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coal ash  

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  • Coal ash is the noncombustible waste product left over from the burning of coal. It consists of airborne particles called “fly ash” as well as heavier particles called “bottom ash” that settle on the floors of coal-fired furnaces. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Coal Ash]

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