First Name | Behrouz |
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Last Name | Farsi |
Email Address | Behrouz_Farsi@yahoo.com |
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Subject | Please regulate production of nitrogen dioxide |
Comment | As a medical professional, bay area resident and citizen interested in stopping acid rain and global warming I urge the board to regulate industries that produce nitrogen dioxide and reward those businesses which promote zero-emission technologies. Fact is 10% of earth's nitrogen dioxide is man-made and is generally concentrated in urban areas- where human population is most dense. Man's contribution of nitrogen dioxide is known to give photochemical smog its yellow-brown appearance, degrading the aesthetics of our living environment and hampering visibility for birds and other flying creatures and technologies. Nitrogen dioxide is, under the right conditions, also a precursor to acid rain, which discharges acid into the soil, where it is sequestered, consumed and henceforth injurious to both plant and animal-life. And because we, as humans depend upon both for our livelihood, we too will be further maligned. It is understood that the temperature at which a fuel is combusted is the key factor in determining how much nitrogen dioxide is released. Therefore, please promote: 1. low excess-air firing 2. low-combustion temperatures 3. use of low-nitrogen fuels (such as natural gas and light distillate oil) 4. staged combustion in which localized fuel-rich conditions are created where both thermal and fuel nitrogen-oxide compounds are minimized 5. use of low-nitrogen oxide burners and fluidized-bed combustion As we have come to learn, once some things have been set in motion, they are hard to stop, and many times costly and even impossible to reverse. Please vote strong for measures to limit nitrogen dioxide production as well as other gases known to pollute the land, water and soil for the sake of the citizens and the environment which sustains us. Please commit yourselves to voting for cleaner technologies and promoting zero-emissions technologies. Thanks for your time and attention. Sincerely yours, Behrouz Farsi San Jose, CA resident |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2007-01-31 21:59:28 |
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