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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"industrial pollution"”.
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Essays on Industrial Pollution, Regulation, and Health
This dissertation examines the effects of industrial pollution and environmental regulation on health outcomes and health-improving behaviors. It draws on quasi-experimental variation from two distinct settings to evaluate the consequences of pollution exposure and the potential for regulatory …
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The industrial-pollution-projection system : critical analysis and potential applications
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Procuring industrial pollution control : the South Australian case, 1836-1975 / Matthew Jordan.
Bibliography: leaves 253-280.
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Three essays on industrial pollution generation and structural change in a regional economy
… thesis analyzes direct and indirect patterns of industrial air pollution. Furthermore, an industry emissions model is developed and tested empirically. Based on output forecasts for the Chicago economy, future industrial emissions are estimated. It is found that under the assumption of constant …
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Industrial pollution control down on the farm : integrated pollution prevention & control and intensive pig farming
Multi-medium pollution control has finally transcended the boundary from its roots in traditional manufacturing industry, and has entered the realm of intensive pig farming. This research has revealed the problems that face pig farmers when confronted by the Integrated Pollution Prevention & …
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Corporate adoption and implementation of innovative environmental policy measures in China
… environmental policies aimed at curtailing industrial pollution. During the past three decades, the traditional environmental policies have evolved from simple directives regarding emission limitations into comprehensive packages using various market-based economic instruments, such as taxes …
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Urban Agriculture and Sustainability in Chicago
… of quality of life, the mitigation of industrial pollution, and these initiatives' capacity to address poverty in a post-welfare state. Most popular depictions of the experiences of sustainability come from the perspective of white, middle class, college-educated volunteers and, …
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China Urban Pollution Information Disclosure Study (CUPIDS) : socioeconomic implications of dirty industry and a guide to national cleandustrialization
… is polluted. In this paper I develop a simple pollution intensity index to test China's existing national and local environmental data, to answer the questions: "Bad" how? "Polluted" why? And finally: what can be done? I find that China's existing data is rudimentary, piecemeal, and inaccurate. …
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Chemical, biological, and physical aspects of a small stream highly polluted by sewage over a long period of time
… supplies of water for domestic consumption and industrial use, for transportation, power, irrigation, and for recreation. Few, however, realize the scarcity and the value of this most versatile of a nation’s resources. The false impression of abundance that has long existed, created a certain …
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Case studies in disassembly process planning
… regulations imposed by government has watched industrial pollution. With government regulations to control environmental problems; consumers are also aware of adverse effects of product disposal forcing manufacturer to become more responsible for safe product disposal and recycling of used …
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Changes in colonization dynamics and community structure of protozoans and macroinvertebrates in response to stress
… and protozoan colonization dynamics to industrial pollution was determined in a thermal organic effluent and in a metals effluent. The relationship of the time course data to the MacArthur-Wilson model is considered, along with Pinkham and Pearson's community similarity index and …
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The Emergence, Evolution and Frequent Failure of the Industrial Symbiosis: The Evidence from the Sugar Refinery Industry, Chongzuo City, China
Industrial symbiosis (hereafter IS) has been hailed as a win-win solution to our industrial pollution problems, but such projects have frequently failed. The present research set out to explore the dynamics and causal mechanism of IS development and to discover the causes of its failure. It studied …
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Motivational Dynamics Predicting Waste Efficiency Implementation within SMEs
… enterprises (SMEs) account for 70% of industrial pollution in the UK. The UK Government aims to implement waste efficiency across the SME sector as part of a set of strategies which will enable a radical reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. In addition to reducing …
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Redox-active materials for electrochemically-mediated separations
… population, low water security, and worsening industrial pollution all necessitate further advancement in the discovery, development, and application of materials for separations. Electrochemical approaches are an attractive alternative due to the innate propensities of redox-active species for …
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Lichens as a biomonitoring tool for detecting heavy metal air pollution associated with industrial activities in Collie, south-western Australia
… have been developed for monitoring air pollution and forest ecosystem health. Lichens have been used effectively to determine the dispersion of heavy metals emitted by industrial point-sources; however the approach has not been commonly used in Australia. This thesis aimed to determine …
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Spaces of Japonisme and the Art of Whistler, Van Gogh, and Monet: Collecting, Decoration, and the japanese Other
… many in the avant-garde saw as diminished by industrial pollution, shoddy mass-produced goods, corrupt institutions, and tired artistic conventions. Aspects of Japan held up by Western writers as characteristic included its exquisite handcrafts, its people's alleged closeness to nature, their …
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Soil stabilization utilising wastepaper sludge ash
… decades has resulted in increasing attention to industrial pollution and waste management control. The use of waste is becoming increasingly important in construction. Such materials including Wastepaper Sludge Ash (WSA), can be used to modify certain engineering properties of soils for specific …
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Essays on ESG Dynamics in Financial Markets
… common ownership, director interlock, and industrial peers. Based on E&S shareholder proposals targeting S&P 500 firms from 2005 to 2020, I find that E&S concerns (the ‘disease’) will die out after several waves. Besides, firms that are more central in the network, firms with larger market …
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INSIGHTS INTO THE METAL HANDLING MECHANISMS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE-BINDING BACTERIA RHODOCOCCUS RUBER
… research, as well as environmental and industrial uses. The ability to reduce toxic chromate (Cr(VI)) to nontoxic chromium (Cr(III)) is of interest due to the progressively increasing concentrations of chromate in bodies of water due to industrial pollution. The biomineralization process …
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A critical analysis of the effectiveness of the United Kingdom soil protection legislation from an ecosystem services perspective.
… water, waste, chemicals, and prevention of industrial pollution indirectly contribute to soil protection, the focus of these policies is not soil. Therefore, these policies cannot guarantee a satisfactory level of soil protection. Moreover, while most threats to soils are due to economic …
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