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During the 1960s and 1970s, a growth in the public awareness of, and interest in, the environmental effects of industrial activities was evident. As a result, coal utilisation practices have come under closer scrutiny and there has been a trend towards increasingly severe controls almost everywhere.

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© 1984 D. Merrick

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Merrick, D. (1984). Environment. In: Coal Combustion and Conversion Technology. Energy Alternatives Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06197-6_7

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