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    Effect of Air Pollution

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    AIR POLLUTION The main reason of Air Pollution is burning of fossils fuels in large quantities accent decades has resulted in gradual increase in carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere. It is estimated that content of carbon dioxide has increased by 25% during the last 100 years. Carbon dioxide allows in solution to pass through but absorbs out going terrestrial radiation increase of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has the effect of increasing the temp of atmosphere. It is estimated that global

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    Causes of Air Polution

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    Causes of air pollution: Unwanted material present in air is referred as air pollution. The causes of air pollution may be * Natural process: For instance volcanic eruption and forest fire because of lightening. * Man- made process: for instance combustion of fossil fuels. Most of the air pollution is man – made. In metropolitan areas‚ combustion of petrol and its byproducts result in release of air pollutant. Incomplete combustion releases a toxic compound called carbon monoxide in to

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    EPA Air Quality

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    AIR QUALITY : Air pollution comes from many different sources: stationary sources such as factories‚ power plants‚ and smelters and smaller sources such as dry cleaners and degreasing operations; mobile sources such as cars‚ buses‚ planes‚ trucks‚ and trains; and naturally occurring sources such as windblown dust‚ and volcanic eruptions‚ all contribute to air pollution. Air Quality can be affected in many ways by the pollution emitted from these sources. These pollution sources can also emit a

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    Flame and Air Adjustment

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    unattended. PROCEDURE: A. Lighting a Burner (see page 7) 1. Close air adjustment. Open air adjustment by rotating barrel 2 times. 2. Close gas adjustment valve. Open gas adjustment valve at least 2 times. 3. Strike match and hold flame at the top of the burner. 4. Turn gas on at main gas valve. 5. Adjust height of flame to 8-10 cm. (flame may be yellow or blue.) 6. Close air vents for luminous yellow flame. Open the air adjustment for blue and double-cone blue flames. 7. Draw burner and

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    Air Conditioners 2

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    A Project Report On AIR CONDITIONER ’’ WINDOW TYPE Submitted By JOEL A. OOMMEN Air Conditioner Window Type: [pic] . An air conditioner is an appliance‚ system‚ or mechanism designed to extract heat from an area via a refrigeration cycle. In construction‚ a complete system of heating‚ ventilation‚ and air conditioning is referred to as "HVAC." Its purpose‚ in a building or an automobile‚ is to provide comfort during either hot or cold weather. History: In 1820‚ British

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    Air Quality Control

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    AIR QUALITY CONTROL Table of Contents TOPIC | PAGE NUMBER(S) | DEFINITION | | COMMON AIR POLLUTANTS | | MAN-MADE SOURCES | | NATURAL SOURCES | | TECHNICAL BRIEF OF THE GAME | | CONCLUSION | | REFERENCES | | DEFINITION This is also known as atmospheric pollution. It can be classified as ambient (outdoor) air and indoor air. Many materials that are considered contaminants and pollutants are found naturally existing in the atmosphere. A definition

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    Bel Air Asia

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    Thesis statement: Air Asia flew 33.8 people in 2012. Body: I. More than 1 million of passengers have used the service by Air Asia. A. The passengers increased to 13 per cent for Air Asia Airplanes in year 2011. B. The percentages for load factor remain the same since last year. II. 22 new aircraft was added with Air Asia affiliates. A. Air Asia’s affiliates include Malaysia AirAsia‚ Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia. B. The increasing of passenger is to add

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    Air Berlin Ipo

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    1. ¿Por qué Air Berlin quiere hacer una IPO? The decision of Air Berlin to launch an IPO is based on three main reasons that go along with the company’s corporate strategy. The company wants to raise gross proceeds of €350 million in order to fund the growth of its aircraft fleet‚ to pay off debt and to invest in sustainable growth. Hereby‚ 50% of net proceeds (total: €290 million) will be invested into purchasing 55 new aircrafts. Air Berlin wishes to expand its fleet by Airbus 320 airplanes

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    The Importance Of Air Other planets have sunlight‚ but the Earth is the only planet we know that has air and water. Without air and water‚ the Earth would be unable to sustain life. A diverse community of plant and animal life has thrived on this planet for millions of years‚ sustained by the sun and supported by the soil‚ water and air. Definition of air pollution Air pollution occurs when the air contains gases‚ dust‚ fumes or odour in harmful amounts. That is‚ amounts which could be harmful

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    Findings related to CHEMISTRY) Submitted by: Ryiel Faye B. Clavecilla Submitted to: Mr. Randy Sanfuego (TITLE) AIR POLLUTION * Introduction: We need air in order for us to breathe. But on some reasons‚ the air that is physically needed by our bodies is now being polluted. The term "air pollution" is used to describe substances that are artificially introduced into the air. Air pollution stems from gases and airborne particles which‚ in excess‚ are harmful to human health‚ buildings and ecosystems

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