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CONTROL OF WASTE AND WATER POLLUTION FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS: SECOND R AND D REPORT
Citation:
Leo, P. AND J. Rossoff. CONTROL OF WASTE AND WATER POLLUTION FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS: SECOND R AND D REPORT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/7-78/224.
Description:
Flue gas cleaning waste treatment, utilization, and disposal, as well as water reuse technology for coal-fired utility power plants are discussed. Significant areas treated include: coal-pile drainage; ash characterization and disposal; chemical and physical properties and leaching characteristics of treated and untreated flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastes; field evaluations of treated and untreated waste disposal; physical and chemical properties of gypsum produced from FGD systems; cost estimates for producing and disposing of FGD gypsum; potential use of FGD wastes in fertilizer production; the economics of alumina production; and power plant water recycle, treatment, and reuse.