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Perspectives on Health Risks Associated with Beneficial Re-Use of Byproducts of Coal Combustion by Lisa Bradley, AECOM - Hot Topic Hour April 28, 2011

Lisa JN Bradley, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist and Vice President Environment at AECOM, discussed “Perspectives on Health Risks Associated with Beneficial Re‐Use of Byproducts of Coal Combustion.” EPA stated in their June 2010 proposed rule for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) that their intention was to preserve the Bevill exemption for the beneficial use of CCRs. However, the preamble to the proposal was essentially an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulation of these uses. This contradiction was evident in testimony given by EPA at the recent hearing of the House subcommittee on Environment and the Economy on the McKinley bill (HR 1391). EPA’s Office of the Inspector General has also recently issued a report titled “EPA Promoted the Use of Coal Ash Products with Incomplete Risk Information.” Her talk provided encouraging results for risk assessments and risk-based evaluations for the beneficial uses of CCRs, and how EPA’s own CCR risk assessment can help inform the issue.

Revision Date:  4/28/2011

Tags:  221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, AECOM