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Showing 1 to 20 of 222 for “"environmental risk"”.
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Environmental risk assessment in financial institutions
Have the environmental risk assessment policies and procedures instituted by banks been successful in promoting the welfare of the environment? Have these policies and procedures succeeded in protecting banks from environment related liability? This thesis examines the impact of environmental risk …
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Agricultural Environmental Risk and Rural Community Culture
… the process by which rural communities solve an environmental problem, specifically, when the source of contamination is agricultural, and community members are familiar with and even identify with farming activities as being vital to the community well-being.
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Prioritizing stakeholder concerns in environmental risk management
The management of environmental programs affects a great variety of issues and involves several stakeholders with diverse, and often conflicting, concerns. Any methodology proposed for environmental decision making should, then, be capable of integrating technical and value-laden objectives in a …
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Environmental risk management system design for hazardous waste materials
… for engineers and policy makers to help limit environmental burden, by reducing the environmental risk and the associated carbon footprint, from the perspective of 'hazardous' materials in product design, through the application of 'game theory' and 'grey theory' etc, as well as various …
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Environmental risk assessment and human pharmaceuticals: limitations and future improvements
… reported. All new pharmaceuticals require an environmental risk assessment (ERA) prior to market authorisation. The aims for this research were to (1) assess the limitations of the current ERA by comparing crude and refined predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) used in ERAs with …
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Environmental risk assessment of heavy metals in urban street dust
Environment risk assessment of heavy metals has been widely used as a scientific method for evaluating possible environmental hazards presented in a product, a system and/or an industrial process. The results have been used for setting occupational standards and environmental regulations. However, …
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Environmental Risk Choices: An Empirical Analysis of EPA's Pesticide Rules
… importance of the participation variables and risk estimates, greater resources and attention need to be focussed on better managing these two aspects of the rule-making process. Results also point to the need for focussing attention on improved risk assessment methodologies and more effective …
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Environmental risk assessment of a genetically-engineered microorganism, Erwinia carotovora
Environmental use of genetically-engineered microorganisms (GEMs) has raised concerns over potential ecological impact. Development of microcosm systems useful in preliminary testing for risk assessment will provide useful information for predicting potential structural, functional, and genetic …
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Underwriting environmental risk : an analysis of current practices among lending institutions
… banks and other lending institutions approach environmental risk management -- how they evaluate, screen and provide for environmental risks in loan structuring and documenting loans. The intent of this investigation is to identify and assess differences in lending policies, practices, and …
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Procedure to Quantify Environmental Risk of Nutrient Loadings to Surface Waters
… in a watershed can expose the watershed to environmental degradation, pollution problems, and a decrease in water quality if resources and activities within a watershed are not managed carefully. In order to best utilize limited resources and maximize the results with respect to time and …
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Cortisol in Middle Childhood: Associations with Genetic Polymorphisms and Early Environmental Risk
… interactions may be one promising window on risk versus resilience trajectories. However, prior work involving three polymorphisms (COMT Val158Met, MAOA-LPR, and 5-HTTLPR) has yielded well publicized but inconsistently replicated associations with mental health. Part of this inconsistency may …
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Environmental risk factors for asthma in 13-14 year old African children
… The aim of this study was to investigate environmental factors associated with asthma and severity in African children using data obtained from International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, (ISAAC) III. METHODS: A population based cross-sectional study of children aged 13-14 …
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The science behind Tenax extractable concentrations and their use in evaluating environmental risk
… accurate exposure estimates and subsequent risk of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) in aquatic sediments requires measuring the bioavailable and/or bioaccessible concentration in sediment; as total extractable concentrations have not been found to produce accurate results. Organic …
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A Family Study to Assess Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
A Family Study to Assess Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
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Housing location decision under environmental risk: The effects of the Yucca Mountain waste repository
… nuclear waste repository in Nevada. The risks to health and safety of transporting and storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain may induce the residents of Nevada to move. When offered compensation, residents will weigh potential negative effects to their health from transporting and …
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Environmental risk assessment for an informal e-waste recycling site in Lagos State, Nigeria
… that the informal E-waste recycling may pose a risk to human health and the environment, this study aims to evaluate the e-waste contamination and the environmental and human health impact of informal e-waste recycling on the exposed population using the risk assessment framework. The …
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Cost -Effectiveness of Reducing Environmental Risk From Railroad Tank Car Transportation of Hazardous Materials
… conducted to determine if the reduction in the risk offset the extra cost of the more robust car. Three replacement schedules were considered: attrition-based, immediate, and a 10-year retrofit schedule. Under attrition-based replacement, all the commodities yielded a positive Net Present Value …
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