Problem Despite reports that asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism and the
third leading cause of hospitalization in children under 15 years, little is known about how …

In this review, sample preparation strategies and various analytical techniques are reviewed
in details for quantitative determination of multi-element in coal samples. In addition, this …

The monitoring of heavy metal ions particularly in water is important in safeguarding the
environment and humans from the toxic effects these metal ions pose. This work describes …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the major problems in high sulfur coal mining areas
generating acidic water. The acidic mine water generated contain hazardous elements in …

Purpose Rivers feeding into the Loskop Dam, South Africa, pass through coal mining and
heavily industrialised areas. Previous studies investigating mass mortalities of crocodile and …

A rapid three-step sequential extraction method was developed under microwave radiation
followed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopic (ICP-OES) and ion …

Metal contamination due to coal leaching has caused various detrimental health hazards in
the vicinity of mining industries. To evaluate the release of metal upon weathering under …

Coal usage continues to increase due to global energy demands. Increasing environmental
monitoring and concern means that better methods of trace element determination are …

Three medium rank C coals and a discard coal from different coalfields within the Karoo
Basin were investigated. In this study, physico-chemical properties, ash fusion tests …

Some metal pollutants are corrosive in nature, are associated with fouling and slagging
challenges of the coal boilers, are highly volatile and might cause air pollution and are …