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    word limit) The PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5) emissions from household raw coal affect the life expectancy in China Article Preview/“Teaser” (10-15 words, Arial, 10 point, the teaser is NOT the same as an Abstract) Please insert a few brief sentences that will catch a reader’s attention. These words will display in the search results list. Try to include a question or statement that describes your article and the most important keywords for the article. The particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) emissions

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    Diesel engines began to be used in automobiles in the 1930s. They are used in many trucks, ships, buses and small passenger cars in Europe right now.[1] Many believe that diesel engine are heavier, noisier and generate black smock when running. However, diesel engine’s unique advantages can make them the engine of the future for vehicles. And with much more stringent standard to take effect in the future, diesel engine’s emissions and control technologies are still very much in the forefront. This

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    ABSTRACT Diesel engine exhaust gas emissions and particulate matters have been a serious environmental problem for a long time. Many research have been made in order to reduce these emissions since the usage of diesel engines came into large. Major emissions from the diesel exhaust are NOx, SOx, CO and Particulate Matters. Amongst these SOx, CO and Particulate matters can be reduced by using after treatment methods like Catalytic Reduction, etc. Unlike these NOx reduction is a challenging issue

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    Memo: Heavy-Duty Diesel in Wilimington Between investment in new fueling technologies and preparing the existing (and future) workforce to implement and maintain new forms of technology, heavy-duty diesel improvements could have a major impact on the community of Wilmington. Especially given the large amount of goods movement that initiates in Wilmington; there is great potential to reduce the environmental impact of this industry through the improvement of heavy-duty diesel operations. Maintaining

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    Stringent diesel emissions regulations around the world have put much pressure on the shoulders of manufactures to reduce the level of emissions entering the atmosphere from diesel engines. Much of the initial attempt to achieve this by the manufactures was by the substitution of biodiesel in place of the conventional petroleum diesel. In order to create a balance between the vehicle performance and the imposed emissions regulations, many manufacturers prefer to blend petroleum diesel with biodiesel

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    Air Pollution

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    cardiovascular problems. This essay will examine the main air pollutants and their causes in Illinois and how they compare to other states. Main Air Pollutants Smog, Particulate Matter, and other fossil fuel toxins are the primary air pollutants. Smog comes the burning of fossil fuels; this produces nitrogen. Volatile organic compounds from gasoline, diesel and other petroleum fuels. According to the "Our Health at Risk: Why Are Millions of Americans Still Breathing Unhealthy Air?" report, nitrogen and volatile

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    Diesel trucks, old fire extinguishers and that wood in your fireplace, all have one thing in common; they’re hurting our planet and our bodies. Researchers studied for decades now the effect that air pollution has on our bodies and our atmosphere. The emissions from a diesel engine can result in a direct attack against our respiratory systems, this same attack of the atmosphere can come from Chlorofluorocarbons that are emitted from old refrigerants. Due to the fact that air pollution has greatly

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    Diesel Powered Vehicles

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    costs of gas over diesel powered vehicles is usually a large factor that consumers take into account when purchasing a vehicle. Research has shown that on average, a diesel version versus gasoline version of the same vehicle, is $5,045 more than the gasoline version. (Vincentric, 2012) Consumers buying on a budget have to take these factors into consideration, which generally means that in more consumer-oriented cars and SUVs, the gasoline version sells much better than the diesel. Common reasons

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    There are three main types of cars or other vehicles that you can find on the road driving around today. Those three types would be, gasoline powered, diesel powered or the electric/hybrid vehicle. Of those three which type of car is the cleanest? That is the question I aim to answer. There are three different questions I intend on answering to figure out which car is the cleanest. The first question will be, what type of car takes the least amount of energy to produce? Second, which car gives off

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    Chemistry Behind Air Pollution Diesel trucks, old fire extinguishers and that wood in your fireplace all have one thing in common; they’re hurting our planet and our bodies. Researchers have studied for decades now the effect that air pollution has on our bodies and our atmosphere. The emissions from a diesel engine can result in a direct attack against our respiratory systems, this same attack of the atmosphere can come from Chlorofluorocarbons that are emitted from old refrigerants. Due to the

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