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Using Ozone-Generated Bubbles to Remove Oil Sheen and Contaminants from Water

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We are not trying to treat the entire hydrocarbon [oil] content in the water—to turn it into carbon dioxide and water—but we are converting it into a form that can be retained by sand filtration, which is a conventional and economical process. Water from mining of oil sands and oil shale. Heavy metals in soil.

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EPA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions from Leaded Aviation Gasoline, Seeks Public Comment

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EPA has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline (avgas). Aviation gasoline is utilized in general aviation aircraft with piston engines—which are generally used for instructional flying, air taxi activities, and personal transportation.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. The program guides the interested layperson through a selection of parameters: which type of engine should be used, gasoline-burning or diesel, for example, or one powered by natural gas, a fuel cell, or a battery. Human toxicity [kg 1,4-DC-eq.].

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Vitruivan crowd-sourcing funding for novel biofuel from sewage treatment bio-solids

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Testing showed that blending EEB with diesel significantly reduces soot emissions, similar to how ethanol reduces emissions when blended with gasoline. EEB can also be blended with gasoline or burned to produce electricity. Vitruvian has modeled production costs at $2.58-3.73 per gallon.

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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

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Yunnan also offers an annual water supply of 222 billion cubic meters, more than ten thousand cubic meters of water per person. With projected hydropower reserves greater than 103 GW, more than 70% of the electric power supply in Yunnan currently comes from water. China) promise to support strong growth in manufacturing.

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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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To work with international partners to research and develop new standards for tires and brakes to address toxic non-exhaust emissions of micro plastics from vehicles which can pollute air and water. Ending the sale of new conventional diesel and gasoline cars and vans by 2040.

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New full LCA highlights complexity of environmental advantages and disadvantages of EVs relative to ICE vehicles; the importance of life cycle thinking

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They found that electric vehicles (EVs) powered by the present European electricity mix offer a 10% to 24% decrease in global warming potential (GWP) relative to conventional diesel or gasoline vehicles assuming lifetimes of 150,000 km (93,206 miles). They investigated two types of batteries in the EV case: LiFePO 4 and LiNCM.