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COAL COMBUSTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
CONT

... coal combustion produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are suspected to cause climatic warming, and it is a source of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, which are harmful to human health and may be largely responsible for acid rain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
CONT

Ainsi, les rejets supplémentaires de gaz carbonique dus aux activités humaines [...] proviendraient en quasi totalité de la combustion de charbon, de pétrole et de gaz.

Spanish

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