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1. Natures, sources and impacts
1.1 Nature
Fumes are, by definition, gaseous discharges from combustion (heating, transport, incineration...) emitted into the atmosphere. They consist mainly of nitrogen (N 2 ), oxygen (O 2 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and water vapor (H 2 O g ). In the fumes, however, we encounter compounds in lower concentrations, or even in trace amounts: dust, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
The main families of atmospheric pollutants produced by flue gases can be classified...
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Bibliography
Websites
ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency)
EEA (European Environment Agency)
CITEPA – Centre Interprofessionnel Technique d'Études de la Pollution Atmosphérique,...
Events
Pollutec, the international trade show for environmental equipment, technologies and services, is held alternately in Lyon (even-numbered years) and Paris (odd-numbered years).
Standards and norms
- Air quality – Environment – Recueil de Normes Françaises 6th Edition, (1996), Tome 1 and Tome 2. - AFNOR - (2011)
- Air Quality Planning and standards. - EPA - (2017)
- Qualité de l'air. - ISO/TC 146 - (2017)
Regulations
Loi n° 96-1236 du 30 décembre 1996, Journal officiel du 1 er janvier 1997, sur l'air et l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie.
Arrêté du 2 février 1998, Journal officiel du 3 mars 1998, relative aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi que aux émissions de toute nature des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumises à...
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