Assessing coal conversion processes.

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• Personal Author:
  Talty, John T.
• Description:
  The need for monitoring and control technologies to prevent environmental and occupational health problems associated with the commercialization of coal conversion processes is discussed, noting that these problems are not well defined because the state of the art of coal conversion in the U.S. is generally at the process development unit or pilot plant stage. The complex composition of coal and the reaction conditions prevalent in conversion result in a wide range of products that can be hazardous to health. Air emissions, water discharges, and solid waste streams are the prime targets of concern both within plants (worker health) and outside (public health). It is concluded that monitoring and control technologies have not been developed commensurate with process technology, and if the potential of coal conversion processes is to be fully developed as a major energy source, increased research and development on these technologies is crucial. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-gasification Coal-liquefaction Coal-processing Control-methods Environmental-control Monitoring-systems NIOSH-Author Pollution
• ISSN:
  0013-936X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00081468
• Citation:
  Environ Sci Technol 1978 Aug; 12(8):890-894
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental Science and Technology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184248/cdc_184248_DS1.pdf
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