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Foundry Air Pollution: Hazards, Measurements and Control

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The emission of harmful gaseous pollutants in the atmosphere is a major health issue. Here we review hazards due to foundry air pollution. We present methods to measure pollution emissions. We also list methods to limit air pollution in foundries. We found that the use of dust collectors in foundries is still rare. We also discuss the standard norms of pollution control.

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Acknowledgement

The work of first author is supported by DST Inspire Fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India-Ref. DST/Inspire Fellowship/IF 110324.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Ambo University, Ethiopia – 19, Ambo, Ethiopia

    R. Krishnaraj (Associate Professor)

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  3. Université de Lorraine, Saint-Avold, France

    Didier Robert

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Krishnaraj, R. (2015). Foundry Air Pollution: Hazards, Measurements and Control. In: Lichtfouse, E., Schwarzbauer, J., Robert, D. (eds) CO2 Sequestration, Biofuels and Depollution. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11906-9_9

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