tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940686.post2884518535859103167..comments2024-02-11T22:49:17.311-08:00Comments on Arizona Geology: Arizona cement plant uses Mississippian Redwall LimestoneLee Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11520300956249160005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940686.post-47100496858400944822012-03-07T14:33:21.547-08:002012-03-07T14:33:21.547-08:00as you say carbon is emitted in mass volumes, note...as you say carbon is emitted in mass volumes, note to self that the emissions from the stacks at drake cement do not release these deadly fumes do to complex re-circulation threw CKD and massive NOCS emission controllers that are monitored minute by minute. And further more the 40 plus jobs<br />added to our already falling economy is a major help to the surrounding cities and mostly to the men and family's that work at Drake CementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30940686.post-90219110990875046382011-12-12T13:19:39.748-08:002011-12-12T13:19:39.748-08:00My view to the NW, was Drake Cement - 340-foot-tal...My view to the NW, was Drake Cement - 340-foot-tall STACKS of equipment that jut into the sky enclosed by 120-acres of buildings & machinery - the GUTS of a modern extractive mining industry. Drake will surface-mine Redwall Limestone from a quarry on Prescott National Forest land & then re-contour & restore the vegetation (which we hope they SURELY "WILL" DO!). The limestone extracted will be heated in a rotary kiln fixed with coal to produce Portland cement - the "glue" of concrete. HEATING LIMESTONE RELEASES CARBON DIOXIDE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE! Carbon Dioxide is odorless & colorless gas which affects the human body in various ways depending on length of exposure and the levels exposed to. At low levels a human may have lack of concentration; at the highest level, a human will become unconscious or suffocate. Carbon dioxide is responsible for 57 per cent of the earth's global warming. BURNING COAL releases additional fossil carbon. Drake WILL EMIT OVER 800 THOUSAND TONS OF FOSSIL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS EACH YEAR! Drake is a small plant 1/2 the size of Clarkdale's Phoenix Cement plant & about 1/3 the size of a proposed Seligman cement kiln that threatens Grand Canyon's air quality. Drake Cement's STACKS will release: particulates, sulfur dioxide, hydro-carbon, carbon monoxide, & oxide of nitrogen, into our now clean & clear northern Arizona air, at nearly 2,000 tons each year! CARBON MONOXIDE (which everyone knows gets emitted from a car's exhaust) IS DEADLY! Nitrogen oxide irritates eyes, nose & lungs & contributes to ozone depletion. A HUGE COST TO OUR LIVES & OUR ENVIRONMENT ( we sacrifice OUR HEALTH & OUR CLEAN AIR) JUST FOR CONCRETE! Mercury vapor is one of the dangerous pollutants that WILL ESCAPE the Drake Cement plant and it is hoped "THESE" EMISSIONS WILL NOT HARM OUR VERDE RIVER! Some sources of mercury pollution are smelting, cement plants, chemical plants, & coal-fired power plants. Cement plants are the 4th largest emitters of airborne mercury in the U.S. In 2007, cement plants emitted 11,177 pounds of mercury. From cement plants, mercury is primarily from coal burned to fire kilns & from the heating of limestone which contains mercury. (limestone is what produces cement). Coal is naturally contaminated with mercury & when burning coal, mercury is released into the air through the smokestacks. The writer of the article stated, "I wouldn't pick a cement kiln for a neighbor, but we had no choice...!" <br /><br /> How can ...ANYONE approve of a cement plant that will pollute our environment and contaminate human bodies as well as that of animals, fish and wildlife! Just because the plant "MAY" HIRE SOME OF OUR UNEMPLOYED - a very few at that?<br /><br /> The expected employees to be hired is 100 - "WHEN" THE PLANT OPERATES AT FULL CAPACITY! They have approximately 55 employees at last report and there will be NO FULL OPERATION OF THE PLANT (reported a recent website) "UNTIL THERE IS AN 'UPTURN' IN THE U.S. ECONOMY - which is not expected to be forthcoming in the near future! Just so approximately 40 people may gain employment, our clean, clear environment is endangered and with it, again, that of endangerment to our people's health and that of our future generations. etc....! Do leaders even consider all the consequences that can result from cement plants? It sounds like some unscrupulous leaders who failed to do their research again and were just out for investments, thinking or talked into (again), a money making "deal", no matter what the costs! Now, because Leaders have allowed the Drake cement to operate, we will be at the risk of LOSING OUR HEALTH &...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com