--> ABSTRACT: The World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI): A Tool for Addressing Global Energy, Technology, Economic, Environmental, and Human Health Issues, by Robert B. Finkelman; #90906(2001)
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Robert B. Finkelman1

(1) U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

ABSTRACT: The World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI): A Tool for Addressing Global Energy, Technology, Economic, Environmental, and Human Health Issues

Policy makers around the world require accurate Previous HitinformationNext Hit on coal, including coal quality data, to make informed decisions regarding international import needs and export opportunities, foreign policy objectives, technology transfer policies, foreign investment prospects, environmental and health assessments, and byproduct use and disposal issues. Unfortunately, he comprehensive, accurate, current coal quality Previous HitinformationNext Hit needed is generally not available. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in conjunction with partners from about 50 countries, is developing an integrated electronic database (World Coal Quality Inventory: WoCQI). WoCQI will contain coal quality Previous HitinformationNext Hit for samples representing prominent coal beds in all of the major coal-producing countries, as well as coals from many of the smaller producers, and will emphasize Previous HitinformationNext Hit from coals currently being burned. The Previous HitinformationNext Hit that will be incorporated into the database includes, but is not limited to, proximate and ultimate analyses, sulfur-form data, major, minor, and trace elements, semi-quantitative analyses of minerals, modes of occurrence, washability, petrography, and other factors that affect technological behavior, economic byproduct recovery, and environmental impact. This Previous HitinformationNext Hit will be linked to Previous HitGeographicNext Hit Previous HitInformationNext Hit Previous HitSystemsNext Hit databases showing coal basins and sample locations along with geologic, industrial, and cultural Previous HitinformationNext Hit. WoCQI will be accessible on the USGS web page that will be updated on a regular basis. This multi-national cooperative effort in developing a reliable, comprehensive, global coal quality database that contains a broad array of technologic, economic, and environmental parameters should help to ensure the efficient and environmentally compatible use of our global coal resources in the 21st Century.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90906©2001 AAPG Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado