Man's achievements in the technological and industrial fields have resulted in a tremendous increase in the energy requirements. Most of this is today being met by fossil fuels. Fossil fuel combustion for industrial and household power has left us with a ravaged environment. Presently scientists are experimenting with prototype or pilot plant scale units which would help to arrest and curtail the contamination of the air brought about by sulphur dioxide and parîiculates. We present here a comprehensive discussion on available technology with evaluations on the technical feasibility and applicability of methods to control pollution in order to enhance the quality of life and reclaim the purity of our living environment.
Le progrès dans les domaines technologiques et industriels a abouti dans une augmentation énorme des besoins de l'énergie. Le plupart de ces besoins est fourni par les combustible fossiles.
La combustion de ces matières dans les fourneaux domestiques et industriels a endommagé sévèrement notre milieu. A l'heure actuelle on fait des experiments avec des installations prototype on en échelle d'installation pilote pour éliminer et réduire la contamination de l'atmosphère par l'oxyde sulfuriques et des particules solides.
On présentera une discussion compréhensive de la technologie disponible, avec une évaluation des possibilités techniques et de I'applicabilité de ces procédés, dans le but d'améliorer la qualité de la vie et de faire revenir la pureté de notre environnement
The industrial developments and the technological achievements of this century have made the individual's life at home more pleasant with a minimum amount of manual work. With these developments industries have grown by tremendous amounts as is clearly shown in the increase of per capita income.
The industrial growth and development have brought about a marked increase in energy consumption visualizing great increases in its requirements. Most of these energy requirements are met by fossil fuels.
The effluents discharged into the atmosphere are varied and when the capacity of the air to dilute the pollutants is overburdened, the inhabitants are faced with a problem of air pollution. Dating as far back as the inception of the industrial revolution people have been faced with pollution problems in all parts of the world; yet their "hue and cry" against it has been drowned by the need and clamour for industrial development. The adverse effects have been obvious and have exemplified themselves in some acute by RAISAKU KIYOURA, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-Okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo and MILTON MUNIDASA, Research Assistant, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan instances bringing about death as in the episodes of Meuse Valley, Belgium; Donora, Pennsylvania; London, United Kingdom; and New York, U.S.A.
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