Environmental Fate of Metals around Indian Coalfields: Current Status and Remediation Strategies: A review

Author(s)	Dr. Madhulika Dutta
Country	India
Abstract	For the world economy, coal is still a crucial energy source. The two main techniques for extracting coal are surface and underground mining, each of which has advantages and disadvantages. Ecosystem losses, landscape modification, soil erosion, and alterations to the amount and quality of surface and groundwater are only a few of the environmental effects that surface coal mining may have. Furthermore, hazardous substances like radioactive elements, heavy metals, and other organic pollutants are discharged into the environment, ultimately impacting ecosystems and human health. The peculiar physico-chemical properties of northeastern Indian coals include low ash concentration and high sulphur, volatile matter, and vitrinite content, along with several organic and mineral-bound elements, including Fe, Mg, Bi, Al, V, Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb, and Mn, which are sensitive to the environment. These traits are linked to more serious environmental effects from mining and the use of coal in coal-based industries.
Keywords	metals, coalmining, soil erosion, current status, remediation
Field	Chemistry
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-24

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