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Power Generation and Environmental Protection: The Conservation of Water Resources
Author(s) -
CLARKE A. J.,
HEATON P. F.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1988.tb01306.x
Subject(s) - electricity generation , environmental science , electricity , coal , fossil fuel , water quality , nuclear power , range (aeronautics) , energy conservation , principal (computer security) , environmental protection , environmental engineering , waste management , engineering , power (physics) , ecology , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering , biology , aerospace engineering , operating system
SYNOPSIS THIS PAPER EXAMINES the use of water in the generation of electricity in England and Wales and describes the measures taken to reduce the environmental consequences of this use. Potential effects on water quality that may arise indirectly from activities other than water use are also discussed. The first part of the paper deals with a range of topics that are generally common to the generation of electricity by either of the principal means ‐ fossil fuel (coal and oil) combustion and nuclear energy. The second part of the paper deals specifically with the discharge of radioactive materials that may affect the aquatic environment.