What is Fly Ash?

What is Fly Ash?

Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants like AES. During combustion, mineral impurities in the coal fuse in suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases. As the fused material rises, it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called fly ash. Fly ash is collected from the exhaust gases by electrostatic precipitators or bag filters. It is either stored on site or taken by truck to a disposal pit.

Fly Ash Dumping Pit - Bokoshe, OK

Radiation levels rising.

Slow death is in the air.

Every thing’s mutating but nobody seems to care.

Now our children have to live with the changes that we make.

The whole earth has suffered from the chances that we take.

We say that’s the price of progress and we have no other choice.

Can we make an honest effort? Can see beyond our greed?

B.E. Cause

Bokoshe, Oklahoma 74930

flyash@intheairwebreathe.com

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