Environment Agency investigates reports of smoke plumes over Vale (From Barry And District News)
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Environment Agency investigates reports of smoke plumes over Vale
12:30pm Saturday 11th February 2012 in News
ENVIRONMENT Agency Wales is investigating reports of brightly coloured smoke plumes being emitted by Aberthaw Power Station.
The orange-coloured plumes have been reported from locations across the Vale, including Barry, Aberthaw and Llantwit Major.
A spokesman for Environment Agency Wales said: "We would like to reassure people that this coloured plume can occur when releases from Aberthaw Power Station are well within the permitted safe emission limits.
"It is likely that Monday’s event was caused by the release of a plume containing low levels of nitrogen dioxide.
"The plume can appear as an orange/yellow cloud or streak low in the sky under certain lighting and weather conditions, and can move down the Bristol Channel with the wind.
"These conditions are much more common at this time of year, when the sun is low in the sky."
