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Main Title Disposal of Flue-Gas-Cleaning Wastes.
Author Jones, Julian W. ;
CORP Author Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1977
Report Number EPA/600/J-77/153;
Stock Number PB-298 476
Additional Subjects Solid waste disposal ; Air pollution control ; Flue gases ; Technology ; Ashes ; Ponds ; Earth fills ; Mines ; Economic analysis ; Industrial wastes ; Combustion products ; Byproducts ; Electric power plants ; Coal fired power plants ; Ocean waste disposal ; Reprints
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NTIS  PB-298 476 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The article describes current commercial and emerging technology for disposal of wastes from flue gas cleaning (FGC) systems for coal-fired power plants. Over 80 million metric tons/yr (dry) of coal ash and desulfurization solids are expected to be produced by the 1980's. Although opportunities for utilization of these wastes will exist at many plants, disposal is expected to be the most common practice. Several disposal methods are being studied to minimize adverse environmental effects from disposal of FGC wastes. These include ponding, landfill disposal, mine disposal, and at-sea disposal. Ponding and landfill disposal are both current practices; environmental and economic improvements of these methods are emerging through a combination of EPA and private industry efforts. Disposal in mines, particularly coal mines, appears quite promising, and is being strongly considered by several electric utilities. At-sea disposal is currently under study and, although a degree of uncertainty exists regarding its viability, several approaches appear promising.