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A questionnaire for studies of sick building syndrome
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96/03302 Plant Yatesz ICCT CT-121 demonstration. Results of parametric testing Burford, D. P. et al., EPA-600/R-95-015b, US Environ. Prot. Agency, Res. Dev., (Proc. 1993 S02 Control Symp.) Paper No.33, 1995, 24 pp. The CT-121 scrubbing process features a single S02 absorption module, called the Jet Bubbling Reactor, made entirely of fibreglass reinforced plastics where several chemical reactions take place. The 100 MW flue gas scrubber uses limestone as a reagent to remove up to 95% of the S02 in the flue gas which is supplied by a pulverized coal-fired boiler, producing a high quality gypsum byproduct. Gypsum will be tested for construction and agricultural uses with the majority deposited in a gypsum 'stack', a disposal technique commonly used in the phosphate fertilizer industry. 96/03303 Polyfluorlnated dibenzodloxlns, dlbenzofurans, biphenyls, synthesis, analysis, and potential paths of formation Weber, R. and Hagenmaier, H. Organohalogen Compd., 1995, 22, 303-308. (In German) Thermolysis of incinerator fly ashes in a stream of oxygen at 3000 led to the formation of fluorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans. Discusses the possible pathways for the formation of these compounds. 96/03304 Potential and economics of forestry options for carbon sequestration In India Ravindranath, N. H. and Somashekhar, B. S. Biomass & Bioenergy, 1995, 8, (5), 323-336. There is a need to understand the carbon (C) sequestration potential of the forestry option and its financial implications for each country. In India the C emissions from deforestation are estimated to be nearly offset by C sequestration in forests under succession and tree plantations. India has nearly succeeded in stabilizing the area under forests and has adequate forest conservation strategies. Biomass demands for softwood, hardwood and firewood are estimate to double or treble by the year 2020. A set of forestry options were developed to meet the projected biomass needs, and keeping in mind the features of land categories available, three scenarios were developed: potential; demand-driven; and programme-driven scenarios. 96/03305 The potential for reducing atmospheric carbon by large-scale afforestation In China and related cost/benefit analysis Xu, D. Biomass & Bioenergy, 1995,8, (5), 337-344. In this paper, the amount of carbon sequestered through large-scale afforestation and related costs and benefits are calculated, assuming that the forests are managed in perpetual rotations. Based on land availability for afforestation, 20 cases are identified in five suitable regions in China. 96/03306 Potentially hazardous trace elements in Kentucky coals Blanchard, L. 1. et al., Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem., 1995, 40, (4), 828-832. Discusses how the partioning of elements during coal combustion is influenced by the mode of occurrence of the elements in the coal, boiler characteristics, and the volatility of the species present. 96/03307 Predicting sick building syndrome at the individual and aggregate levels Hedge, A. et al., Environment Int., 1996,22, (1), 3-19. A sample of 4479 workers from 27 air conditioned office buildings completed a questionnaire on environmental conditions, sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms, job satisfaction, job stress, and occupational and personal information while indoor air quality measures were taken. Indoor air quality met current American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) guidelines in all buildings. Logistic regression analyses conducted for individual symptoms revealed environmental correlates for workers' reports of environmental conditions, but few environmental correlates for reports of SBS symptoms. 96/03308 Preparation of ADVACATE reagent In a flow reactor Kind, K. K. and Rochelle, G. T. EPA 1995, US Environ. Prot. Agency, Res. Div. Report EPA-600/R-95-015b, Paper No.39 Proc. 19935° 2 Control Symp., 1995,2, 1-18. The ADVACATE (ADVanced siliCATE) process utilizes fly ash from power plants as a reactant with lime to form a high surface area material that can be injected into the flue gas to remove S02' The process has undergone bench and pilot testing but the sorbent has been prepared in batch reactions in most cases. The characteristics of the reaction between fly ash and hydrated lime in a flow reactor are examined in this paper. 96/03309 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Envlronmenmtal Remediation. ICEM '95. Volume 2. Management of Low-level waste and remediation of contaminated sites and facilities Slate, S. et al., (eds.), The Americal Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, USA, 1995, 1775 pp.
96/03310 Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. ICEM '95. Volume 1. Cross-cutlng issues and management of high-level waste and spent fuel Slate, S. et al., (eds.}, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, USA, 1995, 881 pp. 96/03311 Processing of residue from coal fluidized-bed gasification Herbert, P. er al., (Assigned to) Metal/gesel/schaft AG, GER. Offen. DE.4,41O,598, Sep. 1995. 96/03312 Project update: Advanced FGD design for Northern Indian Public Service Company's Bailley Generating Station Vymazal, D. C. et al., EPA-600/R-95·015b, US Environ. Prot. Agency, Res. Dev., (Proc. 1993502 Control Symp.) Paper No.29, 1995, 14 pp. In 1988, the U.S. Department of Energy selected pure air to demonstrate a state-of-the-art sulphur dioxide scrubber, under DOE's Clean Coal Technology demonstrate programme. The scrubber is located at the Northern Indiana Public Service Company's Bailly Generating Station. It has a number of advanced technical features, including a single absorber vessel which is sized nominally at 600 MWe-the largest in the United States, and the largest in the world to operate with high-sulphur coal. With specific regard to environmental management, this project seeks to demonstrate that air pollution control need not have deleterious solid waste and/or wastewater consequences. The paper reviews the advanced wet flue gas desulphurization design features, and the environmental and business features of the project. 96/03313 Proposal of cotton coal carbon dioxide cycle (4CS) project Tamayama, M. et al., Energy Converso Mgmt., Jun.-Sep. 1995, 36, (6), 931-934. Carbon dioxide and coal ash are the major residues of coal in the energy industry. Man cannot avoid the residues. Because, coal is the most dependable and rather easy energy source over the world. The paper proposes a solid way to reduce carbon dioxide produced and to return the ash to the earth. The way is named 'Cotton Coal Carbon Dioxide Cycle (4CS) Project'. The proposals are: (1) Immediately applicable. (2) To mediate and solve negative relationship between industrial development and environmental deterioration by productive agriculture: cotton plantation. (3) Fixation of a large quantity of carbon dioxide. (4) Beside carbon dioxide reduction, this is effective for depression of fly-ash, which strengthens acid rain. 96/03314 Quantitative analysis of fuel-related hydrocarbons In surface water and wastewater samples by solid-phase microextraction Langenfeld, 1. J. et aI., Anal. Chem., 1996, 68, (I), 144·155. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) parameters were examined on water polluted with hydrocarbons including benzene and alkylbenzenes, nalkanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Good agreement was obtained between a 45-min SPME and methylene chloride extraction to determine PAH in creosote-polluted water, demonstrating that SPME is a useful technique for rapid hydrocarbon determination in complex water matrixes. 96/03315 Questionnaire design for sick building syndrome: An empirical comparison of options Raw, G. 1. et al., Environment Int., 1996, 22, (1), 61-72. This study investigated the effects of questionnaire design on reports of sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms and environmental discomfort, in order to make informed decisions on the standardisation of SBS questionnaires. 96/03316 A questionnaire for studies of sick bUilding syndrome Raw, G. 1. et al., Int. Con]. on Healthy Buildings in Mild Climate, Healthy Buildings '95, Milan, Sep. 1995, 1, /819-1824. The paper is presented in two parts and describes the development of a standard questionnaire for use in investigating sick building syndrome, and describes a procedure for using the questionnaire. 96/03317 A questionnaire for studies of sick bUilding syndrome. A report to the Royal Society of Health Advisory Group on sick building syndrome Raw, G. J. BRE 287, Building Reseach Establishment, 1995, 9 pp. The questionnaire is intended to be used for screening surveys to determine the prevalance of sick building syndrome in a particular building. 96/03318 Radioactive contamination of the Yenlsel River Vakulovsky, S. M. et al., J. Environ. Radioactivity, 1995, 29, (3), 225-236. Based on observational data in the period 1971-1993, radioactive contamination of the Yenisei River (Russia) ecosystem was analysed within 2000 km of the site of discharges from the Krasnoyarsk Mining and Chemical Industrial Complex.
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96/03302 Plant Yatesz ICCT CT-121 demonstration. Results of parametric testing Burford, D. P. et al., EPA-600/R-95-015b, US Environ. Prot. Agency, Res. Dev., (Proc. 1993 S02 Control Symp.) Paper No.33, 1995, 24 pp. The CT-121 scrubbing process features a single S02 absorption module, called the Jet Bubbling Reactor, made entirely of fibreglass reinforced plastics where several chemical reactions take place. The 100 MW flue gas scrubber uses limestone as a reagent to remove up to 95% of the S02 in the flue gas which is supplied by a pulverized coal-fired boiler, producing a high quality gypsum byproduct. Gypsum will be tested for construction and agricultural uses with the majority deposited in a gypsum 'stack', a disposal technique commonly used in the phosphate fertilizer industry. 96/03303 Polyfluorlnated dibenzodloxlns, dlbenzofurans, biphenyls, synthesis, analysis, and potential paths of formation Weber, R. and Hagenmaier, H. Organohalogen Compd., 1995, 22, 303-308. (In German) Thermolysis of incinerator fly ashes in a stream of oxygen at 3000 led to the formation of fluorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans. Discusses the possible pathways for the formation of these compounds. 96/03304 Potential and economics of forestry options for carbon sequestration In India Ravindranath, N. H. and Somashekhar, B. S. Biomass & Bioenergy, 1995, 8, (5), 323-336. There is a need to understand the carbon (C) sequestration potential of the forestry option and its financial implications for each country. In India the C emissions from deforestation are estimated to be nearly offset by C sequestration in forests under succession and tree plantations. India has nearly succeeded in stabilizing the area under forests and has adequate forest conservation strategies. Biomass demands for softwood, hardwood and firewood are estimate to double or treble by the year 2020. A set of forestry options were developed to meet the projected biomass needs, and keeping in mind the features of land categories available, three scenarios were developed: potential; demand-driven; and programme-driven scenarios. 96/03305 The potential for reducing atmospheric carbon by large-scale afforestation In China and related cost/benefit analysis Xu, D. Biomass & Bioenergy, 1995,8, (5), 337-344. In this paper, the amount of carbon sequestered through large-scale afforestation and related costs and benefits are calculated, assuming that the forests are managed in perpetual rotations. Based on land availability for afforestation, 20 cases are identified in five suitable regions in China. 96/03306 Potentially hazardous trace elements in Kentucky coals Blanchard, L. 1. et al., Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem., 1995, 40, (4), 828-832. Discusses how the partioning of elements during coal combustion is influenced by the mode of occurrence of the elements in the coal, boiler characteristics, and the volatility of the species present. 96/03307 Predicting sick building syndrome at the individual and aggregate levels Hedge, A. et al., Environment Int., 1996,22, (1), 3-19. A sample of 4479 workers from 27 air conditioned office buildings completed a questionnaire on environmental conditions, sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms, job satisfaction, job stress, and occupational and personal information while indoor air quality measures were taken. Indoor air quality met current American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) guidelines in all buildings. Logistic regression analyses conducted for individual symptoms revealed environmental correlates for workers' reports of environmental conditions, but few environmental correlates for reports of SBS symptoms. 96/03308 Preparation of ADVACATE reagent In a flow reactor Kind, K. K. and Rochelle, G. T. EPA 1995, US Environ. Prot. Agency, Res. Div. Report EPA-600/R-95-015b, Paper No.39 Proc. 19935° 2 Control Symp., 1995,2, 1-18. The ADVACATE (ADVanced siliCATE) process utilizes fly ash from power plants as a reactant with lime to form a high surface area material that can be injected into the flue gas to remove S02' The process has undergone bench and pilot testing but the sorbent has been prepared in batch reactions in most cases. The characteristics of the reaction between fly ash and hydrated lime in a flow reactor are examined in this paper. 96/03309 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Envlronmenmtal Remediation. ICEM '95. Volume 2. Management of Low-level waste and remediation of contaminated sites and facilities Slate, S. et al., (eds.), The Americal Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, USA, 1995, 1775 pp.
96/03310 Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. ICEM '95. Volume 1. Cross-cutlng issues and management of high-level waste and spent fuel Slate, S. et al., (eds.}, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, USA, 1995, 881 pp. 96/03311 Processing of residue from coal fluidized-bed gasification Herbert, P. er al., (Assigned to) Metal/gesel/schaft AG, GER. Offen. DE.4,41O,598, Sep. 1995. 96/03312 Project update: Advanced FGD design for Northern Indian Public Service Company's Bailley Generating Station Vymazal, D. C. et al., EPA-600/R-95·015b, US Environ. Prot. Agency, Res. Dev., (Proc. 1993502 Control Symp.) Paper No.29, 1995, 14 pp. In 1988, the U.S. Department of Energy selected pure air to demonstrate a state-of-the-art sulphur dioxide scrubber, under DOE's Clean Coal Technology demonstrate programme. The scrubber is located at the Northern Indiana Public Service Company's Bailly Generating Station. It has a number of advanced technical features, including a single absorber vessel which is sized nominally at 600 MWe-the largest in the United States, and the largest in the world to operate with high-sulphur coal. With specific regard to environmental management, this project seeks to demonstrate that air pollution control need not have deleterious solid waste and/or wastewater consequences. The paper reviews the advanced wet flue gas desulphurization design features, and the environmental and business features of the project. 96/03313 Proposal of cotton coal carbon dioxide cycle (4CS) project Tamayama, M. et al., Energy Converso Mgmt., Jun.-Sep. 1995, 36, (6), 931-934. Carbon dioxide and coal ash are the major residues of coal in the energy industry. Man cannot avoid the residues. Because, coal is the most dependable and rather easy energy source over the world. The paper proposes a solid way to reduce carbon dioxide produced and to return the ash to the earth. The way is named 'Cotton Coal Carbon Dioxide Cycle (4CS) Project'. The proposals are: (1) Immediately applicable. (2) To mediate and solve negative relationship between industrial development and environmental deterioration by productive agriculture: cotton plantation. (3) Fixation of a large quantity of carbon dioxide. (4) Beside carbon dioxide reduction, this is effective for depression of fly-ash, which strengthens acid rain. 96/03314 Quantitative analysis of fuel-related hydrocarbons In surface water and wastewater samples by solid-phase microextraction Langenfeld, 1. J. et aI., Anal. Chem., 1996, 68, (I), 144·155. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) parameters were examined on water polluted with hydrocarbons including benzene and alkylbenzenes, nalkanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Good agreement was obtained between a 45-min SPME and methylene chloride extraction to determine PAH in creosote-polluted water, demonstrating that SPME is a useful technique for rapid hydrocarbon determination in complex water matrixes. 96/03315 Questionnaire design for sick building syndrome: An empirical comparison of options Raw, G. 1. et al., Environment Int., 1996, 22, (1), 61-72. This study investigated the effects of questionnaire design on reports of sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms and environmental discomfort, in order to make informed decisions on the standardisation of SBS questionnaires. 96/03316 A questionnaire for studies of sick bUilding syndrome Raw, G. 1. et al., Int. Con]. on Healthy Buildings in Mild Climate, Healthy Buildings '95, Milan, Sep. 1995, 1, /819-1824. The paper is presented in two parts and describes the development of a standard questionnaire for use in investigating sick building syndrome, and describes a procedure for using the questionnaire. 96/03317 A questionnaire for studies of sick bUilding syndrome. A report to the Royal Society of Health Advisory Group on sick building syndrome Raw, G. J. BRE 287, Building Reseach Establishment, 1995, 9 pp. The questionnaire is intended to be used for screening surveys to determine the prevalance of sick building syndrome in a particular building. 96/03318 Radioactive contamination of the Yenlsel River Vakulovsky, S. M. et al., J. Environ. Radioactivity, 1995, 29, (3), 225-236. Based on observational data in the period 1971-1993, radioactive contamination of the Yenisei River (Russia) ecosystem was analysed within 2000 km of the site of discharges from the Krasnoyarsk Mining and Chemical Industrial Complex.
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