Assessment of air pollution around coal mining area: Emphasizing on spatial distributions, seasonal variations and heavy metals, using cluster and principal component analysis

Exposure to Particulate Matter in Different Regions along a Road Network, Jharia Coalfield, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India

“…This may be due to presence of coal fire, mining activities and road transportation (heavy vehicles). Similar findings have been reported earlier also 8,40,41 . Figure 5 shows particle mass concentration analysis on the basis of size (0.225-34.0 m) at all locations.…”

“…Health problems are also related to size and composition of trafficrelated PM with toxicological evidence 5 . Huge amounts of PM are generated in and around surface mining areas due to operational use of high-capacity machines [6][7][8] . The increasing use of motor vehicles in urban areas is also a major source of generation of PM emission 9,10 .…”

“…Problems of air pollution and generation of dust are more critical in the cities like Dhanbad due to narrow width and poor surface quality of roads. Jharia coalfield (JCF) in Dhanbad has been classified as a non-attainment area 24 , because it exceeds NAAQS and air pollution levels in the roadside areas are increasing at an alarming rate 8,25,26 . Gautam et al 20 reported higher variation of PM in terms of size range 10-20 m (inhalable), 4-10 m (thoracic) and <4 m (alveolic) in various places of three Indian opencast mines.…”

The importance of public participation in monitoring risks in large-scale industrial projects: An Australian experience

“…Research carried out in Chinese coal fields [13][14][15][16][17] comes to similar conclusions. Coal miners in India are equally aware of these health problems [6][7][8]. Mostly, these papers [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] are well-researched scholarly works from prestigious universities and are published in peer-reviewed journals.…”

Prediction of particulate matter concentration profile in an opencast copper mine in India using an artificial neural network model

“…Generation of huge quantity of particulate matter (PM) during mining activities is a subject of immense concern with regard to human health (Pandey et al 2014;Dubey et al 2012). Earlier studies (Aneja et al 2012;Hendryx 2009;Tecer et al 2008;Pless-Mulloli et al 2001) show that PM from different mining operations contributes to significant adverse effect on human health in the form of black lung, asthma, cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer.…”