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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"hazardous substance"”.
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Cross-functional environmental initiatives : addressing Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) technical challenges at Sun Microsystems
The European Union (EU) passed the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, effective January 2006, banning the sale of electronics equipment containing lead and five other hazardous substances into EU countries. The RoHS Directive is driving an accelerated transition to lead-free …
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International economic effects of halting the voyage of CSAV RIO PUELO
… Argentine lemons carried a "harmful biological substance." The ship was held at anchor for six days as officials tested containers and weighed options of how to best prevent the release of a hazardous substance. Although the information which triggered the government response later proved to be …
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Perceived purpose and sources of meaning as protective factors for substance use amongst emerging adults across South Africa
South Africa (SA) is afflicted with high rates of substance use disorders. Emerging adults are particularly vulnerable to engaging in substance use that has the potential to become harmful. Thus, there is a need to identify protective factors that can diminish an emerging adult's propensity for …
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Design and Analysis of Toxicological Experiments with Multiple Endpoints and Synergistic and Inhibitory Effects
… increase of exposure to toxic materials and hazardous chemicals in recent years is a major concern due to the adverse effect resulting from such exposure on human health specifically and all organisms in general. Among the major concerns of toxicologists is to determine an acceptable level(s) …
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Toxic urbanism : hearth, heimatlosigkeit, home
… 29/35 of the toxins listed on the restricted and hazardous substance list, toxicity is unavoidable. This thesis asks how toxins can re-imagined to become active agents in design. Through the negotiation between hard and soft boundaries this work speculates on an architecture of gradients, …
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Topics in Hedonic Valuation
… be used due to the presence of a low-risk, hazardous substance. </p><p>The first chapter uses property value hedonics to reveal household willingness to pay for brownfield cleanup (joint work with Kevin Haninger and Christopher Timmins). We exploit variation in space and time to deal with …
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Implementing best practice protocols for occupational hygiene monitoring
This thesis outlines the results of an occupational hygiene monitoring program implemented at Minara Resources' Murrin Murrin mine site. The research was conducted as part of a collaborative agreement between Edith Cowan University and Minara Resources, the title of which was "Establishing best …