In light of concerns about the presence of a toxic substance in an abrasive blasting material widely used in shipbuilding, a group of companies with Hampton Roads ties claim to provide cleaner ...

WASHINGTON — The federal agency responsible for workplace safety on Friday contemplated tighter regulation of the toxic metal beryllium, which exists in small amounts in coal slag, a product used as a ...

For years, the wastes from burning coal and producing copper have enjoyed a second life, used in sand-blasting to remove paint, rust and grime from ship’s hulls, storage tanks, bridge trusses and ...

For decades, a gritty byproduct made at coal-burning power plants has been recycled and sold to shipyards, where it is used to “sandblast” rust and paint off the hulls, tanks and other steel surfaces ...

A Dearborn aggregate materials company with a history of air quality violations wants to open a blast furnace slag grinding plant in Detroit's Delray neighborhood. At the new facility, Edwin C. Levy ...

Seen is the recycled glass product created at EHS Abrasives in Norfolk. The company believes glass to be a cleaner alternative to the current blasting agent including coal slag which has raised health ...