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Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Health Costs of Particulates and SO2

De Paula, Áureo; Halliday, Timothy J.; Lynham, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate matter and SO2 on emergency room admissions and costs in the state of … evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization. Specifically, a one standard deviation …

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Environmental impact of alternative fuel mix in electricity generation in Malaysia

Jafar, Abdul Hamid; Al-Amin, Abul Quasem; Siwar, Chamhuri - In: Renewable Energy 33 (2008) 10, pp. 2229-2235

The Fuel Diversification Strategy was incorporated into the Malaysian National Energy Policy in order to achieve a more balanced consumption of fuel, namely gas, hydro, coal and petroleum. The objective of this paper is to evaluate changes in CO2, SO2 and NOx emission due to changes in the fuel...

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The safe operation zone of the spark ignition engine working with dual renewable supplemented fuels (hydrogen+ethyl alcohol)

Al-Baghdadi, Sadiq; Abdul-Resul, Maher - In: Renewable Energy 22 (2001) 4, pp. 579-583

The effect of the amount of hydrogen/ethyl alcohol addition on the performance and pollutant emission of a four-stroke spark ignition engine has been studied. The results of the study show that all engine performance parameters have been improved when operating the gasoline spark ignition engine...

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Effect of compression ratio, equivalence ratio and engine speed on the performance and emission characteristics of a spark ignition engine using hydrogen as a fuel

Sadiq Al-Baghdadi, Maher A.R. - In: Renewable Energy 29 (2004) 15, pp. 2245-2260

and an unprecedented solution to the energy crises and pollution problems, due to its superior combustion qualities and …

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Environmental Impacts of a North American Free Trade Agreement

Grossman, Gene; Krueger, Alan B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade … effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico. …

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Pollution and Growth: What Do We Know?

Grossman, Gene - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

water quality. Pollution may rise with growth, because an increased scale of economic activity means more emissions, ceteris … pollution there is no evidence at all that a turning point has yet been reached. The paper goes on to discuss the economic …

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Hydrogen–ethanol blending as an alternative fuel of spark ignition engines

Al-Baghdadi, M.A.S. - In: Renewable Energy 28 (2003) 9, pp. 1471-1478

The performance and pollutant emission of a four-stroke spark ignition engine using hydrogen–ethanol blends as fuel have been studied. The tests were performed using 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 mass% hydrogen–ethanol blends. Gasoline fuel was used as a basis for comparison. The effect of using...

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Optimal configuration assessment of renewable energy in Malaysia

Haidar, Ahmed M.A.; John, Priscilla N.; Shawal, Mohd - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 2, pp. 881-888

pollution. However, the cost of production of solar and wind energy proved to be cheaper and more environmentally friendly than …

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Combustion of jojoba methyl ester in an indirect injection diesel engine

Selim, M.Y.E.; Radwan, M.S.; Elfeky, S.M.S. - In: Renewable Energy 28 (2003) 9, pp. 1401-1420

An experimental investigation has been carried out to examine for the first time the performance and combustion noise of an indirect injection diesel engine running with new fuel derived from pure jojoba oil, jojoba methyl ester, and its blends with gas oil. A Ricardo E6 compression swirl diesel...

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Natural ventilation

Fordham, M - In: Renewable Energy 19 (2000) 1, pp. 17-37

selected to control temperature, pollution, and air movement. Ventilation with heat reclaim and the thermal capacity of the …

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