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Dust fall and elemental flux in a coal mining area

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Title	Dust fall and elemental flux in a coal mining area

Creator	Masto, R.E. George, Joshy Ram, L.C. Maity, Sudip

Subject	Enviornmental Management

Description	Air is a very essential part for the existence of humans and other living organisms. To know the quantum of atmospheric dust fall and theirmineral andmorphological characteristics, dust sampleswere collected at monthly intervals from three different sites (commercial, residential, and control) of the Jharia coal mining area, India. Sampleswere analysed for heavymetals, minerals, andmorphological features by ICP-AES, XRD, and SEMrespectively. The yearly average dust fall was higher for the commercial site (15.5 t/km2/month) than the residential site (10.7 t/km2/month) of Jharia coal mining area. The dust deposition rate was highest during summer (March–June), followed by winter (October–February) and lowest in the monsoon season (July–September). The elemental fall was higher for Zn followed by Pb N Sr N Cu N V N Cr N Ni N Co. The major minerals in dusts from Jharia mining area were quartz, kaolinite, pyrite, albite, and magnesiohornblende. The SEM-EDS analysis showed the dust in commercial sites has contributions from coal, and soil. In the residential site, soot particles fromdomestic coal burning; and in control site, soot particles frombiomass burningwere observed in SEM. Overall the intensity of dust pollution is more in the commercial sites of the coal mining area.

Publisher	Elsevier

Date	2014

Type	Article PeerReviewed

Format	application/pdf

Identifier	http://cimfr.csircentral.net/1511/1/Journal_of_Geochemical_exploration.pdf Masto, R.E. and George, Joshy and Ram, L.C. and Maity, Sudip (2014) Dust fall and elemental flux in a coal mining area. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 144. pp. 443-455. ISSN 0375-6742

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