air pollution control devices
DESCRIPTION
Describes the Air pollution control devices, Cyclone, Electrostatic Precipitator, Baghouse, Scrubber etc.TRANSCRIPT
Air Pollution Control Devices
Cyclone
Cyclone
collector, for
removing
relatively coarse
particulates from
the air. Small
cyclone devices
are often
installed to
control pollution
from mobile
sources.
Electrostatic Precipitator
Electrostatic precipitator, a common particle-collection device at
fossil-fuel power-generating stations.
Baghouse Filter
Baghouse employing an array of fabric bags for filtering the airstream.
Wet Scrubber
Wet
scrubber
using a
limestone
slurry to
remove
sulfur
dioxide from
flue gas..
Water Pollution
Water Pollution
Huang He (Yellow River) near Lanzhou, Gansu province, China.
A section of the Huang He (Yellow River) stained red by discharge flowing from a sewage pipe in Lanzhou, Gansu province, China.
Toxic Euglena bloom
Toxic bloom caused by Euglena, a photosynthetic protist.
Oil Spill
Worker cleaning a rock on the beach of Green Island, Alaska, after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, 1989.
Coral Reef Damage by Water Pollution
Achilles tang surgeon fish (Acanthurus achilles) at a coral reef damaged by pollution at Hanauma Bay, Hawaii.
Noise Pollution
Noise Pollution by Construction Activity
Breaking up pavement with a pneumatic jackhammer.
Solid Waste Disposal
Solid Waste Disposal
Refuse Disposal System: plastic bins filled with recyclable materials waiting to be picked up.
Solid Waste Disposal
Sanitary Landfill : Bulldozers working on a sanitary landfill.
Solid Waste Disposal
Sanitary Landfill : Two methods of constructing a sanitary landfill