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Wood fired power generation produces highly toxic emissions, gaseous and particulate. The likelihood of dioxins is increased by the chipmill’s close proximity to the sea which will expose the plant feedstocks to salt contamination.
A report commissioned the government of British Columbia (Canada) last year. "Emissions from Wood-Fired Combustion Equipment" http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/industrial/pulp_paper_lumber/pdf/emissions_report_08.pdf found that basic emissions which could be expected include:
The dominant prevailing south westerly wind will bring those emissions directly to the town of Eden.
Acetaldehyde Alpha-pinene Beta-pinene Carbon monoxide (CO) Formaldehyde Methanol Naphthalene Toluene Total phenols Turpentine 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) C/P 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-furan C/ Hydrogen sulphide C/S Nitrogen oxides (NOx) Beryllium Cadmium and compounds Chromium (II) compounds, as Cr Chromium (III) compounds, Cr Chromium (metal) Chromium (total) Chromium, hexavalent metal and compounds Cobalt as Co metal Dust and fume Cobalt carbonyl as Co Copper, Dusts and mists, as Cu3 Copper, Fume Iron Lead arsenate, as Pb3 (A2O4) Lead chromate, as Cr Lead compounds Magnesium Manganese Molybdenum Nickel and compounds Particulate matter (PM) Phosphorus Selenium Silver Thallium Zinc Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds Mercury Hydrochloric acid Sulphuric acid Sulphur dioxide (SO2)