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

The study monitored dust deposition near coal-fired power stations in North Yorkshire over two years, identifying a significant contribution of cenospheres from the Drax Power Station fly-ash tip to dust levels in the village of Barlow.

• The first year of monitoring in the village of Barlow showed that dust deposition rates and cenosphere content decreased as the distance from Drax Power Station increased, with high cenosphere levels at the eastern end of the village indicating a significant contribution from coal-fired power stations.
• Analysis from the second year of monitoring across a belt including Ferrybridge, Eggborough, and Drax Power Stations suggests these facilities contribute to higher dust levels, specifically identifying the fly-ash tip at Drax Power Station as the source of cenospheres reaching Barlow based on wind direction correlations.
• The study concludes that the fly-ash tip at Drax Power Station significantly contributed to higher than expected dust deposition rates at Barlow, particularly its eastern end, and suggests other local villages may 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} }