Waste disposal facilities in the area are insufficient. Thus, there is indiscriminate disposal of waste materials, which in turn degrades the environment. Over time, PTEs from waste materials get into the water cycle and accumulate, leading to the contamination of water resources in this region. ...
constituting a major source of industrial waste (ACAA2020; EPA2020b). Fly ash (FA) comprises 37% by mass of CCPs generated in the USA and is often enriched in potentially toxic elements (PTEs), especially Hg, As, Cr, and Ni (ACAA2020; EPA2017; EPA2019). About half of...