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Guidance Eutrophication and acidification: consequences for nature - Environmental Data Compendium
IJsselmeerpolders, for example, aquatic plants and swans have increased. The most important acidifying substances are sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ammonia (NH3). As some of them also bring about eutrophication, it is not always possible to distinguish their effects from those of eutrophying substances. ...
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Metal casting
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) was the first cover gas used in magnesium foundries to protect the molten metal, ... plays an important role still today. Due to its toxic and corrosive properties (especially humid SO2 enhances corrosion of steel equipment) it was replaced by SF6 in most foundries. Aluminium casting: ...
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Reduction of net Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions by 100% Reduction of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) emissions by 100% Reduction of Soot emmissions by 40-60% Reduction of Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions by 10-50% Reduction of Hydrocarbon (HC) emissions by 10-50% Reduction of all Polycyclic Aromatic ...
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Aluminum Smelter in Trinidad - Environmental Dangers, Crime, Industrialization
Dioxide at their Chatham Smelter annually (Source: Alcoa's CEC Application to the EMA) Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) is a very pungent gaseous compound made up of sulfur and oxygen. It is a major ... , thyroid, and steroids. Affect in women - Early menopause related to the destruction of ovum (egg). NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NOx) Alcoa plans to release 79,512 pounds of NOx at their Chatham Smelter annually (Source: ...
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2001 Annual Progress Report on The Canada-Wide Acid Rain Strategy for Post-2000
As steps towards the achievement of this goal, The Strategy calls for a number of actions, including: pursuing further emission reduction commitments from the U.S.; establishing new sulphur dioxide (SO2 emission reduction targets in eastern Canada; preventing pollution, and keeping "clean" areas clean; ensuring the adequacy of acid rain science and monitoring programs; and, annually reporting on ...
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030507 6EAP Press Release
(VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and sulphur dioxide (SO2), is one of the pillars of the Community's air pollution control legislation and plays a vital role in achieving the goals of the Sixth Environmental Programme on environment and health protection. The revision ...
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Guide to Environmental pressure from Energy supply - Environmental Data Compendium
The environmental pressure generated by the energy supply consists mainly of the emission of substances to air. They include process emissions of methane from gas and oil production and combustion emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal and gas used in electricity production. In addition, electricity plants use ...
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Guide to Environmental theme of Acidification and transboundary air pollution - Environmental Data Compendium
Data Compendium Environmental pressure > Themes > Acidification Guide to Environmental theme of Acidification and transboundary air pollution The main sources of the acidifying substances sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ammonia (NH3) are agriculture and horticulture, industry, traffic and transport and the energy supply. Transboundary air pollution also includes emissions of ...
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Earth Day 1998 Fact Sheet: Environmental Progress Since the First Earth Day
Since the First Earth Day Earth Day 1998 Fact Sheet Environmental Progress Since the First Earth Day Air Quality: Sulphur dioxide (SO2) levels decreased by 50.3% from 1975 to 1993; Nitrogen ... David Ridenour @ 202/543-4110, e-mail: EarthDay@nationalcenter.org, Web: http://www.nationalcenter.org/eptftalk.html. Lead: Lead emisssions have decreased by 98% since 1970. Since 1978, the average blood-lead ...
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Responding to Climate Change 2008 - Development - Carbon Reduction - Danfoss
Changchun, one of China's most polluted cities. Eight small coal-fired boilers can now be turned off and the air over the city will be spared 58,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), 321 tonnes of sulphur dioxide (SO2), and 58 tonnes of nitrogen dioxide (NOX). Symposiums bring people together In the United States, the recent Danfoss campaign, Envisioneering, ...
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