Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The air pollution caused by a coal power plant over a year


The coal burnt in a power plant causes lots of toxic gases like:
-3,700,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
-10,000 tons of sulphur dioxide (SO2). It causes acid rain that damages forests, lakes and buildings.
-10,200 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx). NOx causes smog.
-720 tons of carbon monoxide (CO). It causes more stress on people with heart diseases.
-220 tons of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). It changes the ozone layer and makes it less effective.
-170 pounds of mercury. It makes the fish food not good for the fish.
-225 pounds of arsenic. It will give cancer to one person out of a hundred who drinks the contaminated water.
· -The power plant provokes smog, acid rains, the greenhouse effect and holes in the ozone layer.
- It provokes health problems (cancer), and the air pollution makes the air not good to breathe.

3 comments:

brigitte said...

Very well organized and loads of accurate informations !

Hearty congratulations, Mcdoop !

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