Design and implementation of an environmental monitoring program for ERDA fossil fuel facilities

Technical Report · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7322994· OSTI ID:7322994

Rolan, R. G.

Potential environmental contaminants from coal mining, coal preparation plants, coal liquefaction plants, fossil-fuel power plants and from various auxiliary or subsidiary processes are considered from the possibility of serious environmental impact to the air, water, or biological entities on land. The chemical nature of the various products, by-products and wastes is discussed. For those contaminants (especially SO/sub 2/, particles, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, etc.) recognized as having deleterious effects, the regulations involving air quality and emission limits are discussed. Finally, certain contaminants are discussed from the points of view of transport and dispersion in the environment, toxicity, biological accumulation, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity and other health hazards and potential damage to plants, animals and man and to aquatic ecosystems. The present volume is devoted to identifying the sources of environmental contaminants from ERDA fossil fuel facilities and assessing the hazards. (LTN)

• Research Organization: Dalton-Dalton-Little-Newport, Cleveland, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7322994
• Report Number(s): FE-2495-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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