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 …

A self-heating intensity index (SHII) based on the highest (pixel max.) and lowest (pixel min.)
values taken from satellite thermal maps of burning coal waste dumps are proposed. The …

This study provides potential insight between self-heating coal-waste dumps and related
environmental pollution in southern Poland. Samples collected from dumps in the Upper …

Long-term spontaneous combustion of coal has caused serious ecological and
environmental problems. Only in recent years has it received growing popularity to …

This study aims to provide numerous environmental research approaches to understand the
formation of mineral and organic mercury compounds in self-heating coal waste dumps of …

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) capture and storage (CCS) plays a crucial role in reducing carbon
emissions to the atmosphere. However, gas leakage from deep storage reservoirs, which …

Coal-waste dumps in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin are usually colonized by tall grass
Calamagrostis epigejos and Solidago canadensis, which influence the direction of …

Both unburning and burning coal mine dumps present serious hazards to the natural
environment and human health. Bituminous coal has been produced in the Czech part of the …

The self-heating of coal waste dumps is considered as a serious environmental issue,
wherever active or inactive coal mining has been present. This issue is introduced from two …

The study presents research on the unusual appearance of purple-colored organic minerals,
ravatite (phenanthrene) and freitalite (anthracene), occurring in the migrating front wall of a …