Cooling Water Outlet at Coal Fired Power Plant

Barry, United Kingdom

In 2015, this plant was the 33rd largest carbon emitter in Europe (6,700,000,000 kilos), and released 71,800 kilos  of nitrogen oxides (NOX) into the air, making it the third-largest point source in Europe. It released into the water arsenic 61 kilos, lead 341 kilos, mercury 36.4 kilos, and chromium 284 kilos. It also emitted 51 kilos of mercury into the air.