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Microscopy (qv) is appHed when particle identification and, perhaps, shape evaluation ate important in addition to size. Shape characterization is used in the abrasives (qv) industries, pollution or contamination assessment, and forensic studies (see Forensic CHEMISTRY). 

Ancient iron structures sometimes show no sign of corrosion or at most, very little. The clean atmosphere of past centuries may be responsible in that it allowed a very thin adherent layer of oxide to develop on the surface [22], This layer very often protects against even today s increasingly aggressive industrial pollutants Very often the conditions of the initial corrosion are the ones that determine the lifespan of metals [23], A well-known example is the sacred pillar of Kutub in Delhi, which was hand forged from large iron blooms in 410 a.d. In the pure dry air, the pillar remains free of rust traces but shows pitting corrosion of the iron... 

Crandall, R. W., "Controlling Industrial Pollution The Economics and Politics of Clean Air." Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 1983. 

A great deal of industrial pollution comes from manufacturing products from raw materials—(1) iron from ore, (2) lumber from trees, (3) gasoline from crude oil, and (4) stone from quarries. Each of these manufacturing processes produces a product, along with several waste products which we term pollutants. Occasionally, part or all of the polluting material can be recovered and converted into a usable product. 

Industrial pollution is also emitted by industries that convert products to other products—(1) automobile bodies from steel, (2) furniture from lumber, (3) paint from solids and solvents, and (4) asphaltic paving from rock and oil. 

The U.S. EPA reports in its "Pollution Prevention 1991 Progress on Reducing Industrial Pollutants" (12) that 24 major companies have made extensive progress in pollution prevention. The 3M Corporation, which instituted its "Pollution Prevention Pays" (3P) Program in 1975, has saved over 500 million that can be directly traced to the 3P Program (13),... 

Pollution Prevention 1991 Progress on Reducing Industrial Pollutants." U.S. EPA, 21P-3003, October 1991. 

World Bank. 1995. "Industrial Pollution Prevention and Abatement Coke Manufacturing." Draft Technical Background Document. Washington, D.C. 

Industrial Pollutant Monitoring for recordkeeping and report generation and Process Monitoring/Rcporting for process reports and other reports. Each requires 512K memory and lOMeg hard disk. 

Freeman, H., Ed. (1995). Industrial pollution prevention handbook. McGraw Hill, New York. 

A free, nonregulatory service of the EPA dedicated to reducing or eliminating industrial pollutants through technology transfer, education, and public awareness. Hours 8 30 a.m. - 4 00p.m. EST 24-hour-a-day voice mail. 

P. H. King, J. W. Oliver, Randall, and J. A. Ceskey, 4, Recent Advances in Industrial Pollution Control, Tech-nonic. Pub. Co. (1971). 

The figure of 4 7o of GNP is probably reasonable for other developed countries, although differences may exist because the mix of industries is not the same—see the data in Table 9.1. Differences in climate, and the level of industrial pollution etc. can be very significant. The cost of corrosion in terms of GNP may well be higher in some less developed countries, although it is probably less in the least developed countries. 

Although the corrosivity may not be high provided the condensed moisture remains uncontaminated, this rarely happens in practice, and in marine environments sea salts are naturally present not only from direct spray but also as wind-borne particles. Moreover, many marine environments are also contaminated by industrial pollution owing to the proximity of factories, port installations, refineries, power stations and densely populated areas, and in the case of ships or offshore installation superstructures by the discharge from funnels, exhausts or flares. In these circumstances any moisture will also contain S, C and N compounds. In addition, solid pollutants such as soot and dust are likely to be deposited and these can cause increased attack either directly because of their corrosive nature, or by forming a layer on the surface of the metal which can absorb and retain moisture. The hygroscopic nature of the various dissolved salts and solid pollutants can also prolong the time that the surface remains moist. 

As recently as 1970, only about 30 naturally occurring organohalogen compounds were known. It was simply assumed that chloroform, halogenated phenols, chlorinated aromatic compounds called PCBs, and other such substances found in the environment were industrial pollutants. Now, only a third of a century later, the situation js quite different. More than 5000 organohalogen compounds have been found to occur naturally, and tens of thousands more surely exist. From a simple compound like chloromethane to an extremely complex one like vancomycin, a remarkably diverse range of organohalogen compounds exists in plants, bacteria, and animals. Many even have valuable physiological activity. Vancomycin, for instance, is a powerful antibiotic produced by the bacterium Amycolatopsis orientalis and used clinically to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

Tires whose sidewalls are made of natural rubber tend to crack and weather rapidly in areas around cities where high levels of ozone and other industrial pollutants are found. Explain. 

Other elements of weather and outdoor exposure can interact with UV radiation to accelerate degradation in degradable types of plastics. They include humidity, salt spray, wind, industrial pollutants, and atmospheric impurities such as ozone, biological agents, and temperature. The wavelengths that have the most effect on plastics range from 290 to 400 nm (2,900 to 4,000 A). 

Buildings, Monuments and Materials. Many materials used in man-made structures are subject to deterioration from normal weathering such as dissolution, mechanical fracture, erosion, and photochemical reactions. However, as shown by Amoroso and Fassina (43 the rates of deterioration have increased drastically since the advent of industrial pollution. Losses to Canadian heritage sites such as the federal parliament buildings has been significant and have been described by Weaver (44). 

Frank R, Smith EH, Braun HE, et al. 1975. Organochlorine insecticides and industrial pollutants in the milk supply of the southern region of Ontario, Canada. J Milk Food Technol 38 65-72. 

Kdnemaim, H. (1981). QSAR relationships in fish toxicity stndies. Part I Relationship of 50 industrial pollutants. Toxicology 19, 209-221. 

Pollution prevention in the U.S., whether through source material reduction/reuse, or waste recycling, is practiced in various sectors of the nonferrous metals industry. Pollution prevention techniques and processes currently used by the nonferrous metals industry can be grouped into the following general categories1 2 3 4 ... 

EPA recently surveyed the industry and produced a background information document containing detailed information concerning the various processes in the industry, pollution control devices, and emissions.1 2 3 5... 

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