Screening potential plant species for arresting particulates in Jharia coalfield, India

Abstract Mining and related activities cause severe degradation of ambient air quality. A study of particulate matter (PM) across transportation, mining and control (C) sites for dust attenuation capacity (DAC) in selected tree species were carried out in Jharia coalfield (JCF) to estimate the menac...

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Main Authors: Shailendra K. Singh, Ranjeet K. Singh, Raj S. Singh, Debjit Pal, Krishnakant K. Singh, Pradeep K. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Sustainable Environment Research
Subjects:
JCF
PM
DAC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42834-019-0039-y