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Dominion
Resources - Possum Point
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Dominion Resources - Possum
Point Power Station
19000
Possum Point Rd.
Dumfries,
VA 22026
Prince
William County
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Dominion switched these two units
from coal-fired to natural
gas-fired power in May 2003
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U.S.
EPA, U.S. Justice Dept. &
Dominion Resources Nov. 2000
settlement required that Dominion
convert both Units 3 & 4 to
gas-fired power.
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| Sources:
Title V air permit, govt.
agencies, industry, and/or media
reports |
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Units
-Year of operation (Power)
Unit 3 - 1955 (101 Mw - 105 Mw)
Unit 4 -
1962 (221 Mw)
- source: DOE
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| Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu) |
Year
|
Unit 3
|
Unit 4
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| 2002 |
0.42 |
0.34 |
| 2001 |
0.42 |
0.34 |
| 2000 |
0.43 |
0.36 |
| 1999 |
0.45 |
0.36 |
| 1998 |
0.44 |
0.37 |
| 1997 |
0.45 |
0.36 |
| 1996 |
0.47 |
0.39 |
| 1995 |
0.68 |
0.49 |
Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions
tons
per year - source: EPA data
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|
Year
|
NOx
|
SO2
|
CO2
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| 2002 |
3,931 |
17,203 |
2,151,242 |
| 2001 |
4,117 |
16,329 |
2,239,101 |
| 2000 |
4,453 |
18,194 |
2,342,168 |
| 1999 |
4,415 |
17,468 |
2,327,373 |
| 1998 |
4,175 |
15,102 |
2,197,489 |
| 1997 |
4,064 |
14,952 |
2,161,354 |
| 1996 |
3,921 |
11,818 |
1,915,154 |
| 1995 |
6,659 |
26,416 |
2,783,770 |
Toxic
Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI
(includes
facility-wide, not just coal-fired units)
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| Dioxin Releases (in grams)
- source: EPA TRI |
For
information, including health impacts, on
chemicals listed, please check out these
resources:
U.S. Library of
Medicine: TOXNET - http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
Agency For Toxic
Substances And Disease Registry: Toxicological
Profiles - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/
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