Fossil combustion from electric utilities in the United States produced 124,000 tons of particulate matter PM10 emissions in 2023. Annual PM10 emissions from U.S. electric utilities have fallen nearly 80 percent since 2005. PM10 pollutants are defined as particulate matter of 10 micrometers or less in diameter.
Annual particulate matter PM10 emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (February 9, 2024). Annual particulate matter PM10 emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247598/electric-utilities-pm10-emissions-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual particulate matter PM10 emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. February 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247598/electric-utilities-pm10-emissions-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). Annual particulate matter PM10 emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247598/electric-utilities-pm10-emissions-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual Particulate Matter Pm10 Emissions from Electric Utilities in The United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247598/electric-utilities-pm10-emissions-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Annual particulate matter PM10 emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247598/electric-utilities-pm10-emissions-us/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Annual particulate matter PM10 emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, February 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247598/electric-utilities-pm10-emissions-us/