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Showing 1 to 20 of 136 for “"Environmental concern"”.
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Environmental Concern and the theory of planned behaviour: Identifying the green consumer.
Since the 1980's environmentalism has developed into a major worldwide movement with concern for the environment having grown exponentially over the last two decades. With this change in thinking there have been corresponding shifts in consumer attitudes with many stating they are willing to pay …
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Are Rock Climbers Crunchy? : Serious Leisure, Place Attachment and Environmental Concern in the Shawangunks
… between outdoor recreation participation and environmentalism are hazy at best. This study provides clarity for this relationship by examining the effect that level of leisure participation, mediated by place attachment, had on an individual’s level of environmental concern. A questionnaire …
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From Cadillac to Chevy: Environmental Concern, Compromise and the Central Utah Project Completion Act
… its expense in terms of both dollars and environmental damage while others have worried about its impact on their water rights. Because of its cost and complexity, planning and construction have spanned decades. This has allowed individuals, organizations, and government agencies …
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New Derivatization Strategies for Installation of Fixed, Permanent Charges onto Analytes of Biological and Environmental Concern
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a highly sensitive analytical technique that can be used to identify thousands of analytes from a single biological matrix. Chemical derivatization (CD) reagents can enhance analyte detection and quantification by adding a specific functional group that enhances ionization …
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Environmental concern, knowledge, and the enactment of environmental citizenship in a retail food environment: an investigation into the perceptions and behaviours of Cape Town consumers
… of products, create new, less toxic, more environmentally friendly products, and/or improve the efficiency of production processes, the inadequacy of production-based approaches alone has been widely accepted. More recent efforts to achieve sustainable consumption have highlighted that a …
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Environmentalism Among Older Adults: Investigating Predictors of Pro-Environmental Behavior in Later Life
… for degradation of the natural environment, and environmental threats due to climate change are increasingly prevalent. Despite the immediate need to conserve the natural environment, the role of older adults in pro-environmental initiatives has largely been ignored. I conducted two studies to …
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Environmental and nature conservation : a facet study of concern for the quality of the natural environment
A multi-variate descriptive model of environmental and nature conservation attitudes and values is proposed and empirically supported. A mapping sentence is developed out of analysis of data from a series of Repertory Grid interviews addressing conservation employees' attitudes towards their …
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Television, mass media, and environmental cultivation: a study of private forest landowners in Delaware
… in Delaware to extend previous studies into “environmental cultivation,” a research perspective that explores the theoretical link between television exposure and potential differences in the ecological worldviews of lighter versus heavier viewers. The study also sought to assess possible …
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Source of saline groundwater in basal Pennsylvanian sandstones, southwestern Illinois: Implications for fluid mixing and water-rock interactions
… sandstones in southwestern Illinois. It is an environmental concern because well water is an important source of drinking water for local residents and farms. The origin of this saline groundwater is poorly understood. In this study, I combine hydrochemistry, isotope geochemistry, and …
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Environmental assessment of Lake Gibson sediments, water quality, and soils of the Niagara Region
… sparse, this project was initiated to conduct an environmental assessment of Lake Gibson. Chemistry of soils from adjacent areas and vineyards in the region provide a comparative background database. Water quality determinations were used to identify and highlight areas of environmental concern …
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Interpreting Uncertainty: Ambiguity Effects in the Evalution of Risk Information
… of assessment uncertainty information on environmental risk perception. The presence or absence of assessment uncertainty information in hypothetical risk scenarios did not affect average levels of perceived risk, but, when asked to consider tradeoffs between risks and social/monetary …
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The role of accounting in handling and reporting environmental effects
… adaptability in handling and reporting environmental effects. The main purposes of the study are: firstly. to draw together the literature of environmental concern and accounting: secondly to establish whether the use of environmental accounting is practised. to ascertain whether there …
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Model-based Exploration of Chemical Absorption and Metabolism Kinetics in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
… assay (PAMPA), for use with chemicals of environmental concern (CEC) is explored. The results underscore the importance of considering chemical properties when applying the current design of PAMPA to chemicals of environmental concern due to the differences in the physiochemical properties …
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Investigating factors that influence the purchase behaviour of green cosmetic products amongst female consumers in South Africa
… the environment. In an attempt to alleviate the environmental problems consumers have embraced the green purchasing behaviour. This notwithstanding, there has been an increase in the number of people that are eager to purchase green products, and there remains insufficient data that supports that …
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Understanding youth attitudes, preferences, and the role of cultural values on intention to use carbon labels on food products: a case study of Argentinian and Canadian consumers
To reduce the environmental impact of the global food system, educating consumers through carbon labels is a promising idea for promoting adoption of sustainable diets. Additionally, the urgency of tackling the current climate crisis places young individuals at the front of environmental …
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Corporate recycling: interventions and person variables associated with participation
… More specifically, employees' optimism, environmental concern, beliefs regarding their ability to control environmental outcomes (i.e., “environmental locus of control"), and psychological reactance were assessed. Mean scores on the environmental concern and environmental locus of control …
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Acid deposition in the Eastern Transvaal Highveld
… fact that acid deposition is a major world-wide environmental concern. This study focusses on the chemistry and severity of atmospheric depositions to the south and south-east of the Witbank-Middleburg Power and Industrial Complex. Bulk depositions were sampled at seven sites during the year …
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Examining the Influence of Source-Message Incongruence on Source Trustworthiness and Attitudes Regarding Hazardous Waste Cleanup Decisions
… to source-message congruence. Focusing on an environmental risk management context involving the cleanup of a hazardous waste site, this research investigated how source-message incongruence influenced perceptions of source trustworthiness, attitude change, perceptions of risk, and support for …
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Millennials' Attitudes Towards Organic Personal Care Products in South Africa: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
… more conscious than ever before about the environmental effects of the products they consume. Specifically, millennials have become environmentally responsible consumers. Although earlier studies have provided insights into factors influencing attitudes towards organic products in various …
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Chemical and physical properties of acid mine drainage floc
Acid mine drainage is a serious environmental concern in many regions worldwide, but especially in coal and metal mining regions. These acid drainages are often treated with chemicals to raise the pH of the water and to cause neutralization and precipitation of metals. As neutralization occurs, a …
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