For the Polish power industry, basic fuel is hard coal and lignite, which contains significant amounts of mercury. Current emission standards in European Union (IED directive near future BAT conclusions) create conditions for investment flue gas cleaning installations coal-fired plants. During combustion coal, mainly metallic mercury (Hg 0 ) produced, difficult to remove from dedusting (electro...

We reviewed laboratory and clinical studies bearing on the non-cancer health effects of diesel exhaust (DE) published since the 2002 release of the US EPA Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust. We critically evaluated over 100 published articles on experimental research, focusing on their value for predicting the risk of non-cancer health effects in humans exposed to DE. Human co...

The Idle Stop and Go(ISG) system is a technology proposed as a solution for improving fuel efficiency and reducing exhaust gas in the traffic jam. A typical ISG system turns on or off the engine automatically depending on whether the host vehicle starts or stops. This type system can make fuel efficiency more badly because of frequent engine on/off operation. In this paper, the new Idle Stop an...

Modern conventional submarines use diesel generators to provide power for propulsion and the hotel load. The governor, often a proportional-integral controller, attempts to maintain a constant speed by regulating the fuel flow to compensate for the back pressure disturbances due to the underwater exhaust. Poor control can cause fluctuating exhaust gas temperatures, leading to increased wear and...

The landmark Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study (DEMS) studied the relationship between diesel exhaust exposure (DEE) and lung cancer mortality of workers at eight nonmetal mines who were followed from beginning of dieselization of the mines (1947-1967) through December 31, 1997. The original analyses quantified DEE exposures using exposure to respirable elemental carbon (REC) to represent DEE, and...

Diesel exhaust is a mixture of combustion gases and ultrafine particles coated with organic compounds. There is concern whether exposure can result in or worsen obstructive airway diseases, but there is only limited information to assess this risk. U.S. railroad workers have been exposed to diesel exhaust since diesel locomotives were introduced after World War II, and by 1959, 95% of the locom...