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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"ecological damage"”.
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Sustainable ball clay mineral extraction.
… of ball clay in this area invariably leads to ecological damage to a fragile environment, conversely, the protection of the ecological resource leads to sterilisation of a mineral of national economic importance. It has been argued that the current legislative framework does not strike a fair …
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Assessing the Live Bait Industry and the Ecological Status of Invasive Cyprinodontiformes (Sheepshead minnow: Cyprinodon variegatus and Gulf killifish: Fundulus grandis) in Texas Streams
… invasive species often cause irreversible ecological damage on native communities. Here, I investigated the pathway of introduction and ecological impacts of the sheepshead minnow (<em>C. variegatus</em>) and the gulf killifish (<em>F. grandis</em>). Both species were thought to have been …
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Tequio y Tierra: Regenerative Architecture in Oaxaca
… celebrity-fueled popularity – is causing serious ecological damage due to industrial-scale monoculture and improper disposal of its plant-base by-products bagasso and viñaza. Combined, these alternative materials can create circular construction and economies, giving agency to vulnerable sectors …
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Modeling Watershed-Wide Bioretention Stormwater Retrofits to Achieve Thermal Pollution Mitigation Goals
… extent of thermal mitigation required to prevent ecological damage is unknown. A calibrated runoff temperature model of a case study watershed in Blacksburg, VA was developed to determine the cumulative treatment volume of bioretention filters required to reduce thermal impacts caused by runoff …
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A Proposed Legal Framework On The Extraction And Consumption Of Outer Space Resources
… method of use. </p> <p>To address the risk of ecological damage, resource appropriation, and impending disputes, claims, and decrees regarding resource utilization, a comprehensive analysis is performed on the legal doctrines governing activities in outer space, the environmental protocol of …
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Application of hydrogen peroxide as brown tide bloom control agent
… tide bloom has been responsible for the severe ecological damage and economic loss (e.g. shellfishery) in the affected areas. This research focuses on finding a method to control brown tide blooms and explores the potential of natural chemical biocide hydrogen peroxide (H_2O_2) as a reagent to …
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Leaping Behavior In Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix): Analysis Of Burst Swimming Speeds, Angle Of Escape, Height, And Distance Of Leaps
… disrupting fisheries, and inflicting unknown ecological damage. These fish have continued to spread into the Middle Mississippi River and the Tennessee River Valley and great effort is being expended to prevent Silver Carp from entering the Great Lakes and expanding further into the Ohio, …
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Political economy of bioenergy in developing countries: a case study of Punjab, India
… of declining oil reserves, irreversible ecological damage owing to indiscriminate use of fossil fuels as well as widespread energy poverty across many developing countries. Bioenergy imperatives were endorsed as a solution to this multi-dimensional crisis in the global energy sector. It …
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Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise
… is well planned, user conflicts resolved, and ecological damage minimised. The management plan for coastal archaeological resources will take into consideration the sensitiveness of the area and the potential for development. This project will be undertaken in consultation with professional …
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Dead Fish: How Two Fish Kills in the White River Demonstrate Changes in the Historic Protection of the Commons in Indiana
… level. While both events resulted in great damage to the ecosystem of the White River, they had disparate outcomes, which have yet to be studied from a historic perspective. In 1896, there were minimal legal consequences for the industry that polluted the White River, consisting of a small …
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Regional factors governing performance and sustainability of wastewater treatment plants in Honduras : Lake Yojoa Subwatershed
… Residents of the region are well aware of this ecological issue, as local fish farmers are currently being employed to remove water lilies from the lake. These aquatic plants have grown in excess in recent years due to eutrophication. Secondly, use of a wastewater treatment system will improve …
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Environmental impact assessment in South Africa - what difference can a sustainability assessment make?
… to take the 'limitations' imposed by the ecological damage into account. The term sustainability is an ambiguous one which then allows it to be interpreted in many different ways. The needs of society, which change over time, are governed by the intra- and inter-generational equity aspect …
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Unravelling Tales of Truth: The Digital Battle Between Greenwashing Giants and Fashion Eco-Warriors
… witnessing, which has a tendency to focus on ecologically contained and geographically limited environmental catastrophes, digital eco-witnessing in fashion makes the global circulation of waste visible, bringing distant harms into proximity with consumer choice in everyday life. By …
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Effect of passive and active heating on the performance of denitrifying bioreactors
… and drain to the Gulf of Mexico causing lasting ecological damage. This influx of nutrients into these water bodies is challenging the scientific community to create innovative solutions to mitigate these problems. The use of denitrifying bioreactors is a management practice developed to reduce …
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Performance characterization of the multirotor UAS chemical application system
… and minimization of economic loss and ecological damage due to drift and off-target application. The test platform employed was a DJI S1000 octocopter fitted with two TeeJet nozzles ranging from 0.1 to 0.2 gpm flow rate and Fine to Extremely Coarse droplet spectrum range. The findings …
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Derelict to Dynamic: Examining Socioecological Productivity of Underutilized/Abandoned Industrial Infrastructure, and Application in Baltimore, Maryland
… of social and natural urban functions. Socioecological inequities are often highly conspicuous in declining post-industrial American cities such as Baltimore. Chronic social, economic, and environmental perturbations have rendered some of once critical American infrastructure outdated, …
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An analysis of foreign statutes dealing with environmental liability with a view to the drawing up and promulgating of an environmental liability statute in South Africa to deal with the legal problems of civil liability for environmental damage
… essay concerns civil liability for environmental damage and has as its focus, the drawing up of an Environmental Liability statute for South Africa. The approach taken in the essay is largely a comparative one, with topics being approached first from a general perspective and then with reference …
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Negotiated ecologies: Indigeneity and ecocriticism in 19th century Bolivia and Chile
… of ways, a pivotal time period with regards to ecological relations in the Andean region. During the 19th century, food production became more mechanized, the introduction of the steam engine led to faster transportation across great expanses, and an intensification of resource extraction in the …
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Investigations on the Phenomena of Accumulation and Mobilization of Heavy Metals and Arsenic at the Sediment-Water Interface by Electrochemically Initiated Processes
Metals occur naturally and are commonly found as contaminants in areas where industrial and municipal effluents are discharged. Aquatic sediments/environments are often polluted by heavy metals due to the temporal variations in anthropogenic input of contaminants via atmospheric deposition, …