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121Wood gas — Woodgas flame from a vehicle gasifier unit Wood gas is a syngas fuel which can be used as a fuel for furnaces, stoves and vehicles in place of petrol, diesel or other fuels. During the production process biomass or other carbon containing… …
122Automobile emissions control — covers all the technologies that are employed to reduce the air pollution causing emissions produced by automobiles. Exhaust emissions control systems were first required on 1966 model year vehicles produced for sale in the state of California,… …
123Modified atmosphere — Testing the atmosphere in a plastic bag of carrots Modified atmosphere is the practice of modifying the composition of the internal atmosphere of a package (commonly food packages, drugs, etc) in order to improve the shelf life. The modification… …
124Engine efficiency — of thermal engines is the relationship between the total energy contained in the fuel, and the amount of energy used to perform useful work. There are two classifications of thermal engines (1) Internal combustion (gasoline, diesel and gas… …
125US emission standard — In the United States, emissions standards are managed on a national level by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). State and local governments play a subsidiary role. Motor vehicles Due to its pre existing standards and particularly severe… …
126occupational disease — 1. Also called industrial disease. a disease caused by the conditions or hazards of a particular occupation. 2. a trait or tendency that develops among members of a particular profession: Cynicism was thought to be an occupational disease of… …
127United States emission standards — In the United States, emissions standards are managed on a national level by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). State and local governments play a subsidiary role. Contents 1 Motor vehicles 1.1 Light duty vehicles 1.1.1 Phase 1 1994 1999 …
128Planets — Finding Them Outside Our Solar System Generally, due to limitations of science at this time, we can only see extra solar planets that are larger than Jupiter. No optical telescope can see an extra solar planet yet, that will probably occur… …
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