Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia

This study characterized emissions of particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, and anions from Mongolian bituminous coals in a controlled heating experiment. Three coal samples from Alag Tolgoi (coal 1), Baganuur (coal 2), and Nalaikh (coal 3) were combusted at a con...

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Autores principales: Barabad, Mona Loraine M., Jung, Wonseok, Versoza, Michael E., Kim, Minjeong, Ko, Sangwon, Park, Duckshin, Lee, Kiyoung
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30096940
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081706
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author Barabad, Mona Loraine M.
Jung, Wonseok
Versoza, Michael E.
Kim, Minjeong
Ko, Sangwon
Park, Duckshin
Lee, Kiyoung
author_facet Barabad, Mona Loraine M.
Jung, Wonseok
Versoza, Michael E.
Kim, Minjeong
Ko, Sangwon
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description This study characterized emissions of particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, and anions from Mongolian bituminous coals in a controlled heating experiment. Three coal samples from Alag Tolgoi (coal 1), Baganuur (coal 2), and Nalaikh (coal 3) were combusted at a constant heat flux of 50 kW/m(2) using a dual-cone calorimeter. The coal samples were commonly used in ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. PM(10) emission factors were 1122.9 ± 526.2, 958.1 ± 584.0, and 472.0 ± 57.1 mg/kg for coal samples 1, 2, and 3, respectively. PM with a diameter of 0.35–0.45 µm was dominant and accounted for 41, 34, and 48% of the total PM for coal samples 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The emissions of PM and VOC from coals commonly used in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia were significant enough to cause extremely high levels of indoor and outdoor air pollution.
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spelling pubmed-61214342018-09-07 Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia Barabad, Mona Loraine M. Jung, Wonseok Versoza, Michael E. Kim, Minjeong Ko, Sangwon Park, Duckshin Lee, Kiyoung Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study characterized emissions of particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, and anions from Mongolian bituminous coals in a controlled heating experiment. Three coal samples from Alag Tolgoi (coal 1), Baganuur (coal 2), and Nalaikh (coal 3) were combusted at a constant heat flux of 50 kW/m(2) using a dual-cone calorimeter. The coal samples were commonly used in ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. PM(10) emission factors were 1122.9 ± 526.2, 958.1 ± 584.0, and 472.0 ± 57.1 mg/kg for coal samples 1, 2, and 3, respectively. PM with a diameter of 0.35–0.45 µm was dominant and accounted for 41, 34, and 48% of the total PM for coal samples 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The emissions of PM and VOC from coals commonly used in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia were significant enough to cause extremely high levels of indoor and outdoor air pollution. MDPI 2018-08-09 2018-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6121434/ /pubmed/30096940 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081706 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Barabad, Mona Loraine M.
Jung, Wonseok
Versoza, Michael E.
Kim, Minjeong
Ko, Sangwon
Park, Duckshin
Lee, Kiyoung
Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia
title Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia
title_full Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia
title_fullStr Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia
title_full_unstemmed Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia
title_short Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia
title_sort emission characteristics of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and trace elements from the combustion of coals in mongolia
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30096940
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081706
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