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Energy and the environment: A brief review of the phenomena, effects and solutions  2024, 4 (1): 11-24  DOI 10.37357/1068/jser/4.1.02

Sayed Mir Shah Danish 
Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul, Afghanistan

Sayed Faisal Hashimi 
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering , Faculty of Engineering, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey

Evidentially, the different types of energy resources conversion and use into different forms affect the environment. These effects are primarily involved the main air pollutant caused by fossil fuel combustion and secondary emissions from automobiles. Since air pollutants causes the emission of particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) to the environment, likewise, automobiles as the main source of air pollution and greenhouse gases cause the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon soot (C) particles. Although fossil fuel use has made possible the industrial development and better modern life facilities, but as a major factor, it has also led to the undesirable health effects and still causes massive global climate changes and generally the global warming. The increase of environmental pollution at alarming rates and the rising awareness of its dangers made it necessary to control it by legislation and international treaties. Therefore, better use of different energy resources and its adapted technologies has become an essential issue, and in this field demands major studies and researches to counter reducing its environmental impacts. Hence, this study deals with energy and the environment, along with a brief review of their phenomena, effects and solutions, so that the different types of emissions and pollutants are first introduced, then its effects are elaborated and in continuance referred to its appropriate solutions. And finally, this article can be a good reference for engineers, researchers and users of various energy sources by providing adequate information and useful conclusions in the form of tables.
 
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