Posted on 02/06/2014 7:26:07 AM PST by Rebelbase
The coal ash itself, yes. But there’s also a lot of other stuff that comes out of the ground with coal that doesn’t get washed off, doesn’t burn and doesn’t get sucked up and expelled out the smokestacks.
Metals, particularly heavy metals like lead or uranium for instance. In whatever quantity they happened to be in in close enough proximity to the coal as it was dug out.
Of course the real problem usually derive only when someone manages to consume those heavy metals and other waste by products. As others have said, using them for things like road paving materials is generally ok.
The bottom picture is to show the normal color of the river, before the ash was dumped into it. It is a file photo.
Your ignorance of coal and its combustion chemistry is profound. Why do you continue to advertise that you are a dumb@$$?
Really?
Top gray water photo is current. The one at the bottom is not current and was provided to show normal river color.
According to regulations, rainwater becomes waste water once it hits the ground.
It’s a way to draw out the self-righteous buffoon crowd.
Thank you for confirming that it works.
photos at link:
http://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/Photos-Dan-River-Ash-Basin-Release.asp
Duke suggests following https://twitter.com/NCDENR for updates on water quality, wildlife impact ...if there is any.
or better yet:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/guest/dan-river-spill
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