Tennessee Valley Authority
Emissions
Gallatin Fossil Plant
What TVA is doing about emissions at Gallatin
TVA has taken a number of steps to make the efficient generation of power at Gallatin as clean as possible:
- The plant is equipped with electrostatic precipitators that capture ash from the burning coal.
- The use of a low-sulfur blend of coal from western Kentucky limits emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2).
- Low-NOx burners limit the production of nitrogen oxides (NOx), which contribute to the formation of ozone and acid rain.
Carbon dioxide
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Nitrogen oxides
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Sulfur dioxide
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Toxics Release Inventory
2007 data
All amounts are in pounds
Chemical |
Air |
Water |
Land |
Offsite Disposal |
Total |
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol) |
103,742 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
103,742 |
Hydrogen Fluoride |
182,271 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
182,271 |
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol) |
46,335 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46,335 |
Ammonia |
|
|
|
|
|
Antimony Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Arsenic Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Barium Compounds |
884 |
23,948 |
2,156,760 |
11 |
2,181,603 |
Beryllium Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Cadmium Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Chromium Compounds |
111 |
817 |
25,922 |
1 |
26,851 |
Cobalt Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Copper Compounds |
156 |
2,964 |
66,131 |
0 |
69,252 |
Lead Compounds |
57 |
0 |
19,702 |
1 |
19,759 |
Manganese Compounds |
231 |
1,723 |
84,347 |
0 |
86,302 |
Mercury Compounds |
297 |
0 |
69 |
0 |
366 |
Nickel Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Selenium Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Silver Compunds |
|
|
|
|
|
Thallium Compounds |
17 |
0 |
27,312 |
0 |
27,328 |
Vanadium Compounds |
86 |
3,271 |
72,932 |
0 |
76,288 |
Zinc Compounds |
558.88 |
270.88 |
46308.33 |
0.00 |
47138.1 |
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
0.12 |
0.00 |
0.22 |
0.00 |
0.34 |
Napthalene |
50.432 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
50.432 |
Nitrate Compounds |
|
|
|
|
|
Dioxin (grams) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Dioxin (lbs) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds |
23 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
41 |
TOTALS |
334,820 |
32,995 |
2,499,500 |
12 |
2,867,327 |
| Gross MWh generated: | 8,003,628 |
| Pounds released per MWh: | 0.36 |