Do ferrous-minerals in Artic circle coal fly-ash mediate respiratory toxicity in humans?

Lawson, M; Mol, Lisa; Wlodarczyk, AJ; Jones, T; Prytherc, Z; BeruBe, K

Abstract

Svalbard is a Norwegian Archipelago located in the Arctic Circle that has a long history of coal-mining. The coal is used by the local power-station to provide electricity to the residential settlements, as well as being exported to countries, e.g. Norway and Germany. Bulk coal fly-ash (CFA) produced from the Longyearbyen Power-Station was collected by Dr Lisa Mol in 2014. Here we report the first geo-toxicological investigation of CFA derived from this Artic region.

Citation

Lawson, M., Mol, L., Wlodarczyk, A., Jones, T., Prytherc, Z., & BeruBe, K. Do ferrous-minerals in Artic circle coal fly-ash mediate respiratory toxicity in humans?. Paper presented at EAC 2015

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: EAC 2015
• Acceptance Date: Jun 1, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: ferrous, minerals, Arctic, circle, coal, fly, ash, mediate, respiratory, toxicity, humans
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : EAC 2015