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mopinko

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3. imma keep asking this till someone can explain it like i am 2.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 09:36 AM

Apr 2014

extractive industries turn mountain into dust to get many of the pollutants in this ash.
cadmium, mercury, and what all else is in there, have uses, and even high prices.
now, this slurry is sitting there. already dust.
why can it not be fed through whatever process is used to extract this stuff from ground up rocks?

am i stupid?

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It's wrong OLDMDDEM Apr 2014 #1

Please don't over react... Finishline42 Apr 2014 #2

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Nope - I only post under Finishline42 Finishline42 Apr 2014 #7

imma keep asking this till someone can explain it like i am 2. mopinko Apr 2014 #3

Trace amounts of those elements Finishline42 Apr 2014 #4

and? mopinko Apr 2014 #5

one of those "externalities" conveniently not included in the price of coal. Bill USA Apr 2014 #8