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Topic Started: May 17 2010, 08:02 AM (233 Views)
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"Today’s action also will promote environmentally safe and desirable forms of recycling coal ash, known as beneficial uses." EPA



While watching this guy I googled some of the things he said... like, "beneficial use coal ash" and irea and Colorado.

This is a new chapter in Hazmat. I still have my Hazmat book. even white out is in it. I remember learning how one reason Rome fell was the use of lead in their pottery and we go to great effort to use non lead paint and to collect any scraping into plastic for disposal.

so the real quick search turned up...

* EPA Announces Plans to Regulate Coal Ash
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EPA Announces Plans to Regulate Coal Ash / Agency proposals would address risks of unsafe coal ash disposal, while supporting safe forms of beneficial use

Release date: 05/04/2010

Contact Information: LaTisha Petteway, petteway.latisha@epa.gov, 202-564-3191, 202-564-4355

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today is proposing the first-ever national rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants.

Coal combustion residuals, commonly known as coal ash, are byproducts of the combustion of coal at power plants and are disposed of in liquid form at large surface impoundments and in solid form at landfills. The residuals contain contaminants like mercury, cadmium and arsenic, which are associated with cancer and various other serious health effects. EPA’s risk assessment and damage cases demonstrate that, without proper protections, these contaminants can leach into groundwater and can migrate to drinking water sources, posing significant health public concerns.

Today’s action will ensure for the first time that protective controls, such as liners and groundwater monitoring, are in place at new landfills to protect groundwater and human health. Existing surface impoundments will also require liners, with strong incentives to close the impoundments and transition to safer landfills, which store coal ash in dry form. The proposed regulations will ensure stronger oversight of the structural integrity of impoundments in order to prevent accidents like the one at Kingston, Tennessee. Today’s action also will promote environmentally safe and desirable forms of recycling coal ash, known as beneficial uses. http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/4eca022f6f5c501185257719005dfb1b!OpenDocument


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Forms

Download all forms at Coal Ash forms at eLibrary or send a request to RA-coalash@state.pa.us for electronic copies in DOC or PDF format.

The following forms replace any older versions. Please consult eLibrary for the latest versions.

* Coal Ash Beneficial Use Certification Application 5600-PM-MR011
This form is for new source certification request or to qualify a GP ash material for beneficial use; use for revisions to an existing source.

* Coal Ash Quality Assessment for Beneficial Use 5600-PM-MR0012
Submit this form in conjuction with 5600-PM-MR0011 for background samples; use for regular ash quality sampling; use for special sampling requests.

* Coal Ash Water Quality Monitoring Report 5600-PM-MR0014
Use this form in conjuction with Module 25 application at a mine site for background samples; use for regular quarterly sampling as part of the mining permit requirements; use for special sampling requests.

Coal Ash Beneficial Use 5600-PM-MR0013 has been replaced by Coal Ash Quality Assessment for Beneficial Use 5600-PM-MR0012.

All ash certification submittals and monitoring should be sent to the following address:

DEP - Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/BMR/programs/beneficial.htm


"A full 100% of coal ash from our power plants in Texas is put to beneficial use." Xcel energy
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Coal Ash Recycling

A primary byproduct of electric generation is coal ash. Almost half of the 2.5 million tons of coal ash our plants produce annually goes to beneficial uses, such as concrete products, roadbed material and soil stabilization. A full 100% of coal ash from our power plants in Texas is put to beneficial use.

Conventional coal fly ash has been used to replace a portion of the cement in concrete since the 1950s. Fly ash complements the action of cement, making the concrete stronger and more durable. Using fly ash reduces emissions and energy consumption associated with construction projects because manufacturing cement is an energy-intensive process.

Fly ash also can be used to strengthen the sub grade beneath the base of roads and highways. Ash that comes from the bottom of our pulverized coal boilers is used in landscaping material, asphalt, as sandblasting grit and in roofing shingle granules. We continually explore new uses for ash because it helps reduce ash disposal costs and landfill use, while providing economical recycled products for the construction industry.
http://www.xcelenergy.com/Minnesota/Company/Environment/Activities%20and%20Programs/Pages/Coal_Ash_Recycling.aspx


The American Coal Ash Association says:
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Welcome!
The American Coal Ash Association was established more
than 40 years ago, in 1968, as a trade organization devoted to recycling the materials created when we burn coal to produce electricity. Our members comprise the world's foremost experts on coal ash (fly ash and bottom ash), and boiler slag, flue gas desulfurization gypsum or "synthetic" gypsum, and other "FGD" materials captured by emissions controls. While other organizations focus on disposal issues, ACAA's mission is to advance the management and use of coal combustion products in ways that are:

* Environmentally responsible
* Technically sound
* Commerically competitive
* Supportive of a sustainable global community

We achieve our mission by hosting workshops, symposia
and other industry gatherings to promote ...
http://www.acaa-usa.org/


I've not found a Colorado specified use for it... yet, but how much you want to bet Texas is selling that to Cdot?

What say ye peasants?

and please call IREA to object.

Edited by NoorAnisa, May 17 2010, 08:10 AM.
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This is the odd part.. this is the part where you have to be less than trusting.
Did you notice in the EPA intro they left out one common concern? The lead! The word lead is not included. but...

It is a concern and it is present.

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Introduction
At a meeting on November 13, 2008, a concerned party1 presented the Department with a graph showing occasional spikes in lead and what was perceived to be an upward trend in lead at the Gilberton mine shaft (Figure 1). The mine shaft is the down-gradient monitoring point for the BD Mining ash placement area. It was insinuated to the Department that these spikes and the “trend” indicated pollution that, by his reasoning, was due to ash placement. This Department investigation considers multiple chemical parameters in the BD Mining monitoring data through time and compares the down-gradient monitoring point concentrations to the other monitoring points. We also examine the bulk-chemistry and leaching concentrations for lead in the ash being placed at BD Mining.


http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/BMR/beneficial_use/New%20Ash%20Forms/BD%20Mining.pdf

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The residuals contain contaminants like mercury, cadmium and arsenic, which are associated with cancer and various other serious health effects. EPA’s risk assessment and damage cases demonstrate that, without proper protections, these contaminants can leach into groundwater and can migrate to drinking water sources, posing significant health public concerns.


like lead...

What is the moral of this story? The moral is if you find beneficial uses you do not have to follow expensive regulated waste disposal procedures. Its kind of like what we have done with DU only the target is our roads, backyards farms and buildings.
Edited by NoorAnisa, May 17 2010, 09:27 AM.
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So there is this magazine called "Ash" form the Coal Ash Association... guess what?


ITS IN AURORA!


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ACAA, 15200 E. Girard Ave., Ste. 3050, Aurora, CO 80014-3955
Phone: 720-870-7897 Fax: 720-870-7889 Email: info@acaa-usa.org


Here's an interesting cover.. Posted Image

with an interesting view...
"sustainability" of coal ash... it almost sounds benevolent.

and what about global warming? what about all that heart felt stand by your imagination... and the climate summat almost as big as Olympics for international world "participation"... to save our planet.... and atheists think Christians are out of it! words are imagery.

real is pot holes.

real is tumor.

real is the deception.
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thought for the day:

"Journal Paper
Abstract: Although fly ash as a partial replacement for cement has been utilized for many years, it has been almost exclusively used in low-volume percentages, such as 10 or 20% cement replacement. This paper looks at high-volume percentage replacements from 40 to 70%. A minimix study revealed that 50 and 60% cement replacement percentages were the best candidates for full-scale testing. The environmental benefits included a 25% reduction in smog, human health effects, and fossil fuel use compared to the same element built with a 100% Portland cement mix. The economic benefits included a 15% capital cost reduction and a 20% life-cycle cost reduction when compared with a 100% Portland cement mix. Full-scale testing included a complete mix design in addition to the construction of four concrete infrastructure products. The products built included an alley panel and curb, and gutter sections in the City and County of Denver, a precast manhole and lid, and a twin-tee prestressed girder."
http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?150533

When war is over we will find domestic uses for DU.

I wonder what BLM and USFS will find to use it for.
Edited by NoorAnisa, May 18 2010, 09:55 AM.
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May 18 2010, 09:53 AM

When war is over.....
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I burned brush piles in the fall with napalm.
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