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, 3}

(Thousand metric tons)

	2013		2014
Use	Quantity⁴		Quantity⁴
Chemical and industrial	600		643
Construction:
Asphalt	191		182
Building uses	238		256
Soil stabilization	412		465
Other construction	7		6
Total	848		909
Environmental:
Flue gas treatment:
Utility powerplants	227		269
Incinerators	30		31
Industrial boilers and other flue gas treatment	49		56
Total	305	^-	356
Sludge treatment:
Sewage	25		30
Other sludge treatment	54		69
Total	80		99
Water treatment:
Acid-mine drainage	27		27
Drinking water	156		157
Wastewater	202		183
Total	386		367
Other environmental-	52		52
Metallurgy	39		44
Grand total	2,310	^-	2,470
¹Includes Puerto Rico.
²Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals
shown. Excludes regenerated lime.
³The U.S. Geological Survey does not collect value data by end use; in previous-
years value data were estimated.
⁴Includes hydrated lime sold and used, where -used- denotes lime produced-
for internal company use in the building, chemical and industrial, and
metallurgical sectors.