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Microscopy of Airborne Particulates from Opencast Coal Pits.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

T. P. Jones ,
L. J. Reynolds ,
K. A. BéruBé  and
R. J. Richards
T. P. Jones
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, P.O. Box 911, Cardiff, CF11 3US
L. J. Reynolds
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, P.O. Box 911, Cardiff, CF11 3US
K. A. BéruBé
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, P.O. Box 911, Cardiff, CF11 3US
R. J. Richards
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, P.O. Box 911, Cardiff, CF11 3US
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In the UK, ambient levels of PM10 are approximately 20-30 micrograms/m3 but may increase 10-fold during pollution episodes. There have been concerns expressed about the possible detrimental health effects of breathing particulates generated by opencast coal mining in the United Kingdom (e.g. Glyneath in Wales, 1997). However these fears have not been confirmed due to lack of adequate monitoring, characterisation, and source apportionment of PM10. We have collected airborne particulates from several sites within ‘Park Slip West’ coal opencast pit, which is situated in the south of Wales, UK. This collection constitutes the first half of a project to collect and characterise particles, followed by an assessment of their bioreactivity. The characterisation includes Field Emission SEM, SEM-EDAX, TEM-EPXMA, ICPMS and Image Analysis.

Particles were collected using high-volume air samplers operating at pre-calibrated flow rates of 30L/minute, attached to PM10 selective-inlet heads.

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Ceramics & Minerals
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 6 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2000, Microscopy Society of America 58th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 34th Annual Meeting, Microscopical Society of Canada/Societe de Microscopie de Canada 27th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 13-17, 2000 , August 2000 , pp. 414 - 415
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America

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