United States
             Environmental Protection
             Agency
                     Solid Waste and
                     Emergency Response
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EPA/530-SW-90-029C
April 1990
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         Environmental

         Fact Sheet
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         5£o~T ANALYZES MUNICIPAL
         WASTE COMBUSTION ASH, ASH
         EXTRACTS, AND LEACHATES

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CONCLUSIONS
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 2222£^Sf ?* 0^ome of these cases. Congress is considering
 legtelatton that would regulate all ash as a special waste and require
 ?^*^* f^^fment controls for **h fr°m the point of generation
 through disposal or recycling. EPA continues to support such

 S^h^^l^ ^ * handled ta a manner which protects
 human health and the environment

 AVAILABILITY
^t f^eP01*. Characterization of Municipal Waste Combustion Ash,
Ash Extracts, and Leachates (EPA/530-SW-90-029A). can be pur-
chased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)  U S
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                      , Springfield, VA 22161; telephone
        -4650. Hie document number is PB 90-187-154. A limited
number of copies of the Executive Summary (EPA/530-SW-90-029B)
and copies of this Fact Sheet can be obtained free of charge.

AU publications can be ordered by contacting the RCRA Hotline
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number is (800) 424-9346; TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearin^lnipLedl
AK ^?QOTlt D'C" the number ^ (202) 382-3000; TDD (202)
              written requests to: RCRA Docket Information Center

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