The article covers results of study concerning disperse content of solid components of discharges from main dust- generating technologic operations in extraction and processing of mineral raw materials (pouring ore to conveyor, drying with combustion gas in fluid-bed, pouring of end product, sorting ore on riddle, drying on vibration dry and cool device, etc). Findings are that fractions under 10 and 2.5 micrometers approach 50% in general structure of dust discharges. Maximal share of low-disperse dust enters ambient air from vibraion dry and cool devices, riddles and pouring places. Exceeded reference values for acute and chronic exposure are registered on TSP and PM10 at a sanitary protection zone border and in the nearest living area points--that can forecast intolerable risks for health of population exposed and necessitate instrumental confirmation of the detected jeopardy level.
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Energy Fuels
January 2025
Geothermal Energy and Geofluids Group, Institute of Geophysics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and CO-based geothermal energy are promising technologies for reducing CO emissions and mitigating climate change. Safe implementation of these technologies requires an understanding of how CO interacts with fluids and rocks at depth, particularly under elevated pressure and temperature. While CO-bearing aqueous solutions in geological reservoirs have been extensively studied, the chemical behavior of water-bearing supercritical CO remains largely overlooked by academics and practitioners alike.
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Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
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Objective: There is no consensus on the relationship between salt type and bone mineral density (BMD).
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