Yallourn W power station - National Pollutant Inventory data for 2008/2009
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{{#badges:CoalVictoria|Navbar-Victoriaandcoal}}The Australian's Government's National Pollutant Inventory lists emissions from the Yallourn W power station for 2008/2009 as being:[1]
| Substance | Air Total (kg) | Air Fugitive (kg) | Air Point (kg) | Land (kg) | Water (kg) | Total (kg) |
| Ammonia (total) | 22,000 | 370 | 23,000 | |||
| Arsenic & compounds | 56 | 30 | 6.7 | 63 | ||
| Beryllium & compounds | 30 | 17 | 30 | |||
| Boron & compounds | 36,000 | 1,200 | 37,000 | |||
| Cadmium & compounds | 44 | 0 | 44 | |||
| Carbon monoxide | 8,900,000 | 120 | 8,900,000 | |||
| Chromium (III) compounds | 170 | 6.7 | 180 | |||
| Chromium (VI) compounds | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Copper & compounds | 130 | 78 | 210 | |||
| Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) | 0.96 | 0.96 | ||||
| Fluoride compounds | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 | |||
| Hydrochloric acid | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||
| Lead & compounds | 150 | 11 | 160 | |||
| Manganese & compounds | 3,900 | 2,100 | 4,700 | 8,600 | ||
| Mercury & compounds | 28 | 8.8 | 37 | |||
| Nickel & compounds | 680 | 340 | 81 | 760 | ||
| Oxides of Nitrogen | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | ||||
| Particulate Matter 10.0 um | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 | ||||
| Particulate Matter 2.5 um | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | ||||
| Polychlorinated dioxins and furans (TEQ) | 0.00032 | 0.00032 | ||||
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (B[a]Peq) | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Sulfur dioxide | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||
| Sulfuric acid | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||
| Total nitrogen | 14,000 | 14,000 | ||||
| Total Volatile Organic Compounds | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||
| Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers) | 62 | 62 | ||||
| Zinc and compounds | 1,300 | 1,300 |
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References
- ↑ National Pollutant Inventory, "2008/2009 report for YALLOURN ENERGY P/L, TRUenergy Yallourn - Yallourn North, VIC ", Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, March 2010.
