Management of Spontaneous Combustion in Coal Mine Waste Tips in China

Authors: Liu C.; Li S.; Qiao Q.; Wang J.; Pan Z.

Source: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Volume 103, Numbers 1-4, April 1998 , pp. 441-444(4)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Coal mine waste tip spontaneous combustion is a world-wide environmental concern. The practice for preventing as well as extinguishing the waste tip spontaneous combustion in China has been undertaken for 15 yr with the first practice at Fenxi Coal Mine Management Bureau. In this paper, the current development of coal mine waste tip spontaneous combustion management in China is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the techniques currently used in preventing and extinguishing the spontaneous combustion in China.

Keywords: coal mine; China; spontaneous combustion; waste tip

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: China Institute for Radiation Protection, P.O. Box 120 Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, P.R. China

Publication date: 1998-04-01