coal ash for roads: arsenic, lead, selenium, mercury, cadmium, beryllium, chromium, thorium and uranium - a Missouri example

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" The resolution identifies potentially harmful metals in coal ash, such

as arsenic, lead, selenium, mercury, cadmium, beryllium, chromium,

thorium and uranium, as found by the National Academy of Sciences. It

details the dangers of dumping coal ash in landfills and surface

impoundments, arguing that it could mix with surface water or migrate to

soil and ground water. The resolution would mandate immediate

examinations of landfills and impoundments. It is working its way

through the Senate Subcommittee on Environment and Public Works. "

* Columbia's cinder use raises the toxicity question.

<http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/03/24/toxic-or-not-columbias-cin\

ders-its-hard-say/>

The city of Columbia, Missouri has used cinders to provide

traction on snowy and icy roads for years, but it has done so in

the face of nearly constant complaints from residents who say

they're ugly and bad for the environment.

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Columbia Missourian <http://columbiamissourian.com>

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