... first term on the right-hand side represents the rate of
formation of particles of volume v due to coagulation, and
the second term that rate of loss of particles of volume v by
coagulation ... (schematic) as function of time of day, over
city and country.
50
40
30
20
0 5 10 15 20
Time of day
100-T, (%)
FIGURE 7 Concentrations of air pollution (100-T%), as function of time of day, on clear ... overview of the effects of air
pollutants and their causes.
From a practical standpoint, the most important factor in
the control of indoor air pollution is the quality of the ven-
tilation of occupied...
... was a summary of the causes and
effects of acidic deposition and a comparison of the costs and
effectiveness of alternative emission control scenarios. Since
adverse effects of acid rain on ... R.A. (1872), Air and Rain: The Beginnings of a Chemical Climatol-
ogy. Longmans, Green, and Co., London, England.
Stensland, G.J. and R.G. Semonin (1982), Another interpretation of
the pH trend ...
4 percent of the lakes and 8 percent of the streams
are chronically acidic. Florida has the highest per-
centage of acidic surface waters (23 percent of the
lakes and 39 percent of the streams)....
... first term on the right-hand side represents the rate of
formation of particles of volume v due to coagulation, and
the second term that rate of loss of particles of volume v by
coagulation ... respectively, which are the functions of u, l,
D
p
and m.
The index of refraction m of a particle is given by the
inverse of the ratio of the propagation speed of light in a
vacuum k
0
to ... properties of an individual particle are a
function of its size, shape and refractive index. The intensity of
scattered light is a function of the scattering angle, the inten-
sity and wavelength of...
... competition.
(HbCO)
(HbO)
210
PC
O
PO
22
(HbCO) and (HbO
2
) are the concentrations of carboxyhemo-
globin and oxyhemoglobin, and PCO and PO
2
are the partial
pressures of carbon monoxide and oxygen. Inspiration of air
containing ...
engines and tailpipes; gasoline stations; the use of solvents,
paints, and lacquers; and a variety of industrial operations.
Thus, the control of ozone is complicated by the variety of
sources and ... intensity of
the activities producing the emissions, the effectiveness of
the controls, and the quality of the surveillance instituted to
ensure the continued proper use and maintenance of the...
... of time of day, over
city and country.
50
40
30
20
05101520
Time of day
100-T, (%)
FIGURE 7 Concentrations of air pollution (100-T%), as function of time of day, on clear
day (solid line) and ... importance of heat convection and mechan-
ical turbulence is often characterized by the Richardson
number, Ri. Actually, – Ri is a measure of the relative rate
of production of convective and mechanical ... later, and requires a fairly
sophisticated handling of meteorological data. The same
models then also help in planning future growth of housing
and industry.
Of course, not all problems of air...
... proportioning of
sand, gravel, cement, and water by means of
weight hoppers and conveyors into a mixing
receiver.
Particulate emissions consist primarily of cement dust,
but some sand and aggregate ... form of aerosols, fume, and
sprays. The largest use of lead 39% of the total in
1968 is in the construction of storage batteries. The
second largest use is in the manufacture of gasoline
and ... contribution of
vanadium in the lignite deposit and the ash
Use of additives: Use of magnesium
oxide in oil-fired burners, resulting
in the reduction of fine particulate
and amounts of vanadium...
... the rate of photosynthesis,
addition of biomass per unit of time (yield), or indirectly
by nutrient loss or a measure of respiration of the aquatic
community.
METHODS OF STUDY
Standing crop ... reservoir and in the Black Sea.
PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND EUTROPHICATION
The process of increasing productivity of a body of water is
known as eutrophication and in the idealized succession of
lakes, ... north
end of the lake and the southern end of the lake showed differ-
ent periods of high productivity. This variability in productivity
may be influenced by sewage discharge and land disturbance....
... mecha-
nism. Because of the large number of important reactions
that take place in the atmosphere, the rapid rates of many of
them, and the low concentrations of most of the reactants, the ... effects on stratospheric ozone, the sources and fates of
toxic chemicals in the atmosphere, and urban and regional haze
issues and the presence and effects of fine particulate matter in
the atmosphere. ... the condensation of low-volatility products
of the photooxidation of hydrocarbons (secondary OC).
The organic component of ambient particles is a complex
mixture of hundreds of organic compounds,...
... Encyclopedia of Environmen-
tal Scienceand Engineering, Vol. 1, edited by J. R. Pfafflin and E.N.
Ziegler, Gordon and Breach, New York.
2. Gates, W.E. and S. Ghosh, Biokinetic Evaluation of BOD ... Bewtra, J.K., Biological Treatment of Wastewater, Encyclopedia of
Environmental Scienceand Technology, Vol. I, edited by E. Ziegler
and J. Pfafflin, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers Inc., New ... Treatment of Toxic and Nontoxic Wastes, Water Science
and Technology, Vol. 18, 1986, pp. 123–137.
27. Godrej, A.N. and J.H. Sherrard, Kinetics and Stoichiometry of Acti-
vated Sludge Treatment of...
...
University of Cincinnati provides training and environmental-
justice support and broadens community affiliations.
COMMON AND LEGAL DEFINITIONS
The EPA and other environmental- and health-protection ... pilot cleanup and redevelopment pro-
gram in 1993. The Chicago Department ofEnvironmental
Protection, in partnership with the mayor’s office and
the Chicago Departments of Planning and Development, ...
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986;
the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988; the Great Lake
Critical Programs Act of 1990; the Clean Air Act of 1990; the
Clean Water Act of 1990; and...
... conditions
and therefore must be evaluated in terms of their potential
impacts and control mechanisms. Coal pile runoff and coal
wetting wastewater contain varying amounts of coal fines
and dissolved ...
Overcoming both process engineeringandenvironmental
problems will be crucial factors in the development of coal
liquefaction and gasification plants. Depending upon proj-
ect size and complexity, ... nitrogen to
ammonia and oxygen to water).
According to Quig and Granger (1983), a coal conver-
sion facility impacts the environment through the handling
of large amounts of coal, and discharges...
... comfort, and efficiency of residents. Cities and
towns are judged on the numbers and quality of existing rec-
reation opportunities, schools and colleges, and transporta-
tion routes, and fiscal ... of crimes, numbers of crimes solved and the convictions
that result. Social health indices would include the numbers of
persons on public welfare or assistance, and the numbers and
rates of ... ambulance equipment and EMT-A training is
approved by official boards of physicians and other health
care professionals; it is used in accord with tested protocols
and the support of hospital physicians...
... uncon-
trollable happening of nature wherever and however found.
In the Bible “good land” is described as one of brooks of
water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and
hills,” for ... first
object the minimization of the amounts of thermal or mechan-
ical energy andof the amount of equipment and, hence, the
amounts of materials used. Quite often, in such optimization
studies, ... are no standards of general
acceptance for the quality of water required by each group
of users. Domestic demand includes all water consumed in
housekeeping and gardening. A limit of 500 mg/L...
... Metals
Because of their antibacterial and antifungal activity, com-
pounds of mercury, silver, copper and tin are of importance
from both medical and industrial points of view (Hugo and
Russell, ... coef-
ficient of 2.74 for each 10°C rise in temperature.
3) Type of organism. EO gas will kill bacteria and
their spores, yeasts, moulds and their spores,
and viruses (Griffith and Hall, 1938), and ... sterilization of surgical catgut (although
this method is now little used) and is nowadays used for the
disinfection of drinking and swimming pool water, the disin-
fection of instruments andof clinical...
... terms of number of individuals, biomass,
and energy equivalence, of the quantity of herbivorous ani-
mals present or produced over a period of time, the ener-
getic cost of producing and maintaining ... which energy and matter are stored
in the form of organic substances) of different organisms, of
different trophic levels, andof different ecosystems. They
also offer the best means of evaluating ... direct consumption and
transformation of living tissue, as in the grazing of rangeland
by cattle or sheep, and detritus food-chains, which involve the
disintegration and conversion of dead matter,...