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How ECOWAS negotiating team can strenghen the legal provisions of Cote D'Ivoire EPA as to benefit the whole region : a legal analysis of the Cote D'Ivoire interim EPA
… its approach in negotiating a comprehensive EPA for the region. These articles are scrutinized with a special focus on market access as to point out fields that need to be re-thinked with regard objectives set out in the agreement. It is argue that current bilateral and multilateral Trade and …
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A Re-Evaluation of the US EPA Radon Risk Categorization for Unicoi County, Tennessee.
… characterization. A reevaluation of the 1987 US EPA radon risk categorization of Unicoi County Tennessee was conducted using in-home radon concentrations, determined in a long-term monitoring study. Radon concentrations were measured in 69 homes using Electret Passive Environmental Radon Monitors …
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Implementation of the IWA River Water Quality Model no. 1 in US EPA WASP 5.0
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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New Role Orientations for U.S. EPA Officials in the Next Generation System of Environmental Protection
… century, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials can look back on nearly thirty years of meaningful accomplishments. Toxic releases are down, the air and water are cleaner, and waste disposal methods are greatly improved. Although this is a record of which EPA officials should be …
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The redistributive effects of construction grants resulting from Public Law 92-500 in EPA Region VII
… publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in EPA Region VII. This is accomplished by estimating the proportion of the benefits that accrue to each income class and the proportion of the costs that are borne by each income class as a result of these construction grants. Under the assumptions in …
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Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) from Porphyridium Cruentum: Increasing Growth and Productivity of the Microalgae for Pharmaceutical Products
… of omega-3 specially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). In the present study, the effects of two temperatures (16°C & 20˚C) and light intensities (140 & 180µE/M2.S) and four nitrate levels (0.075, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7g/L) on the cell growth and lipid productivity of Porphyridium cruentum, one of the …
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TDCA and SADC EPA : facilitation of market growth and integration or decline within SACU? : a critical analysis
… Community Economic Partnership Agreement (SADC EPA) and South Africa with the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) it has with the EU. SACU took it upon itself to bring into existence a common external tariff but the TDCA has proved to not take into account the concerns of the …
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Impact of Epa and Dha Supplementation and 15-Lox-1 Expression On Colitis and Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer
… fatty acid derivatives eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to resolvins, potent anti-inflammatory products. 15-LOX-1 effects on the conversion of EPA and DHA to resolvins that subsequently exert anti-inflammatory and anti-tumorigenic effects have received little …
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Inter-Method Comparison of US EPA Analytical Methods 507 and 508.1 to Test for Atrazine in Kentucky Drinking Water
… States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) methods 507 and 508.1; analytical methods used to test drinking water for Atrazine. Additionally, this study examines the seasonal variation of Atrazine in Kentucky drinking water. Atrazine is a triazine herbicide used to control and inhibit …
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An evaluation of the applicability of the EPA Organic Leachate Model to leaching of solvent and non-solvent wastes
The author evaluated the applicability of the Environmental Protection Agency's Organic Leachate Model to wastes containing organic solvents and other organic compounds ("non-solvents"), and determined that the model tends to overestimate the leaching of organic solvents and other organic …
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Will CARICOM countries be vulnerable to financial crises as a result of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): the Cotonou Agreement?
Whether the EPA contains the seeds of potential financial crises in relation to the CARICOM countries, using the concepts of globalisation, volatility risk and hubris (of leadership, economic thought and a weak regulatory environment). This study seeks to establish whether financial crises may …
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The Effect of Non-Marine vs. Marine Sources of the Omega-3 Fatty Acids, DHA and EPA, on Serum Lipoproteins
… of n-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanaenoic acid (DHA), and has been shown to improve heart health.;Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the cardiovascular effects of non-marine sources of n-3 fatty acids, algae oil (AO) and yeast oil (YO), as …
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A geographic information system (GIS) assisted approach for assessing environmental equity in the EPA RCRA program's site inspection selection process
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Quantification of fatty acids over the gametogenic cycle of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) with varying dietary levels of DHA, EPA and AA
… acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and arachidonic acid (AA) were increased in a stepwise fashion progressing from diets 1-4 respectively. A significant difference was seen in the tissues between fish from dietary treatment group 1 when compared to those fish from dietary …
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Addressing gaps in the US EPA Lead and Copper Rule: Developing guidance and improving citizen science tools to mitigate corrosion in public water systems and premise plumbing
… States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) set 90th percentile action levels for lead (15 ppb) and copper (1.3 mg/L), above which utilities must implement systemwide corrosion control. However, gaps in the US EPA LCR leave at least 10% of residents using …
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Development of an eicosapentaenoic acid production bioprocess using an indigenous microalgal isolate
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5) is an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid of increasing interest as a nutraceutical. An indigenous microalgal isolate suitable for an EPA bioprocess was selected by screening monoalgal isolates from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) …
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Production of Eicosapentaenoic acid from biodiesel derived crude glycerol using fungal culture
… fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5, n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6, n-3), have many medically established benefits against cardiovascular diseases, cancers, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's. Currently, fish oil is the main source of omega-3 fatty acids, but there …
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The effect of eicosapentaenoic acid on brain and platelet produced bioactive lipid mediators. The effect of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and other polyunsaturated fatty acids on the eicosanoids and endocannabinoids produced by rat brain and human platelets using electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry-based analysis.
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) with neuroprotective and cardioprotective properties. It is thought that some of the actions of EPA may be attributed to its elongated metabolite, the PUFA docosapentaenoic acid (DPA). Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid …
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The effect of cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid upon the contractile mechanisms linked to calcium influx and the mobilisation of intracellular calcium in aortic smooth muscle
… cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) as the biologically active component of fish oil of benefit to the cardiovascular system. Although clinical investigations demonstrated its usefulness in surgical procedures, its mechanism of action still remained unclear. It was shown in this …
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Liberalizing Trade in Tourism Services Under the CARIFORUM EU Economic Partnership Agreement in the OECS: Examining its Effect on Tourism Demand and Tourism Related Foreign Direct Investment
… Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). It focuses on Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They are all members of the OECS, the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and CARIFORUM and they are EPA …
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