Because there are no existing studies of how inhaling
diesel particulate matter affects cancer risk in Cowlitz County, the study applies a federal model developed for California to set a baseline level of cancer risk from diesel locomotive emissions here.
In 2012, when the very low sulfur fuel is required, reductions of
diesel particulate matter will be 15 tons daily, an 83 percent reduction compared to uncontrolled emissions.
Mass production of Diesel Particulate - NOx Reduction (DPNR) system, the world's first system for simultaneously reducing
diesel particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen, adopted in the 1CD - FTV engine
There have been some really progressive steps in some parts of the country... but we're going to see the growth of goods movement all across the United States, inland and on the coast, and we really need a lot more attention paid to the fact that
this diesel particulate matter is going to be a growing problem for communities that are already facing a lot of threats from traditional sources like refineries and chemical plants.
Not exact matches
In urban areas, emissions from consumer goods such as paint, cleaning supplies and personal care products now contribute as much to ozone and fine
particulate matter in the atmosphere as do emissions from burning gasoline or
diesel fuel.
Skeen explains that although new
diesel vehicles are cleaner than ever before, some of the latest generation gasoline engines emit as much
particulate matter as older
diesel engines.
Particulate matter in city centers isn't just caused by
diesel vehicles without filters; gasoline cars also play a role — especially during cold start.
By simulating how a highly volatile, low - soot fuel behaves in many engine designs, «We hope to retain the performance of
diesel fuel with lower
particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions,» said Roberto Torelli, an Argonne postdoctoral researcher on Som's team.
The material also demonstrated encouraging capabilities for trapping
diesel exhaust fume
particulate matter.
Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment may face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards.A pervasive air pollutant, the fine
particulate matter known as PM2.5 is a mixture of emissions from
diesel engines, power plants, refineries and other sources of combustion.
V The FAP filter traps
particulate matter to keep wonderful blue
diesel exhaust from coming out of the back.
A single
diesel bus can produce 750 kg of nitrogen oxides (NOx), a precursor to smog, in a year, and 13 kg of
particulate matter, which is a carcinogen linked to heart disease.
Though, gasoline direct injection engines do emit quite a bit of
particulate matter, though finer than using
diesel fuel, still harmful.
Photo: FedEx An Impressive 96 % Reduction in
Particulate Matter Emissions FedEx is announcing today that it has converted 92 of its trucks to
diesel - electric hybrids (using lithium - ion batteries), bringing the total number of hybrids the company has to
«But all of this work has virtually eliminated nitrogen oxide and
particulate matter from
diesel engines.»
Euro 5 improves on Euro 4 by focusing on
particulate matter from
diesel cars.
Green freight programs work with the freight industry to minimize the public health impacts of
diesel emissions by promoting technologies that reduce emissions from the combustion of
diesel, including
particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), which benefits the health of vulnerable populations.
Modern
diesel powered vehicles are also equipped with
diesel particulate filters (DPF) or
diesel particulate diffusers (DPD), which remove
particulate matter (soot) from exhaust gases and, like catalytic converters, reach temperatures of 500 - 900 °C during the «regeneration» phase, when the soot is effectively incinerated inside the DPF or DPD unit.
Achievement of the environmental standards remained dismal, especially in terms of emissions of NOx and
particulate matter (PM) from
diesel cars.
The U.S. EPA has also issued rules to reduce
particulate matter from major industrial sources, including coke ovens, iron and steel manufacturing, non-ferrous smelting, and stationary
diesel engines.
Today, 97 % of highway
diesel fuel pumps are now dispensing Ultra Low Sulfur
Diesel (ULSD)-- this greatly reduces the
particulate matter emissions from
diesel engines.
A lot of the minute
particulate matter [emitted from exhausts] comes from
diesels in cities.
It is estimated that 50 % of the
particulate matter in London is from transport and that
diesel makes up about half of all the transport,» he said.
Hence all the work now going into designing «
particulate traps» for the microscopic particles of carbon and other organic
matter found in a
diesel exhaust.
Today's switch will eliminate about a 75 percent of the
diesel [
particulate matter](PM), over 80 % of the sulfur oxides and 6 percent of the nitrogen oxides.
The use of biodiesel in a conventional
diesel engine results in substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and
particulate matter compared to emissions from
diesel fuel.