Gallatin Fossil Plant

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 (NO_x), which contribute to the formation of ozone and acid rain.

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Toxics Release Inventory

All amounts are in pounds

Chemical	Air	Water	Land	Offsite Disposal	Total
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol)	99,003	0	0	0	99003
Hydrogen Fluoride	189,732	0	0	0	189732
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol)	49,666	0	0	0	49666
Ammonia					0
Antimony Compounds					0
Arsenic Compounds					0
Barium Compounds	1,929	34,996	2,392,799	1245	2430969
Beryllium Compounds					0
Cadmium Compounds					0
Chromium Compounds	168	632	28,701	14	29516
Cobalt Compounds					0
Copper Compounds	228	2,951	74,902	27	78107
Lead Compounds	98	0	21,941	5	22044
Manganese Compounds	351	27	95,515	51	95945
Mercury Compounds	331	1	79	0	411
Nickel Compounds	184	322	19,623	13	20142
Selenium Compounds					0
Silver Compunds					0
Thallium Compounds	18	0	31,311	19	31,349
Vanadium Compounds	149	7,545	81,868	40	89,602
Zinc Compounds	753.36	2332.50	48666.93	17.76	51770.55
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.13	0.00	0.15	0.00	0.29
Napthalene	55	0	0	0	55
Nitrate Compounds					0.00
Dioxin (grams)	2	0	0	0	2
Dioxin (lbs)	0	0	0	0	0
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	25	0	9	0	34
TOTALS	342,692	48,806	2,795,414	1,433	3,188,345

Gross MWh generated:	8,493,146
Pounds released per MWh:	0.38

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