Sentences with phrase «type of coal burned»

Although the exact chemical composition depends on the type of coal burned, all coal ash contains concentrated amounts of toxic elements, including arsenic, lead, and mercury.

Not exact matches

It's the type of litigation that legal experts say may become more common as coastal cities and waterlogged counties draw the connection between rising waters and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.

These types of pollution are primarily from burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, the researchers said.

I've talked a lot about my published work in (1) carbon sequestration soil work (trees and sorghum); (2) co-firing test burns in every major type of coal technology (cyclones, pulverized coal, IGCC) for SO2 and NOx reductions; (3) ethanol (for octane requirements not using lead or MTBE).

With respect, cars merely replaced tens of millions of steam engines of one type or another burning wood or very dirty coal.

Charcoal is a byproduct from a type of bioenergy production which can also be used to make second - generation agrofuels from wood, straw, and other plant fibers; and even burning toxic plastics and coal plant residues.

Note that these figures are the averages, and there would be variations for each coal lease based on its energy content (BTU / lb), type of coal and CO2 coefficient, and the period over which each coal lease may be mined and burned.

There are smokeless zones in London so coals of a certain type only can be burnt and I would doubt many households indulge in this.

Improved pollution scrubbing technology, which is being installed at many power plants, might also make it feasible to burn a wider array of coal types.