Impact of a semi-industrial coke processing plant in the surrounding surface soil: Part I: Trace element content
Soil pollution by anthropogenic activities is an important environmental issue especially in industrialized countries. The objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of a coal conversion plant on the surrounding soil by measuring the spatial distribution of particulate organic carbon and determining the concentration of trace elements (part I) and PAHs (part II). The results indicate that the surface soil presents an increase in the content of organic particulates with values exceeding 80% vol. at the centre of the coking plant facilities. The concentrations rapidly decrease as the distance from the plant increases. Although concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn in most cases did not exceed the environmental limits, a clear relationship was established between the presence of some of these elements and the high values of particulate organic carbon content found in the proximity of the plant.
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dig-incar-es-10261-1087092018-11-16T08:08:22Z Impact of a semi-industrial coke processing plant in the surrounding surface soil: Part I: Trace element content Díaz Somoano, Mercedes López Antón, María Antonia Suárez Ruiz, Isabel Calvo Díez, Montserrat Suárez, Sonia García Fernández, Roberto Martínez Tarazona, María Rosa Organic particulates Trace elements Soil contamination Coking plant Soil pollution by anthropogenic activities is an important environmental issue especially in industrialized countries. The objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of a coal conversion plant on the surrounding soil by measuring the spatial distribution of particulate organic carbon and determining the concentration of trace elements (part I) and PAHs (part II). The results indicate that the surface soil presents an increase in the content of organic particulates with values exceeding 80% vol. at the centre of the coking plant facilities. The concentrations rapidly decrease as the distance from the plant increases. Although concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn in most cases did not exceed the environmental limits, a clear relationship was established between the presence of some of these elements and the high values of particulate organic carbon content found in the proximity of the plant. This work was carried out with the financial support of ECSC (7220-PR/070). J.L. Mijares is acknowledged for providing information in relation to the coking plant activities. Peer reviewed 2014-12-15T10:24:23Z 2014-12-15T10:24:23Z 2012-10 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 Fuel Processing Technology 102: 35-45 (2012) 0378-3820 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/108709 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.04.034 en Postprint http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.04.034 Sí open Elsevier |
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Soil pollution by anthropogenic activities is an important environmental issue especially in industrialized countries. The objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of a coal conversion plant on the surrounding soil by measuring the spatial distribution of particulate organic carbon and determining the concentration of trace elements (part I) and PAHs (part II). The results indicate that the surface soil presents an increase in the content of organic particulates with values exceeding 80% vol. at the centre of the coking plant facilities. The concentrations rapidly decrease as the distance from the plant increases. Although concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn in most cases did not exceed the environmental limits, a clear relationship was established between the presence of some of these elements and the high values of particulate organic carbon content found in the proximity of the plant. |
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