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Political Factoid

The EPA has labeled coal
ash as nonhazardous
waste
... although not all coal,
is the same. 
  • Anthracite coal
  • Bituminous coal
  • Brown coal (lignite)
  • (you-name-it coal).
Different types of coal,
and the ash produced by
burning it, contain
differing amounts of:
  • Sulphur
  • Arsenic
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Chromium
  • Selenium
  • Boron
  • other toxins
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