Power plant emission

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021820",
  "term": "Power plant emission",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Power Plant Emission",
  "definition": "Power plants are currently the dominant emitters of mercury (50 percent), acid gases (over 75 percent) and many toxic metals (20-60 percent) in the United States. They emit harmful pollutants including mercury, non-mercury metallic toxics, acid gases, and organic air toxics including dioxin.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "EPA Cleaner Power Plants at http://www.epa.gov/airquality/powerplanttoxics/powerplants.html"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/power-plant-emission/"
}