Research Article

Intake Fraction of PM10 from Coal Mine Emissions in the North of Colombia

Table 1

Open-pit coal mine PM10 emissions for 2014. Dump, pit, backfilling, pit development, coal piles, and unpaved road are the area sources considered within mine (g·m−2·s−1).

DumpsPitsBackfilling areaPit development areaCoal pilesUnpaved road (g·s−1)

Northern zone5.08 × 10−61.65 × 10−51.34 × 10−53.76 × 10−685.23
Central zone1.40 × 10−66.14 × 10−63.37 × 10−73.07 × 10−63.60 × 10−529.04
South zone1.14 × 10−53.10 × 10−52.05 × 10−71.69 × 10−519.86
All1.79 × 10−55.37 × 10−51.39 × 10−52.37 × 10−53.60 × 10−5134.13