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| Effects and Sources of Air Pollutants | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Air Pollution | |
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| Episodes | |
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| General Nature of Air Pollution Problems | |
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| Definition and General Listing of Air Pollutants | |
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| Particulate Matter | |
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| Carbon Monoxide | |
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| Sulfur Oxides | |
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| Effects of Hydrocarbons, Oxides of Nitrogen, Photo Chemical Oxidants, Lead and other metals | |
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| Sources of Air Pollutants | |
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| Global Issues Related to Air Pollution | |
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| Air Pollution and Internet Resources | |
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| Federal Legislation and Regulatory Trends | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The History of Federally Enacted Laws | |
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| The Clean Air Amendments Act of 1970 | |
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| The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 and Prevention of Significant Deterioration | |
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| The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 | |
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| Ambient Concentrations of Air Toxics | |
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| Meteorology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Solar Radiation | |
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| Wind Circulation | |
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| Lapse Rate | |
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| Stability Conditions | |
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| Wind Velocity Profile | |
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| Maximum Mixing Depth | |
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| Wind Rose | |
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| Turbulence | |
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| General Characteristics of Stack Plumes | |
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| Dispersion of Pollutants in the Atmosphere | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Eddy Diffusion Model | |
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| The Gaussian or Normal Distribution | |
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| The Gaussian Dispersion Model | |
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| Evaluation of the Standard Deviations | |
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| The Maximum Ground-Level In-Line Concentration | |
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| Calculations of the Effective Stack Height | |
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| Some Other Considerations Regarding | |
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| Gaseous Dispersion | |
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| Particulate Control | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Distribution and Sources of. Particulate Matter | |
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| Particulate Collection Efficiency | |
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| Particulate Distribution | |
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| Terminal or Settling Velocity | |
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| Deposition of Particles from Stacks | |
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| Hood and Duct Design | |
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| Particulate Collection Mechanism | |
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| Particulate Control Equipment | |
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| Comparison of Particulate Control Equipment | |
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| General Control of Gases and Vapors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Absorption | |
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| Combustion | |
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| Fundamentals of Chemical Kinetics | |
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| Formation and Control of Carbon Monoxide | |
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| Incineration of Afterburning | |
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| Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis in Afterburning Processes | |
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| Incineration of Waste | |
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| Control of Sulfur Oxides and other Acid Gases | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Sulfur Oxide Formation | |
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| General Control Methods | |
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| Flue-Gas Desulfurization Processes | |
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| Control of Oxides of Nitrogen from Stationary Sources | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sources and Concentrations of Nox | |
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| Thermodynamics of NO and NO2 Formation | |
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| Kinetics of Nitric Oxide Formation in Combustion Processes | |
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| NOx Formation from Fuel Nitrogen | |
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| Combustion Control Methods for Ox from Stationary Sources | |
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| Flue-Gas Control Methods for NOx | |
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| Atmospheric Photochemical Reaction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Thermodynamics of Photochemical Reactions | |
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| Monatomic Oxygen and Ozone Formation | |
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| Role of Oxides of Nitrogen in Photooxidation | |
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| Hydrocarbons in Atmospheric Photochemistry | |
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| Hydrocarbon Reactivity | |
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| Development of Control Strategies | |
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| Daily History of Pollutants in Photochemical Smog | |
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| Mobile Sources | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Status of Vehicle Usage and Emissions | |
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| Emission Standards for Automobiles | |
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| Gasoline | |
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| Origin of Exhaust Emissions from Gasoline Engines | |
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| Crankease and Evaporative Emissions | |
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| Emission Reduction using External Reactors | |
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| Future Directions of Emissions Controls on Gasoline Engines | |
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| Emission Reduction by Fuel Changes | |
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| Diesel Engine Emissions | |
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| Emission Models for Tailpipe and Evaporative Emissions | |