Overview of the effects of the coal fuel cycle on hydrology, water quality and use, and aquatic ecology [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1980.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- Pages: 64 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Restrictions on Access:
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary:
- Literature is summarized for the effects of the coal fuel cycle (mining, mine-site processing, transportation, storage, onsite processing, combustion, and waste collection and disposal) on water resources. Aspects considered include surface- and ground-water hydrology, water quality and use, and aquatic ecology. Water use is discussed with regard to both availability and water quality constraints on use. Requirements of the recently enacted Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act are introduced where appropriate. For the combustion step in the fuel cycle, only those effects which are specific to coal as a fuel are addressed. Effects not specific to coal use (such as thermal effects, impingement, and entrainment resulting from cooling water withdrawal and use) are not considered. Reference is made to more exhaustive studies of the topics reviewed. A summary of the major environmental effects of the coal fuel cycle is given below.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:ornl/tm-7152
ornl/tm-7152 - Subject(s):
- Other Subject(s):
- Aquatic Ecosystems
- Environmental Impacts
- Coal Industry
- Hydrology
- Water Quality
- Ashes
- Coal Mining
- Coal Preparation
- Combustion
- Data Compilation
- Ecology
- Elements
- Land Reclamation
- Leaching
- Runoff
- Scrubbers
- Sludges
- Slurry Pipelines
- Storage
- Transport
- Waste Management
- Water Requirements
- Chemical Reactions
- Comminution
- Data
- Dissolution
- Ecosystems
- Environmental Quality
- Environmental Transport
- Equipment
- Freight Pipelines
- Industry
- Information
- Management
- Mass Transfer
- Mining
- Numerical Data
- Oxidation
- Pipelines
- Pollution Control Equipment
- Residues
- Separation Processes
- Thermochemical Processes
- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
05/01/1980.
"ornl/tm-7152"
Cushman, R.M.; Gough, S.B.; Moran, M.S. - Funding Information:
- W-7405-ENG-26
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