such as
X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), 13 C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (13 …

Phosphorus–arsenic interactions in variable-charge soils in relation to arsenic mobility and bioavailability

N Bolan, S Mahimairaja, A Kunhikrishnan… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) influences arsenic (As) mobility and bioavailability which depends on the
charge components of soil. The objective of this study was to examine P–As interaction in …

A superabsorbent hydrogel–ascorbic acid composite inhibitor for the suppression of coal oxidation

B Qin, G Dou, Y Wang, H Xin, L Ma, D Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Composites of physical (superabsorbent hydrogel) and chemical (ascorbic acid) inhibitors
were investigated to ascertain their ability to prevent the spontaneous combustion of coal …

[HTML][HTML] Volcanic emissions and atmospheric pollution: A study of nanoparticles

EM Trejos, LFO Silva, JC Hower, EMM Flores… - Geoscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of emissions of an active volcano on the composition of nanoparticles and
ultrafine road dust was identified in an urban area of the Andes. Although many cities are …