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Seneca Power Plant - Air Pollution

Renewable energy cannot come at the expense of the health of the public or the enviironment. The following is a rundown of some of the expected emissions and their impacts:

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), 185.61 ton/year (tty)
(Making this project the 4^th largest NOx source in Lane County)
According to the EPA, NOx causes respiratory problems and aggravates heart disease. It can damage lung tissue, and cause premature death. NOx is also a main component of ground-level ozone and contributes to global warming.

CO, Carbon Monoxide, 200.89 tty
(Making this project the 7^th largest CO source in Lane County)
According to the EPA, CO can trigger serious respiratory problems and even at low levels is a serious threat to people with heart problems.

Formaldehyde, 1.70 tty
The Department of Health and Human Services has determined it is reasonable to assume formaldehyde causes cancer.

PM10 and PM2.5, 13.24 and 13.15 tty (26.39)
The American Medical Association has found that even short-term exposure to these particles increases the risk for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases including diabetes, arrhythmia, asthma, heart failure, and cardiac arrest.

HCl, 1.04 tty
Hydrogen chloride can cause respiratory illness.

Benzene, 0.185 tty (370 lbs/year)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency classifies benzene as a Class A carcinogen. Eugene already has 10 times the amount of benzene in our air than the EPA believes can increase chances of cancer.

Chlorine, 1.22 tty
Exposure to low levels of chlorine can result in nose, throat, and eye irritation. At higher levels, breathing chlorine gas may result in changes in breathing rate and coughing, and damage to the lungs.

Naphthalene, 0.15 tty (300 lbs/year)
DHHS considers determined that it is reasonable to assume naphthalene is a carcinogen.

Toluene, 1.42
May affect the nervous system. Low to moderate levles can cause tiredness, confusion, weakness, drunken-type actions, memory loss, nausea, loss of appetite, and hearing and color vision loss.

Styrene, 2.94 tty
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined that styrene is a possible human carcinogen.

SO2, 38.64 tty
According to the EPA, long term exposure to SO2 causes respiratory illness and aggravates heart disease.

Acetaldehyde 1.28 tty
Can reasonably be considered a carcinogen.

Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 16.92 tty