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AnonymousOtherIndividual
Summary: The commenter does not take a position on the proposed Federal CCR Permit Program. Instead, they argue that the agency should shift its focus to investigating the potential environmental impacts and chemical emissions of offshore wind farms.
Why are you still obsessed with coal? Offshore wind farms emit 200 chemicals that we know of: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X2500390X
First studies show that specific compounds may be leached from materials used for corrosion protection in OWFs, but data is scarce and mass data on emissions remain difficult to estimate. Reese et al. (2020) and Ebeling et al. (2023) showed that a wide range of metals is present in sacrificial anodes from OWFs as a major constituent or impurity. tudies on leachates from paints provide initial insights into potential chemical emissions (e.g. Bell et al., 2021; Brand et al., 2020; Luft et al., 2017). Your scientists admit you cannot replicate offshore wind turbine operation in labs. Thus the environmental damage remains unknown. Please investigate offshore wind pollution, including its asbestos content.