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AB - The coal is contaminated with toxic metals at the trace levels. They are released into the environ- ment during mining, handling and burning of coal. The Korba basin has one of the largest coal ex- ploitation areas in the country. In this work, contamination and sources of toxic metals i.e. Hg and Pb in the air, soil and sediment of the Korba basin, India are described. The concentration of Hg and Pb in the ambient air was ranged from 7.4 - 29 and 7.0 - 585 ng/m with mean value of 18 ± 4 and 129 ± 104 ng/m in the winter season. The mean concentration of Hg in the soil and sediment was 0.22 ± 0.03 and 0.44 ± 0.08 mg/kg, respectively. The higher concentration of Pb in the envi- ronmental samples was observed. Keywords Lead, Mercury, Aerosol, Soil, Sediment 1. Introduction Heavy metals i.e. Pb and Hg are highly toxic to the developing brain and nervous system [1]-[2]. Coal is a natu- rally occurring combustible fuel containing the toxic metals at trace levels [3]-[5]. They are emitted from the thermal power plant stacks in both gaseous and particulate forms by retaining some fractions in the ash residues 
TI - Contamination of Lead and Mercury in Coal Basin of India
JF - Journal of Environmental Protection
DO - 10.4236/jep.2015.612124
DA - 2015-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/contamination-of-lead-and-mercury-in-coal-basin-of-india-oTYN4WgmBb
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