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Coal Ash Can Contain Radioactive Elements Up To 10 Times Higher Than Coal Itself

By Natasha Geiling Sep 2, 2015, 10:33 am21 pts
Scientists have known for years that coal — and its burned byproduct, coal ash — contains radioactive elements. In 2009, for example, a group of researchers at Duke University — including Avner Vengosh, professor of earth and ocean sciences — measured high levels of radioactivity in coal ash…

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