Table 2.
The amount of CO2, SO2, NOx, and CO emission production per kWh of electricity generation.
| Fuels | Emission (kg/kWh) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 | SO2 | NOx | CO | |
| Coal | 1.1800 | 0.0139 | 0.0052 | 0.0002 |
| Petroleum | 0.8500 | 0.0164 | 0.0025 | 0.0002 |
| Gas | 0.5300 | 0.0005 | 0.0009 | 0.0005 |
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