This statistic gives the sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from coal plants in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017. It was estimated that around 1.3 million short tons of sulfur dioxide emissions will be emitted by coal plants in 2017.
Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017 (in million short tons)
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Coal energy in the U.S.EIA. (June 15, 2018). Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875026/us-so2-emissions-from-coal-plants/
EIA. "Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017 (in million short tons)." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875026/us-so2-emissions-from-coal-plants/
EIA. (2018). Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875026/us-so2-emissions-from-coal-plants/
EIA. "Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Coal Plants in The U.S. from 1970 to 2017 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875026/us-so2-emissions-from-coal-plants/
EIA, Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875026/us-so2-emissions-from-coal-plants/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017 (in million short tons) [Graph], EIA, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875026/us-so2-emissions-from-coal-plants/