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
Antimony Compounds
Arsenic Compounds
Barium Compounds	608	24,662	1,989,360	1,383	2,016,013
Beryllium Compounds
Cadmium Compounds
Chromium Compounds	102	842	29,853	20	30,816
Cobalt Compounds
Copper Compounds	133	2,792	62,920	31	65,876
Lead Compounds	48	84	19,339	5	19,476
Manganese Compounds	211	26	85,991	66	86,293
Mercury Compounds	285	0	76	0	361
Nickel Compounds	118	299	20,657	18	21,091
Selenium Compounds
Silver Compounds
Thallium Compounds
Vanadium Compounds	68	3,723	74,240	49	78,079
Zinc Compounds	493	261	50,848	24	51,626
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol)	522,756	0	0	0	522,756
Hydrogen Fluoride	231,616	0	0	0	231,616
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol)	56,339	0	0	0	56,339
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.12	0	0.22	0	0.3
Dioxin (lbs)	0.004	0	0	0	0.004
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	23.07	0	20.00	0.02	43.10
Napthalene	63	0	0	0	63
Ammonia
Nitrate Compounds
Totals	812,860	32,689	2,333,304	1,596	3,180,448

Gross MWh generated:	8,096,138
Pounds released per MWh:	0.40

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