FGD gypsum's place in American agriculture

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Ash at Work

OSTI ID:20947217

Haynes, C ^[1]

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1. US Department of Agriculture (United States). Agricultural Research Service

Surface cracks and soil clumps form when saline-sodic, high-clay soil dries out. Treatment with FGD gypsum and irrigation water flowing into these cracks leaches salts until the aggregates swell and the cracks close up. The article describes research projects to develop agricultural uses of FGD gypsum from coal-fired power plants that have been conducted by university researchers and USDA-Agricultural Research Service scientists.

• OSTI ID: 20947217
• Journal Information: Ash at Work, Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: [e-mail]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
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GYPSUM
FLUE GAS
DESULFURIZATION
SOILS
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
SULFUR
FERTILIZERS
EROSION CONTROL
SOIL CONSERVATION
PLANT GROWTH
ROOTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
CROPS
AGRICULTURE
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
YOUNG MODULUS
ELASTICITY