Mitigating Acid Rain with Technology : Avoiding the Scrubbing-Switching Dilemma.
Describes available and emerging technologies for the control of acid rain pollutants, including sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides; addresses dilemma surrounding two technological alternatives, including fuel switching facilities to lower sulfur coal, and installing flue gas desulfurization units on...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1983.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Describes available and emerging technologies for the control of acid rain pollutants, including sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides; addresses dilemma surrounding two technological alternatives, including fuel switching facilities to lower sulfur coal, and installing flue gas desulfurization units on power plants; and suggests Federal policy alternatives for encouraging development and use of technologies to reduce acid rain pollutants without significantly reducing efficiency of a plant or creating unemployment in the coal industry. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |