Coal Power Plant in China
May 1, 2012
China's carbon dioxide emissions are ranked number one in the world and only about 4 percent of China's cities have a highest air quality rating. Here, a coal power plant in Xian, China, does not have air pollution control devices such as sulfur dioxide scrubber systems. It releases sulfur dioxide directly into the atmosphere.
Credit: Steve Lonker
Topics:
Environment, Air pollution, Climate change, chemical engineering, Coal, Greenhouse gas, Sulfur, Scrubber, Sulfur dioxide, Fossil fuel power plant, Pollution, Environmental engineering, Refrigerants
