Monitoring airborne dust in a high-density coal-fired power station region in North Yorkshire

A two-year monitoring study in North Yorkshire investigated dust deposition in villages near coal-fired power stations, specifically focusing on the impact of Drax Power Station and its fly-ash tip on the village of Barlow.

• The first 12-month study identified a downward gradient in both the rate of dust deposition and cenosphere content as the distance from Drax Power Station increased. The high levels of cenospheres found at Barlow, particularly at its eastern end, indicated a significant contribution from coal-fired power stations.
• During the second year of monitoring across a transect including Ferrybridge, Eggborough, and Drax Power Stations, the overall patterns of cenosphere content and dust deposition rates suggested that power stations contributed to higher levels. Specifically, wind direction correlations identified the fly-ash tip adjacent to Drax Power Station as the source of cenospheres reaching Barlow.
• The study concluded that the fly-ash tip at Drax Power Station significantly contributed to higher than expected dust deposition rates at Barlow, especially at the eastern end, and suggested other local villages might also be affected by dust from coal-fired power stations.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (1993). Monitoring airborne dust in a high-density coal-fired power station region in North Yorkshire. https://www.sei.org/publications/monitoring-airborne-dust-in-a-high-density-coal-fired-power-station-region-in-north-yorkshire/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Monitoring airborne dust in a high-density coal-fired power station region in North Yorkshire. 1993. https://www.sei.org/publications/monitoring-airborne-dust-in-a-high-density-coal-fired-power-station-region-in-north-yorkshire/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute1993monitoring, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Monitoring airborne dust in a high-density coal-fired power station region in North Yorkshire}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {1993}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/monitoring-airborne-dust-in-a-high-density-coal-fired-power-station-region-in-north-yorkshire/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }