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Fredrick Cottrell first used wet electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) in 1910 to control acid mist emissions at a smelting operation in Selby, Calif. Since then, wet ESPs have been a mainstay of the sulfuric acid mist manufacturing industry, used at pyrometallurgical smelters and acid regeneration plants worldwide.
Regulated facilities can expect change with a capital C in 2009 in the areas of global warming, hazardous air pollutants, new source review, and enforcement. These changes will come from the Obama administration, rules promulgated in the final days of the Bush administration, and judicial opinions rejecting or modifying past U.S. Environmental Protection Agency actions.
A new workplace movement program shows that brief, targeted activity breaks can reduce discomfort, improve performance, and support long-term employee wellness.
