Sulfur dioxide concentrations in the air around Ashdod in Israel rose after the country’s sole natural gas pipeline was shut down, forcing power stations to fall back on coal, fuel oil and other dirtier fossil fuels, the Environmental Protection Ministry said.
Monitors near the Eshkol power station in Ashdod recorded a 12 percent increase in sulfur dioxide during the past two days, compared to days with similar meteorological conditions, the ministry said in a statement Sept. 25. Sulfur dioxide produced by coal-burning power plants has been linked with higher rates of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.
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