With every nook and corner of the city being dug up, Ahmedabad seems no more than a heap of dust.To make the situation worse, there has been a sudden climate change.The city has been very windy and dusty for two days and that has given rise to respiratory ailments. While …
Sudden Climate Change And Dug-Up Roads Add To Residents' Woes After the onslaught of summer, which had just begun, the high velocity winds and cloudy weather since Tuesday should have been a relief. But the dust flying from the heaps of earth piled on the roads led to a dust …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - the federal guardian of clean air - has issued new standards to control smog that scientists and environmental organizations are criticizing for not going far enough. EPA's action offers a stark reminder that, in the absence of meaningful regulations, consumer action is critical if …
This present work deals with the addition and dilution effects of carbon dioxide and nitrogen with intake air on emissions and performance characteristics. The measured quantities of CO2 and N2 are added seprately from high-pressure cylinder and mixed with intake air in a direct injection diesel engine. (2007)
Olympic athletes want to train in masks Matt Reed was 1,500 meters into the last segment of the triathlon when he found himself gasping for oxygen. His legs were still pounding away at the pavement, his body pumped up after cruising through the swimming and cycling contests, but his lungs …
This research report pertains to the automobile emissions and the subsequent status of ambient air quality with special reference to carbon monoxide at twenty five stations within the urban limits of Madurai city. (2007)
A survey was conducted at major traffic points in Kurnool town to investigate the effect of vehicular emissions on the health of 63 auto men. It was found that these personnel were directly exposed to vehicular emissions for nearly 10 hours per day. (2007)
China announced details Tuesday of plans to restructure government departments, including the creation of a special ministry to tackle the country's huge environmental problems, such as air and water pollution. The scheme also includes the creation of a commission to coordinate energy policy as China struggles to produce enough power …
A case study is done in Salem City, India for ambient air quality for major air pollutants for a period of one year from Oct 2003 to Sep 2004 at the six selected stations. (2007)
Mandiakudar is a rural area near Rourkela, the steel city of Orissa. A large number of mini cement plants are in operation in and around Rourkela. The particulate matters of the dust exhausted from the cement plants are released to the air and it creates considerable environmental pollution. (2007)
As the sudden fog over Delhi and NCR on Sunday stumped most people, environmentalists and meteorological experts said this was possibly the outcome of extremely high levels of pollution. The fog, they explained, was formed when moisture in the air reacted with particulate matter, a problem that specially plagues the …
Still to recover from the blackout that lasted several hours this past Friday, Delhi and its satellite towns were subjected to yet another power shutdown on Sunday morning as more than 37 supply lines of 400 kV power grids tripped. Most parts of West, East and North Delhi experienced prolonged …
Teams of engineers are working 24x7 to prevent further breakdown of transmission lines of the northern grid though such breakdowns cannot be ruled out completely, say transmission officials. "It is an extraordinary situation. In my 37 years in the power sector, I have not seen anything like this,' RP Singh, …
Days after the loading and unloading of coal at Berths 10 and 11 at the Mormugao Port was stopped by a series of agitations, the Goa Pollution Control Board has shown that both the suspended particulate matter (SPM) and the respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) in the area are much …
It now delivers electricity, hot water to Japanese homes A prototype of a fuel cell battery for mobile phones, a file picture. Hiratsuka: Masanori Naruse jogs every day, collects miniature cars and feeds birds in his backyard, but he is proudest of the way his home and 2,200 others in …
By Wg Cdr N K Pant (Retd) Scientists estimate that the effect of aviation emissions on the climate is up to five times the impact of emissions occurring on the ground. The primary gas emitted by jet aircraft engines is carbon dioxide, which, scientists believe, can survive in the atmosphere …
With nearly all residential societies, malls, offices and homes surviving on generator sets in Gurgaon, serious air pollution is but only inevitable. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) sources, levels of particulate matter exceed prescribed limits for most of the day several times over in the city. An analysis …
Some of the major airlines of the world seem to be lately realizing the adverse role of their big passenger jets on climate changes resulting in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the engine-exhausts into the earth's atmosphere. In this context Virgin Atlantic's first flight of a …
Beijing officials on Wednesday denied a report by a U.S. environmental expert alleging they have been fiddling with figures to make it look as if the city's air pollution is falling ahead of the Olympic Games. Environmental consultant Steven Andrews wrote in the Wall Street Journal last month that after …
