%0 Journal Article %T Power industry – coal ecology %A Machowska, Halina %J Czasopismo Techniczne %V 2015 %R 10.4467/2353737XCT.15.106.4054 %N Chemia Zeszyt 1 Ch (17) 2015 %P 69-75 %K coal, mercury content in coal, mercury emissions, power industry, ecology %@ 0011-4561 %D 2015 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/power-industry-coal-ecology %X In this work, the fuel structure of electric energy production is presented, and also the coal-based power industry influence on the environment, greenhouse effect, mercury emissions from coal burned by power stations. EU requirements regarding limits of mercury emissions, as well as methods and techniques enabling reduction of mercury emissions originating from coal burning processes.