Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines (repost)
Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines By Committee on Mine Placement of Coal Combustion Wastes
Publisher: National Academies Press 2006 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0309100496 | PDF | 1 MB
Publisher: National Academies Press 2006 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0309100496 | PDF | 1 MB
Burning coal in electric utility plants produces, in addition to power, residues that contain constituents which may be harmful to the environment. The management of large volumes of coal combustion residues (CCRs) is a challenge for utilities, because they must either place the CCRs in landfills, surface impoundments, or mines, or find alternative uses for the material. This study focuses on the placement of CCRs in active and abandoned coal mines. The committee believes that placement of CCRs in mines as part of the reclamation process may be a viable option for the disposal of this material as long as the placement is properly planned and carried out in a manner that avoids significant adverse environmental and health impacts.