Publications by authors named "Scott S Shock"
Overland transport of ore concentrate from the Red Dog lead/zinc mine in northwest Alaska to its seaport has historically raised concerns among local subsistence users regarding the potential impacts of fugitive dust from the operation, including the potential uptake of metals into caribou meat. Caribou are an integral part of life for northern Alaska Natives for both subsistence and cultural reasons. The Western Arctic caribou herd, whose range includes the Red Dog mine, transportation corridor, and port site, sometimes overwinter in the vicinity of mine operations.
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- - The EPA has introduced a new Framework for Metals Risk Assessment that allows for more nuanced evaluations of metal contamination.
- - This framework enables the assessment of risks in specific contexts, which can help better understand the impact of metals on the environment and public health.
- - An example application of this framework is at the Dauntless Mine in Colorado, which has been notably affected by metal contamination.
Synthetic gypsum produced by flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) in coal-fired power plants (FGD gypsum) is put to productive use in manufacturing wallboard. FGD gypsum wallboard is widely used, accounting for nearly 30% of wallboard sold in the United States. Mercury is captured in flue gas and thus is one of the trace metals present in FGD gypsum; raising questions about the potential for mercury exposure from wallboard.
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