Coal mine workers' pneumoconiosisApplication of coal petrographical and organic geochemical methods carried out on coals, coal mine dust, and isolated lung dust
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- 作者：H.-M. Schulz ; H. W. Hagemann ; M. Wolf ; A. Brammertz and H.-J. Einbrodt
- 关键词：Key words ; Coal mine workers' pneumoconiosis ; Coalification ; Macerals ; Organic compounds ; Phenols
- 刊名：Environmental Geology
- 出版时间：March 1997
- 出版年：1997
- 期刊代码：40_0943-0105
- 类别：ear
- 卷：30
- 期：1-2
- 页码：72-80
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
The fibrogenic and cytotoxic potential of coal mine dust is independent of the amount of quartz and other inorganic parameters. Results of coal petrographical and organic geochemical investigations of coals and coal mine dust from the Ruhr and Ibbenb眉ren Region of Germany demonstrate variations of organic dust amount possibly influencing these noxious properties. Coal mine dust of high rank coals is characterized by a pronounced fibrogenic risk. This risk, independent of the quantity of quartz, is probably based on shape variations of different coal macerals. With increasing coalification of the corresponding seam, the vitrinite is enriched in its dust; however, lower concentrations have been determined for inertinite. Vitrinite shows constant shapes and sizes independent of the rank of coal. Inertinite particles with elongated to fibrous shapes tend to larger sizes with increasing coalification. Strikingly, coal mine dust from miners' lungs with high degrees of coal mine workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is enriched in inertinite. In contrast, high cytotoxicities in cell tests are known for coal mine dust from low coalified coals. High concentrations of phenolic compounds can be extracted by dichloromethane from low coalified coal mine dust. These compounds, which are characterized by a high water solubility and therefore high bioavailability, explain the high cytotoxicities of coal mine dust. Contamination of dust by diesel emissions in the coal mine can act as additionally supporting parameters for extended cytotoxicities.