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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Toxic coal ash a source of concern in China: Greenpeace

Toxic coal ash a source of concern in China: Greenpeace
Beijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2010 - China's coal-fired plants produce enough toxic ash to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every two and a half minutes, creating contaminants that travel far and wide, Greenpeace said Wednesday. As the world's largest coal user, China's more than 1,400 coal-fired electrical plants produce at least 375 million tonnes of coal ash every year - 2.5 times the quantity in 2002, the environmental ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Toxic_coal_ash_a_source_of_concern_in_China_Greenpeace_999.html
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