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| Air Pollution | 5/10/2009 | Rob Gibson |
Q: Rob Gibson, I have some questions How do factories affect air pollution? Exactly what gases affect ...
A: Your questions How do factories affect air pollution? They produce emissions that may add to the ...
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| Air Purifiers | 3/26/2009 | Jacob Hunter (Environmental Assessment Services, Monterey Bay-Silicon Valley) |
Q: I am in the market for a new air purifier for my home. I had the original Sharper Image tower and ...
A: I do not like recommending specific products. Consumer reports often will rate air purifiers, their ...
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| Air pollution solution? | 1/31/2009 | Rob Gibson |
Q: I live in the United States of America and i just recently moved to area with alot of air pollution ...
A: I had a quick look round the www regarding your question and found the following: If they are doing ...
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| Coalescor and Separator | 1/31/2009 | Jay Hofmann (Trinity Consultants, Inc.) |
Q: What is the deference between Coalescor and Separator in filtration systems?
A: I am not sure I know a detailed technical answer to your question. However, I believe a coalescer ...
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| Carbon Monoxide Readings | 1/7/2009 | Rob Gibson |
Q: We have a carbon monoxide that is beeping at us. The reading is 63 and we do not know what this ...
A: I have a CO monitor myself. Its never gone off thank goodness but when I test it it is so loud my ...
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| Unleaded vs leaded Gas | 10/29/2008 | Jay Hofmann (Trinity Consultants, Inc.) |
Q: My question is what are the pro and cons to both unleaded and leaded gas?
A: There is no "pro" with leaded gas from an air quality perspective. Lead in the air is highly ...
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| car pollution | 9/29/2008 | Harold Garabedian |
Q: how much do gasoline powered passenger automobiles contribute to the total air pollution in the us( ...
A: Emissions from gasoline powered vehicles contribute to a host of air pollution concerns including ...
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| unleaded and leaded gas | 6/16/2008 | Dave Russell |
Q: what is the difference between unleaded gasoline and leaded gasoline?
A: Leaded gas was manufactured by using tetraethyl lead as an additive. The purpose of the additive was ...
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| res. air quality | 3/24/2008 | Jacob Hunter (Environmental Assessment Services, Monterey Bay-Silicon Valley) |
Q: I hope you can help me with my question please. A year ago we had a high efficiency Carrier heat ...
A: #1 get in touch wth your medical physician. #2 I'd get in touch with an American IAQ council ...
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| clean air | 3/23/2008 | Jay Hofmann (Trinity Consultants, Inc.) |
Q: A few years ago I was in the Dominican Republic staying in my vacation home when all our ...
A: The are many non-governmental organizations that attempt to pressure governments all over the world ...
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| bag filter/ bag house | 3/14/2008 | Harold Garabedian |
Q: i am a mech engg. student from India & as a part of our final year syllabus i am doing a project ...
A: The best (US) reference to address your question can be found at the USEPA website for exhaust ...
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| 1968 Triumph | 3/11/2008 | Harold Garabedian |
Q: I have a 1968 Triumph Spitfire and have been told that it needs leaded gas only. How do we get this ...
A: There is a lot of miss-information out there on the matter of using unleaded gasoline in an engine ...
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| Eco air for the future? | 2/27/2008 | Harold Garabedian |
Q: I am a trend analyst in London and i am researching into how the future of gadgets and technology ...
A: "Zero Waste" is more of a concept or philosophy of how to approach policies addressing wastes which ...
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| Eco air for the future? | 2/27/2008 | Harold Garabedian |
Q: I am a trend analyst in London and i am researching into how the future of gadgets and technology ...
A: Technologies of the future will address issues of (high) efficiency and sustainability; particularly ...
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| indoor exhaust fumes | 6/14/2007 | Jay Hofmann (Trinity Consultants, Inc.) |
Q: Is it possible to monitor my home and find out if the exhaust I smell is reaching unhealthy levels? ...
A: You can monitor your home for carbon monoxide inexpensively. Buy a CO monitor at your local ...
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| Indoor air quality: | 2/21/2007 | Jacob Hunter (Environmental Assessment Services, Monterey Bay-Silicon Valley) |
Q: I think my question may be a little basic for your field but having discovered allexperts.com I am ...
A: I will try my best to answer this as briefly as possible. The question you ask really requires an ...
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| Gasoil burning | 1/9/2007 | Dave Russell |
Q: Greeting, I would like to know, How much CO2 will be emitted if we burn just 1 litr Gasoil?
A: Gasoil is, in the US, referred to as diesel. The problem is that I can give you a theoretical ...
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| breakdown of sources of CO2 emissions in US | 12/2/2006 | Dave Russell |
Q: I would like a breakdown of the sources of carbon dioxide emissions (from non-natural ...
A: Rather than waste space and time in providing an answer that I would have to look up, let me point ...
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| Min Ventillation rate | 11/29/2006 | Dave Russell |
Q: I have been reading your notes and thank you for the help to the guys. What is the min ventilation ...
A: The governing set of standards you want to look at is from ASHRAE American Society of Heating ...
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| characteristics of air | 11/20/2006 | Rob Gibson |
Q: i am a grade 5 learner in south africa. my teacher asked us in an exam what the characteristics of ...
A: First of all I have no idea why you got the mark you did as I do not know the basis of the teachers ...
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| What is the Difference between Diesel, unleaded and leaded gas? | 11/15/2006 | Dave Russell |
Q: Good day Mr. Rusell, I would just like to ask bout the difference of the three (diesel, unleaded and ...
A: all 3 are hydrocarbons, so all 3 produce the same types of pollutants, except leaded gas. Gasoline ...
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| pollutant trapping and humidity | 3/21/2006 | Dave Russell |
Q: Mr. Russell: Are air pollutants more easily trapped within a local area if the humidity is high? I ...
A: Priscilla At the moment I am in Brussels. I am not available to many of the resources I need to ...
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| Large scale air cleaning | 2/9/2006 | Dave Russell |
Q: I've been wondering now for some time if it wouldn't be possible to clean the smog or at least ...
A: Yes it would, but you are talking about paul bunyon sized equipment. One of the ways under ...
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| Large scale air cleaning | 2/9/2006 | Harold Garabedian |
Q: I've been wondering now for some time if it wouldn't be possible to clean the smog or at least ...
A: The technology and systems required would be so large as to be technologically and financially ...
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| My Stuff Bedroom | 2/2/2006 | David Powner |
Q: I have a question for you. You see below part of an E-mail that my friend sent me about calculating ...
A: To measure the amperage is technically very simple. In practice, for most people, it is not so. You ...
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| My Stuff Bedroom | 1/27/2006 | David Powner |
Q: I appreciate your help. Somethings that I did not mention. They claim that the machine does 84 ...
A: I guess they mean up to 84 pints where the humidity is at saturation. You can get a temperature ...
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| My Stuff Bedroom | 1/26/2006 | David Powner |
Q: From reading your area of expertise, it seems like you may be able to help me with my dilema. I ...
A: . At first glance, I am puzzled. The Fujitronic seems to be about 50% more powerful than the ...
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| Printer Ink Exposure | 1/5/2006 | David Powner |
Q: I'm a self-representing artist and publisher and working out of my home. I am reproducing prints of ...
A: Where to begin? I would start by suggesting that to keep the room relatively fresh, you should be ...
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| Carbon monoxide | 11/25/2005 | David Powner |
Q: Could you tell me how I could monitor my home for carbon monoxide and lead paints/radon. Also,I ...
A: Depending upon where you are, you can readily obtain a low-cost CO monitor from general stores. ...
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| carbon monoxide | 11/22/2005 | Jay Hofmann (Trinity Consultants, Inc.) |
Q: Could you describe how a person can monitor their home from carbon monoxide/lead paints, radon and ...
A: You can buy relatively inexpensive monitors for both radon and carbon monoxide (CO). The CO ...
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| ash/dust removal | 11/3/2005 | David Powner |
Q: Am a longtime user of firewood for heating my home and am entirely satisfied as such - except for ...
A: I would first refer you to the following web page: ...
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| air pollution | 9/26/2005 | David Powner |
Q: Is open trash burning legal in illinois? If so, what can be burned?
A: As I'm based in the UK, I shouldn't have a clue, but I did a quick Google for "trash burning ...
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| Smelly window air-conditioner | 9/22/2005 | David Powner |
Q: My air conditioner in my living room window smells when I turn it on. It smells moldy, or musty- ...
A: I think you can be fairly certain that it's on its way out! It sounds very much as though the motor ...
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| Griess Saltzman Reagent | 9/18/2005 | Rob Gibson |
Q: Rob Gibson, I am currently doing my IB Diploma at the Internantional School of Kuala Lumpr. To ...
A: This web link is the best I could do ...
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| Purifying hydroxyl radicals | 6/15/2005 | David Powner |
Q: I've been looking at buying an air purifier. Their is a purifier that claims it blows all the other ...
A: Marcus... My personal knowledge is very limited on this specific subject. However (probably as you ...
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| enfisema/formadehyde | 5/9/2005 | David Powner |
Q: I worked in a factory that made corragated boxes. They use formadehyde in this process. My concern ...
A: Frank.. As far as I can tell, you've added another comment in the original text. So you live in NJ. ...
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| enfisema/formadehyde | 5/8/2005 | David Powner |
Q: I worked in a factory that made corragated boxes. They use formadehyde in this process. My concern ...
A: Frank.. I would suggest that the dust itself is likely to cause you long-term harm - emphysema is a ...
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| Vehicle silencer | 5/2/2005 | Dave Russell |
Q: How does a vehicle silencer work?
A: If by the term silencer you mean an exhaust muffler, it is a chamber and pipe system for creating ...
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| down-flow ac unit | 4/16/2005 | David Powner |
Q: David, I'm wondering if you would have the connections to find me, either a re-conditioned or new ...
A: .. Nothing immediately springs to mind, as my particular 'expertise' is primarily Industrial Dust ...
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| Air conditioning | 3/17/2005 | David Powner |
Q: To save some money, I recently had a friend of a friend install central air conditioning in my home. ...
A: Following on from my previous comments, and to assist you in visualising the situation: Imagine ...
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