R Plevins & Sons have proposed the development of a biomass-fuelled Combined Heat & Power plant in the village of Elkesley, Nottinghamshire.
The plant would not only be in close proximity to a residential area but also a primary school. With a chimney height of 30m it will be burning 24/7 and dispersing the following chemicals over the village and surrounding areas:
ARSENIC
DIOXINS & FURANS
CADMIUM
THALLIUM
MERCURY
CHROMIUM
NITROGEN OXIDES
PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Such toxins can lead to:
CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCERS
ADVERSE EFFECTS ON FOETAL DEVELOPMENT & DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS IN YOUNG CHILDREN
IMPAIRMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS
ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPING NERVOUS SYSTEM
SKIN DISORDERS
LIVER PROBLEMS
Nitrogen oxide, acidic gasses, dust, metal compounds and dioxides are not only inhaled and enter the blood stream but over time, also eventually fall to earth and contaminate soil, vegetation and rivers.
Reports indicate that the toxins emitted have the greatest impact on infants and small children %u2013 the very people we should be protecting!
Please sign this petition and say NO to this development!
We, the undersigned residents of Elkesley, Bothamsall and other surrounding areas object to proposals for an incinerator at Elkesley near Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Reasons for objections:
- There appears to be no control over the specific proportions of different fuel types to be used i.e. the statistics contained in the proposal are not reflective of the potential worst case scenarios. Some fuels are notably more polluting than others, and these have potentially significantly greater health and ecological impacts.
- There are discrepancies within the proposal regarding the total tonnage of material to be burned and again therefore, the statistics are not truly representative of the effect such an incinerator would have upon the surrounding areas.
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