Prediction of Mercury Air Emissions from Coal-fired Power Plants

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Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EF’A) on emission of hazardous air pollutants by electric utilities predicted that emissions of air toxics from coal-fired utilities would increase by 10 to 30% by the year 2010.’ Mercury from coal-fired utilities was identified as the hazardous air pollutant of greatest potential public health concern. Anthropogenic emissions of mercury account for 10 to 30% of the world-wide emissions of mercury? EPA has estimated that during the period 1994-1995 annual emissions of mercury from human activities in the United States were. 159 tons? Approximately 87% of these emissions were from combustion sources. Coal-fired utilities in the US. were estimated to emit 51 tons of mercury per year into the air during this period.
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