| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Convert of Sulphur content in fuel to emission rate | 11/17/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I need to calculate how much is the sulphur content in the fuel is allow for 2000 ppm SO2 in the ...
A: I assume that the fuel is natural gas. If I'm wrong, let me know. Depending upon the type of boiler. ...
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| Calculated NOx Emission | 11/16/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: Sir, I would like to know that how can we calculate NOx emissions of Gas Turbine power plants ...
A: Here's the answer, though you may not be pleased about it. Everyone uses AP-42, the Air Pollution ...
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| Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering | 11/15/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I'm trying to choose which major fits best my interests. I'm interested in renewable energy, water ...
A: The short answer is to take an undergraduate degree in one and get an MS in the other. My career has ...
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| Litter in waterways | 11/14/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: How much does everyday litter done by people effect the condition of the water that it ends up in, ...
A: There is a large body of trash floating in the Pacific and smaller but equally important ones in the ...
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| Iceberg Decay | 11/12/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I have made several "observations" visually that appear to bear out a similarity with the way in ...
A: The phenomenon you are observing is sloughing. It is a phenomenon which you are seeing which results ...
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| Upwellings | 10/30/2009 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: I am orchestrating an experiment on how to determine if wetlands have upwellings and whether the ...
A: Destiny: I am not really sure what you mean by an upwelling. I am guessing that there is probably ...
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| Global Warming and Teenagers | 10/18/2009 | Allan Yeomans |
Q: I am doing research for my High School Honors Science class. We were instructed to ask an expert ...
A: Your generation should be concerned. You are going to have to live with the mess we are ...
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| Transplanting Young Dogwood Tree | 10/15/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: I'm writing to ask if it is recommended that I relocate a 2-year old Dogwood tree that is not doing ...
A: Dogwoods like a more shady environment so I would move the tree. Deciduous trees and shrubs may be ...
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| carbon calculator fiction | 10/15/2009 | Allan Yeomans |
Q: I've been trying to calculate my carbon footprint using this website: ...
A: Don’t bother calculating your, so called “carbon foot print” It’s a total waste of time and ...
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| forestry and wildlife habitat | 10/14/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Hyland, I recently learned about the positive aspects that clear cutting can have on wildlife ...
A: I all depends on what type of wildlife you are talking about--Game species like deer, turkey etc. or ...
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| natural waste materials | 10/13/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: what is natural waste
A: Natural waste is really undefined. IT can be almost anything you want it to be. When I think of ...
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| Solid Waste Management | 10/13/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: Goodday Sir, I want you to help me with site(s)or acess to materials, where i can get information on ...
A: Probably one of the best things which you can do is to visit the US Army Technical Manuals website, ...
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| Research Questions | 10/8/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: Mr. Russell, I am a sixth grade student, and I need help regarding a Science Research Project. I am ...
A: There are a couple of things you can use to help the soap. The first is a detergent booster. As a ...
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| Soil Pacific A correction to an answer | 10/7/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I see that you are recommending Soil Pacific to people for their Soil concerns or needs. I think ...
A: Debra: I did some checking on my answer in response to your question. In March of 2006, I did ...
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| Formalu for Calculation of NOx & SOx | 10/7/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I want to calculate concentration of NOx & SOx on the basis of ultimate analysis of coal.Kindly send ...
A: The accepted values for coal are from AP 42 by the USEPA. Rather than give you the information, I'm ...
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| Nuclear is the best | 9/29/2009 | Allan Yeomans |
Q: Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? What are the facts, stastistics & case studies regarding ...
A: Can coal gas or oil be justified? No, not at all. Global warming is too dangerious. The dangers and ...
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| use of nuclear energy be justified? | 9/29/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? What are the facts, stastistics & case studies regarding ...
A: Your question is overly broad and cannot be answered without several days/ weeks/ months of research ...
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| Oil spill clean up | 9/18/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I am doing a science report for school, my research project is on how some dish soaps can help clean ...
A: get a large aluminum or other pan (turkey roasting size). Preferably you will do this outside or ...
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| Science Project | 9/17/2009 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: I'm doing a science project measuring pollution in soil. What tools do I need to do this? How do I ...
A: Bill: pH or corrosivity of soil is a pretty easy parameter to measure. All you need is a pH meter ...
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| Science Project | 9/13/2009 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: I'm doing a science project measuring pollution in soil. What tools do I need to do this? How do I ...
A: Bill: First you need to decide what exactly you mean by pollution. Are you interested in pollution ...
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| Air pollution experiment | 9/2/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I was well on my way to starting an experiment that you suggested to a 9th grader regarding the ...
A: If all else fails try vinegar, or a 1% solution of acetic acid or formic acid. Those should be ...
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| windmills | 8/31/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I am trying to make a windmill. Please look at my sketch. Can you think of an answer to my two ...
A: You did not enclose your questions, but here's a shot at some answers. 1. You need to change the ...
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| Bugs eating pine trees | 8/24/2009 | Jim Hyland |
Q: Jim: There is a pine of some kind behind my trailer in South Carolina. There are some kind of bugs ...
A: If the noise is a sawing type sound this is an insect called a pine sawyer. These infest trees that ...
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| evoporation & transpiration | 8/18/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I am an environmental engineer (in training) and I am trying to figure out a problem at work. I ...
A: A couple of brief points, and then I'll provide you with the information to enable you to answer ...
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| Carbon | 8/7/2009 | A R Gibson |
Q: Obviously everyone today is concerned about greater quanities of carbon dioxide accumlating in our ...
A: I can only provide you with more thoughts for you to mull over in relation to this. I have no ...
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| Future Energy | 8/6/2009 | Allan Yeomans |
Q: I have problems with this question "Consider which resources of energy offer the greatest ...
A: To end global warming we must stop using geological buried fossil carbon for industrial power. We ...
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| Pest control spraying | 7/31/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: I'm unsure if you can answer the questions I have but here goes. We've had an unknown infestation ...
A: I'll take a stab at an answer. Demon CS and Pyrethrum are pesticides. Pyrethrum is an extract from ...
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| environmental sciences | 7/29/2009 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: MY NAME IS NEIVIA,I AM CURRENTLY DOING MY FINAL YEAR IN GEOLOGY BUT I WILL LOVE TO DO MY HONORS NEXT ...
A: Nelvia: I am not sure exactly you mean by environmental management and analysis, but I would guess ...
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| Gasoline | 7/17/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: Will you please help me with some suggestions on how to build my invention, the NoGas Engine? I ...
A: What you are looking at is the CARNOT cycle for work. The coefficient of expansion of gasoline and ...
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| Gasoline Invention | 7/17/2009 | Allan Yeomans |
Q: Will you please help me with some suggestions on how to build my invention, the NoGas Engine? I ...
A: Like your last question the energy output would be so small and the energy input would be so big ...
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| Treatment of granite processing waste | 7/16/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: Woriing for the Industrial Pretreatment Program for a municipal govt, we are coming across ...
A: Granite waste tends to act like very very fine rock flour. It has the potential to be very abrasive ...
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| embedded energy | 7/16/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: David, can you explain to me how to calculate the energy necessary to produce a material. For ...
A: That is part of the problem. The systems lack the necessary transparency to enable an outside party ...
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| embedded energy | 7/15/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: David, can you explain to me how to calculate the energy necessary to produce a material. For ...
A: First, you need to start with a very very large and detailed database. The problem is that no one ...
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| Ice Engine | 7/11/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: Will you please help me with some suggestions on how to build my invention, the ICE ENGINE? Here ...
A: MIKE: What you need is some way to store the energy of expansion. For example,a very fine tooth set ...
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| Ice Engine | 7/11/2009 | Allan Yeomans |
Q: Will you please help me with some suggestions on how to build my invention, the ICE ENGINE? Here ...
A: Interesting thought. Unfortunately while the pressures you are talking about are about twice ...
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| reaction of butanol and water | 6/26/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: C4H9OH + 7H2O = 4CO2 + 12H2 under what conditions does the foll reaction take place? I searched and ...
A: I don't quite know myself. I can speculate that the temperature would be somewhere near the ...
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| whats the point of getting a degree if u cant find a decent job | 6/24/2009 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: i have just finished my graduation in environmental science at the top of ma class and am looking ...
A: Sara: I can appreciate your frustration. You are not the only one in the same basket, the economy is ...
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| Particulate Filters | 6/21/2009 | A R Gibson |
Q: or put me in contact with someone that can give me information on Particulate filters. l would like ...
A: I think the type of filter you require is a HEPA filter. Here's what Wikipedia says about them ...
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| sewerage waste | 6/12/2009 | David L. Russell, PE |
Q: When toilet tissue does not disintegrate before reaching a treatment plant, and is removed as ...
A: Here's an answer but it will not necessarily be satisfying. Toilet tissue does disintegrate in the ...
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| CO2 | 6/1/2009 | Henry Boyter |
Q: I have read that CO2 is not a pollutant and it is non-toxic. But what about the gas that car emits ...
A: Not the same. Too much citric acid is toxic. It causes changes in the bodies chemistry and cell ...
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