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Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia

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  • Mona Loraine M. Barabad

    (Transportation Environmental Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang City 16105, Korea
    Railway System Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea)

  • Wonseok Jung

    (Transportation Environmental Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang City 16105, Korea)

  • Michael E. Versoza

    (Transportation Environmental Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang City 16105, Korea
    Railway System Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea)

  • Minjeong Kim

    (Transportation Environmental Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang City 16105, Korea)

  • Sangwon Ko

    (Transportation Environmental Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang City 16105, Korea)

  • Duckshin Park

    (Transportation Environmental Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang City 16105, Korea)

  • Kiyoung Lee

    (Department of Environmental Health and Institute of Health Sciences and Environment, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, 1 Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea)

Abstract

This study characterized emissions of particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, and anions from Mongolian bituminous coals in a controlled heating experiment. Three coal samples from Alag Tolgoi (coal 1), Baganuur (coal 2), and Nalaikh (coal 3) were combusted at a constant heat flux of 50 kW/m 2 using a dual-cone calorimeter. The coal samples were commonly used in ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. PM 10 emission factors were 1122.9 ± 526.2, 958.1 ± 584.0, and 472.0 ± 57.1 mg/kg for coal samples 1, 2, and 3, respectively. PM with a diameter of 0.35–0.45 µm was dominant and accounted for 41, 34, and 48% of the total PM for coal samples 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The emissions of PM and VOC from coals commonly used in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia were significant enough to cause extremely high levels of indoor and outdoor air pollution.

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  • Mona Loraine M. Barabad & Wonseok Jung & Michael E. Versoza & Minjeong Kim & Sangwon Ko & Duckshin Park & Kiyoung Lee, 2018. "Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Trace Elements from the Combustion of Coals in Mongolia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:8:p:1706-:d:162913
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