How does burning of coal affect the environment?
Aside from the obvious emission of SOx and NOx which create acid rain problems, the emission of carbon dioxide which impacts global warming, and the emission of particulates to the air which cause soiling problems, coal burning emits radiation to the air from Uranium contained in the coal, thermally and chemically pollutes the waters used for plant cooling, and creates disposal problems with fly and bottom ash, water softener solids and air scrubber solids.
