How toxic is coal ash? A laboratory toxicity case study
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Chattanooga, TN (United States)
- Kingston Ash Recovery Project, Harriman, TN (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; Work for Others (WFO)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1286815
- Journal Information:
- Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (Online), Vol. 11, Issue 1; ISSN 1551-3793
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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