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EPA encourages using power plant wast on farm ground
Published Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 10:12 AM
The EPA says those toxic metals occur in only tiny amounts that pose no threat to crops, surface water or people. But some environmentalists say too little is known about how the material affects crops, and ultimately human health, for the government to suggest that farmers use it. Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, says - this stuff has materials in it that we're trying to prevent entering the environment from coal-fired power plants, and then to turn around and smear it across ag lands raises some real questions.
EPA is expected to announce its proposals for regulation for coal waste early next year, setting the first federal standards for storage and disposal of coal wastes. According to the EPA, - field studies have shown that mercury, the main heavy metal of concern because it can harm nervous-system development, does not accumulate in crops or run off fields in surface water at "significant" levels.
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