The impact of waste from thermal power plants on the natural environment

• Published in: AIP conference proceedings 2022-10, Vol.2657 (1)
• Main Authors: Butenova, A., Seitova, G., Bilisbekkyzy, Y., Soltanova, D., Kasseinova, G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Dumping; Emission standards; Environmental impact; Groundwater; Heavy metals; Pollutants; Pollution sources; Power plants; Reservoirs; Thermal power plants; Thermoelectricity; Warm water; Wastewater; Water purification; Water storage
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0110622

To date , a big problem in cities is thermal power plants . Significant territories are required for their arrangement, they are also foci of accumulation of heavy metals and have increased radioactivity. Heavy metals and radiation enter the environment, either by air or with ground water. In addition, thermal power plants pollute reservoirs by dumping warm water into them, as a result of which a chain reaction occurs, the reservoir becomes overgrown with algae, the oxygen balance is disturbed in it, which in turn threatens the lives of all its inhabitants. This article discusses environmental pollution caused by thermal power plants, which lead to obvious social and environmental problems, and primarily to deterioration of health and increased risk of premature death of the population living near thermal power plants, as well as degradation of biota. The diversity of animal and plant communities is decreasing, as well as the recreational potential is decreasing. The combination of these negative factors affects the quality of life of the population. In this paper, an assessment is given on the load of the heat power industry of the Almaty region on the environment. By calculation, emission standards were determined for various environments, including standards for maximum permissible emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere from stationary sources, discharges of pollutants into water bodies, terrain, filtration fields, waste water storage, standards for the disposal of production and consumption waste.