On the verge of just transition leading to phase-wise closure of coal mines worldwide, coal
mine reclamation and eco-restoration will emerge as the major activity in the coming …

Airborne particulate chemistry mostly governed by associated sources and apportionment of
specific sources is extremely essential to delineate explicit control strategies. The present …

Present study was carried out to assess and understand potential health risk and to examine
the impact of vehicular traffic on the contamination status of urban traffic soils in Dhanbad …

Jharia Coal field (JCF) in Jharkhand is the richest coal bearing area in India, which contains
large quantities of high grade coking coal. The conventional coal fuel cycle is among the …

The accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in soil is presently a significant threat to the
environment. The Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb, Ni, and Co concentrations were assessed in the …

Many artificial intelligence techniques have been employed in forecasting dust pollution due
to bench blasting in mining operations. Whereas considering the uncertainty of blasting …

Purpose Coal mining activities are inevitably connected with production of acidic drainage
and airborne compounds such as fly ash and bottom ash with high metal content. Soil is a …

This study investigates the environmental exposure of residents of a community in southwest
Virginia to respirable concentrations of dust (PM-10 ie PM10) generated by trucks hauling …

This research investigated the current methods of characterization of ions and metals in
particulate matter pollutants from different emission sources. The study was conducted …

This paper gives detailed comprehensive review of atmospheric assessment of particulate
matter and heavy metals. Previous research works executed on this subject matter in the …