Plenary Lecture
Aspects Regarding Environment Conditions Improvement in Industrial Zones
Associate Professor Niculae Boteanu
University of Craiova
Romania
E-mail: boteanu.niculae@gmail.com
Abstract: Environmental pollution may be of natural and artificial. Artificial pollution was caused by the development of urban settlements, under the influence of anthropogenic factor. Initially there were fewer polluting products, by organic nature and easily degradable by micro-organisms in the environment (bacteria and fungi). As industrial development, population growth and modernization of technology, pollution had expanded, pollutants have increased and occurred readily biodegradable waste (detergents, synthetic pesticides, radioactive waste). When the amount of pollutants exceeds the capacity of neutralizing of the environment, ecosystems undergoes alteration to their destruction, resulting in the emergence of zones without life. The Kyoto Convention (2002) had established rules and terms of supervision of the determining the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, ozone and chlorofluorocarbons). The strategy provided for Atmospheric Protection, according to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva (2004) and Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (2005), is focus also on the reduction of emissions of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and other air pollutants that lead to environmental acidification. Reducing emissions from combustion plants can be achieved through: primary measures, which are integrated measures to reduce emissions at source or during combustion, including fuel feed measures and measures of combustion changes; secondary measures (as final ones), which controlling the emissions to air, water and soil.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Niculae Boteanu is currently an Associate Professor in Mekatronics, Transportation Systems and Environment in the Electrical Engineering Faculty of the University of Craiova, Romania. He is graduate from the Electrotechnics Faculty of Craiova and he received the Ph.D degree from the University of Petrosani. In Publishing House he is author of four books in mekatronics, transportation systems and environmental engineering areas. Research work is focused on improved solutions for control and optimization of transportation systems and command of meckatronics structures. He has extensive experience in both experimental and theoretical research work, certified by over 40 journal and conference research papers and 20 research projects from industry. He had participated in 4 WSEAS International Conferences, presenting papers and attending the scientific meetings. He has also 2 papers published by NAUN International Journals.