air cleaning Articles | Environmental XPRT

A Decade of Environmental Progress

Times change, and so has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Our overall goal is the same clean air, clean water, clean land. But we're a different agency than we were 10 years ago. A new emphasis on innovation has changed the way we think and operate, leading to real environmental improvements and real reductions in costs. Regulatory programs are still the essential core of our ...

Jan. 1, 2000

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

`Major Stationary Sources - What’s New, What’s Changing and What to Do About It,` presented at the 2006 PA Chamber Annual Environmental Laws and Regulations conference

Clean Air Mercury Rule(CAMR) Session Objectives Background on CAMR Rule NSPS & Cap-and-Trade Program Monitoring and Controlling HgEmissions Pennsylvania’s Proposed Hg Rule Clean Air Rules Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule Clean Air Ozone Rules 8-hour ozone Clean Air Fine Particulate Rules 8-hour PM2.5 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) Market-Based, Cap ...

Dec. 13, 2011

By Trinity Consultants

Stakeholder Perspectives on the Clean Air Interstate and the Clean Air Mercury Rules

In a follow-up to last month’s detailed overviews of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), this month EM presents perspectives on the two rules from representatives of a range of stakeholders, including EPA, the states, the regulated community, and the environmental community. Last month, EM featured detailed overviews of two major air quality regulations ...

Aug. 1, 2005

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Keep your air clean with Wet Dust Collectors

Wet dust collectors use liquid — often but not always simple water — to capture and separate dust, mist, fumes, and other particulate matter from a stream of flowing gas — often but not always simple air. Some wet dust collectors spray liquid in a sheet across the stream of gas; others bubble the gas through the liquid. Other more complex hybrid versions that add other ...

Dec. 1, 2012

By ProVent, LLC

Case Study - 95%+ solvent recovery to maintain clean air

As environmental responsibility increases, more testing is being required. However, more testing means more extraction using organic solvents. To keep extraction solvents from adding to the complexity of keeping air clean, recovering the extraction solvent has become more common. BUCHI has stepped up to the challenge and met the concerns with the Syncore® Analyst. In addition to solvent ...

Feb. 28, 2014

By BÜCHI Labortechnik AG

Clean Air Matters!

New research presents facts about the consequenses of polluted air, and PM2.5 in particular. Air pollution is causing 5 millions of premature deaths per year according to scientists. This means that 5 in 100 persons will die due to air pollution. ...

Mar. 10, 2016

By Opsis AB

World`s largest air purifier produces gem stones

How Clean Air Produces Jewelry Cleaner air has never been this rewarding. Well, let’s face it, clean air alone is its own reward - something everyone should try and make an effort and do their part. Daan Roosegaarde, a designer from Rotterdam, has taken this one large step farther by building the biggest air purifier the world has ever seen. After 3 arduous years of research and ...

Nov. 20, 2017

By Allerair Industries

Bottom line on regulating greenhouse gases under the clean air act

How can the EPA regulate GHGs? Doesn’t the Clean Air Act only apply to air pollutants? An April 2007 Supreme Court decision (Massachusetts v. EPA) ruled that GHGs are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The court instructed the EPA to decide whether GHG emissions endanger public health and/or welfare, or if current science is too uncertain to make a reasonable judgment. In response to the ...

May 1, 2009

By World Resources Institute WRI

Albany times union newspaper Albany, New York - Case Study

Key Parameters Type of Facility – Existing (EB) Function – Commercial Printing Area – 17,000 sf printing bay Project Completed – 2010 Challenge: Remove noxious ink smell from inside a large commercial newspaper printing facility. An antiquated rolling media filter system was ineffective at removing the heavy ink smell inside the facility. There was a perception of ...

Nov. 30, 2001

By Dynamic Air Quality Solutions

Flow measurement to control the exhaust gas cleaning in waste incineration - Case Study

Customer: Waste incineration plant Material: Hearth furnace coke Installation: Pneumatic conveying line, exhaust air cleaning Function: Control and dosing of the hearth furnace coke quantity for exhaust air cleaning APPLICATION In a waste incineration plant exhaust gases are produced during the incineration process that have to be cleaned. For this purpose, hearth ...

Apr. 3, 2021

By ENVEA

Chromatotec in International Labmate

Find out Chromatotec expertise in the last issue of International Labmate with an article on “On-Line Fast Analysis of AMC from ppt to % levels in Clean Air Room". The complete article is available in October/November 2017 issue of International Labmate (Volume 42 Issue 7), or read it there or ...

Nov. 30, 2017

By Chromatotec Group

A new vision for clean air

When President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990, he put in place a precedent-setting statute that completely revamped our nation’s approach to improving air quality. That statute was an earnest commitment to environmental protection; the comprehensive air pollution control strategy established in it provided state and local regulators with tools to make ...

Feb. 1, 2005

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Introducing DuroTower — The industry’s first automatically adjusting whole plant air cleaning system

For manufacturers and fabricators in many industries, dealing with airborne particulates as byproducts of processes such as grinding, sanding, and coating is a significant safety and operational challenge. From dust settling on floors and products to potential long-term risks from worker exposure to respirable particulates, industrial manufacturers face an uphill battle with not only EHS ...

Sep. 27, 2019

By Duroair Technologies Inc.

Air/water cleaning for the control of particulate fouling

Fouling of feed spacers in spiral wound membrane elements due to particulate fouling and biofouling is one of the main operational problems of nanofiltration or reverse osmosis membrane plants. Removal of particulate fouling from spiral wound membrane elements is investigated using frequent air/water cleaning (AWC). In a pilot setup two spiral wound elements were operated in parallel and were fed ...

Mar. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

Can Air Purifiers Help With a Cough?

Nowadays, a cough can be very worrying. While an air purifier won’t be able to cure coronavirus, it might be able to stop a cough in its tracks. That way, you won’t have to sit around worrying about innocent allergy coughs. If you’ve got lots of people living in your house, you know how important it is to control your cough. It can worry others, it can spread, and it’s ...

May 13, 2021

By Bestfilters.com LLC

Revisiting Earth Day

The 37th annual Earth Day will be celebrated in the United States on April 22, 2006. The purpose of the first Earth Day—in the words of one of its founders—was “to inspire a public demonstration so big it would shake the political establishment out of its lethargy and force the environmental issue onto the national political agenda.”1 Some would argue that this should still be the ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Marketing Residential Air Duct Cleaning Services check list

The best marketing you can do is delivering good quality work. Satisfied customers (who will refer you) are the least expensive and most effective marketing tool created. It is estimated that 60% or more of your business will come from referrals. Quality work/customer satisfaction is your first and most important marketing tool. Take before cleaning and after cleaning photos. This shows your ...

Nov. 15, 2017

By Vac Systems

Understanding Air Purification and Activated Carbon Filters

Many industries and residential owners look for better air purification to ensure a cleaner environment. This gives respite from strong odours or gases in the environment. Many types of industries use air purifiers and they get the best utilisation from these devices to get the most out of the purification process. This helps to keep the air clean and ...

Aug. 7, 2020

By Filter Concept Pvt. Ltd.

Is the solution to pollution dilution?

Controls and monitors are part of environments where cleaning and purifying air moves beyond the usual HVAC filters and ventilation air. We can now utilize sensors and real time monitors that identify, track, and assure safe destruction of: mold, odors, allergens, bacteria, viruses, corrosion, chemical gases, and VOCs. Powerful proprietary filter media, adapted to each environment’s unique ...

Nov. 4, 2018

By ProMark Associates, Inc.

Air-related symptoms no longer trouble in Seppo school - Case Study

Seppo School in Espoo, Southern Finland Elementary school for 1–6 grades, and an international school of Espoo 270 (430) pupils School premises built in 1964 Challenge The staff and pupils had been showing symptoms of poor indoor air quality for quite some time, such as itchy eyes, sneezing, and cough. The school had undergone major renovations and cleaning operations, but these ...

Mar. 11, 2021

By Genano Solutions