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Thomas Folch, Harvard GSD coolsurf, using industrial waste
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The US geTS aboUT half of iTS elecTriciTy from coal, aS doeS germany. The UK geTS aboUT 40%. and major developing naTionS are adding rapidly To The cli-maTe impacT of ThiS fUel. china geTS 80% of iTS elec-TriciTy from coal and india 70%. SoUTh africa geTS over 90%
Toxic constituents depend upon the specific coal bed makeup, but may include one or more of the following elements or substances in quantities from trace amounts to several percent: arsenic, beryl-lium, boron, cadmium, chromium, chromium VI, cobalt, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, thallium, and vanadium, along with dioxins and PAH compounds.