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A baseline assessment of local mercury deposition from coal-fired power plants in Central Texas.

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dc.contributor Lehr, Larry L.
dc.contributor Van Walsum, G. Peter (Gerard Peter), 1963-
dc.contributor White, Joseph Daniel.
dc.contributor Baylor University. Dept. of Environmental Science.
dc.contributor Environmental Science.
dc.creator Furl, Chad Van.
dc.date 2006-10-02T15:11:58Z
dc.date 2006-10-02T15:11:58Z
dc.date 2006-05
dc.date 2006-10-02T15:11:58Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-18T12:14:06Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-18T12:14:06Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4741
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/29745
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).
dc.description Coal-fired power plants represent the largest source of anthropogenic mercury in the world. The Central Texas region as represented by the Heart of Texas Council of Governments contains two coal-fired power plants located in Freestone and Limestone Counties. A third plant, Sandy Creek, is currently being proposed for McLennan County. The primary objective of the study is to estimate the amount of mercury being deposited via wet deposition in 2003 from two existing power plants in Central Texas, Big Brown and Limestone, and predict deposition from a proposed plant, Sandy Creek. The Industrial Source Code Short-Term model was used to estimate wet deposition, and empirical data was collected to determine the mercury levels in environs near the plants. According to the research and statistical analyses, the Central Texas power plants studied appear to be having no impact on the water quality of area surface waters.
dc.description by Chad V. Furl.
dc.description M.E.S.
dc.format x, 106 p. : ill., maps.
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dc.language en_US
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dc.subject Mercury -- Environmental aspects --- Texas.
dc.subject Coal-fired power plants -- Combustion -- Environmental aspects --- Texas.
dc.subject Coal -- Combustion -- Environmental aspects --- Texas.
dc.subject Air -- Pollution -- Texas.
dc.title A baseline assessment of local mercury deposition from coal-fired power plants in Central Texas.
dc.type Thesis


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