On Friday, December 19 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued rules regulating the disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) under Subtitle D of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). In recent years, coal ash management has been a key funding area for the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF), one of the largest sources of solid waste research funding in North America. A synopsis of these projects can be found at the links below.
Immobilization of Heavy Metals by Solidification/Stabilization in Challenging Coal Fly Ash and in Co-Disposed Coal Fly Ash and Concentrated Brines Investigator: Georgia Tech Research CorporationMore information:
Water Repellency for Ash Containment and Reuse 听Investigator: University of North Carolina Charlotte More information:
A New Hazard Assessment Protocol for Coal Combustion Products EREF Scholar: Grace Schwartz, Duke University
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Recovering Strategic Metals from Fly Ash
EREF Scholar: Ross Taggart, Duke University
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Waste as Resources: Utilization of Coal Combustion By-products in the United States
EREF Scholar: Joo Young Park, Yale University
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Coal ash is a significant solid waste stream and the manner in which it is managed is changing. EREF has funded a number of projects focused on developing ash management techniques that mitigate risk, beneficial re-use, and recovery of re-usable constituents in ash. “EREF is committed to advancing unbiased, credible science in this critical area of waste management, which in turn can lead to more efficient and sustainable techniques,” noted Bryan Staley, EREF’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
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