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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Coal Combustion: Emissions, Analysis, and Toxicology

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 192))

Abstract

Coal is a complex heterogeneous mixture of organic and inorganic constituents of allothigenic or authigenic origin. Besides major (>1%) and minor (0.1%–l%) elements in coal, elements such as As, Se, and Hg occur commonly as trace elements (<l,000ppm) associated with both organic (e.g., polyaromatic hydrocarbons, PAhs) and inorganic matter (Swaine 2000; Liu et al. 1999; Finkelman 1995). PAHs in coal are the major source of organic pollution and may become easily accessible during combustion, coking, pyrolysis, and other coal preparation processes to make the coal consistent in quality and suitable for selling.

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Liu, G., Niu, Z., Van Niekerk, D., Xue, J., Zheng, L. (2008). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Coal Combustion: Emissions, Analysis, and Toxicology. In: Whitacre, D.M. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 192. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71724-1_1

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