{"id":2571,"date":"2009-10-20T08:06:23","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T12:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2009-10-20T08:06:23","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T12:06:23","slug":"usda-and-epa-pushing-coal-ash-for-agriculture-despite-toxicity-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2009\/10\/usda-and-epa-pushing-coal-ash-for-agriculture-despite-toxicity-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA and EPA Pushing Coal Ash for Agriculture Despite Toxicity Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\">(Beyond Pesticides, October 20, 2009) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are asking farmers to use coal ash to grow their crops, despite a paucity of research on possible risks, according to documents released October 15, 2009 by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peer.org\/index.php\">Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility<\/a> (PEER). USDA endorses use of coal combustion wastes by farmers \u201cfor crop production,\u201d while acknowledging uncertainty on the extent to which \u201ctoxic elements\u201d are absorbed into produce entering the market. Beyond Pesticides points out that coal ash is just one of many toxic products \u201crecycled\u201d into fertilizer and encourages people to avoid chemical fertilizers all together in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/infoservices\/pesticidesandyou\/Fall%2007\/compost.pdf\">compost<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/organicfood\">organic methods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Coal ash spill in Tennessee, December 2008\" src=\"http:\/\/php.delawareonline.com\/blog\/allgreentome\/uploaded_images\/coal_ash-742766.JPG\" title=\"Coal ash spill in Tennessee, December 2008\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coal ash spill in Tennessee, December 2008<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This month, USDA enters the final year of a three-year partnership with EPA as part of a larger effort by the American Coal Ash Association, the Electric Power Research Institute and others to \u201cpromote appropriate increased use of\u201d coal ash in agriculture. The implementing <a href=\"http:\/\/peer.org\/docs\/usda\/09_15_10_USDA_coal_ash_MOU.pdf\">Memorandum of Understanding<\/a> obliges USDA to generate \u201cdocumentation of the effectiveness, safety and environmental benefits, including bioavailability of trace elements such as mercury, arsenic and selenium\u201d\u00a6to satisfy the concerns of producers, generators, regulators and the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to EPA, agriculture annually uses more than 180,000 tons of coal ash and other coal combustion byproducts. There are no federal standards governing agricultural applications of coal ash. EPA has publicly vowed to promulgate hazardous waste rules by the end of 2009 for coal ash, one year after last December\u2019s disastrous coal ash spills from Tennessee Valley Authority sludge ponds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUSDA should pull out of the coal ash business tomorrow morning,\u201d stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, who obtained the documents under the <em>Freedom of Information Act<\/em>. \u201cUSDA does American agriculture no favors by duping farmers into spreading hazardous wastes across their fields.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"http:\/\/peer.org\/docs\/usda\/09_15_10_ARS_letter.pdf\">April 2, 2009 letter<\/a> to EPA, USDA Agricultural Research Service Deputy Administrator Steven Shafer expressed \u201cARS interest\u201d in exploring greater use of coal combustion wastes in crop production as a fertilizer treatment and soil amendment. His letter cites current application of coal ash in growing corn, tomatoes, alfalfa, peanuts, and other crops. While generally sanguine about coal ash use, Mr. Shafer concedes that the \u201clong-term effects\u201d\u00a6remain a subject of research.\u201d See USDA <a href=\"http:\/\/peer.org\/docs\/usda\/09_15_10_USDA_talking_points.pdf\">talking points<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, EPA <a href=\"http:\/\/peer.org\/docs\/usda\/09_15_10_EPA_promotional_material.pdf\">promotional materials<\/a> state that EPA and \u201cUSDA support the use of\u201d coal combustion byproducts \u201cin appropriate soil and hydrogeologic conditions as an effective method of soil conservation and industrial material recycling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public does not want its food to come from \u201d\u02dcindustrial material recycling\u2019 any more than it wants coal-flavored cauliflower,\u201d Mr. Ruch added. \u201cThis coal ash re-use campaign is really just a multi-billion dollar backdoor subsidy to the coal industry to relieve it of the true costs of handling its toxic wastes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coal ash is not the only fertilizer with potential hazards. According to a report by the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), the recycling of hazardous industrial wastes into fertilizers introduces several dozen toxic metals and chemicals into the nation&#8217;s farm, lawn and garden soils, including such well-known toxic substances as lead and mercury. Many crops and plants extract these toxic metals from the soil, increasing the chance of impacts on human health as crops and plants enter the food supply chain. In CALPIRG tests, each of twenty-nine fertilizers were tested for and found to contain twenty-two toxic metals. Test results for twenty fertilizers showed that they exceed levels of concern for disposal in landfills. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pirg.org\/toxics\/reports\/wastelands\/\">Waste Lands<\/a> report.<br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, October 20, 2009) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are asking farmers to use coal ash to grow their crops, despite a paucity of research on possible risks, according to documents released October 15, 2009 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). USDA endorses use of coal combustion wastes by farmers \u201cfor crop production,\u201d while acknowledging uncertainty on the extent to which \u201ctoxic elements\u201d are absorbed into produce entering the market. Beyond Pesticides points out that coal ash is just one of many toxic products \u201crecycled\u201d into fertilizer and encourages people to avoid chemical fertilizers all together in favor of compost and other organic methods. 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USDA endorses use of coal combustion wastes by farmers \u201cfor crop production,\u201d while acknowledging uncertainty on the extent to which \u201ctoxic elements\u201d are absorbed into produce entering the market. Beyond Pesticides points out that coal ash is just one of many toxic products \u201crecycled\u201d into fertilizer and encourages people to avoid chemical fertilizers all together in favor of compost and other organic methods. This month, USDA enters the final year of a three-year partnership with EPA as part of a larger effort by the American Coal Ash Association, the Electric Power Research Institute and others to \u201cpromote appropriate increased use of\u201d coal ash in agriculture. 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