Geochemistry of trace elements in Chinese coals: A review of abundances, genetic types, impacts on human health, and industrial utilization

International Journal of Coal Geology - Tập 94 - Trang 3-21 - 2012
Shifeng Dai1, Deyi Ren1, Chen‐Lin Chou2, Robert B. Finkelman3, Vladimir V. Seredin4, Yiping Zhou5
1State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing 100083, China
2Illinois State Geological Survey (Emeritus), Champaign, IL 61820, USA
3[University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA]
4Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Staromonetnyi per. 35, Moscow, 119017, Russia
5Yunnan Institute of Coal Geology Prospection, Kunming 650218, China

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