Main Title |
Handling of combustion and emission-abatement wastes from coal-fired power plants : implications for fish and wildlife resources / |
Author |
Soholt, Lars F.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Argonne National Laboratory. Division of Environmental Impact Studies. |
Publisher |
Fish and Wildlife Service ; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
APA 2270; FWS/OBS-80/33 |
Stock Number |
024-010-00585-8 |
OCLC Number |
07303209 |
ISBN |
$7.00 |
Subjects |
Wildlife conservation ;
Fishes--Conservation ;
Coal-fired power plants--Waste disposal ;
Coal-fired power plants--Environmental aspects
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Additional Subjects |
Wildlife conservation ;
Fishery conservation ;
Coal-fired power plants--Waste disposal ;
Coal-fired power plants--Environmental effects
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM WTD |
TD899.C3H3 |
Wetlands Collection |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
11/09/1995 |
DISPERSAL |
EJBM |
QH540.U56 no.80/33 |
c.1-2 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
01/01/1988 |
EJDM |
QH540.U56 no.80/33 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
01/01/1988 |
EJEM |
TD899.C3H3 1980 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
02/11/2005 |
ELBM |
TD899.C3H3 1980 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
01/27/2022 |
EMAD |
US FSW/OBS-80/33 |
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Region 6 Library/Dallas,TX |
07/27/2010 |
ERAM |
TD899.C3H3 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
01/01/1988 |
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Collation |
xii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
The goals of this report are to: (1) provide a basic introduction to handling of wastes from coal combustion and emission abatement and (2) present a procedure for evaluating the potential for these wastes to impact fish and wildlife resources.^Coal combustion ashes and flue-gas-desulfurization (FGD) sludges contain trace elements that can be toxic to biota in sufficient quantities.^Both ashes and FGD sludges are usually deposited in pond or landfill storage areas.^Dispersal of constituents from waste-storage sites occurs primarily by runoff, seepage, and wind erosion.^This report contains methods for evaluating the potential impacts from these routes of dispersal in site-specific situations.^Generally, pond storage methods, even when properly managed, have a greater impact upon fish and wildlife resources than do landfill methods.^The potential for uptake of trace elements to toxic levels is dependent upon a number of factors including: (1) pH of the dispersal and growth media, (2) capacity of the dispersal and growth media to bind elements in a form unavailable for uptake, (3) magnitude of biological concentration of elements in primary producers and succeeding trophic levels, and (4) tolerances of individual species.^We have provided some generalized information that can be used to estimate the relative likelihood of toxicity problems resulting from dispersal of trace elements from coal ashes and FGD sludges.^After the active lifetime of a waste-storage site, revegetation is desirable as a means of controlling erosion and regaining potential fish and wildlife habitat.^A number of plant species have been shown to successfully establish on fly ash; however, toxic effects of the ash constituents have been demonstrated in several cases, and wildlife forage plants have been shown to accumulate some of these constituents to potentially toxic levels. |
Notes |
"Biological Services Program FWS/OBS-80/33." "Division of Environmental Impact Studies, Argonne National Laboratory." "Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"--Cover. "September 1980." Includes bibliographical references and index. |