Bowen Power Plant

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Georgia Power Company's Bowen coal-fired power plant, pictured in 1977, is located in Bartow County. Toxins produced by burning coal include carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury compounds.

Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Bowen Power Plant

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