Throwaway reefs
Date
1993-12
Authors
Dunn, Gail
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Publisher
Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine
Abstract
A Texas company is using coal ash waste from power plants to build saltwater artifcial reefs. The coal ash is being recycled instead of being disposed of in a landfill, and the reefs create important underwater habitat for marine life.
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Photos by Stephan Myers
Keywords
artificial reefs, coal ash, Houston Lighting & Power, oyster reefs