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Geochemistry of trace elements in Chinese coals: A review of abundances, genetic types, impacts on human health, and industrial utilization by Dai, Shifeng, Ren, Deyi, Chou, Chen-Lin, Finkelman, Robert B., Seredin, Vladimir V., Zhou, Yiping

“…China will continue to be one of the largest coal producers and users in the world. The high volume of coal use in China has focused attention on the amounts…”
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What do coal geochemistry statistics really mean? by Xu, Na, Finkelman, Robert B., Xu, Chuanpeng, Dai, Shifeng

“…Modes of occurrence of elements in coal have been widely investigated using different methods, including statistical methods, which, however, in some cases…”
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Notes on Contributions to the Science of Rare Earth Element Enrichment in Coal and Coal Combustion Byproducts by James C. Hower, Evan J. Granite, David B. Mayfield, Ari S. Lewis, Robert B. Finkelman

“…Coal and coal combustion byproducts can have significant concentrations of lanthanides (rare earth elements). Rare earths are vital in the production of modern…”
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The Extraordinary Variety and Complexity of Minerals in a Single Keokuk Geode from the Lower Warsaw Formation, Hamilton, Illinois, USA by Nova Mahaffey, Robert B. Finkelman

“…We performed an extensive optical and chemical analysis of a single Keokuk geode using electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX)…”
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Average Linkage Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm for Determining the Relationships between Elements in Coal by Xu, Na, Finkelman, Robert B, Dai, Shifeng, Xu, Chuanpeng, Peng, Mengmeng

“…The modes of occurrence of elements in coal are important not only because they can provide insights into the sources of mineral matter in coal but also…”
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Coal as a promising source of critical elements: Progress and future prospects by Dai, Shifeng, Finkelman, Robert B.

“…Coal is a resource primarily used for electric power generation, and currently supplies 41% of global electricity needs. Coal can also be considered as an…”
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The evolution characteristics of organic sulfur structure in various Chinese high organic sulfur coals by Tang, Yuegang, Chen, Cong, Li, Xiaolong, Wei, Qiang, Guo, Xin, Finkelman, Robert B, Li, Weiwei, Huan, Xuan

“…Understanding the organic sulfur structure and its evolution characteristics is crucial to the desulfurization of coal, as they are the dominant factors…”
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The importance of minerals in coal as the hosts of chemical elements: A review by Finkelman, Robert B., Dai, Shifeng, French, David

“…Coal is a complex geologic material composed mainly of organic matter and mineral matter, the latter including minerals, poorly crystalline mineraloids, and…”
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Quantification of the modes of occurrence of 42 elements in coal by Finkelman, Robert B., Palmer, Curtis A., Wang, Peipei

“…A series of 20 coal samples were subjected to sequential leaching with ammonium acetate, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, and nitric acid to quantify the…”
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Analysis of multiple pathways and levels of fluoride intake in fluorosis areas of Southwest China by Yang, Junlin, Tu, Chenglong, Jiang, Quan, Wang, Jianying, Li, Longbo, Finkelman, Robert B.

“…In the coal-burning fluorosis areas of China, over 10 million people suffer from dental fluorosis caused by multiple pathways of fluoride intake. However, the…”
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The health impacts of coal use in China by Finkelman, Robert B., Tian, Linwei

“…Each year China burns as much coal as the rest of the world. The coal use results in many benefits such as electricity, industrial heat, coke for steel…”
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Advocating the Use of Bayesian Network in Analyzing the Modes of Occurrence of Elements in Coal by Xu, Na, Li, Qiang, Zhu, Wei, Li, Qing, Finkelman, Robert B., Engle, Mark A., Wang, Ru, Wang, Zhiwei

“…Modes of occurrence of elements in coal are important because they can be used not only to understand the origin of inorganic components in coal but also to…”
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Metalliferous Coals of Cretaceous Age: A Review by Shifeng Dai, Sergey I. Arbuzov, Igor Yu. Chekryzhov, David French, Ian Feole, Bruce C. Folkedahl, Ian T. Graham, James C. Hower, Victor P. Nechaev, Nicola J. Wagner, Robert B. Finkelman

“…Critical elements in coal and coal-bearing sequences (e.g., Li, Sc, V, Ga, Ge, Se, Y and rare earth elements, Zr, Nb, Au, Ag, platinum group elements, Re, and…”
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Changes and Distribution of Modes of Occurrence of Seventeen Potentially-Hazardous Trace Elements during Entrained Flow Gasification of Coals from Ningdong, China by Yuegang Tang, Xin Guo, Xi Pan, Robert B. Finkelman, Yafeng Wang, Binbin Huan, Shaoqing Wang

“…In order to reveal the migration of trace elements from coal to gasification residues, the modes of occurrence of potentially-hazardous trace elements (Be, V,…”
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Distribution, modes of occurrence, and main factors influencing lead enrichment in Chinese coals by Lin, Kunqi, Huang, Wenhui, Finkelman, Robert B., Chen, Jing, Yi, Shuo, Cui, Xiaonan, Wang, Yuanzheng

“…Lead is a potentially harmful element that has caused serious environmental pollution during its mining and use along with serious human health problems. This…”
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Coal geology in China: an overview by Dai, Shifeng, Finkelman, Robert B.

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Health impacts of coal and coal use: possible solutions by Finkelman, Robert B, Orem, William, Castranova, Vincent, Tatu, Calin A, Belkin, Harvey E, Zheng, Baoshan, Lerch, Harry E, Maharaj, Susan V, Bates, Anne L

“…Coal will be a dominant energy source in both developed and developing countries for at least the first half of the 21st century. Environmental problems…”
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Measurements of the leachability of potentially hazardous trace elements from solid coal gasification wastes in China by Wang, Yafeng, Tang, Yuegang, Li, Ruiqing, Guo, Xin, Hurley, John P., Finkelman, Robert B.

“…Solid wastes from commercial coal gasification plants are a significant environmental issue in China because of the large quantities produced. In recent years,…”
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Water-rock interactions: the formation of an unusual mineral assemblage found in a Siberian coal by Thompson, Leah N., Finkelman, Robert B., Arbuzov, Sergey I.

“…Volcanic ash is regularly found in coal and is particularly common in the Minusinsk coal basin in southern Siberia, Russia. Ash deposits in coal are usually…”
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The Influence of Clays on Human Health: a Medical Geology Perspective by Finkelman, Robert B.

“…Clay is unique especially from the perspective of medical geology, that is, the impacts of geologic materials and geologic processes on animal and human…”
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