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Coal Fly Ash
Byproduct of the combustion of coal
Fly ash is a fine, powdery material that would “fly fly”
out of the power plant’s plant s stacks if it were not
captured
Power plants collect the fly ash and use it in
building products
Concentrations of constituents vary with the
combustion process and coal source
Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) material is
produced by power plant equipment that scrubs
sulfur dioxide from emissions. --used --used
for man-
made synthetic gypsum to make wallboard and
other products
Fly-ash Fly ash particles are spherical
Non-combustible Non combustible metals remain as ash products
(strontium, aluminum oxide, iron oxide, calcium
oxide, hexavalent chromium, and other elements).
Radionuclides are in a higher concentration than
in the original coal source
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins dibenzo dioxins and
dibenzofurans
Crystalline and amorphous silica
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons