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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"Environmental technology"”.
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The effects of environmental technology on real estate development : how to increase asset value through the implementation of innovative environmental technology
… in the real estate industry through innovative environmental technology were explored. Since the new stock of buildings each year represent a small portion of the total supply of real estate, improvements to the existing stock through energy-efficient upgrades can result in substantial …
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Financial evaluation and decision making processes for environmental technology projects
… collect and store an increasing amount of environmental data, it often remains locked away after use in its intended, specific purpose. In many companies, this data remains unavailable despite its value in influencing critical decisions being made elsewhere in the organization. For example, …
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Environmental technology and policy development in a regional system : transboundary water management and pollution prevention in southeastern Europe
… to transboundary integration and coordination of environmental technology and regulatory policy in Southeastern Europe, the environmental capabilities and needs of the region are discussed, and a regional cooperation and coordination systems framework is developed. The thesis focuses on a case …
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Three Quasi-Experimental and Experimental Papers in Environmental Economics
… techniques to contribute to the literature on environmental and resource economics in three distinct ways but with the overarching goal of demonstrating the usefulness of experimental techniques to explore topics related to the environment. First, chapter one demonstrates the feasibility and …
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Technological change for environmental improvement : the case of the Mexican automobile sector
… and factors of technological change that promote environmental improvement while contributing to development goals in the Mexican automobile sector. The motivation stemmed from the need for air pollution mitigation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). The research analyzed three cases of …
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Chemistry and the Automotive Industry
… in the automotive industry with emphasis on environmental compliance via chemical reporting by database and internal Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) screening, third party laboratory material testing, and the future of the chemist in the United States (U.S.) automotive industry. …
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The development and harmonisation of risk assessment procedures to evaluate the environmental impact of toxic substances
The environmental risk assessment of substances is introduced and the various controls used to protect the environment are outlined. The European notification system and the risk assessments required as part of the system are detailed. Through an examination of the existing European Union System …
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Isomeric olefinic periodic mesoporous organosilicas: an emerging class of versatile nanomaterials
… chromatography, ion exchange, micro-electronics, environmental technology, controlled drug release, . . . In the field of porous materials, scientists aim to control the size, shape, uniformity and periodicity of porous space and the atoms and molecules that define it. By controlling and …
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DEVELOPMENT OF MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPIC RESONANT SENSOR FOR APPLICATION IN EDIBLE AND WASTE OIL VERIFICATION
ABSTRACT This work is a contribution and value addition to edible oil verification and the waste oil recovery process. It comprised the development of a sensing technique that will primarily enable the ability to probe different oils and establish their differences for authentication, and in …
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An Innovative Design for a Separate Sewer System
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stated that what was considered state-of-the-art pollution control a century ago is no longer valid today. Designers of new sewer systems must identify the problems inherited from old design concepts and try to use new technology to revisit and upgrade …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DURING THE ARBA’EEN PILGRIMAGE IN KERBALA, IRAQ
Every year, religious events (REs) attended by millions of pilgrims, take place in different holy cities around the world. However, research on municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is limited despite the reputation of REs to generate large amounts of municipal solid waste (MSW), which negatively …
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The characterisation of the hydrodynamic vortex separator using residence time distribution analysis.
The hydrodynamic vortex separator (HDVS) is currently employed at wastewater treatment works and in the sewerage system as a combined sewer overflow (CSO) for the separation of solids from an incoming waste stream. This project presents the first stage in developing and aiding the existing design …
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Effective waste management by enhancing reusable packaging
… combines all the aspects required to reduce environmental impact from waste packaging and to increase knowledge on the best way to enhance reusable packaging. Through a review of the extant literature, a conceptual framework was designed of the most important dimensions to enhance reusable …
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Sustainable exploration of oil and gas in the United Kingdom and Nigeria
… activities, in terms of socio-economic, environmental and economic impacts. This state of affairs raises issues of environmental justice among the stakeholders. The research had two case study areas and included a total of 13 focus group, 86 questionnaires and 7 interviews. Analysis of …
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Development of an Electromagnetic Sensor for in Pipeline Inspection and Asset Management for the Water Industry
In the UK, the Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT), estimates that for all the water and sewage companies there was over 3,365 Ml/d (megalitres per day) of water leakage in the reported period 2010 and 2011, which was still at 3094.21 Ml/day in the 2013 review. Leakage estimates do not …
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Characterization and kinetics study of activated coconut shells, cow bones and zeolite based adsorbent for pome treatment
Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a high strength agro-allied wastewater containing both organic pollutants and heavy metals. The discharge of POME into the environment without adequate treatment contributes to diseases affecting humans and aquatic lives. However, there is the necessity to reduce …
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Outdoor thermal comfort index in Malaysian urban areas
… have adversely impacted the urban environmental heat stress due to urban heat island phenomenon. These thermal environmental problems can be even more challenging to people living in urban areas with tropical hot and humid climatic conditions throughout the year. Buildings in urban …
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The construction waste management framework for reducing illegal dumping activities in the construction industry
… guidelines, cost, training and development, and technology are the most significant elements can be implemented in propose framework. The elements in the framework were divided into actions which need to be undertaken by construction players and those which require government enforcement. …
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Accelerated carbonation of wastes and minerals
Accelerated carbonation technology (ACT) could be used for the stabilisation of hazardous wastes, remediation of contaminated soils and re-use/recycling of various waste streams. ACT has also potential for storing anthropogenic CO2 emissions into mineral silicates and alkaline waste residues via …
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The scope of learning alliances as a mechanism for more innovative urban water management
The topic of this study is “The scope of Learning Alliances as a mechanism for more innovative urban water management”. Urban water management presents complex and multi-dimensional problems for which solutions must consider the institutional, socioeconomic and governance contexts. SWITCH …
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