Sentences with phrase «coal releases sulfur»
Burning coal releases sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and other pollutants into the atmosphere.
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Power plants burned coal that released sulfur into the atmosphere, but coal use has declined.
Tall smokestacks burned coal and released airborne sulfur and nitrogen, which returned to Earth as sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
The new study, published last week in the journal Environmental Research Letters, showed that emissions of sulfur dioxide, a common air pollutant released during coal and fossil fuel combustion, increased from 2000 to 2006, after which they started to decline.
In the mid-20th century, coal - burning power plants and other sources released huge amounts of sulfur dioxide, which then formed toxic sulfate aerosols in the atmosphere.
Coal combustion releases sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), which react with water and oxygen to form acid rain.
Also this week, the Sierra Club released new maps demonstrating that sulfur dioxide emissions from the Danskammer coal plant could cause violations of the EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standard across six counties and over Storm King State Park, Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park and Bear Mountain State Park.
Coal mining and power production release toxic heavy metals like mercury, respiratory irritants like sulfur dioxide and particulates, and large volumes of heat - trapping gases like carbon dioxide and methane.