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Measuring NOx in combustion

Envirotec Magazine

For example, in 2015, the UK’s Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) reviewed the available evidence and concluded: “Studies have shown associations of NO2 in outdoor air with adverse effects on health, including reduced life expectancy. Ozonator design. Why are NOx emissions a problem? NO2 converter.

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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

In Nepal, an opportunity has been grasped to improve air quality following the 2015 earthquake. Over half of these were damaged or destroyed in 2015, and local entrepreneurs have teamed up with experts to build more efficient, less polluting kilns, using zig-zag technology. A big source of PM2.5 in Asia is brick kilns.

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. The Law on Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, also known as the " Air Law ," was updated in 2015 (and again in 2018) to direct local governments in key regions to form emergency response plans for heavily polluting weather conditions.

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Biophilia and Biophilic Design: The Benefits of a Green Office Environment

Green Business Bureau

Indoor air quality can be impacted by printers and copy machines that emit toner particles and toxic gasses such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Biophilic design encompasses benefits for human health as well as for environmental sustainability and business productivity. Kellert, S., & Calabrese, E.

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Biophilic Office: Interior Design Principles and Benefits

Green Business Bureau

Indoor air quality can be negatively impacted by printers and copy machines that emit toner particles and toxic gasses such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Creating the Productive Workplace. [3] 3] Browning B, Garvin C, Ryan C, et al., 4] Mohora, I. Proceedings of INTCESS, 979-988. [5] 6] Burke, M.,

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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

One of the twenty commitments within the strategy is to innovate with natural refrigerants and reduce refrigerant leakage in its stores by 15 per cent (of carbon dioxide equivalent) below 2015 levels. However, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) caused damage to the ozone layer and were phased out following the Montreal Protocol in 1987.

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Nitrous oxide levels are on the rise

Envirotec Magazine

Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas and one of the main stratospheric ozone depleting substances on the planet. TgN y-1 (approximately 10% of the global total) between 2000–2005 and 2010–2015. According to new research, we are releasing more of it into the atmosphere than previously thought.