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PRIMARY POLLUTANTS
• Power supply
utilities and smelters have
been the only major sources of primary
particulate pollutants in Australia.
been the only major sources of primary
particulate pollutants in Australia.
• Here an old picture of a
coal-fired power station at
Wallerwang, NSW. It
illustrates the mess they
can make without emission
reduction technology.
coal-fired power station at
Wallerwang, NSW. It
illustrates the mess they
can make without emission
reduction technology.
• Particulate matter is
readily collected in
baghouses which pass the flue-gases thru fabric bags which are then shaken out.
readily collected in
baghouses which pass the flue-gases thru fabric bags which are then shaken out.
