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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Environmental impact analysis"”.
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An environmental impact analysis of grinding
This thesis was intended to investigate the environmental impact of grinding in the United States manufacturing industry. Grinding is an ideal method for producing parts with a fine surface finish and high dimensional accuracy and for shaping hard or brittle workpieces. There are a wide variety of …
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Environmental impact analysis : the identification of secondary impacts
The need for a preliminary environmental impact analysis approach, able to identify secondary impacts, has been revealed by a broad literary review. Therefore, the component interaction technique has been developed which is able to structure a preliminary investigation of secondary impacts. The …
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Aerial photography and environmental impact analysis : the potential contribution of comparative interpretation of multi-temporal aerial photographs to Environmental Impact Analysis
… aerial photographs can be used as a tool in Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA). To test this hypothesis a site, Silwerstroomstrand, approximately 40 kilometres north of Cape Town on the West coast was chosen. An analysis of the site was carried out using aerial photographs taken in 1938, …
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Development of naval diesel engine duty cycles for air exhaust emission environmental impact analysis
Thesis (Nav. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1994, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1994.
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Environmental impact analysis of sea level rise on groundwater resources and coastal land use planning policy in Massachusetts
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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Leapfrogging or green washing? An economic, social, and environmental impact analysis of rural solar electrification programs in the fatick region of Senegal.
… is widely-perceived as a harbinger of economic, environmental and social change. Through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, companies and countries qualify for Carbon Credits by transferring green technology, such as solar electricity, to developing countries. The CDM …
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Maximising energy recovery from the brewery wastewater treatment system: a study evaluating the anaerobic digestion wastewater treatment plant at SAB's newlands brewery
… digestion technology. It aims to evaluate the environmental benefits or burden of improving energy production by using organic brewery by-products as additional feedstock into the SABWTP. An environmental impact assessment on the SABWTP and its associated process was carried out using life …
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Carbon nanotube synthesis and detection : limiting the environmental impact of novel technologies
… rapidly, yet little is known about the potential environmental impacts of these novel materials. In particular, there are no methods to detect CNTs in environmental matrices (e.g., sediment) and thus, there is no way to study their transport or gauge ecological exposure. Thermal methods were …
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Halogenated 1'-methyl-1,2'-bipyrroles (MBPs) in the northwestern Atlantic
… of this dissertation were to further clarify the environmental distribution of MBPs, to examine whether MBPs biomagnify, and to investigate possible origins of these compounds through their stable nitrogen isotopic signatures. Results from these investigations have shown that over 40 highly …
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Development of Nation Wide Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework for Aviation Decision Making Using Transportation Systems Analysis Model
… framework is built upon Transportation System Analysis Model developed at Virginia Tech Air Transportation System Model (TSAM). Both supply and demand characteristics and their inter-dependence are investigated. It attempts to solve the absence of supply constraints in aviation demand forecast …
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The environmental and social impacts of modes of transport: a case study of Chilanga peri-urban
The environmental impacts of transport are the major concern of the world today. The world has reached its advanced stage were there is advanced technology. Different modes of transport are used today especially motorised transport. With increase of transport use, many studies world over are being …
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Techno-Economic Analysis of Line Haul and Switcher Locomotive Propulsion by Diesel, Battery, and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies
… emissions, requires urgent attention to mitigate environmental and public health impacts. This thesis presents the emissions profile of the U.S. freight rail system and explores potential strategies for decarbonization. Previous research has established the freight rail system as a relatively more …
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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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Assessment of Changes in the Aquatic Macrophyte Community in the Upper San Marcos River
No abstract prepared.
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Effects of land use on biotic integrity in ridge and valley streams in the Chattanooga Metropolitan Area, Tennessee-Georgia
Twenty-one sites across seven streams in the Chattanooga metropolitan area, Tennessee-Georgia, were studied from April-August, 1999, as part of the Urban Streams Project. All sites are in the Ridge and Valley ecoregion and are part of the Nickajack Reservoir watershed in the Tennessee River system. …
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GIS for spatial decision-making
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Driving the Future of Long-Haul Trucking: Realizing the Potential of Battery Electric Vehicles through an Analysis of Financial and Environmental Impacts
… using system dynamics modeling, financial impact modeling, and environmental impact modeling, and looks across a broad range of possible future scenarios that could impact the viability of BEV use in long-haul trucks. System dynamics modeling, with causal loops, is used to identify key …
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Analyzing anuran diversity in urban and rural wetlands using frog call citizen science data
… further facilitate our understanding of land use impacts on amphibian conservation.
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Assessment of the lower Isipingo catchment’s ability to mitigate flooding, considering the existing drainage system
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering: Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2025.
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Using material flow cost accounting to determine the impacts of packaging waste costs in alcoholic beverage production in an alcoholic beverage company in Durban
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Accounting degree, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.
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