Power Plant Engineering

Chapter 13 : Pollution and its Control
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13.1 Introduction
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13.2 Environment Pollution due to Energy Use
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13.3 Environment Pollution due to Industrial Trial Emissions
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13.4 Environment Pollution to Road Transport
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13.5 Harmful Effects of Emissions
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13.5.1 Buildings and Materials
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13.5.2 Soil, Vegetation and Animal Life
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13.5.3 Human Beings
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13.6 Steps Taken so far and their Impact
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13.7 Noise Pollution and its Control
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13.8 Green House Gases and their Effects
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13.9 Fossil Fuel Pollution
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13.9.1 Urban Air Pollution
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13.9.2 Acid Rain
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13.9.3 Global Climate Change
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13.9.4 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
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13.9.4 Acid Fog
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13.10 Pollution due to Combustion of Fuel
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13.10.1 Gas Fuel
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13.10.2 Methane
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13.10.3 Alkanes
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13.11 Pollution due to Gas Combustion
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13.11.1 Unburned Hydrocarbons (UHCS)
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13.11.2 Carbon Monoxide (CO)
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13.11.3 Nitric Oxide (NO
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13.11.4 Soot
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13.12 Pollution due to Liquid Fuel
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13.12.1 Atomization
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13.12.2 Vaporization
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13.12.3 Modes of Combustion
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13.13 Pollution due to Solid Fuel
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13.14 Air Pollution by Thermal Power Plants
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13.15 Water Pollution by Thermal Power Plants
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13.16 Environment Concerns and Diesel Power Plants
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13.17 Nuclear Power Plant and the Environment
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13.17.1 The Fuel Cycle
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13.17.2 Wastes
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13.18 Radiations from Nuclear-Power Plant Effluents
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13.19 Impact on Pollution and Air Qality in Delhi
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13.19.1 Environmental Concerns
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13.19.2 Pollution Levels
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13.19.3 Measurs to Combat Pollution
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13.20 Method for Pollution Control
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13.21 Control of Marine Pollution
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Appendix
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Index
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