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SC Electric & Gas Co. - McMeekin


SC Electric & Gas Co.- McMeekin Station
2000 N. Lake Dr.
Columbia, SC 29212
Lexington County


Air Pollution Control Devices

SO2:  
NOx: low-NOx burner on both units.
Sources: Title V air permit, govt. agencies, industry, and/or media reports
Units -Year of operation (power)
Unit 1 - 1958 (126 Mw - 127 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1958 (126 Mw - 127 Mw)

- source: DOE


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 1

Unit 2

2005 0.35 0.36
2004 0.42 0.40
2003 0.41 0.39
2002 0.39 0.41
2001 0.40 0.39
2000 0.39 0.38
1999 0.47 0.43
1998 0.48 0.57
1997 0.65 0.61
1996 0.67 0.65
1995 0.66 0.61



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2005 3,146 14,427 1,820,588
2004 2,995 11,509 1,506,416
2003 3,081 12,010 1,575,759
2002 2,553 9,820 1,316,498
2001 3,179 12,773 1,639,928
2000 3,601 14,155 1,908,812
1999 3,825 14,894 1,750,659
1998 4,661 16,839 1,823,636
1997 4,924 15,453 1,599,627
1996 5,107 15,138 1,582,209
1995 5,009 13,564 1,596,863



Toxic Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI


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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updated August 2006