Survey of the Potential Environmental and Health Impacts in the Immediate Aftermath of the Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee

An investigation of the potential environmental and health impacts in the immediate aftermath of one of the largest coal ash spills in U.S. history at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston coal-burning power plant has revealed three major findings. First, the surface release of coal ash with...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 2009-08, Vol.43 (16), p.6326-6333
Main Authors: Ruhl, Laura, Vengosh, Avner, Dwyer, Gary S, Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Deonarine, Amrika, Bergin, Mike, Kravchenko, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
AIR POLLUTION
Applied sciences
ARSENIC
ASHES
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BLACK COAL
BROWN COAL
By products
Carbon - analysis
Carbon - poisoning
COAL
Coal - adverse effects
Coal - analysis
Coal Ash
Coal-fired power plants
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
Data Collection
Ecotoxicology and Human Environmental Health
Environment
Environmental impact
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Environmental Pollution - adverse effects
Environmental Pollution - analysis
Environmental science
Exact sciences and technology
FAILURES
FLY ASH
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
Geography
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
Health
HEALTH HAZARDS
LEACHING
MERCURY
Metals - analysis
Metals - poisoning
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
Particulate Matter - analysis
Particulate Matter - poisoning
Pollution
Radioactive Pollutants - analysis
Radioactive Pollutants - poisoning
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIUM 226
RIVERS
Rivers - chemistry
SEDIMENTS
TENNESSEE
TOXIC MATERIALS
TRACE AMOUNTS
USA
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - poisoning
Water Pollution - adverse effects
Water Pollution - analysis
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Summary:An investigation of the potential environmental and health impacts in the immediate aftermath of one of the largest coal ash spills in U.S. history at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston coal-burning power plant has revealed three major findings. First, the surface release of coal ash with high levels of toxic elements (As = 75 mg/kg; Hg = 150 μg/kg) and radioactivity (226Ra + 228Ra = 8 pCi/g) to the environment has the potential to generate resuspended ambient fine particles (
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es900714p