An urgent need for an EPA standard for disposal of coal ash

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 191, Issue , 2014, Pages 253-255

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal ash; Deformities; EPA; North Carolina; Poisoning; Selenium; Surface impoundment disposal; Teratogenic; Toxicity to fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATALYST POISONING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; SELENIUM;

DEFORMITIES; EPA; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY; LANDMARK DECISION; NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEMS; NORTH CAROLINA; TERATOGENIC; WILDLIFE DAMAGE;

COAL ASH;

SELENIUM;

ASH; FISH; POISONING; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; SELENIUM; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY; FLY ASH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; TERATOGENICITY; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

COAL ASH; DEFORMITIES; EPA; NORTH CAROLINA; POISONING; SELENIUM; SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT DISPOSAL; TERATOGENIC; TOXICITY TO FISH;

COAL ASH; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84902291250     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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