Environmental Protection Agency Information on Cement Kiln Dust.

Wastes: Cement Kiln Dust

Note: The following are PDF Files

Technical Background Document on Control of Fugitive Dust at Cement Manufacturing Facilities
Summary: This chapter discusses EPA's reasons for developing fugitive dust control standards, including descriptions of documented air damages, estimates of population effects from exposure to airborne CKD, and on- site observations.

CKD Landfill management Standards
Summary: First, for ground- water protection, the Agency is proposing management standards which require a landfill to be designed to control releases of toxic metals to ground water at the point of compliance. Second, to control releases of fugitive dust, the p

Technical Background Document on Ground Water Controls at CKD Landfills
Summary: This technical background document (TBD) describes the Agency's development of proposed performance standards and design and operating criteria.

Regulatory Impact Analysis of Cement Kiln Dust Rulemaking - Final Report
Summary: Information is provided in the EPA's Technical Background Document: Compliance Cost Estimates for the Proposed Land Management Regulation of Cement Kiln Dust.

Draft Risk Assessment for Cement Kiln Dust Used as an Agricultural Soil Amendment
Summary: Blood Lead Levels (Fg/ dL) Estimated Using IEUBK Default Soil Intake Rates 95th Percentile Soil Lead Concentration (128 mg/kg)

Examination of Metals Transport Under Highly Alkaline Conditions
Summary: Log K (L/ kg) vs. log total Pb (mg/ L) at pH 11, 12, and 13 in the unsaturated zone. (huh?)

Technical Background Document - CKD - Compliance Cost Estimate
Summary: This report presents EPA's compliance cost estimates for the land management of cement kiln dust (CKD)

Analysis of Groundwater Monitoring Data
Summary: site maps and descriptions), geological/ hydrogeological investigations, historical information, sampling methods, analytical methods and analytical result interpretation.

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US EPA Links about Dragon Cement toxic waste releases
Updated August 2, 2004

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