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Article: SCRAP TIRES, AN EYESORE BECOMING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS, CAN BE IMPORTANT FUEL SOURCE BENEFITING ECONOMY, EXPERT SAYS
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- November 30, 1993
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XENIA, Ohio, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Instead of scrap tires becoming an eyesore and serious environmental problem, they can become an important fuel source benefiting the economy, says Michael J. Balchunas.
Balchunas, president of Systech Environmental Corp. here, is involved in using them to that end at the Lafarge Corp. cement plant at Whitehall, Pa., where scrap tires are used in the kiln as a fuel supplement for coal. He says when burned in the kiln's 2,700 degree Fahrenheit temperatures, the tires produce greater heat and burn cleaner than coal. They can reduce nitrogen and sulphur oxide emissions and don't produce the black, foul-smelling fumes associates with ...