Hydrated Lime Sold Or Used In The United States, By End Use

TABLE 4
HYDRATED LIME SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY END USE^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons³ and thousand dollars)

	2006		2007
Use	Quantity⁴	Value⁵	Quantity⁴	Value⁵
Chemical and industrial	542	61,200	549	63,000
Construction:
Asphalt	381	34,400	316	32,100
Building uses	470	53,600	426	49,200
Soil stabilization	466	37,600	504	40,500
Other construction	16	1,770	18	1,750
Total	1,330	127,000	1,260	123,000
Environmental:
Flue gas desulfurization (FGD):
Utility powerplants	165	11,000	120	8,120
Incinerators	40	3,860	35	3,320
Industrial boilers and other FGD	34	3,820	35	4,050
Total	239	18,700	190	15,500
Sludge treatment:
Sewage	30	3,170	23	2,710
Other sludge treatment	51	4,910	42	4,680
Total	80	8,080	65	7,380
Water treatment:
Acid-mine drainage	58	5,770	69	7,150
Drinking water	167	16,400	151	15,900
Wastewater	238	23,800	191	20,400
Total	463	46,000	411	43,500
Other environmental�	66	6,270	63	7,070
Metallurgy	57	5,590	49	5,370
Grand total	2,780	273,000	2,590	265,000
¹Excludes regenerated lime. Includes Puerto Rico.
²Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
³To convert metric tons to short tons, multiply metric tons by 1.102.
⁴Quantity includes hydrated lime sold and used, where "used" denotes lime produced for internal�
company use in building, chemical and industrial, and metallurgical sectors.
⁵The U.S. Geological Survey does not collect value data by end use; the values shown are mainly�
derived from average lime values.