How does the most recent report compare with the prior year?
Because LCRA recycled more than 100 percent of its coal combustion products (CCPs) by reclaiming those CCPs from its landfill, the 2006 report saw a significant reduction in the amount of the reportable constituents from 2005. Is there a health concern regarding mercury releases from the plant? There does not appear to be. Mercury is a persistent bioaccumulative toxin (PBT), and fish tissue studies are the standard method of testing for mercury concentrations in bodies of water. LCRA performed studies at Lake Fayette in 1993, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007 to monitor the accumulation of mercury in the tissue of the lake’s fish. The studies showed that mercury concentrations in the fish were below health-concern levels established by the Texas Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Are all of the reported chemicals going into the air and water around the plant? No. About 75 percent of the acid gases are captured by FPP’s pollution control equipment, and about 99 perc
