Coal combustion waste : management and beneficial uses / Daniel D. Lowell, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lowell, Daniel D.

Series:

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Environmental health (Nova Science Publishers)

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Environmental health--physical, chemical and biological factors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coal ash--Environmental aspects.

Coal ash.

Coal ash--Recycling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Coal fired power plants account for almost 45% of electric power generated in the United States. The coal combustion process at those facilities generates a tremendous amount of waste. In 2008, industry estimates indicate that 136 million tons of coal combustion waste (CCW) was generated. That would make CCW the second largest waste stream in the United States, second to municipal solid waste, or common household garbage. How CCW is managed and how those management methods are regulated have come under increased scrutiny in recent years. This book examines the potential harm from CCW to human health and the environment, and delves into the investigation of the management of CCW which is essentially exempt from federal regulation.

Contents:

Intro

COAL COMBUSTION WASTE: MANAGEMENTAND BENEFICIAL USES

COAL COMBUSTION WASTE: MANAGEMENT AND BENEFICIAL USES

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: MANAGING COAL COMBUSTION WASTE (CCW): ISSUES WITH DISPOSAL AND USE

SUMMARY

OVERVIEW OF DISPOSAL AND USE ISSUES

THE NATURE OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE

POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CCW MANAGEMENT

REGULATORY HISTORY AND CURRENT RULEMAKING

EPA ACTIONS FROM THE BEVILL AMENDMENT TO KINGSTON

REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CCW MANAGEMENT

CONCLUSION

Chapter 2: WASTE AND MATERIALS-FLOW BENCHMARK SECTOR REPORT: BENEFICIAL USE OF SECONDARY MATERIALS-COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

2. BASELINE CHARACTERIZATION OF CCP GENERATION AND BENEFICIAL USE

3. MARKET STRUCTURE OF BENEFICIAL USE FOR CCPS

4. IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH BENEFICIAL USE OF CCPS

5. ESTIMATING PROGRAM LEVEL IMPACTS

APPENDIX A. KEY BENEFICIAL USE APPLICATIONS FOR CCPS

APPENDIX B. USE OF LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS IN AN EVALUATION OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS

APPENDIX C. ANALYSIS OF BENEFITS USING ALTERNATE LIFE CYCLE MODELS

APPENDIX D. DETAILS OF FLY ASH AND FGD GYPSUM LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES

SIMAPRO ANALYSIS OF FGD GYPSUM IN WALLBOARD

APPENDIX E. POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ALLOCATION OF LCI RESULTS TO CCPS

MASS-BASED ALLOCATION

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY'S KINGSTON ASH SLIDE: POTENTIAL WATER QUALITY IMPACTS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE STORAGE

2. FIELDWORK AND ANALYTICAL WORK

3. WATER CONTAMINATION

4. RIVER SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION

5. CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES.

Chapter 4 TESTIMONY OF TOM KILGORE, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HEARING ON "TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

OPENING STATEMENT

ABOUT TVA

KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT AND FLY ASH STORAGE

HISTORY OF THE EVENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS

RECOVERY ACTIONS

RECOVERY EFFORT MILESTONE - DREDGING

GOING FORWARD

WIDOWS CREEK

CONTINUING COMMITMENT

Chapter 5: TESTIMONY OF STAN MEIBURG, ACTING REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, REGION 4, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HEARING ON "TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY"

RESPONSE TO KINGSTON COAL ASH RELEASE

KEY CLEANUP ACTIVITIES

Chapter 6: TESTIMONY OF BARRY BREEN, ACTING ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, U.S. EPA, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HEARING ON "COAL COMBUSTION WASTE STORAGE AND WATER QUALITY"

REGULATION OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS

REGULATION OF WATER DISCHARGES

ASSESSMENT EFFORTS

Chapter 7: JOINT TESTIMONY OF ERIC SHAEFFER, DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT AND LISA EVANS, ATTORNEY, EARTHJUSTICE, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HEARING ON "COAL COMBUSTION WASTE AND WATER QUALITY"

COAL ASH IS HAZARDOUS

DISCHARGE OF TOXIC METALS FROM COAL ASH

DISCHARGE OF TOXIC METALS FROM SCRUBBER SLUDGE

RELEASE OF ARSENIC AND OTHER POLLUTANTS

EPA NEEDS TO REGULATE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

Chapter 8: TESTIMONY OF DAVID C. GOSS, AMERICAN COAL ASH ASSOCIATION, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HEARING ON "COAL COMBUSTION WASTE STORAGE AND WATER QUALITY".

Chapter 9: STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE JIM COSTA, CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, OVERSIGHT HEARING: "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

Chapter 10: TESTIMONY OF MARK SQUILLACE, PROFESSOR OF LAW AND DIRECTOR, NATURAL RESOURCES LAW CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF LAW, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, HEARING ON "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

FEDERAL POLICY SHOULD DISCOURAGE DISPOSAL

Chapter 11: TESTIMONY OF SHARI T. WILSON, SECRETARY OF THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, HEARING ON "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

Chapter 12: STATEMENT OF DAVID GOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN COAL ASH ASSOCIATION, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, HEARING ON "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

BENEFICIAL USE

CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 13: WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF CHARLES H. NORRIS, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, HEARING ON "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

INTRODUCTION

THE NEED

THE FRAMEWORK

NOMENCLATURE AND RHETORIC

Chapter 14: WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF MARY A. FOX, PHD, MPH, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, HEARING ON "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

BACKGROUND.

EVALUATING POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS FROM EXPOSURE TO COAL COMBUSTION WASTE

REDUCING RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH

Chapter 15: TESTIMONY OF LISA EVANS, PROJECT ATTORNEY, EARTHJUSTICE, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, HEARING ON "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

THE NATURE OF THE THREAT FROM COAL COMBUSTION WASTE

THE FEDERAL SOLUTION

Chapter 16: WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF NORMAN K. HARVEY, PRESIDENT, GREATER GAMBRILLS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, HEARING ON "HOW SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COAL COMBUSTION WASTE?"

CHAPTER SOURCES

INDEX.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-61761-082-8

OCLC:

711000230