Environment impact from ash disposal of the thermal power plant 'Kosova A'
by Sabri Avdullahi, Isalm Fejza, Raif Bytyqi
International Journal of Global Warming (IJGW), Vol. 2, No. 4, 2010

Abstract: Mining activities impact on environment is as old as these activities themselves. It is estimated that thermal power plants in Kosova produce about 1.6 million tons of ash per year, and all ash produced is disposed as waste material. The main problems for environment pollution are the ash dumps containing more than 40 million tons of ash cover about 150 ha of land. The ash dumps sites of the thermal power plant Kosovo 'A', which are situated among settlement, present one of the most serious problems in the environment and are one of the potential dangers for underground and surface water.

Online publication date: Sun, 19-Dec-2010

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