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Table FE1.  Estimated Emissions from Electric Power Generation
            (Tons per Gigawatthour)

Fuel SO2 NOx PM10 CO2 VOCs Eastern Coal...... 1.74 2.90 0.10 1,000 0.06 Western Coal...... 0.81 2.20 0.06 1,039 0.09 Gas............... 0.003 0.57 0.02 640 0.05 Biomass........... 0.06 1.25 0.11 0a 0.61 Oil............... 0.51 0.63 0.02 840 0.03 Wind.............. 0 0 0 0 0 Geothermal........ 0 0 0 0 0 Hydro............. 0 0 0 0 0 Solar............. 0 0 0 0 0 Nuclear........... 0 0 0 0 0
a Net emissions. SO2 = sulfur dioxide, NOx = nitrogen oxides, PM10 = particulate matter with diameter less than 10 microns, CO2 = carbon dioxide, VOCs = volatile organic compounds. Note: The values have been derived from preliminary data for the Department of Energy Fuel Cycle Study (ORNL/RFF). These estimates are technology and location specific, and should only be used to give an order of magnitude estimate of relative damages. Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, The Impact of Environmental Externality Requirements on Renewable Energy (Oak Ridge, TN, July 1994).

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