fine particulate emissions Articles

A quantitative approach to the traffic air quality problem: the traffic air quality index

The Traffic Air Quality (TAQ) model is a simple tool to estimate traffic fine particulate emissions on roadways (g/km) and can be used for both real-time analysis and for localized conformity analysis (“hot-spot” analysis for nonattainment areas) as defined by 40 CFR 93.123. This paper is a follow-up to a study published earlier regarding the development of the TAQ model. This paper shows how ...

May 1, 2008

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Air pollution at street level in European cities

Traffic-related air pollution is still one of the most pressing problems in urban areas. Evidence of the adverse health effects of fine particulate matter is continuously emerging and it is alarming that most of the traffic-related emissions are in the fine particulates range (< PM2.5). Human exposure to increased pollutant concentrations in densely populated urban areas is high. The improvement ...

Mar. 21, 2006

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

To MACT and Beyond case study

In the 1970s, FMC Corp., a chemical manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, began operating a high-efficiency thermal destruction facility to dispose of hazardous liquid wastes at its Baltimore pesticide manufacturing plant. The facility used a thermal oxidizer with a rapid quencher and packed tower scrubber to remove air pollution emissions. The system was upgraded in the early ’80s ...

Nov. 1, 2006

By Bionomic Industries Inc.

Innovative Ammonia Control - Case study

Ammonia has increasingly become more of a regulatory concern. Ammonia emissions into the atmosphere have been linked to the formation of fine particulate matter, while ammonia emissions in wastewater are restricted because of the negative affect the chemical has on rivers, lake, and aquifers. Many sources of biofuels contain ammonia or can create ammonia during processing. The following case ...

Oct. 27, 2014

By Catalytic Products International (CPI)

Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization System

Installing the optimum wet flue gas desulfurization technology, B&V Energy is bringing superior multi-pollutant removal technology to the North American utility marketplace. To help make a positive impact on the global environment and to comply with the Clean Air Interstate and Clean Air Mercury Rules, Dayton Power & Light needed to remain in compliance as more stringent air quality ...

Apr. 11, 2007

By Black & Veatch Corporation

Damage of particulate pollutants to the lungs

People often consider that particulate pollutants are the result of fossil fuels, however, natural resources, for instance, wood can present damage if burned. Every day people breathe particulates such as gases, nitrogen dioxide, produced by diesel exhausts, sulfur dioxide, released from burning coal and oil, and ozone that when formed at ground level can be very dangerous. Thus, particulate ...

Mar. 3, 2020

By Optromix, Inc.

Review of recent advances in detection of organic markers in fine particulate matter and their use for source

ABSTRACTFine particulate matter is believed to be more toxic than coarse particles and to exacerbate health problems such asrespiratory and cardiopulmonary diseases. Specific organic compounds within atmospheric fine particulate material can be used to differentiate specific inputs from various emissions and thus is helpful in identifying the major urban air pollution sources that contribute to ...

Jan. 7, 2010

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Hurricane HR Cyclones to capture fine fly ash particulate enabling the use of wood waste fired thermal oil heater for Sonae Indústria - Case Study

The company was forced to use a natural gas fired hot gas generator for drying fibre despite having the necessary amount of thermal energy available in the exhaust stream of a wood waste fired thermal oil heater. The problem of using the biomass thermal oil heater laid on the emission of fine burnt and unburnt particulate which were carried over with the dried fibre and finally deposited on the ...

Jan. 5, 2016

By Advanced Cyclone Systems, S. A.

PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 - legislation, measurement and control

New standards for PM10 and PM2.5 in ambient air are being formulated in Europe and the USA. There is much controversy over this legislation, not only with respect to the stringent limits proposed, but also due to the many problems associated with ensuring compliance with standards for a pollutant which is so poorly understood. New sampling and analysis techniques are being developed to improve ...

Jan. 26, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers