air pollution control Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:39:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 China’s Pollution Problem Got Better in 2015 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-pollution-2015/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-pollution-2015/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:39:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56679 During the first half of 2015, the levels of two major air pollutants in China fell as the country worked to protect the environment despite their economy’s reliance on manufacturing. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide both greatly contribute to the pollution problem, and both can cause acid rain. The government has been issuing large fines […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-pollution-2015/feed/ 2 56679 New Citizen Science Equipment for Monitoring Air Quality https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-quality-monitoring-equipment-canada/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-quality-monitoring-equipment-canada/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:52:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56256 Canadian residents will soon be monitoring local air quality while they go about their daily business. The new equipment, which can be attached to a bike or baby stroller for on-the-go data collection, is a device that both measures particulates in the air as well as the GPS location of the user. The collected data […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-quality-monitoring-equipment-canada/feed/ 0 56256 Air Pollution Now Better Controlled Through “Biomimicry” https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-pollution-now-better-controlled-through-biomimicry-20130108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-pollution-now-better-controlled-through-biomimicry-20130108/#respond Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:11:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31002 Volatility is the property of perfumes or other substances to evaporate easily and give fragrances.  In many cases these fragrances are harmless, however factories should always be equipped with appropriate filters to ensure that the aroma does not turn into overwhelmed odor. The pollutants that must be controlled are the so called “volatile organic carbons.” […]

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