One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Although the by products created during the coal combustion process are not exactly trash, coal-fired power plant owners must find either a viable use for ...

Researchers have developed a smoking simulator that enables the accurate analysis and reliable detection of the combustion products that are formed when synthetic cannabinoids are smoked. These ...

In addition to the partially combusted crude oil associated with the well-publicized oil-well fires, several petroleum-derived fuels were present in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert ...

The use of biofuels to supplement gasoline is on the rise in the US, thanks in part to US EPA guidelines that promote the biofuel content of transport fuels — especially from corn and cellulosic ...

Over 2.5 million emergency responders in the U.S. face hazardous exposures while on duty [NIOSH 2013a], and this population has been identified as having the greatest risk of exposure during a ...

Constellation Power Source Generation Inc., which owns and operates three coal-fired power plants in Maryland, has contracted with Charah Inc., an ash management company, to build a landfill to strict ...

When a combustion reaction takes place energy is released to the combustion products. If no heat is lost in this process, the temperature of the combustion products is known as the "Adiabatic Flame ...

The 1991 Persian Gulf War was considered a brief and successful military operation with few injuries and deaths. The returning veterans, however, soon began reporting numerous health problems that ...