coal dust

Question

We just acquired a large amount of coal dust from a power plant. We do composting of manure and wood waste. Would coal dust be a good additive to our compost?

Answer 1

My recommendation is no.

Coal dust contains heavy metals and should not be introduced into the compost and then soil.

Here is a link with more information.

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0144.html