Stack emissions and health risk integrated (SEHRI) model: a tool for stack emissions and health risk modeling

In this study, we have estimated the health benefits due to closure of Badarpur Thermal Power Station (BTPS), New Delhi. The SEHRI model has been applied to estimate decreased health risks due to particulates (PM2.5) and gaseous (SO2, NOx) stack emissions released from the plant. More than 1050 premature deaths are avoided and 526 life years are saved resulting from reduction in particulate and gaseous stack emissions, respectively, due to closure of the plant. It is expected that environmental engineers, scientists, and air quality managers would find the SEHRI model as a useful tool to study emissions and health impacts related to coal-based power plants and guide an effective control policy for air pollution abatement.
Source: Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research