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As frm power stations -whether hazardous.
Posted At : March 8, 2010 10:19 AM | Posted By : Dharam Bir Arora
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As far as my experience in the power generation field goes,ash is an inert and harmless.Many a time ash has spilled from ash pond of the power station in to the nearby water body such as a flowing nallah near by the plant.Many an animals are moving through it regularly in India. Nothing happened to these animals like buffalows which regularly visit it for cooling themselves even after long exposure even ty drink the same water.

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member photo It all depends; do you mean bottom ash or fly ash?
# Posted By Alan Belcher | 3/8/10 3:13 PM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate
member photo Fly ash of power plants accounting for 80% (with the remaining 20% being bottom ash), being a derivative of coal contains toxic elements including mercury. However, leaching of these elements occurs only under acidic conditions. Detailed scientific investigations around 5-6 power plants in India through reputed institutions revealed greater insight into the entire mechanism of potential threat to ground water. Ash in India, being alkaline, the chances of leaching is nil.
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