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The relevance of the article is due to the need to replace petroleum diesel fuel with fuels obtained from alternative raw materials. Rapeseed oil is considered as an alternative motor fuel. The properties of petroleum diesel fuel and rapeseed oil are analyzed. The influence of these properties of fuels on the characteristics of their injection and spraying is investigated. The deterioration of the quality of the injection and spraying processes was noted when the engine was switched from petroleum diesel fuel to rapeseed oil. When replacing diesel fuel with rapeseed oil, a slight increase in the maximum injection pressure and the duration of fuel supply was noted. Other parameters of fuel injection and atomization processes practically did not change. To achieve the required performance indicators of the diesel engine, it is necessary to implement measures that improve the quality of the workflow. These measures include the regulation of the fuel injection advance angle, optimization of the geometry of the flow part of the nozzle sprayer, two-phase fuel supply. It is advisable to switch from rapeseed oil to mixed biofuels and optimize their composition.

The article discusses the problem of replacing traditional diesel fuel with an alternative one. Rapeseed oil is considered as an alternative motor fuel. A deterioration in the quality of injection and atomization processes was noted when converting the engine to rapeseed oil. Experimental studies of the MD-6 diesel engine have shown that it can operate effectively on both petroleum diesel fuel and rapeseed oil. At the same time, the transfer of this engine from petroleum diesel fuel to rapeseed oil was accompanied by an increase in brake-specific fuel consumption, an increase in exhaust gas opacity, and an increase in emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide. These negative phenomena are partly eliminated by adjusting the fuel injection advance angle. Improved engine performance is also achieved by optimizing the characteristics of the fuel supply system and two-phase fuel supply. The implementation of these measures makes it possible not only to achieve the performance of a diesel engine characteristic of running on diesel fuel, but also to meet the requirements for fuel efficiency and exhaust gas toxicity that are promising for small-sized high-speed diesel engines.

Commercial and residential use of pesticides is common in El Paso, Texas, especially in agricultural areas. Recently, concerns have arisen about the type of pesticides used by residents because of the ease with which methyl parathion can be obtained from the neighboring border city of Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico. Survey data were collected regarding residents' perceptions about pesticide safety and use of pesticides, and their preferred source of health information. The authors assessed the number of respondents who were using the illegal pesticide methyl parathion, known locally as polvo de avion (airplane dust) as well as their beliefs concerning the safety and efficacy of pesticides. The study found that 88.7 percent (133 of 150) used some type of pesticide, and of these, 9.8 percent (13 of 133) reported using methyl parathion. Biological/environmental testing would be useful to assess use of methyl parathion and to determine the types of pesticides used by local farmers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]