Conversion's the name of the game
The 12th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference was held in late August 1977 in Washington, D.C. Discussed was the Riverside Boiler. This boiler opens up possibilities for burning coal without the need for SO/sub x/ scrubbers. The system removes up to 95% of SO/sub 2/ emissions from coal. Preliminary designs are being made for a 200-MW FBC-based central generating station. Also discussed was solar energy and its impact assessment. A forum of current information on environmental toxicology was held at the 174th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. The papers given focused on: a new use for the old Ames test; a description of a lung-organ culture system that can be used as a first-order screening system; a comparison of the respiratory physiology, lung structure and reactions to pollutants in man, other primates, rodents and dogs; an argument for chronic, low-level exposure studies to acquire reliable health-effects data needed for setting standards; and a description of a sensitive whole-animal model system for assessing the combined effects of air pollutants and infectious agents on pulmonary defense mechanisms.
- OSTI ID:
- 5143143
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 11:12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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