coal ash

collocation in English

meaningsofcoalandash

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coal
noun[C or U]
uk
/kəʊl/us
/koʊl/
a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece ...
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ash
noun
uk
/æʃ/us
/æʃ/
the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal, or wood, ...
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(Definition ofcoalandashfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Somecoalashcan be recycled for building materials.
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Coalashfrom power stations is widely used in the construction industry and its availability widely publicised.
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We really have not been too worried about the disposal ofcoalashover the last 200 years or so.
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By 300 years the material would have the same radioactivity ascoalash.
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Costello has done in-depth reporting on bullying,coalash, and women's issues.
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Most states require no monitoring of drinking water nearcoalashdump sites.
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He will be aware that the amount of nuclear radiation that comes fromcoalashis far in excess of anything emitted from a nuclear power station.
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Areas along the banks of the creek are covered incoalash, coal silt, sand, and gravel.
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Coalashalso releases a variety of toxic contaminants into nearby air, posing a health threat to those who breath in fugitive coal dust.
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Coalashcontaminants are also linked to respiratory diseases and other health and developmental problems, and have disrupted local aquatic life.
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Coal plants release more radioactivity into the environment than nuclear plants, through the release of thorium and uranium incoalash.
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Main constituent of municipal waste was thecoalash(dust) which had a market value for brick-making and as a soil improver (soil and breeze products).
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Burning gas and oil does not produce the amount of ash that burning coal does, so it is not removed via the jetty like thecoalashused to be.
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