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95100887 Extraction behavior of polycycllc aromaMc hydro- carbons adsorbsd on warts Inclnsrator fly ash Fischer, R. et al., Chemosphere, 1994, 29, (2), 311-317. Discusses fortification experiments carried out with waste incineration fly ash samples. The extraction recovery of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was influenced by spiking method, PAH concentration, molecular size, storage time, and carbon content of the matrix.

95/00868 Flue gas clssnlng In rofuso Inclnsratlon plants Schmidt, K. G. Luft. Kaltetech., Aug. 1994,30, (8), 370-374. (In German) Discusses flue gas cleaning technology for refuse incineration plants, which has reduced pollutant emissions well below the standards required by German regulations.

95/00869 Flue gas desulfurlzatlon warts-contslnlng raw msal

95looa77 Ths good news about mdlatlon Lenihan, J. Medical Physics PublbhinglCogito Books, 732N Midvale Blvd., Madison, WIS. 53705, USA, $9.00, 144 pp. The book discusses the role of radiation in nature, how it increases the efficiency of industry, and how it may actually improve health. Discusses nuclear power, the greenhouse. effect, and air pollution. Included are chap- ters on the future of radiation, radiation application in indus

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imaging, radiation and life, nuclear power as clean power, and ra lation as a cancer cure.

%I%878 Gmnulrr gas-purlfylng matsrlals for dust collsctors Meguro, M. (Assigned to) Nippon Steel Corp., JAP. Pat. JP.M,114,260, AD~. 1994. tie granular gas-purifying materials are composed of reaction products of coal ash from boilers in a UMUS and have avera e *9

alkali solutions of pH 9-12 under heating, partlc es

capacity 250-35 d size 5-30 micrometres, base. displacement

meq/lOOg, and C content 5-1596. mlxturrs for ths msnufscturs of csment clinkers and sulfur dloxldr-contalnlng gases, and thrlr manufacture Ikier, H. and Kluger, K. H. et al., GER. Offen DE.4,243,763, Jun. 1994.

Fluld, formulation, and method for cosl dust

Pullen, E. M. and Pullen, M. D. et aL, US Pat. 5,330,671, Jul. 1994.

%/0%79 Grssnhouss grsu - Psrspectlvrs on coal Smith, I. et al., IEAPERll2, IEA Coal Research, Gemini House, IO-18 Putney Hill, London SW15 64A, U55.00, Aug. 1994. The re sions K”

rt uses the most reliable estimates of global greenhouse gas emis- om coal to obtain an approximation of coal’s contribution to the

greenhouse effect of around 20%. It is demonstrated that methods currently used to express these emissions in common terms, as global warming potentials, are inadequate and may underestimate the contributions from CH, and N,O emissions relative to CO,. Nevertheless CO, is the most

95/00971 trchnologlrs

Fossil fuel and grsrnhouss gas mltlgatlon imgrtant eeenhouse gas from coal. Re&nt information on abatement and control of greenhouse gases from coal is reviewed.

Steinberg. M. Int. J. Hvdroaen Enernv, 1994, 19, (8). 659-665. The pap& discusses pre<om&stion treatment df fo&‘&els by the Hydro- carb process to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Topics include: Hydro- carb process and application of Hydrocarb process (greenhouse mitigation, biomass, cost estimation).

:‘::Z@O Greening the GAm: Trade, mvlronmont, and ths

Esty, D. C. Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, USA, 1994, 319 pp.

95100872 George Bush versus Al Gore. lrrevsrslbllltles In greenhouse gas accumulrtlon and emlsslon control Investment Kolstad, C. D. Energy Policy, Sep. 1994, 22, (9), 771-778. The Paper investigates the fundamental problem of mitigating the impacts of &mate change in an environment of uncertainty and learning. In partic- ular, the paper uses a stochastic version of Nordhaus’s DICE model to show that the irreversibility of investment capital has a stronger effect than irreversibilities in climate change (other than catastrouhic effects). The implications are that if abatemenrdecisions are irreversib;le, there shduld be less emission control today than would be optimal without taking learning into account; and that policy makers should pursue control policies that are costlessly reversible - a variant on the no regrets strategy.

95Do991 Groundwater pollution control Smith, M. 0. Ind. Environ. Control, 2nd Edition, TAPPI, Atlanta, Ga, USA, 494-524. A review concerning groundwater pollution control in the pulp and paper and related allied industries. Topics discussed: potential mill sources, stor- age tanks, surface impoundments, landfills, drum storage areas, woodyards and coal stockpiles, pollutant characterization, groundwater concepts, and groundwater remediation strategies.

95100882 to cobalt

Health survey of workers occupatlonally expossd

Suardi, R. et al., Sci. Total Environ., 1994, 150, (II, 197-200. Presents results from a health control programme L&g 236 male workers exposed to a Co inhalation risk. The study group consisted of grinders, producers of diamond tools, workers in metallurgical and mechanical industries, and formerly exposed workers.

95100873 Germany - Castor or ‘CastornIx’ that Is the question Nuclear News, Sep. 1994, 37, (ll), 91-92.

A short report on the intensive battle which is developing around Gorleben in Germany over the expected transport of a Castor container with spent- fuel assemblies from the Philippsburg-2 nuclear power plant to the Gorleben interim store. The spent-fuel storage building is still empty, despite having a license. The transport to the store must also be licensed by the Lower Saxonv Ministry for the Environment, and this provided the opportunity for thi ministe;, to delay the transport as much as possible.

95/00883 High-level rsdlosctlvr waste msnagsment Payne, J. Nuclear News, Jul. 1994, 37, (9), 73-77. A report on the 5th Annual International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference and Exposition, held 22-26 May 1994 in Las Vegas.

95/00884 Humors1 Immunosupprrsslon In men rxpossd to pol~c~cllc aromatlc hydrocarbons and rrlstsd carclnogms In pOlluiid snvlronmrnti Szczeklik, A. et al., Environ. Health Perspect., 1994, 102, (3), 302-304. The authors evaluated humors1 immunity by measurin IgG, IgA, IgM, and IgE concentrations in 274 male workers in an iron oundary in Cracow, f Poland.

95100874 Global snvlronmental security, energy resources and plannlng: A framework and appllcatlon Stoett, P. J. Futures, Sep. 1994, 26, (7), 741-758. The paper discusses global environmental security, which includes ecosys- tern health and threats from human activity.

95/00685 IAPCS: A corn utsr modal that svslustss pollution 95100875 Global warming - The complete brleflng control systems for utlllty go llrrs Houghton, J. Lion Publishing plc., London, f16.99 (HB), f12.99 (PB), Kaplan, N. et al., Air Waste, 1994, 44, (a), 773-780. 192 pp. The IAPCS model, developed by the US EPA’s Air and Energy Engineer-

ing Research Laboratory and made available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, can be used by utility companies,

Q!Voo876 Global warmlng and energy demand Barker, T. et al., Routledge, Promotions Dept., 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE, f40.00 (HB) f14.99 (PB), Nov. 1994, 240 pp. Discusses the threats posed by global warming which continue to dominate environmental concerns. The books brings together a range of current views to consider the responsiveness of energy markets to economic con- trols in order to assess the feasibility of reducing the emission of green- house gases. With the focus on global warming, the authors address both aggregate energy elasticities as well as those for individual fuels with different carbon contents. Moreover, in light of the long-term conse- quences of global warming and the policies designed to mitigate it, they emphasize the importance of distinguishing between the short-run elastici- ties. Other substantive issues such as the importance of the structural char- acteristics of the energy market are also discussed.

architectural and engineering companies, and regulatory agencies at all levels of government to evalute commercial available technologies for con- trol of SO , NO,, and particulate matter emissions from coal-fired utility boilers Wit .fi respect to performance and ast. The model is considered to be a useful tool to compare alternative control strategies to be used by utilities to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act and to evaluate the sensitivity of control costs with respect to many of the significant variables affecting costs.

95/00886 Implementing ths Climate Change Convsntlon Greenhouse Issues, Jun. 1994, (14), l-3.

A report on the l-day Climate Change Convention held at the end of May 1994, convened by the Royal Geographical Society, Foundation for Inter- national Law and Development and UNED-UK.

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