Trace Elements in Coal and Coal Combustion Residues

by Keefer; Robert F.

• ISBN13: 9780873718905
• ISBN10: 0873718909
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-09-27
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Trace Elements in Coal and Coal Combustion Residues focuses on trace metal chemistry of coal and coal combustion residues. Special emphasis is placed on management of coal combustion residues in electric power plants and the influence of coal and associated residues on soils, plants, water, and animals. Topics covered include a brief summary of research sponsored by Electric Power Research Institute, environmental pollution from coal combustion plants in low-rainfall regions, accumulation of trace elements in freshwater mussels near a power plant, testing to evaluate fossil fuel wastes by chemicals and isotopes, transport of metals from coal piles and ash impoundments, leachability and toxicity of metals in fly ash, and plant absorption of chemicals from ash.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Coal Ashes - Industrial Wastes or Beneficial By-Products?	p. 3
An Overview of Electric Power Institute (EPRI) Research Related to Effective Management of Coal Combustion Residues	p. 11
Coal-Based Environmental Problems in a Low-Rainfall Tropical Region	p. 27
Trace Element Concentrations in the Soft Tissue of Transplanted Freshwater Mussels Near a Coal-Fired Power Plant	p. 59
Strontium and Lead Isotopes as Monitors of Fossil Fuel Dispersion	p. 99
Baker Soil Test Applications for Land Reclamation, Animal Health, and Food Chain Protection	p. 119
Multicomponent Transport Through Soil Subjected to Coal Pile Runoff Under Steady Saturated Flow	p. 137
Leachability of Ni, Cd, Cr, and As from Coal Ash Impoundments of Different Ages on the Savannah River Site	p. 165
Extractable and Plant Concentrations of Metals in Amended Coal Ash	p. 185
Uptake of Chemical Elements by Terrestrial Plants Growing on a Coal Fly Ash Landfill	p. 213
Accumulation of Mo in Wheat and Alfalfa Grown on Fly Ash-Amended Acid Mine Spoils	p. 239
Elements in Coal and Coal Ash Residues and Their Potential for Agricultural Crops	p. 259
Index	p. 289
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