Coal ash disposal manual

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5310803· OSTI ID:5310803

Of the approximately 70 million tons of fly ash, bottom ash, and boiler slag produced by United States utilities in 1978, only 24% was used. The rest was placed in storage or disposal areas. This manual was developed to provide reference information for ash disposal. It is intended to aid in the selection and operation of ash disposal systems with respect to cost considerations and current governmental regulations by furnishing specific disposal criteria, where available, and by outlining methodologies for decision making and cost estimating. Specific topics covered include site selection methodology; ash physical and chemical properties; current disposal philosophies; possible governmental regulations affecting new ash disposal sites; conceptual design of ash disposal systems and estimates of ash quantities; case studies of existing ash disposal sites; monitoring; site reclamation; and cost estimating. References covering these topics and ash disposal site design are included.

• Research Organization: GAI Consultants, Inc., Monroeville, PA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5310803
• Report Number(s): EPRI-FP-1257
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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320305 -- Energy Conservation
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& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
AEROSOL WASTES
ASHES
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST
DISSOLUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
FLY ASH
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
LAND RECLAMATION
LEACHING
MANAGEMENT
MANUALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MONITORING
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POWER PLANTS
REGULATIONS
RESIDUES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SITE SELECTION
SLAGS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES