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New Regulations in Canada: Multi-Sector Air Pollutants

New Regulations in Canada: Multi-Sector Air Pollutants

by lanfranco | May 25, 2017 | air monitoring

Purpose of the New Rules On June 29th, 2016, the Canadian Government passed a new multi-sector air pollution regulation setting a mandatory national air pollution standard for Nitrogen Oxide and Sulfur Dioxide emissions. Chemicals Being Monitored and Why? Nitrogen...
Where Our Trash Goes: A look at Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators

Where Our Trash Goes: A look at Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators

by lanfranco | Mar 15, 2017 | air monitoring

History Municipal solid waste incinerators (MSW) have come a long way.  The past incinerators were extremely hazardous for both the workers and the environment. Now under controlled conditions and with the increase in garbage, incinerators have become the methods of...
Composting vs. Anaerobic Digestion, and the potential of Biogas

Composting vs. Anaerobic Digestion, and the potential of Biogas

by lanfranco | Feb 23, 2017 | air monitoring

Composting and anaerobic digestion has been naturally happening since the Earth started to spin.  It is nothing new as evidence shows even Greeks and Romans made common use of it to fertilize crops. In today’s world, with the rise of global warming, recycling and...
Human Health Concerns and Heavy Metals in the Air

Human Health Concerns and Heavy Metals in the Air

by lanfranco | Jan 17, 2017 | air monitoring

Heavy metal is a collective term that is applied to the group of metals and metalloids that have a high atomic weight and density, which is greater than that of water. Heavy metals naturally occur in the earth’s outermost shell and are also found in various...
Dioxin and Furans – What are they and their effects on Human Health

Dioxin and Furans – What are they and their effects on Human Health

by lanfranco | Dec 14, 2016 | air monitoring

Nature is a large chemical laboratory, where a variety of compositions and decompositions take place. One such composition formed is of dioxins and furans; these are some of the most lethal chemicals known to science. Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (dioxins) and...
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