Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective
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Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective

Volume 5: Case Studies – Advances in Field and Laboratory Research

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Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective

Volume 5: Case Studies – Advances in Field and Laboratory Research

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Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective, Volume Five: Case Studies - Advances in Field and Laboratory Research, the companion to volumes 1-4, includes the latest research findings about coal and peat fires in the United States, China, India, France, Spain, Poland, and Ireland. Included are chapters about the discovery of microarthropods at two mine fires, the oldest recorded uses of burning coal, the effects of combustion and coal waste on a riverine system, remote sensing analysis of coal fires, gas explosion and spontaneous combustion experiments, and phases associated with the by-products of combustion. This essential reference, along with volumes 1-4, includes a companion website with an interactive world map of coal and peat fires, a collection of slide presentations, research data, and videos: https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/book-companion/9780128498859

  • Authored by world-renowned experts in coal and peat fires
  • Global in scope -- covers case studies about fires around the world
  • Includes beautiful color illustrations, valuable research data, a companion website with additional resources, and a periodically updated world map of coal and peat fires

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Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2018
ISBN
9780128498842
Topic
Naturwissenschaften
Subtopic
Geologie & Geowissenschaften

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Captions for Front Cover Photos
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Preface to Volume 1
  8. Preface to Volume 2
  9. Preface to Volume 3
  10. Preface to Volume 4
  11. Preface to Volume 5
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. List of Contributors
  14. Chapter 1. The Earliest Known Uses of Coal as a Fuel: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Bronze Age Coal Fires
  15. Chapter 2. Coal-Fire Microarthropods From the Centralia, Pennsylvania and Healy, Alaska Mine Fires
  16. Chapter 3. Coal Fires of Northeastern Pennsylvania
  17. Chapter 4. The Summit Hill Coal-Mine Fire, Pennsylvania
  18. Chapter 5. Modern and Ancient Coal Fires in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana
  19. Chapter 6. The Occurrence and Use of Coal Cinders in Washington State
  20. Chapter 7. The Spontaneous Combustion of Coal-Mine Waste and Stream Effects in the El Bierzo Coalfield, Spain
  21. Chapter 8. Analyzing the Status of Thermal Events in Longwall Coal Mine Gobs
  22. Chapter 9. Gases Generated During the Low-Temperature Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Coal and the Effects on Methane-Air Flammable Limits
  23. Chapter 10. Determination of the Characteristics of Coal-Spontaneous Combustion and the Danger Zone
  24. Chapter 11. Quantification of the Environmental Impact of Coal Fires: Xinjiang Province, China
  25. Chapter 12. Colloid Technology for Preventing and Extinguishing the Spontaneous Combustion of Coal
  26. Chapter 13. Crystallochemical Behavior of Slag Minerals and the Occurrence of Potentially New Mineral Species From Lapanouse-de-Sévérac, France
  27. Chapter 14. The Burning Coal Heap at La Ricamarie, Loire Coal Basin, France
  28. Chapter 15. Burning Coal-Mine Collieries in the Jharia Coalfield of India
  29. Chapter 16. Evidence of Human Health Impacts From Uncontrolled Coal Fires in Jharia, India
  30. Chapter 17. Environmental Monitoring in the Jharia Coalfield, India: Vegetation Indices and Surface Temperature Measurements
  31. Chapter 18. Remote Sensing Techniques for Detecting Self-Heated Hot Spots on Coal Waste Dumps in Upper Silesia, Poland
  32. Chapter 19. Geochemical Behavior of Trace Elements in the Upper and Lower Silesian Basin Coal-Fire Gob Piles of Poland
  33. Chapter 20. Peat Fires in Ireland
  34. Additional Case Studies
  35. Author Index
  36. Subject Index