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TVA adding emissions controls to Rogersville plant

Posted By Walter Schneider On February 15, 2007 @ 11:00 pm In Acid Rain, Emission Incidents & Issues, Sulphur-Dioxide | No Comments

Wate, Knoxville, Tennesse, February 14, 2007

ROGERSVILLE (WATE) — The Tennessee Valley Authority says a plan for adding new equipment at its John Sevier Fossil Plant will reduce some emissions by as much as 95 percent.

TVA plans to install equipment to further reduce sulfur dioxide emissions and nitrogen oxide emissions at the 712-megawatt plant in Rogersville.

Sulfur dioxide contributes to the formation of acid rain and haze problems. Nitrogen oxide contributes to ground-level ozone pollution. ([1] Full Story)


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