... exist into theenvironmental impacts of products; Chapter forms the second main pillar ofthe study: it gives a detailed analysis oftheenvironmental impacts of products in the EU-25, with the newly ... be identified on the basis oftheenvironmental impacts ofthe whole volume ofthe product used Theimpact per euro value will also be taken into account EnvironmentalImpactof Products (EIPRO) ... part ofthe set of product groupings making together 40% ofthe total acidification, and for some other impact categories, but not for land use This gave an indication ofthe importance of a...
... intentions forthe vast majority of projects forced us to exclude this information while coding fortheenvironmentalimpactof a project Instead, we attempt to capture the likely impactofthe project ... and separate fund forthe implementation of Agenda 21 should be established.’ Additionally, the Beijing Declaration called forthe Fund to ‘cover the costs ofthe transfer of environmentally sound ... whether they generally had a neutral environmentalimpactFor instance, many telecommunications projects include the installation of telephone poles However, theenvironmentalimpact from these...
... (1968) Pheromones ofthe honey bee – the secretion ofthe Nasanoff gland ofthe worker J Insect Physiol 15, 237–244 54 Boch, R and Morse, R.A (1974) Discrimination of familiar and foreign queens ... present because ambient air has suffused into the hive from the outside Others may be present because honey bee foragers have encountered them during resource collection and brought them back with ... levels of terpenes and pyrolysis residues of sugar compounds Without the guard tube, resinous components of propolis and the pine boards in the hive overwhelm the transfer lines between the desorption...
... to use their product during the flowering period submit to the relevant authorities a toxicological file for each preparation and for each requested use, allowing the toxicity ofthe product for ... of tests are requested when the value obtained forthe Hazard Quotient is above a threshold value of 50 The case of insect growth regulators For these types of substances a test to evaluate the ... particularly in relation to the reliability ofthe tests requested and their feasibility The assessment ofthe effects of plant protection products is based on the calculation ofthe Hazard Quotient,...
... to testing), the motivation ofthe bees to get food would not overpass the fifth trial, the level ofthe CR then starting to decrease Most often the level of CR reaches a maximum by the third trial ... insect-proof tunnel, the percentage of flights back to the hive decreased in treated foragers, the deltamethrin-treated bees flying in the direction ofthe sun, without using the local landmarks The ... components ofthe learning process such as the acquisition and/or the recall ofthe learned response In an ecological context this type of exposure corresponds to the case of bees newly involved in foraging...
... side ofthe box allowed the introduction of a single honey bee for a 5-min observation period The position ofthe honey bee was recorded every s The duration of successive 5-s periods in the same ... effect ofthe drug at the dose of 1.25 ng/bee was observed on the other functions after the shortest interval We not retain the possibility that the drug needs more time to diffuse from the thorax ... effect of imidacloprid in the honey bee 93 staining increase in all the experiments performed The intensity of staining was analyzed in the cortical layer and in the internal area ofthe glomeruli...
... differences in the levels of contaminants in the flowers ofthe three main forage plants Therefore, the species of flower the bees had visited probably had little influence on the concentrations of radionuclides ... section ofthe chapter will briefly review the LANL field studies and the results of these studies The significance of each of these experiments will be examined in the Discussion section of this ... It is likely that the majority of sodium-22 is being partitioned into the leaves rather than the flowers Rabbit brush, on the other hand, had the highest levels for three ofthe six contaminants...
... of cesium pollution [22, 23] Honey bees and their products have been used as indicators and monitors of a variety ofenvironmental pollution because of their ability to reflect the immediate environmental ... each of following years, the tips ofthe branches and older branch segments, including the segments grown in 1994, were taken for analyses The tips ofthe spruce branches were collected forthe ... branches and the needles of fir and spruce trees in search of food Honeydew is the secretion of these insects The results of electrical conductivity measurements and pollen analyses were used to distinguish...
... accounting for different parts ofthe information Conversely, with HCA, all the information ofthe data matrix is displayed through two dendrograms: one forthe variables and another forthe objects Therefore, ... accounts for 56.86 percent ofthe total inertia ofthe system, emphasizes the fact that the presence of cobalt (Co) in the honey samples is correlated with that of molybdenum (Mo) Ofthe 46 samples ... emphasized that in the framework of their annual control ofthe quality of honeys, in 1994, the CNEVA analyzed 122 French honeys and 28 foreign honeys for their concentrations of Pb and Cd While...
... on the protease content ofthe gut of different Coleoptera have shown the presence of cysteine proteases, which, in many cases, represent the major class of digestive proteases [33] The cDNA of ... commercially Risk for humans and animals Potential risks must be considered in relation to the final useofthe transgenic crop For example, it will differ for cotton (industrial use) , maize (use of derived ... require further optimization, since lepidopteran larvae possess a diverse pool of serine proteases; information on the molecular interactions ofthe enzyme–inhibitor complex and the response of the...
... from the top ofthe flower visited on the plant), or the type of behavior (exploration ofthe flower, foraging for nectar, scratching of stamina, pollen pellet gathering, cleaning, etc.) The mean ... genotypes, the GM plants secreted more nectar and had a higher sugar content than the untransformed ones (see Table 15.1) Therefore, the conclusion ofthe study was that the foraging behavior ofthe ... parcels of each type, were sown in the South-west of France (Spring 2000) From the beginning ofthe flowering, the diversity ofthe pollinators was evaluated by counting the foragers visiting the...
... because support during my thesis wri ting I would like to thank my many of my colleagues for their encouragement during this course and forthe time we spent together The special thank goes to ... remained in the $70-80 range for much o f the year before rising in the fourth quarter With the OPEC production cuts implemented in 2008/09 still in place, average oil prices forthe year as ... non -fossil energy source but also solves 12 M a ster Thesis Theoretical background the problem o f waste management Recovered energy from waste is used to generate electricity and heat for household...
... relative to the size ofthe overall imbalance itself Smith and Edmonston (1997) contains another detailed evaluation ofthe future fiscal impactof immigrants in the US along the lines ofthe generational ... measured by the generational accounts ofthe current newborn and the next, future generation, that is, the present value of their taxes paid less their benefits received over their lifetime For previous ... future generational accounts are equal to the one ofthegeneration born in the base year, corrected only by the economic growth factor, as shown in (8) forthegeneration born one year after the...
... on the magnitude and key determinants of these impacts, and the resulting impacts on both human health and ecosystems The major causes ofthe above noted environmental impacts of ifap are the ... authors of this report investigate the scope of these environmental factors, to help grasp the breadth ofthe possible impacts ofthe ifap system By releasing this technical report, the Commission ... acknowledges that the author /authors fulfilled the request ofthe Commission on the topics reviewed This report does not reflect the position ofthe Commission on these, or any other, issues The final...
... include, as one ofthe dominant factors, theenvironmental behavior of iron and manganese The primary basis for Jenne's remarks is the literature on the behavior of these metals in the soil system ... into the aquatic systems, the study ofthe mobility patterns of different heavy metals as function of geoenvironmental conditions, and determination ofthe pathways and the ultimate fate of heavy ... Grimes for their suggestions, assistance and support, and finally their patience and understanding during the course of this study Thanks to the members ofthe Department of Chemistry for their...
... chemicals used, the amount of water used in the wash and diagrams ofthe major pieces of equipment using the highest amount of caustic Each piece of equipment in the process has a different protocol for ... and the desired type of beer being produced Once the yeast are spent they drop to the bottom ofthe tank into the conical portion and are removed off the bottom Once fermentation is complete, there ... from the bottom ofthe tank at the end ofthe fermentation and viable yeast is re-used several times before being discarded so the yeast pitched could range from new to several generations old The...
... feedstocks [8] Liquid biofuels are important forthe future because they replace petroleum fuels Biofuels are generally EnvironmentalImpactof Biofuels considered as offering many priorities, ... summary of current biofuels issues and thereby contribute to the understanding of this important topic Chapters include digests on the development efforts on biofuels, their implications forthe ... first describes some oftheenvironmental costs resulting from processing and theuseof petroleum transport fuelsEnvironmental costs of petroleum refining and use While theuseof oil has brought...
... • • • • EnvironmentalImpactof Biofuels Present an up-to-date review ofthe literature relating to the impacts on biodiversity of forest conversion to oil palm Assess how the focus of research ... next generation bio fuels can make a major contribution to reducing air pollution in the transport sector 14 EnvironmentalImpactof Biofuels In the developing world, ethanol should be used ... www.dwworld.de/dw/article/0,2144, 1717299,00.html ; Association ofthe German Biofuels Industry from Karin Retzlaff ofthe Association ofthe German Biofuels Industry, cited in Sinico, S (2005) Fill it up...
... the search for new sources of energy show, there are well-established raw materials forthe processing and synthesis of biofuels 42 EnvironmentalImpactof Biofuels Among the oilseeds used for ... worldwide and the consequent increase in theuseoffossilfuels such as petroleum contribute to the advancement ofenvironmental damage Burning fossilfuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, ... to the biorefinery concept, of all the fractions generated in biodiesel production is a requirement forthe economy and the sustainability ofthe process, and forthe rational exploitation of the...
... and forthe population that inhabits the area around of these extraction plants (Garcia-Gonzalez, et al., 54 EnvironmentalImpactof Biofuels 1999) Another factor to be considered is the risk of ... induction of IgE, and modification ofthe IgE epitope may be a useful strategy to reduce the allergenicity of an allergen Deus-de-Oliveira evaluated the possibility ofuseof compounds of calcium ... photosynthesis is committed the solar energy and is changed in 68 EnvironmentalImpactof Biofuels chemical (energy) At the combustion of biomass the committed solar energy is changed in thermo...