Duke University-Nicholas School of the Environment: EPA's Proposed Coal Ash Amendments Will Boost Risk of Toxic Contamination
October 01, 2019
October 01, 2019
DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 1 [TNSmaterialsresearch] -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news release:
Allowing coal ash to be spread on soil or stored in unlined pits and landfills will raise the risk that several toxic elements, including carcinogenic hexavalent chromium, could leach out of the coal ash and contaminate nearby water supplies across the U.S., according to preliminary findings from a new Duke University study.
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Allowing coal ash to be spread on soil or stored in unlined pits and landfills will raise the risk that several toxic elements, including carcinogenic hexavalent chromium, could leach out of the coal ash and contaminate nearby water supplies across the U.S., according to preliminary findings from a new Duke University study.
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