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Showing 1 to 20 of 340 for “"Environmental problems"”.
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Data Mining Approches to Complex Environmental Problems
Anomaly detection is the task of identifying data that deviate from historical patterns. It has many practical applications, such as data quality assurance and control (QA/QC), focused data collection, and event detection. The second portion of this dissertation develops a suite of data-driven …
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Financial considerations of South African environmental problems
No panacea exists for the resolution of environmental problems. In South Africa environmental control is affected almost exclusively by way of direct prohibition an~ regulation. These policies have serious limitations predominantly as a result of legal and administrative inadequacies. The remedy of …
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Environmental problems : fundamental studies and global ramifications
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1996.
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Applications of functional data analysis to environmental problems.
… yet gained widespread applied use. Two important environmental applications, water quality profile forecasting and larval fish photolocomotor response studies, measure functional data and stand to profit from employing FDA. In this work, we present the first application of FDA to these two …
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Application of trace analysis and chemometrics to environmental problems
The original aim of this investigation was to determine the factors affecting the treatability of coloured waters found in peaty areas. This involved the extraction of the humic acid thought to be causing the problem, followed by the analysis of the products of controlled degradation. It was found …
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Adaptive dialogues--a university's response to complex environmental problems
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994.
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Urban environmental problems in Bangladesh: A case study of Chittagong City
Managing urban environmental problems is an immense challenge for cities in developing countries. Research on inter-urban environmental problems suggests that the dominant environmental problems in developing or low-income cities are localised, immediate and health threatening. Based on a broad …
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The application of capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry to clinical and environmental problems
… has been used here to analyse both clinical and environmental samples, some as cations and others boron-containing complexes as anions. Samples were analysed using a combination of CE alone, mass spectrometry alone and also coupled capillary electrophoresis/electrospray mass spectrometry (CE/ES). …
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Synthesis of zeolites from geological materials and industrial wastes for potential application in environmental problems
Zeolites are among the least-known products for environmental pollution control, separation science and technology. Due to their unique porous properties, they are used in various applications in petrochemical cracking, ion-exchange and separation and removal of gases and solvents. The preparation …
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Encouraging environmental technologies : three states' initiatives to foster the use of innovative solutions to environmental problems
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Engineering and environmental problems in reservoirs constructed in karst terrain case study : the Three Gorges Dam, China
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001.
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Determination of Organic Compounds by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) with Special Reference to Compounds Encountered in Environmental Problems
A comprehensive review of the indirect methods for the determination of organic compounds by atomic absorption spectroscopy is given. The various techniques used are summarised, two examples chosen and discussed in detail in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the method. Saccharin, an …
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Natural Model-based Design in Context for modeling application domain and generating a simulation tool: application for environmental problems
Contains fulltext : 196535.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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An investigation into the factors constraining the resolution of urban environmental problems at local authority level in South Africa
… for the devolution of responsibility for environmental matters to the third tier of government authority, was the primary motivation for this research, conducted throughout South Africa between 1988 and 1990. Local authority officials were concerned that they did not have the knowledge, …
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Regulatory Capacity, Governance Failure, and the Challenge of Urgent Environmental Problems: A Critical Analysis of Conservation Strategies for the Greater Sage-grouse
… capacity to impose controls to address urgent environmental problems. In the U.S., shifts in governance since the 1980s have eroded centralized public authorities’ role in environmental policy and management. Trust and confidence in federal institutions have declined to historic lows. These …
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Integrated application of the geographic information system and remote sensing in solving hydrogeological and environmental problems in the central part of Ethiopia and its possible extensive future use
Die vorliegende Arbeit hat die Zielsetzung, den strukturellen Aufbau und die Hydrogeologie des westlichen Steilhanges (escarpment) sowie das äthiopische Hauptgrabensystem auf der Grundlage digitaler Satellitenbilder und unter Anwendung der GIS-Technologie zu untersuchen und deren …
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The environmental impact of the armed conflict in Southern Mozambique, 1977-1992
This dissertation analyses the main environmental problems that were faced during the armed conflict in Mozambique between 1977 to 1992. The subject matter covered by this dissertation is diverse, including the political economy of the Region South of the Save River, the character of armed conflict …
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The Romantic View of Nature and the Conspiracy Theory in Environmental Documentaries
This project argues that environmental documentaries of the 2000s promote harmful Romantic views of nature and produce overly simplistic knowledge about the causes of global environmental degradation through the use of the conspiracy theory. By analyzing the rhetorical and ideological features of …
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