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Coal ash pond

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005364

Coal ash is generated from the burning of coal at power plants and is disposed of in large ponds called surface impoundments and in landfills.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005364
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesEPA Frequent Questions about the Coal Ash Disposal Rule at https://www.epa.gov/coalash/frequent-questions-about-coal-ash-disposal-rule#1
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005364",
  "term": "Coal ash pond",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Coal Ash Pond",
  "definition": "Coal ash is generated from the burning of coal at power plants and is disposed of in large ponds called surface impoundments and in landfills.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "EPA Frequent Questions about the Coal Ash Disposal Rule at https://www.epa.gov/coalash/frequent-questions-about-coal-ash-disposal-rule#1"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/coal-ash-pond/"
}

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