In this study, we investigated the physiological responses and particulate matter (PM) abatement adsorption of three plants: Ardisia crenata, japonica, Maesa to determine their effectiveness as indoor air purification. When compared control (without plants), PM was significantly rapidly decreased by all plants. The reduction in varied species, with A. crenata being most effective, followed clos...

In Italy, use and production of asbestos asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) were banned in 1992, however, the risk exposure to still exists, because most ACMs are located industrial public buildings. A total 111 Italian buildings with friable non-friable surveyed; 500 air samples collected areas where contamination might have occurred. Airborne fiber concentration calculated from was averaged...

This thesis describes efforts made on the development of an existing catalytic incinerator. The development work, called process characterization, consists of four general parts. These are the development of measurement methodology, the studying of construction materials, the selection of suitable catalysts and the testing of the effects of process operation conditions. The two application area...

introduction atmospheric processes and their interactions with ground surface responsible for formation and evolution of a heavy dust storm are important for identifying dust transport pathways. spatial and temporal distribution of middle eastern dust for a severe dust event during 4-8 july 2009 was analyzed by weather research and forecasting with chemistry (wrf/chem) model simulations, in-sit...

This paper studies the effects of global warming in a descriptive model of endogenous growth. It is assumed that deviations from the pre-industrial global surface temperature negatively affect aggregate output. The paper studies the effects of varying the tax rate and of different abatement activities on the emission of greenhouse gases and on the growth rate. We study both effects for the long...