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ENERGIES
Volume 16, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en16093634
Keywords
toxicity; air pollution; greenhouse gases; scanning microscopy
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This paper presents the results of a study conducted within a cement plant in Ozarow, southeastern Poland, which found that the energy stored in fossil fuels is released through combustion and is a fundamental process in cement production. However, this combustion leads to the emission of greenhouse gases and dust. The chemical composition of Scots pine needles was determined using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy, revealing the presence of anthropogenic particles.
The energy stored in fossil fuels is released through combustion and is a fundamental process in the production of cement. The negative aspect of this combustion is the emission of greenhouse gases and dust. This paper presents the results of a study conducted within a cement plant in Ozarow (south-eastern Poland). The chemical properties (selected elements) in the needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) were determined. The needle surface was scanned using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and was characterised in terms of chemical composition through energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The concentrations of selected analytes in the biennial needles formed the following descending sequence: Fe > Al > Mn > Zn > Cu > Pb > Cr > Ni. SEM/EDS microphotographs showed the presence of particles of varying shape, size and chemical composition indicative of anthropogenic origin.
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