Particulate Air Pollution In the United States

Separation and chemical characterization of finely-sized fly-ash particles

“…It has been estimated that particulate emissions from coal combustion in the United States will amount to approximately 5 X 106 tons/year by the year 2000 (1). A detailed characterization of fly-ash emissions is thus important to the development of technology for both reducing fly-ash emissions and dealing with medical and environmental problems associated with fly-ash release.…”

Characterization of health effects of grain dust exposures

“…Grain elevators are reported to be the third largest paniculate polluters in the United States [Vandergritt, 1971] and have been known to pollute significant areas outside the elevator buildings [Cowan et al, 1979]. The levels of dust in elevators [Farrant and Moore, 1978].…”