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Control and Fate of Atmospheric Trace Metals (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
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Control and Fate of Atmospheric Trace Metals (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
Series: NATO Science Series C, 268
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The increasing production of industrial goods, heat, and energy, as
well as traffic, has led to the release of considerable amounts of
toxic trace metals to the atmosphere. The result is elevated
concentrations of toxic metals in local populations and eco
systems. Recently the problem of atmospheric long-range transport
of trace metals has also been recognized. Significant amounts of
these pollutants are disposed and deposited both on regional and
global scales. In the atmosphere they may influence the chemical
reactions. Of particular interest is their catalytic effect on the
oxidation prosesses taking place in water droplets or on the
surface of wet particles (e. g. the oxidation of sulphur dioxide to
sulphate), however, the main environmental impact starts when the
atmospheric trace metals are deposited on ground and vegetation and
subsequently brought into the water circulation. During the later
years significant progress has been made in the development of
equipment to reduce and control the atmospheric emissions of toxic
trace metals. This particularly applies to electrostatic
precipitators and wet scrubbers for the collection of fine
particles. The main objective of the workshop was to survey present
knowledge concerning the sources, atmospheric fluxes, sinks and
chemical impact of the atmospheric trace metals, and to review the
developments of emission control equipment and the perspectives to
reduce the potential risks from toxic metals. During the first two
days of the meeting, 15 invited review papers were presented."
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