Coal and Peat Fires: Volume Five, New Perspectives, a companion to Volumes 1-4 includes the latest research findings on coal and peat fires in the United States, China, Indonesia, Spain, India, and elsewhere. This book focuses on important information on the relationship of combustion to human health and water quality. It contains key information for geoscientists, fire-scientists, environmental engineers, and anyone interested on how coal and peat fires affect humans and entire ecosystems. Provides chapters authored by world-renowned experts in coal and peat firesCovers case studies from fires around the world Includes a companion website with additional resources and a periodically updated world map of coal and peat fires INDICE: 1. A Global Overview of Coal and Peat Fires Burning Around the World 2. Burning Coal-Mine Collieries in the Jharia Coalfield of India 3. Illustrations of Venezuelan Coal Fires 4. Minerals Nucleated from Coal-Fire Gas at South African Coal-Mine Collieries 5. Coal Combustion Lithologies Along the Middle Fork Elk River, California 6. The Occurrence and Use of Coal Cinders in Washington State, USA 7. Collection and Extraction Procedures for the Potential Occurrence of Micro-Arthropods at Coal Fires 8. Coal Combustion and Its Effects on Ground Water 9. Coal Fires and Human Health 10. The Peat Fires of Indonesia 11. Illustrations of Coal and Peat Fire-Fighting Techniques 12. Pressure-Temperature Phase Diagrams for the Nucleation of Solid Phases from Coal-Fire Gas
- ISBN: 978-0-12-849885-9
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés