Reclamation and revegetation of fly ash disposal sites–Challenges and research needs

RJ Haynes - Journal of environmental management, 2009 - Elsevier
Coal-fired power generation is a principal energy source throughout the world.
Approximately, 70–75% of coal combustion residues are fly ash and its utilization worldwide …

Arsenic hazards in coal fly ash and its fate in Indian scenario

VC Pandey, JS Singh, RP Singh, N Singh… - Resources, Conservation …, 2011 - Elsevier
Fly ash (FA) generated as a waste produced from thermal power plants globally has started
gaining as a potentially significant anthropogenic source of arsenic (As). In India electricity …

Trace elements contamination in groundwater and associated human health risk in the industrial region of southern Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India

A Ahamad, NJ Raju, S Madhav, AH Khan - … Geochemistry and Health, 2020 - Springer
The present study assesses the pollution load of the groundwater with reference to the trace
elements (ie As, Hg, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni, Co and Pb) and the potential health risk by …

Simultaneous appraisals of pathway and probable health risk associated with trace metals contamination in groundwater from Barapukuria coal basin, Bangladesh

MA Habib, ARMT Islam, M Bodrud-Doza, FA Mukta… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we analyzed 33 groundwater samples from the Barapukuria coal basin (BCB),
Bangladesh for 10 trace metals (TMs) using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. Pathways and …

Mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium in waters of the Singrauli coal mining and power plants industrial zone, Central East India

S Bhardwaj, R Soni, SK Gupta, DP Shukla - Environmental monitoring and …, 2020 - Springer
The present investigation is an attempt to assess the contamination of heavy metals in the
ground and surface water of the Singrauli industrial belt area. Pollution indices like heavy …

Groundwater contamination and its effect on health in Turkey

A Baba, G Tayfur - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2011 - Springer
The sources of groundwater pollution in Turkey are identified, and pathways of contaminants
to groundwater are first described. Then, the effects of groundwater quality on health in …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of physicochemical and heavy metals characteristics in surface water under anthropogenic activities using multivariate statistical methods, Garra …

MYA Khan, J Wen - Environmental Engineering Research, 2021 - eeer.org
Water samples from twenty-six locations were collected during March 2014, to evaluate the
spatial variation in the water quality of Garra River, Ganges Basin. The physicochemical and …

Assessment of heavy metal and pesticide levels in soil and plant products from agricultural area of Belgrade, Serbia

M Marković, S Cupać, R Đurović, J Milinović… - Archives of …, 2010 - Springer
This study was aimed to assess the levels of selected heavy metals and pesticides in soil
and plant products from an agricultural area of Belgrade, Serbia and to indicate possible …

Leaching characteristics of solid wastes from thermal power plants of western Turkey and comparison of toxicity methodologies

A Baba, A Kaya - Journal of Environmental Management, 2004 - Elsevier
Use of lignite in power generation has led to increasing environmental problems associated
not only with gaseous emissions, but also with the disposal of ash residues. In particular …

Investigation of characteristics and leaching behavior of coal fly ash, coal fly ash bricks and clay bricks

N Gupta, VV Gedam, C Moghe… - … Technology & Innovation, 2017 - Elsevier
The leaching potential of heavy metals from Coal Fly Ash (CFA), Coal Fly Ash Bricks (CFAB)
and Clay Brick (CB) were assessed through four laboratory batch leaching procedures. The …