1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695327603321

Autore

Stephenson John B

Titolo

Particulate matter [[electronic resource] ] : EPA needs to make more progress in addressing the National Academies' recommendations on estimating health benefits : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate / / statement of John B. Stephenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

9 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-06-992 T

Soggetti

Particles - Environmental aspects - United States

Air - Pollution - United States

Environmental policy

Health risk assessment - United States

Environmental risk assessment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 12, 2006).

"For release ... July 19, 2006."

Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910253985403321

Autore

Dincer Ibrahim

Titolo

Clean Rail Transportation Options / / by Ibrahim Dincer, Janette Hogerwaard, Calin Zamfirescu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-21726-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Collana

Green Energy and Technology, , 1865-3529

Disciplina

385.0973

Soggetti

Transportation

Engines

Machinery

Sustainable development

Energy policy

Engine Technology

Sustainable Development

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction -- Rail Transportation -- Locomotive Prime Movers -- Ammonia as a Transportation Fuel -- Clean Rail Transportation Systems -- System Analyses -- Case Studies -- Conclusions -- Nomenclature -- References -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This book will assess and compare several options for ammonia co-fueling of diesel locomotives with integrated heat recovery, multigeneration (including on-board hydrogen fuel production from ammonia), and emission reduction subsystems from energy, exergy, and environmental perspectives. Economic considerations will be presented to compare the cost of the proposed systems for different scenarios such as carbon-tax rates, diesel fuel cost, and ammonia cost. Fossil fuel consumption and the associated negative environmental impact of their combustion is a significant global concern that requires effective, practical, and sustainable solutions. From a Canadian perspective, the Transportation Sector contributes more than 25% of



national greenhouse gas emissions due to fossil fuel combustion, largely due to road vehicles (cars, light and heavy duty trucks). This is a complex and critical challenge to address, particularly in urban areas with high population density. There is a need to develop alternative energy solutions for mass passenger and freight transportation systems that will reduce both the traffic-volume of road vehicles as well as the emissions from the mass transportation systems. The book will be helpful to students in senior-level undergraduate and graduate level courses related to energy, thermodynamics, thermal sciences, combustion, HVAC&R, etc. The quantitative comparative assessment of such alternative energy systems provided by this book will be useful for researchers and professionals interested sustainable development.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910137346703321

Titolo

Canadian family physician

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Willowdale, Ont.], : College of Family Physicians of Canada, ©1996-

ISSN

1715-5258

Soggetti

Medicine

Family medicine

Family medicine - Canada

Physicians (General practice)

Physicians (General practice) - Canada

Médecine familiale

Médecine familiale - Canada

Médecine

Omnipraticiens

Omnipraticiens - Canada

Huisartsgeneeskunde

Periodical

periodicals.

Periodicals.

Périodiques.

Canada



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Official publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.