summary of studies of persistent environmental contaminants in terrestrial vertebrates

... delaying or inhibiting seed germination, emergence, growth, flowering, fruiting, ripening or appearance of certain organs), reducing abundance/survival of offspring, changing colour or causing ... production in New Zealand 3.3 Paints and coatings Table Environmental hazard profile of paints and coatings, including antifouling paints Qualitative environmental hazard rating 16 Reason for ranking ... tumours and carcinomas when administered to rats Literature Review of Organic Chemicals of Emerging Environmental Concern in Use in Auckland 26 in drinking water at high doses of 1000 to 10,000...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 03:20

... EPZs in Ho Chi Minh City, three out of 17 in Dong Nai, two out of 13 in Binh Duong, and none of the IPs and EPZs in Ba Ria-Vung Tau have wastewater treatment facilities According to environmentalists ... 11, 2003 Ministry of Rural and Agriculture Development, MONRE, Institute of Environmental Technology,VAST Project “Broad survey of arsenic contamination in tube well water in 12 provinces, Vietnam” ... being polluted by people who live in rural areas who use it for washing and other daily activities That’s why a lot of diseases concerning the intestine, skin and other cancers keep occurring...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 04:20

... determine the rate of biodegradation of specific contaminants in groundwater during a field study Mass flux of the studied contaminant through a line/cluster of wells (a transect) is recorded instead ... demonstrate that in many cases, a large amount of data is available from a variety of studies showing either the ability or inability of a particular compound of interest to degrade in the environment ... field studies were generally reported for 1) plume studies where monitoring wells were placed along the centerline of a contaminant plume or for 2) continuous injection experiments where monitoring...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 19:20

... phthalates were detected predominantly in indoor air samples.93) The dominant path of phthalates intake was the ingestion of foodstuffs compared to inhalation of indoor air by children.94) n-Tetradecane ... can meet local needs in dealing with SHS.152) CONCLUSION Healthy indoor air is a fundamental right for people studying in schools, working in of ces and living in residences Indoor air quality ... combustion gases in residences and buildings CO is well-known to cause poisoning by CO-hemoglobin (Hb) formation, inhibiting oxygen utilization by internal organs NO2 sources in buildings include gas...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... Engineering from North Carolina State University, Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Administration from the University of Hartford, and her doctorate in Engineering ... Professor with the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology Prior to joining Missouri S&T she was an Assistant Professor in ... sustainability plan In addition, using the energy efficiently and following ISO norms can minimize infrastructure costs The proposed energy and environmental management program, in coordination...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 15:28

... percent of ethnic minorities are living in poverty in 2004 while only 15 percent of Kinh and Chinese people within the same region are poor Figure shows trends for Kinh and ethnic minority poverty in ... as making available a wider range of loan products 15 in terms of lending terms and loan sizes seems to be preferred above subsidizing interest rates In spite of high demand from ethnic minorities, ... sometimes resulted in inappropriate investment decisions The CEM is attempting to address these problems in the phase of P135 Indeed, P135 phase is an ambitious program in terms of the intended decentralization...

Ngày tải lên: 12/12/2013, 21:15

... multi-stakeholder meeting was undertaken to disseminate the primary findings, raising awareness and finding ways and means to mitigate the problems DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA AND INDUSTRIAL PROFILE OF METTUPALAYAM ... opportunities and sustainability 26 Sustainable access to safe drinking water is one of the main targets of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, and indiscriminate disposal of industrial effluents ... extracting 10 mld of water from the Bhavani River and the three remaining units depend on wells Most of the units are located in the upstream part of the river Since the industries are water-intensive...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 10:20

... provide important information in terms of optimizing processes of environmental sampling To overcome some of the above-mentioned limitations, an evaluation procedure was designed in a previous study ... subjects interviewed Exploring the generality of such a categorization in other geographical scenes, incorporating the analysis of places considered ‘‘unattractive,’’ is one of the aims of the ... field of research into environmental aesthetics, preference studies have attempted to understand the scenic quality of a certain place by analysing the responses to it given by different groups of...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 17:20

... both explaining and treating chronic pain Although rarely primary causes of chronic pain, psychological and environmental factors often play a critical role in the maintenance of chronic pain and ... pain is required • Substantial increases in funding are required for research on chronic pain and evaluation of treatments • As chronic pain following injury often cannot currently be cured in ... the training of all health professionals in this work, research into persisting pain, and public education about chronic pain and its management • However, most patients with chronic pain should...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 20:20

... and Boonstra 2000) In this paper we examine the proximate causes of variation in reproductive performance of overwintering animals and their offspring in cyclic populations of field voles (Microtus ... population densities in the autumn of 1996 and maintained high densities in 1997, while the population densities in Kielder were lower in 1996 but increased in 1997 (Fig 1) Sampling of parental animals ... densities in the autumn of 1996 and maintained high densities in 1997, while the population densities in Kielder were lower in 1996 but increased in 1997 (Fig 1) To increase readability we will in the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 17:20

... for PM-10 is interpreted as resulting in an increase in pollution levels in the long-run This results in a U-shaped curve, instead of the inverse-U defined by the EKC This may be explained by the ... decline in pollution intensity with rising income along the EKC’ 10 | P a g e     B Empirical In an empirical analyses of the EKC, two topics are of main interest: first, the calculation of the ... results in an increase in the dependent variable The squaring of the GDP per capita will allow for the determination of an inverse-U shape as it will reveal the decreasing effect of high levels of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20

... Monitoring of VOCs in industrial areas during night times and also extending monitoring in the surrounding villages APPCB will ensure the linkage of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations ... sweeping: The industry has procured a road sweeping machine with a cost of Rs 0.25 Cr in the year 2004 and cleaning the internal roads d Online monitoring: The industry has provided stack monitoring ... thereby reducing the movement of M/s VPT is in the process of number of trucks and dust fly-off mechanization of stocking, loading and unloading of dusty cargo like coal and iron ore to eliminate the...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20

... Trade-Off Sin of No Proof Sin of Vagueness Sin of Irrelevance Sin of Fibbing Sin of Lesser of Two Evils © 2007 TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Inc All Rights Reserved The Six Sins Of GreenwashingTM ... Avoiding the Sin of Fibbing a) Do tell the truth Always b) Always tell the truth The “Six Sins of GreenwashingTM” Sin of the Hidden Trade-Off Sin of No Proof Sin of Vagueness Sin of Irrelevance Sin ... Sin of Fib bing 1% The Sin of N o Proof 26% The Sin of the H id den-Trad e O ff 57% The Sin of Irrelev ance 4% The Sin of Lesser of Tw o Ev ils 1% © 2007 TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Inc...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 21:20

... Media Survey • Summary Topline Findings • April 13, 2011 Overview of findings Background Slover Linett Strategies Inc and mStoner partnered with CASE for the second year in a row in order to research ... 773-348-9204 cheryl@sloverlinett.com Thanks for your interest CASE Social Media Survey • Summary Topline Findings • April 13, 2011 Initial findings Note that questions 1–7 are for profiling purposes to ... types of institutions – a testament to the interest in this topic We are just beginning to mine the data from this second round of research and will be releasing a full white paper later in the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 19:20

... large-scale industrial processes resulted in much more intensified impacts Initially, pollution was seen mainly in the context of hindrance, i.e dust and litter The realization of the immense and often ... company, from the interests of the company While companies in many developing countries is often argued that environmental costs are not included in the price of the product structure so often reduces ... watching rather than taking part 27 One of the most useful qualitative techniques is interviewing It is often a part of all of the preceding methods Contrary to what many people believe, interviewing...

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 14:20

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Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 16:20

... primarily of inorganic material and have an organic carbon content of only some % or less However, some of this organic content can be in the form of thin organic coatings on the mineral substrates In ... accumulation of such chemicals in microlayers may be an important step in the release of PTOCs to the atmosphere or in their bioaccumulation by certain organisms The role of sediments The fate of PTOCs in ... are involved The areas of highest concentrations reflect these sources and in- lake processes of sediment focusing Lake sediment cores can be analyzed to determine changes in historical inputs of...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... consumption of alcohol in the UK in 2010 DM Parkin S19 12 Cancers in 2010 attributable to ionising radiation exposure in the UK DM Parkin and SC Darby Tobacco-attributable cancer burden in the UK in 2010 ... and environmental factors in the UK in 2010: Introduction DM Parkin S42 S70 S2 Cancers attributable to inadequate physical exercise in the UK in 2010 DM Parkin S66 Foreword: The fraction of cancer ... made in reducing the number of young people who start smoking, and in helping those who smoke to escape their addiction in time to avoid most of the risk of premature death, tobacco still remains...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... difference in the extent of leaching of metals when the tailings are discharged in to the seawater A comparison of the leaching of metals from tailings of two base-metal mines, a zinc-lead mine on ... dredging, and altering flow and mixing of water over sediments by installing various types of structures A microbiological process affecting metals in sediments has been of much concern ever since ... be heavily contaminated If industry has been discharging wastes of any kind nearby, one can expect assorted contaminants in the sediments Estuaries of rivers, which have mining operations or...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20