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Title: How toxic is coal ash? A laboratory toxicity case study

Abstract

Under a consent agreement among the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and proponents both for and against stricter regulation, EPA is to issue a new coal ash disposal rule by the end of 2014. Laboratory toxicity investigations often yield conservative estimates of toxicity because many standard test species are more sensitive than resident species, thus could provide information useful to the rule-making. However, few laboratory studies of coal ash toxicity are available; most studies reported in the literature are based solely on field investigations. In this paper, we describe a broad range of toxicity studies conducted for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston ash spill, results of which help provide additional perspective on the toxicity of coal ash.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Chattanooga, TN (United States)
  2. Kingston Ash Recovery Project, Harriman, TN (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; Work for Others (WFO)
OSTI Identifier:
1286815
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (Online); Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1551-3793
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; Coal combustion residuals; Kingston ash spill; Toxicity testing

Citation Formats

Sherrard, Rick M., Carriker, Neil, and Greeley, Jr., Mark Stephen. How toxic is coal ash? A laboratory toxicity case study. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1002/ieam.1587.
Sherrard, Rick M., Carriker, Neil, & Greeley, Jr., Mark Stephen. How toxic is coal ash? A laboratory toxicity case study. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1587
Sherrard, Rick M., Carriker, Neil, and Greeley, Jr., Mark Stephen. Mon . "How toxic is coal ash? A laboratory toxicity case study". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1587. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286815.
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title = {How toxic is coal ash? A laboratory toxicity case study},
author = {Sherrard, Rick M. and Carriker, Neil and Greeley, Jr., Mark Stephen},
abstractNote = {Under a consent agreement among the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and proponents both for and against stricter regulation, EPA is to issue a new coal ash disposal rule by the end of 2014. Laboratory toxicity investigations often yield conservative estimates of toxicity because many standard test species are more sensitive than resident species, thus could provide information useful to the rule-making. However, few laboratory studies of coal ash toxicity are available; most studies reported in the literature are based solely on field investigations. In this paper, we describe a broad range of toxicity studies conducted for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston ash spill, results of which help provide additional perspective on the toxicity of coal ash.},
doi = {10.1002/ieam.1587},
journal = {Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (Online)},
number = 1,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}

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