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Slurry

A slurry is a thick suspension of solids in a liquid. Slurries are useful for moving building materials like macadam or cement. Fly ash, the powdery pollutant residue remaining after the combustion of coal in a generating plant is captured rather than released to the air. It is held in a slurry, then disposed of as solid waste as the slurry water evaporates. This method of handling fly ash has cut down on acid rain but created other environmental concerns. In December, 2008, a 1.1 billion gallon spill of fly ash slurry from a holding pond near the Kingston power plant in Tennessee polluted rivers and left 5.4 million cubic yards of sludge six feet deep on surrounding land.

The longest slurry pipeline in the world was built to carry coal in suspension 273 miles from the Black Mesa mine in Arizona to the Mohave power plant in Nevada. The pipeline was shut down in 2005 when the Mohave plant ceased operations.

Wood pulp slurry is used to make paper. Paper pulp slurry made of discarded paper and water is used to make recycled paper.

Meat slurry (poultry, pork, or beef) is made from pulverized meat and then added to other formed meat products such as chicken nuggets.

Composted manure slurry is often moved in a tank to the field and sprayed as fertilizer. Manure slurry ponds are one of the most environmentally dangerous aspect of factory farming.

Latest Tweets about this glossary term:

  • jimmyrugs - RT @champers_futera: 48 hours til liftoff. The team is that excited we may need a job lot of the underwear Bungle is flogging #slurry
  • graemearcher - Puts cat litter in context. RT @benlocker: Both children up all night puking, and the youngest started the day with a nappy-full of slurry.
  • princessnowhere - Think I might mosey up towards Slurry Hills and mooch leisurely like over my wine choice. Then #boozynoodles and #shtbox
  • benlocker - Both children up all night puking, and the youngest started the day with a nappy-full of slurry. Good morning Friday.
  • pepperjw - ....the slurry on the fields........ is NOT very pleasant!!!!
  • KatThomas - @jameswood who needs an internal bar when there are so many delicious drinkers in the Slurry? #Ishouldknow #mayorofthelot
  • MiaFerreira - Slurry Lunching... (@ Trinity Bar) http://4sq.com/5581cu
  • JGoo220 - @FictionalStrum ::cancels delivery of ten barrels of Lil' Lisa's Animal Slurry:: I'll never get my money back, you know. Hope you're happy.
  • mymegs - Maybe I'll just restand enjoy a nice glass of the Salahi's aged grocery-grape slurry from the ladies stomp. #RHODC
  • funnydaytoo - love living in the country except for this time of year when all the farms slurry their pastures with manure and water/a far-reaching aroma

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