next

previous

items

Do something for our planet, print this page only if needed. Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it!

Term

coal

Term

The natural, rocklike, brown to black derivative of forest-type plant material, usually accumulated in peat beds and progressively compressed and indurated until it is finally altered in to graphite-like material.

Synonyms:

Source:

EEA Glossary

Context:

Comment

Definition source publication

Publication year

2004

Definition source URL

http://www.eionet.eu.int/GEMET

Organisation

EEA

Organisation full name

European Environment Agency

Subjects

Long definition

Permalinks

Permalink to this version: 03e1fda8ff044154aee0b9541faa249d
Permalink to latest version: 03e1fda8ff044154aee0b9541faa249d

For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/help/glossary/eea-glossary/coal or scan the QR code.

PDF generated on 16 Apr 2024, 02:14 PM

EEA Page URL QR

Document Actions

The EEA is an agency of the European Union

Engineered by: EEA Web Team

Software updated on 26 September 2023 08:13 from version 23.8.18

Software version: EEA Plone KGS 23.9.14

Code for developers

Creative commons license