Old Smokey coal fire, Floyd County, Kentucky: Estimates of gaseous emission rates

Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe; Erika R. Neace; Edward W. Lemley; James C. Hower; Kevin R. Henke; Gregory Copley; Rachel S. Hatch; Anne B. Satterwhite; Donald R. Blake

doi:10.1016/j.coal.2011.06.005

Old Smokey coal fire, Floyd County, Kentucky: Estimates of gaseous emission rates

Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe
, Erika R. Neace
, Edward W. Lemley
, James C. Hower
, Kevin R. Henke
, Gregory Copley
, Rachel S. Hatch
, Anne B. Satterwhite
, Donald R. Blake

Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Abstract

Vent emissions of the Old Smokey coal fire, Floyd County, Kentucky, were studied in May and July, 2010. Vent emissions were generally lower in July, perhaps due to a shift in the fire front, change in vent structure, or another unidentified factor. Volatile organics in the vent gasses contain dangerous levels of toxic, carcinogenic, and other hazardous compounds. Benzene ranges to nearly 400 parts per billion (volume) at one vent. Toluene exceeds 104 parts per billion (volume) at the same vent.Flux rates for CO₂ and CO range to 85,000mg/s/m² and 89mg/s/m², respectively, for various vents for the two measuring times. Estimates of total CO₂ emissions, possibly less than 1000t/year, are within the range of other eastern Kentucky coal fires.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	150-156
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Coal Geology
Volume	87
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2011.06.005
State	Published - Aug 1 2011

Keywords

Abandoned mine lands
Benzene
Coal
Volatile organic compounds

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Fuel Technology
Geology
Economic Geology
Stratigraphy

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