Development of Emission Factors for Quantification of Blasting Dust at Surface

Roy, Sangita; Adhikari, G. R.; Singh, T. N.

doi:10.4236/jep.2010.14041

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“…A lower emission factor is desirable, as a higher value can cause air pollution in the mine and surrounding areas (Adhikari, ). The work by Roy, Adhikari, and Singh () reveals the importance of emission factors for developing emission control strategies by the Nigerian Central and State Governments, consultants, and industry. Another work by Roy et al.…”

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“…Another work by Roy et al. () reveals that emission factors can be used to quantify the dust generated by blasting during the planning or operating stage of a mine. It is a useful tool for preparation of environmental management plan.…”

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“…More recently, emissions factors have been applied in determining site‐specific applicability and emissions limitations in operating permits by federal, state, and local agencies, consultants, and industry. Emission factors may be appropriate to use in a number of situations, such as making source‐specific emission estimates for area‐wide inventories (Roy et al., ). These inventories have many purposes, including ambient dispersion modeling and analysis, control strategy development, and for screening sources for compliance investigations.…”

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Criteria air pollutants from cement production in Nigeria

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Sonibare

2018

Environmental Quality Mgmt

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This study aims at determining the impact of uncontrolled criteria air pollutants on air quality. The research estimates the emissions of criteria air pollutants from existing and proposed cement production facilities using the emission factor approach. The emissions from the existing plants for particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), oxides of nitrogen (NO x ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and lead ranged between 0.031 and 354,240 tons per annum; 9.07 and 31,953.6 tons per annum; 5.04 and 17,750 tons per annum; 0.173 and 621.12 tons per annum; and 0.033 and 354.72 tons per annum; respectively, while estimated values for proposed plants for PM, SO 2 , NO x , CO, and lead ranged between 1.2 and 134,995.2 tons per annum; 35.52 and 13,497.6 tons per annum; 19.728 and 7,497 tons per annum, 0.67 and 264 tons per annum; and 0.096 and 148.80 tons per annum; respectively. PM emissions had the highest values, while values for SO 2, NO x , CO, and Pb followed in decreasing order. Consistent use of emission control systems and substitution of kiln fuels with alternative fuels can help reduce the impact of cement production on air quality. K E Y W O R D S cement industry, criteria air pollutant, emission factor, emission inventory

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Criteria air pollutants from cement production in Nigeria

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Sonibare

2018

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“…Research carried out in Chinese coal fields [13][14][15][16][17] comes to similar conclusions. Coal miners in India are equally aware of these health problems [6][7][8]. Mostly, these papers [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] are well-researched scholarly works from prestigious universities and are published in peer-reviewed journals.…”

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The importance of public participation in monitoring risks in large-scale industrial projects: An Australian experience

Boothroyd¹

2017

Int. J. SAFE

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“…The determination of appropriate emission factor for a particular operation is imperative as it will help to obtain prior information on the likely impact on air quality (Chaulya et al, 2002). Once generated, the emission factor is used in conjunction with the vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) to obtain the total emission due to transportation (Ghose, 2004;Roy, Adhikari, and Singh, 2010).…”

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A methodology for assessing the cumulative impact of a mineral transportation system on air quality

Kumar

2017

J. South. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall.

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A methodology is proposed to develop an optimization model to understand the impact of transporting minerals, from mines to the final destination, on air quality. Recently, there has been increasing concern about the combined effects of multiple activities over many years, and the regional environmental changes brought about by a single project. Environmental issues in the iron ore industry have highlighted the need to broaden the cumulative impact assessment. In this study, we simulated the optimal routes and quantity of materials needed to meet the destination plant demand based upon environment constraints (level of air pollution), as well as the cost of transportation and availability of materials. Multiple scenarios were developed to analyse the effects of changes in routes, alternative transport system (or multi-modal split), traffic congestion, and the cumulative impacts on air quality. The air quality impact zones of the study area were demarcated using a GIS technique. The expected outcome of the study is the selection of a suitable transport system for a particular site with the least impact on air quality, including the transportation route, relative to the minimum cost of transportation of the minerals from the mines to their final destination. The proposed methodology is evaluated with a case study. air quality, cumulative impacts, transportation system, GIS.

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Development of Emission Factors for Quantification of Blasting Dust at Surface

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Cited by 21 publications

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Criteria air pollutants from cement production in Nigeria

Criteria air pollutants from cement production in Nigeria

The importance of public participation in monitoring risks in large-scale industrial projects: An Australian experience

A methodology for assessing the cumulative impact of a mineral transportation system on air quality

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