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Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective is a compelling collection of research conducted by scientists and engineers around the world. The first of four volumes in the collection, Coal — Geology and Combustion, features chapters that discuss the origin of coal and coal fires; mining and use of coal; combustion and coal petrology; environmental and health impacts of coal fires; combustion by-products; geochemical, geophysical, and engineering methodologies for studying coal fires; the control, extinguishment, and political implications of coal fires; and much more.
Audience
Mineralogists, petrologists, coal geologists, geophysicists, mining engineers, environmental and remote sensing scientists, and anyone involved in technical aspects of coal mining, coal fires, and combustion metamorphism.
Key Features
- Integrates pioneering coal-fires research, with topical coverage of remote sensing, policymaking, and more
- Contains hundreds of tables, graphs, and high quality color images with online links to videos and multimedia presentations
- Serves as an essential guide to the socio-economic and geo-environmental impacts of coal fires
Hardcover/ Approx. 526 pages
Print ISBN: 9780444528582
Print list price: $280 / €200 / £170
Electronic ISBN: 9780080931630
Volumes in development:
Volume 2: Photographs and Multimedia Tours
Volume 3: Case Studies – Coal Fires
Volume 4: Peat – Geology, Combustion, and Case Studies
Online: Interactive World Map of Coal and Peat Fires [see “Online Map” tab] |
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