Download or read book The water quality impacts of increased coal utilization written by Argonne National Laboratory. Energy and Environmental Systems Division. Integrated Assessments and Policy Evaluations Group and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Quality Impacts of Increased Coal Utilization written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potential cumulative water quality impacts of expanded future coal use in the United States was investigated under the National Energy Plan (NEP). The NEP calls for nearly doubling of coal production and use over the next ten years. A surface water quality model was developed to estimate regional water quality impacts. The quantity of pollutants expected to be discharged as a result of coal extraction, coal-fired steam electric power generation, and industrial coal use was characterized in detail for individual sources with specific control requirements that take into account regional differences. From the pollutant loadings, the model calculates the incremental impacts based on dilution capacity of streams. It is concluded that, although water quality impacts from industrial coal use are expected to be greatly reduced due to the enactment of recent environmental laws, intense development of coal mining and coal-burning facilities may cause water quality problems in a few areas, notably the Upper Ohio River Basin, the Northern Great Plains, and the Upper Colorado River Basin. Judicious siting of coal mines and coal-burning facilities is needed to avoid adverse water quality impacts in areas where stream assimilative capacity is limited. Improved mine-sealing techniques for reducing acid mine drainage from underground mines in the East are also required. Additional critical water quality issues demanding close attention are: (1) leaching and migration of trace elements contained in uncombusted coal residuals; (2) acidification of water resources resulting from increased emissions and deposition of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide; and (3) local and regional water quality problems resulting from reduced surface water dilution capacity due to increased water consumption.
Download or read book An Assessment of National Consequences of Increased Coal Utilization Executive summary written by United States. Department of Energy. Division of Technology Assessments and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Preliminary Assessment of the Health and Environmental Effects of Coal Utilization in the Midwest written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Quality Impact of Increased Coal Utilization written by Kay Marie Holub and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining Utilization written by M.J. Chadwick and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As coal is considered as a substitute for other fuels, more serious attention is being given to the environmental impacts of the whole coal fuel cycle: mining, transport, storage, combustion and conversion. This volume presents an up-to-date account of these environmental impacts and the recent developments to combat and control them. A feature of the book is the way in which it discusses not only the experience and developments in North America and Western Europe but also presents much information made available for this study on the developments in the socialist countries of Eastern Europe.
Download or read book Coal written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-12-21 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate information describing the amount, location, and quality of the coal resources and reserves be available to fulfill energy needs. It is also important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently, safely, and in an environmentally responsible manner. A renewed focus on federal support for coal-related research, coordinated across agencies and with the active participation of the states and industrial sector, is a critical element for each of these requirements. Coal focuses on the research and development needs and priorities in the areas of coal resource and reserve assessments, coal mining and processing, transportation of coal and coal products, and coal utilization.
Download or read book Environmental Effects of Increased Coal Utilization written by Norman R. Glass and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Quality Implications of Increase Coal Use written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper considers the potential water quality impacts of future energy scenarios which project an approximate doubling of coal utilization from 1975 to 1985. The major impacts estimated for coal extraction are related to effluents from unregulated activities (reclaimed areas prior to stable revegetation) and pollutants (e.g., metals and ammonia). Where applicable, the EPA effluent guidelines to be in effect by 1983 reduce the impact of individual sources to low levels. For example, total suspended solids and acidic discharges are to be regulated to levels generally below recommended water quality standards for receiving streams. However, implementation of these guidelines, particularly for coal extraction, has not been demonstrated on a wide scale. Water quality is not expected to be a major constraining factor for increasing capacity of coal fired utility and industrial boilers. Water quality control has not been demonstrated on a commercial scale for coal conversion to synfuels, but adequate control technologies appear to be feasible.
Download or read book Fuel Use Act Coal and Alternate Fuels Use Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coal Conversion Program written by United States. Office of Coal Utilization and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Implications of Expanded Coal Utilization written by M.J. Chadwick and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Implications of Expanded Coal Utilization focuses on the increasing consideration of coal as an alternative source of energy. This book comes as an answer to the issues on health and environment regarding the extraction, production, and use of coal. Composed of nine chapters, the selection starts by underlining the potential prospects for coal, which plays a vital role in meeting energy demands. The book also shows that problems have evolved regarding the use of coal, including land disturbance and increased land occupation due to mining. The text also notes that the international trade of coal will surely generate waste products, and some of which can be the result of poor transportation and handling. The book focuses on coal gasification and liquefaction and emphasizes that the processes involved must be carefully understood in order to avoid the environmental impacts of coal use. Attempts have been made to establish a conceptual framework to be used in assessing the health and environmental health impacts of the conversion and utilization of coal. Relative to this, discussions that follow include the trace elements that are the products of coal combustion and conversion and also coal derived carbon compounds. Another sector is focused on the evaluation of the effects of emissions on human health, especially of workers in the industry. The effects of the utilization of coal on communities are also considered. The text is a vital source of information to those involved in the research on the use of coal as alternative source of energy.
Download or read book Water Use in the Coal Mining Industry and Its Influence on Ground Water in Western Canada written by William B. Barrie and published by Saskatoon : National Hydrology Research Institute. This book was released on 1988 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coal production in Canada has increased dramatically since 1970, and although growth slowed unexpectedly during the early 1980s, most experts estimate that production will increase twofold by the year 2000. Approximately 90% of the total Canadian thermal and metallurgical coal production in 1985 (60.5 million tonnes) came from British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan; it is anticipated that the domination of Western Canada in total coal production will continue to the year 2000"--Abstract.
Download or read book An Assessment of National Consequences of Increased Coal Utilization Executive summary written by United States. Department of Energy. Division of Technology Assessments and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Environmental NGOs Russian Challenges American Lessons written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-01-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An NRC committee was established to work with a Russian counterpart group in conducting a workshop in Moscow on the effectiveness of Russian environmental NGOs in environmental decision-making and prepared proceedings of this workshop, highlighting the successes and difficulties faced by NGOs in Russia and the United States.
Download or read book Report of the Committee on Health and Environmental Effects of Increased Coal Utilization written by United States. Committee on Health and Environmental Effects of Increased Coal Utilization and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessment of Water Quality Impacts Associated with Use of Coal Combustion Products as Structural Fill at the BBSS Site written by Maryland. Department of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
