Title :
The environmental impacts from coal power plant generation
Author :
Kihwele, S. ; Kundy, B.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Univ. of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam
Abstract :
This paper looks at environmental effects associated with power generation from coal energy source. The paper also sheds some light on the characteristics of coal power sources and environmental effects generated by coal power generation processes. And lastly corresponding mitigation measures are presented followed by conclusion and recommendation.
Keywords :
environmental management; steam power stations; coal energy source; coal power plant generation; environmental impacts; Animals; Furnaces; Humans; Land surface; Power generation; Surface contamination; Turbines; Water heating; Water pollution; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics and Applications, 2008. ICIEA 2008. 3rd IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1717-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1718-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEA.2008.4582613
