Sentences with phrase «oxide emissions compared»

Experiments are recommended for western Canada to confirm that deep banding of N fertilizer, as is commonly used by actual farms employing zero till, reduces nitrous oxide emissions compared to surface incorporation.

Not exact matches

We could not find any studies in western Canada which compared - nitrous oxide emissions from pulse crops such as lentils, peas or chick peas, with nitrous oxide emissions from cereals such as spring wheat.

We did not find to date any published studies which compared the effects of type of tillage system and nitrogen fertilizer placement method on nitric oxide emissions.

These experiments would compare nitrous oxide emissions from pulse crops such as peas and lentils with nitrous oxide emissions from cereals such as wheat and barley.

While these forgotten gases account for only a small fraction of total greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, nitrous oxide is up to 300 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere when compared to carbon dioxide over a 100 - year time period.

This review would include determining how these nitrous oxide emissions from zero tillage systems compared with those from conventional tillage, and identifing gaps in knowledge requiring further experiments and studies.

When compared with pure electric vehicles that use coal - generated electricity, H600's emission of sulfide, nitrogen oxide, and particle matter is 0.17 %; 0.67 %; and 50 % of the latter, respectively (a typical coal power plant emits 272 grams of PM when generating one kWh of electricity).

We used the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) detailed CMAQ model to project emissions for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to calculate changes in air quality under each scenario in 2020 compared to business as usual.

Burning the fuel produces no sulfur, less carbon monoxide, and fewer nitrogen oxides, particulates, and other emissions, compared with petroleum diesel.

The move toward Tier 4 is made up of a 45 percent reduction in the oxides of nitrogen emissions compared to the current Tier 2 standard and an 85 percent reduction in particulate matter emissions based on preliminary analysis.

In addition, the exhaust emissions of sulfur oxides and sulfates (major components of acid rain) from biodiesel are essentially eliminated compared to diesel.»

For example, according to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), a new pulverized - coal plant (operating at lower, «subcritical» temperatures and pressures) reduces the emission of NOx (nitrogen oxides) by 86 percent, SO2 (sulfur dioxide) by 98 percent, and particulate matter by 99.8 percent, as compared with a similar plant having no pollution controls.