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Environmental Benefits <br />Type Of <br />Reduction Pollutants <br />Health Effect <br />Environmental Effect <br />Pollution <br />/ kWh Reduced <br />Can cause <br />Climate change on a global <br />31276,537 <br />Greenhouse <br />respiratory and other <br />Gasses <br />health problems, <br />scale has been attributed to <br />1.657 <br />(CO2) <br />particularly in children <br />increased emissions of <br />lbs/kWh <br />lbs (COz) <br />carbon dioxide (CO2) <br />reduced <br />and the elderly <br />Volatile <br />Ozone (smog) <br />121 <br />Organic <br />effects, cancer and <br />Ozone (smog) effects plants <br />0.000061 <br />Compounds <br />other serious health <br />life included vegetation <br />lbs/kWh <br />lbs (VOCs) <br />(VOCs) <br />problems <br />damage. <br />reduced <br />Nitrogen <br />Lung damage, <br />Acid rain also causes <br />3,011 <br />23 <br />Oxides <br />respiratory illness, <br />buildings, statues and <br />lbs/kWh <br />lbs/kWh <br />lbs <br />(NO) <br />ozone (smog) effects <br />monuments to deteriorate. <br />reduced <br />Reduces ability of <br />One of the six "criteria <br />811 <br />Carbon <br />pollutants" the US EPA <br />Monoxide <br />blood to bring oxygen <br />tracks related to power <br />0.00041 <br />(CO) <br />to body cells and <br />production reduces <br />lbs/kWh <br />lbs (CO) <br />tissues <br />reduced <br />environmental quality <br />Respiratory illness, <br />Precursor of acid rain, which <br />1,890 <br />Sulfur <br />breathing problems, <br />can damage trees, lakes, and <br />0.000956 <br />Dioxide <br />may cause <br />soil; aerosols can reduce <br />lbs/kWh <br />lbs (SO2) <br />(SO2) <br />permanent damage <br />visibility. <br />reduced <br />to lungs <br />Eye, nose, and throat <br />Source of haze which <br />39.5 <br />Particulates <br />irritation; lung <br />reduced visibility. Ashes, <br />0.00002 <br />lbs (PM,o) <br />(PM,o) <br />damage; bronchitis, <br />smoke, soot and dust can <br />lbs/kWh <br />cancer, early death <br />dirty and discolor structures <br />reduced <br />Liver, kidney, and <br />Mercury <br />brain damage; <br />Accumulates in the food <br />0.003404 <br />6,731 <br />(Hg) <br />neurological and <br />chain. <br />mg/kWh <br />development damage <br />