TY - JOUR N2 - A forecast of the negative impact exerted on the environment by selected trace elements in “Bełchatów” Power Plant has been prepared on the basis of the results of investigations into these elements’ distribution carried out as part of earlier research on coal from “Bełchatów” Field and the data on updated analyses of the content of these elements in 55 brown coal samples from test boreholes. Work in “Bełchatów” Power Plant, which is supplied with coal from “Szczerców” Field, will be accompanied by trace elements transfer. On the basis of the conducted investigations it has been found that the biosphere is most threatened by mercury emissions. As shown by the presented results of analyses and calculations, the emissions of mercury in “Bełchatów” Power Plant are low. Mercury is accumulated chiefl y in gypsum produced in the FGD plant. The content of mercury in slag and ash is low. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/85756/PDF/10265-Volume38-Issue3-paper_06.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/85756 PY - 2012 IS - No 3 DO - 10.2478/v10265-012-0025-5 KW - Environment protection KW - brown coal KW - traceelements KW - combustion products KW - flue gas desulphurization (FGD) gypsum KW - forecast of trace elements emission KW - forecast of trace elements transfer A1 - Konieczyński, J. A1 - Cieślik, E. A1 - Komosiński, B. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 38 DA - 2012 T1 - Prognosis of environmental impact of trace elements from brown coal-fired power plant “Bełchatów” UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/85756 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -