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Technological reviews of particulate matter and their source identification techniques
Author(s) -
Yadav Akhilesh Kumar,
Jamal Aarif
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.21554
Subject(s) - particulates , environmental science , coal combustion products , coal mining , air quality index , air pollution , pollutant , coal , human health , combustion , waste management , air pollutants , pollution , environmental engineering , engineering , environmental health , meteorology , geography , chemistry , medicine , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
Particulate matter (PM) is one of the primary pollutants produced from mining operations. This paper summarizes the existing techniques used to identify sources of PM and their contribution to ambient air pollution. Human health studies indicate that there is an association between airborne PM and adverse health effects. Particularly in coal mining areas, the burning of coal and PM from machinery operations cause low air quality that is physically harmful. Thus, the sources of smoldering combustion, that are typical in coal mine burns, increase the risk to mine workers who are exposed to high concentrations of known toxicity associated with PM. Recent studies on the modeling of PM concentration profiles across various sources were reviewed for this paper.