Assessment of different hazard indices around coal-fired power plants in Turkey

Esen, Ayse Nur; Haciyakupoglu, Sevilay; Erenturk, Sema

doi:10.1007/s10967-021-07835-4

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“…Esen et al ( 2021 ) conducted a hazard assessment study in 8 cities in Turkey throughout several geographical regions. The regions selected were home to the largest CFPPs in Turkey and selected in order to evaluate the ecological and health risks from radionuclides and heavy metals in soils, coals, and ashes of CFPPs.…”

Section: Environmental Effects Of Coal-fired Power Plantsmentioning

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Impacts of coal-fired power plants for energy generation on environment and future implications of energy policy for Turkey

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Demirel

Onay

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Turkish government aimed to increase the installed capacities of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) according to several policies and strategic plans published in recent years. Energy production from CFPPs and subsidizing the coal sector were selected for reducing the import dependency as a cheaper option. CFPPs with gaseous emissions as well as fly ash and fine dust, along with ash storage, coal storage, and coal mining operations and water use for cooling of the plants, affect the environmental quality. Hence, the health of inhabitants of the environment is affected. CFPPs to be built, according to strategic plans, will emit a significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and would severely undermine the targets for a 1.5 ℃ or 2 ℃ warmer world. Subsidies to the coal sector, along with exemptions from environmental regulations, combined with slower growth of energy production from renewable energy sources (RES), may lead to a path dependence on coal, while the rest of the world increases their energy production from RES. This study demonstrates the concrete examples of pollution caused by CFPPs in Turkey, along with health effects with the addition of policy context toward utilization of CFPPs, to point out the risks these plants constitute both for the environment and economy. Increasing the share of RES in the energy mixture is particularly important for Turkey due to being in a geographical region that is highly vulnerable to climate change effects. This study also briefly discusses how the increase of RES and de-carbonization in Turkey could be conducted in the short- and long-term, upon the literature provided.

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Impacts of coal-fired power plants for energy generation on environment and future implications of energy policy for Turkey

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Demirel

Onay

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…The main source of radiation exposure for humans and biota is naturally occurring radionuclides in the environment. Anthropogenic activities including coal burning, manufacturing and usage of phosphorus fertilizers, and the mining sector influence the distribution of natural radioactivity [26].…”

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Accumulation of Heavy Metals and Determination of Natural Radioactivity in the Soil-Thyme System in Omerli, Istanbul: Assessment of Ecological and Health Risk

Esen

Algouti²,

Haciyakupoglu

et al. 2024

Gazi University Journal of Science

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Transfer of metals from soil to plant is an important pathway of human exposure to environmental contaminants. In this study accumulation of different metals was investigated and natural radioactivity levels were measured in the soil–thyme system. Results showed that the concentration of Br, Cr, Mn, Ni, and Pb in the soil is higher than the World average value, and P, Ca, and Zn have higher transfer factors. The natural radioactivity level in the soils is similar to the World average. For thyme samples the average values for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were found as 22.7 Bqkg-1, 61.3 Bqkg-1 and 722 Bqkg-1, respectively. The health and ecological risks of soil were evaluated. The total hazard index of the child was 1.453 on average, greater than that of the adult (0.175), primarily due to the contribution of Cr. Ecological risk assessed based on various indices indicated that Pb and Ni show contamination risk to the environment. Our study confirms that metals in soil influence metals in plants, and those metal interactions are critical for pollution risk control.

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Iron-Based Modified Nanomaterials for the Efficacious Treatment of Cr(VI) Containing Wastewater: A Review

Kumari

Sinha

Singh

2023

Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

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Assessment of different hazard indices around coal-fired power plants in Turkey

Cited by 6 publications

References 57 publications

Impacts of coal-fired power plants for energy generation on environment and future implications of energy policy for Turkey

Impacts of coal-fired power plants for energy generation on environment and future implications of energy policy for Turkey

Accumulation of Heavy Metals and Determination of Natural Radioactivity in the Soil-Thyme System in Omerli, Istanbul: Assessment of Ecological and Health Risk

Iron-Based Modified Nanomaterials for the Efficacious Treatment of Cr(VI) Containing Wastewater: A Review

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