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1 online resource |
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Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety |
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Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety.
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CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS: NEW RESEARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS: NEW RESEARCH; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: WHY DO WE DEFER ACTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE?A COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND AND CONTRIBUTIONS; MISPERCEPTIONS OF FEEDBACK; RELIANCE ON CORRELATION HEURISTIC; A FRAMEWORK FOR WAIT-AND-SEE BEHAVIOR ON CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: RESPONDING LINEARLY IN NONLINEAR PROBLEMS: APPLICATION TO EARTH'S CLIMATE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; The Nonlinear CO2 Lifetime Problem; METHODS |
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ParticipantsMaterials and Procedure; RESULTS; Proportion of Linear Responses within Each Problem (H1a); Proportion of Correct and Linear Responses between Linearand Nonlinear Problems (H1b); Proportion of Correct and Linear Responses between Aidand No-Aid Conditions (H2); Effects of Educational Backgrounds; GENERAL DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: STEEL INDUSTRY AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS: A NOVEL IRONMAKING PROCESS WITH GREATLY REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Technology Description of Flash Ironmaking; CO2MITIGATION AND ENERGY BENEFIT |
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CO2 and Other Pollutant EmissionsEnergy Savings; DEVELOPMENT OF FLAH IRONMAKING TECHNOLOGY; Kinetics Feasibility Tests; Bench-Scale Testing; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: CO2-E EMISSIONS FROM BEST PRACTICE LANDFILL VERSUS COMPOST; ABSTRACT; DISCUSSION; 1. BACKGROUND; 2. STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON LANDFILL AND COMPOST; 3. AIM OF THIS STUDY; 4.METHOD AND ASSUMPTIONS; 5. FINDINGS; 6. DISCUSSION; (i) Compost; (ii) Landfill; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX 1. FACTORS USED IN CALCULATION OF CO2-E EMISSIONS FROM LANDFILL VERSUS MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING |
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LANDFILL: CO2-E EMISSIONS OVER 20 YEARSREFERENCES; Chapter 5: EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS FROM THE USE OF CHP SYSTEMS IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; ABSTRACT; NOMENCLATURE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. EMISSIONS FROM THE CHP SYSTEM OPERATION; 3. RESULTS; 3.1. Effect of Re on the CO2 Emission Reduction; 3.2. Effect of Rh on the Emissions Reduction; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: BUILDING INTEGRATED RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES: EMBODIED ENERGY, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POTENTIAL OF CO2 EMISSION MITIGATION; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION IN BUILDING |
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2.1. Passive Building Design2.2. Embodied Energy in Buildings; 2.3. Building Integrated Renewable Energy Technologies; 3. ECONOMICS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; 3.1. Economics of PV System for Building; 3.2. Economics of Wind Power System for Building; 3.3. Economics of Solar Hot Water System for Building; 3.4. Economics of Solar Water Pumping System for Building; 3.5. Economics of Solar PV Lanterns for Building; 3.6. Economics of Solar Distillation for Drinking Water Supply in Arid Area Buildings; 4. ECONOMICS OF SOLAR LIGHTING AND PASSIVE HEATING/COOLING TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Description based on print version record |
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Carbon dioxide mitigation.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Carbon dioxide mitigation
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Carpenter, Mitchell, editor
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Shelton, Everett J., editor
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| LC no. |
2020677705 |
| ISBN |
9781622574377 |
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1622574370 |
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