Environmental Control Symposium

The objectives of the Environmental Control Symposium were: (a) to emphasize that, concurrently with development of energy technologies, DOE is deeply concerned with corollary measures required to mitigate potential impacts on the environment from existing and new energy systems; and (b) to provide a forum for dissemination of information and achievements of DOE activities in environmental control. For this reason, the Symposium presentations focused on DOE-supported activities related to research, development, and demonstration of processes, procedures, and strategies to eliminate or reduce undesirable environmental impacts of energy technologies. Rather than simply identifying potential problem areas, the presentations were intended to emphasize results of ongoing efforts. Symposium topics included discussions of (a) simple "add-on" control methods for application to conventional and possibly emerging power systems; (b) in-process modifications to energy production techniques to control environmental impacts; (c) alternative energy systems; (d) environmental control aspects of energy transmission, transportation, and storage; and (e) alternative energy and environmental control strategies.