Which process — dry scrubbing or wet scrubbing — has more of an impact on the local environment and community?
Dry scrubbing poses the most significant adverse effect due to the massive amounts of solid waste created. For example, if dry scrubbers were implemented at our Morgantown plant, we would be disposing of 520,000 tons of waste per year — that’s about 17,000 18-wheel tractor-trailer loads and enough to require a new landfill! Not only that, dry scrubbing is less effective at SO2 removal than wet scrubbing, so the choice is clear for Mirant and the communities in which we operate.
