problem impact and solution

... Ministry for Science and Technology; Materials necessary for oil and gas activities and not available domestically; Medical equipment and medicine used in oil rigs and floating projects and certified ... following goods imported and used for oil and gas activities will be exempt from import duties: Machinery, equipment and transportation means necessary for oil and gas activities and certified by the ... changes, and thus to determine the quantum of the environmental impact By contrast, with regulatory approaches such as technology prescriptions, emissions standards and renewable portfolio standards,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/05/2014, 00:01

... mammals, 10% of its birds and 21% of its reptiles and land amphibians facing extinction Land degradation is another serious environmental problem, which has occurred, and continues to so, on a ... growth and unwise land use have caused widespread land degradation in many rural areas, resulting in increasing the number of land-poor farmers and accelerating poverty 27 In terms of the problem ... Law, the Law on Land and Territory, the Minerals Law, as 28 well as guidelines and decrees, such as guideline on urgent measures to protect and foster wild animals, and policies and regulation...

Ngày tải lên: 22/04/2013, 14:21

... ambient air quality standards" (NAAQS) for the criteria pollutants, and the states and localities then determine the appropriate methods to achieve and maintain those standards EPA also sets ... such as valves, pumps, and transport systems, and emissions can be reduced considerably by proper maintenance and operation of existing equipment Pump and valve seals and transfer equipment specially ... limitations However, periodic inspection and replacement of items such as valve and pump seals and gaskets, and reduction of atmospheric venting, can have significant impacts on the annual emissions of...

Ngày tải lên: 17/12/2013, 14:15

... a range of issues that have significant impact on people’s health, well being and livelihoods Each island in the Maldives is unique, and hence each island identified different environmental issues, ... further question: what further impacts does this impact lead to? Write these impacts on the paper and connect them with arrows Continue with these questions until each impact is linked with a chain ... Think, share ideas and learn! Critically think about another or related environmental problems in the community and examine how it impacts on people’s livelihoods, health and well being [Activities...

Ngày tải lên: 25/01/2014, 12:20

... intervention and prevention methods and strategies n Enhance communication, innovation and research n Promote multidisciplinary interactions among basic scientists, clinicians and behavioral and social ... scientific disciplines to understand the persistent effects of chemicals and other exposures on the fetus and child as they relate to brain and organ system development, growth and development of the child ... environmental factors potentially related to autism, one on the impact of exposure to mercury and PCBs, and one designed to quantify the impact of low-level environmental toxicants on child development...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... Footprint and biocapacity calculations: cropland, grazing land, forest land, fishing grounds, carbon Footprint (the land required to absorb CO2), and built-up land (Figure 2) These different land types ... France, India, Turkey and Japan UNEP continues to press for enhanced understanding of and action on environmental challenges and opportunities in respect to both governments and the private sector ... looking beyond economic and fiscal issues, to better understand how environmental, social and governance risks might impact sovereign credit risk over the short, medium and long term.7 To date,...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 03:20

... administrative boundary between two regions (HauteNormandie and Basse-Normandie) and three departments (Eure, Seine-Maritime, and Calvados) The Seine valley and its estuary are of major economic importance ... 1996; Gunnarsson et al 1999; Banta and Andersen 2003; Cuny et al 2007; Granberg and Selck 2007) Particle mixing and burrow irrigation contribute to the transport and redistribution of pollutants ... among chemical (bioaccumulation) and biochemical (metallothionein induction, DNA strand breakage, and lipid peroxidation) responses and effects on survival, growth, and reproduction (Costa et al...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 19:20

... relationship between moisture and temperature on skin and upper airway symptoms was investigated and showed that skin dryness and rashes, pharyngeal dryness, and nasal dryness and congestion are alleviated ... buildings and condominiums with damp problems could have their health affected by microbial contamination.35–37) On the other hand, physiological and psychological effects of low humidity and low ... the use of coal and other fuels for heating and cooking.52) Biological Pollutants Dander, mold, dust, and other organisms carried into by animals and people are biological air pollutants in buildings...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... aspects of household energy supply and utilization, and should include assessment of pollution and exposure reductions, fuel efficiency and impact on the local and global environment, safety, capacity ... with other fuels, and there were significant differences between men and women and between urban and rural residents Adjustment was made for a number of socioeconomic, housing and geographical ... energy and cultural needs and improving safety, fuel efficiency and environmental protection Interventions should be affordable, perhaps requiring income generation and credit arrangements, and...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... surveys of Sandford in the UK (Sandford 1973) and Slemrod in the U.S (Slemrod and Sorum 1984) the measurement of tax compliance costs has progressed significantly (see Allers (1994) and Evans (2003) ... Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thüringen Bremen and Saarland are ... the usage and the correspondent problems of an electronic data interchange with the financial and social insurance authorities (e-filing) Based on this information we can investigate the impact...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 08:20

... paragraphs 11.17 and 13.5 Section 305 Travelling facilities provided between the mainland and offshore oil or gas rigs or platforms And, where the timing of transport between the mainland and the rig ... employee’s spouse • the parents, children, and brothers and sisters of both spouses • remoter ancestors or descendants of both spouses, for example, grandparents and grandchildren • the spouses of all ... 201(2) Sections 97, 201(2) and 315 Section 205 4.3 Section 149 Section 62, Sections 206(2) and (3) Sections 62 and 90 Section 223 Section 211 Section 201(2) Benefits and facilities include: •...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 04:20

... income includes wages and salaries (including bonuses and stock-option exercises), pensions, profits, farm income, dividends, interest, and rental income Source: Piketty and Saez (2003, 2010) ... enacted and remain so today Between 2000 and 2008, income tax rates for the top 0.1 percent fell by 4.7 percentage points Figure shows the trend in average tax rates since 1960 for top- and middle-income ... income in taxes in 1960 and 16 percent in 2010 • Part of this remarkable trend is a result of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the highest income Americans that were unfair and unaffordable at the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 19:20

... The authors would like to thank Jane Landon and Paul Lincoln at the National Heart Forum, Robert Chote at IFS and Jerome Adda at UCL for invaluable advice and comments in the preparation of this ... food, reported in Figure ‘Good’ foods – fruit and vegetables – appear in the left-hand graph, whilst ‘bads’ – fat, salt and sugar – appear in the right-hand one The graphs are drawn using the same ... costs of premature death and sickness are £2.1 billion in 1998 and £3.6 billion for 2010.11 • The estimated costs of treating obesity and its consequent illnesses in England in 1998 were £479.4...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 19:20

... poverty) The dry-land poor are those living on arid and desert land areas; The flood-affected wetland poor are those in wetland areas who are frequently affected by flooding; The upland poor are those ... includes: + The status of key environment and natural resource and their degradation; + The environment and natural resource status (forest cover, water quantity and quality, fishery, sanitation); + ... Asia and the Pacific Poverty in Asia and the Pacific is increasingly concentrated in the places with harsh living conditions, including marginal land, depleted resources, pollution, congestion, and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 16:20

... techniques However, one should not forget that bioavailability and environmental effects are a product of biology and chemistry, and are not fully described by either discipline alone Aquatic ... water, and river water The LAS response (adsorption) is greatly reduced in the HQ water, where there is no hardness and very low ionic strength However, response is the same for the tap and river ... experiments where up to 10 mg/L standard Suwanee River humic acid (ISHS, Minneapolis) had no effect on SPME response in a mg/L LAS solution Toxicity testing in both lab and river water is consisitent...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... Solvents such as benzene and leukemia and nonHodgkin’s lymphoma; tetrachloroethylene and bladder cancer; and trichloroethylene and Hodgkin’s disease, leukemia, and kidney and liver cancers Environmental ... amines and nitrosating agents chemically react and are found in the rubber, metal and pesticide industries, and in cosmetics and foods such as fried bacon and cured meets Used as coolants and lubricants ... a thinner for paint and in paint and varnishes Used in printing rubber and leather industries and found in small amounts in gasoline and airplane fuel 52 Includes coal tar and coal tar pitch formed...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... WFTC1 and WFTC2: changes in participation and hours We present the results we obtain in terms of hours and participation with both reforms, and compare the effects of WFTC1 and WFTC2 Tables and ... hours in the data and as predicted by the model We find that predicted hours and actual hours coincide for 51.0% of men and 56.1% of women, and that for a further 41.4% of men and 36.4% of women, ... difference between his and her gross wage, and the difference between his and her investment/savings income, and on a vector of other characteristics Living in London and having a child aged...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 08:20

... TAMILNADU Sacchidananda Mukherjee* and Prakash Nelliyat Abstract Industrial disposal of effluents on land and subsequent pollution of groundwater and soil of surrounding farmlands – is a relatively ... human health and livelihood impacts are rare Water quality problems related to the disposal of industrial effluents on land and surface water bodies, are generally considered as a legal problem – ... assessment (soil and groundwater quality) and livelihood impact studies have been carried out To understand the environmental impact of industrial effluent irrigation on soil and groundwater quality...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:21

... air, water, and land use impacts associated with oil and gas production nationally and in Region These policies range from the implementation of mandatory emissions limits on oil and gas operations ... data and findings relevant to fuel spill impacts, concentrations, and volumes, they are important issues and a focal point for oil and gas regulatory oversight 2.3.3 Land Use Issues Oil and gas ... not meeting current air quality standards and oil and gas production on the rise, these and other air quality impacts are growing areas of concern within Region (and nationally) • Per the report’s...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20

... the operating costs and funded infrastructural development programs in many institutions to improve and expand training facilities, and staff and student accommodation (Caffery and Frelick, 2006) ... reportedly poor benefits and professional problems, such as the lack of resources and facilities, heavy workload and insufficient opportunities for promotion and self-improvement (Chikanda, 2005) Declining ... Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODS 2.1 Conceptual framework A review of non-financial incentives for health worker retention in east and southern...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20