The most significant source of losses during combustion is exhaust stack especially when airflow is not monitored during combustion. When fuel is burned in the presence of oxygen, the products of combustion are obtained as heat, water and carbon dioxide. The amount of oxygen required for combustion depends on the...
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An Economic Assessment of the Case for Charging Diesel Vehicles to Enter Manchester City as a Step to Cut Down on Air Pollution and Minimize Congestion Introduction Manchester City, just like most cities in the world, faces a huge problem with air pollution and congestion due to the influx of diesel cars,...
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Beijing is ranked second among the worst cities to live in. The city's skyscrapers may make China's high levels of pollution more visible. In 2014, a large portion of the northern metropolis was blanketed in deadly amounts of smog for nearly a week. The dense smoke delayed transportation, schools, and...
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Cities such as Bakersfield, Modesto, and Fresno anchor California's Central Valley. These are the state's and the country's agricultural centers. It is made up of eight counties that produce half of the fruits and vegetables grown in the United States. This is owing to the area's geographical location, which is...
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One of the negative externalities that directly affects me is air pollution created by industries as they manufacture things for consumption. There is a small oil refinery nearby that emits a lot of pollutants into the air during the day. The other is a closely linked negative externality: in order...
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Because of the detrimental impact it has on the atmosphere, air pollution has become a global threat (Austin, Brimblecombe & Sturges 2002). In various continents, the scale of the damage caused by air pollution is no longer taken lightly. Increased emission levels, caused by both human and natural causes, have...
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Philadelphia is not an exception to this problem of air pollution, which is the case in heavily developed cities around the world. The Health Department, Air Management Services (AMS) and local pollution control agencies are under surveillance to remove the danger. Statistics reveal that there were 177 positive days in...
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Since the period of industrialization started, adverse environmental damage has increased. The combustion of fossile fuels like gasoline, oil, coal and natural gas as a source of energy is among the challenging aspects of air pollution. The people of Philadelphia are threatened by air pollution. Poor state air quality has...
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