Mr. Nowak's paper finally puts European incinera­ tor practice in its proper perspective. It is interest­ ing to note that incineration is selected for the dis­ posal of refuse for the same reasons in his country that are usually used in our country. Perhaps the decision to generate steam from refuse in this country will follow thei r decision process. Mr. Nowak has pointed out that burning ref...

To determine the effectiveness of the Administrative Review as a tool in discerning which patients who refuse medication should be medicated involuntarily; define characteristics of voluntarily and involuntarily committed patients who refuse medication; and compare posttreatment status of patients who successfully refused medication with those who were administered medication involuntarily.

Consumers and organizations worldwide are searching for low-carbon alternatives to conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their impact on the environment. A comprehensive technique used to estimate overall cost and environmental impact of vehicles is known as life cycle assessment (LCA). In this article, a comparative LCA of diesel and compressed ...

BACKGROUND Cholera has persisted in Ghana since its introduction in the early 70's. From 1999 to 2005, the Ghana Ministry of Health officially reported a total of 26,924 cases and 620 deaths to the WHO. Etiological studies suggest that the natural habitat of V. cholera is the aquatic environment. Its ability to survive within and outside the aquatic environment makes cholera a complex health pr...

Household refuse, often considered merely waste for disposal, is being considered as fuel for utility boilers [1] , for chemical feedstock for pyrol­ ysis to produce fuel gas and oil [2,3], and as media for anaerobic digestion by bacteria to produce methane [4]. Previous chemical analyses of this por­ tion of municipal solid waste were directed only at incineration [5] . The organic portion of ...

During the heating of organic refuse out of contact with air, water, gases and liquids are evolved, leaving a char residue. Ten refuse components from domestic waste were distilled on a laboratory scale, the gaseous products were analyzed and the yields determined. The gases included mainly CO2, CO, H2, CH4, with mixture calorific values of 300 400 Btu per standard cu ft. The yield weights were...

The thought of burning run-of-the-mine coal in a 1000-Mw utility power plant is appalling. The results would be catastrophic. The furnace would have to be oversized; the unburned combustible loss would be high; the excess air required would be great, thus increasing the amount of flue gas to be cleaned; control of furnace conditions would be next to im­ possible; stack emissions would be excess...