Occurrence and congeners specific of polychlorinated biphenyls in
... (Meijer et al., 2003). However, this study showed that PCB118 comprises about 20% of all congeners, which is followed by PCB138, 52, and 101. The PCB-congener distribution is governed mainly by the congener properties and the industrial usage. Commonly, the vapor pressure, water solubility, and biod ...
... (Meijer et al., 2003). However, this study showed that PCB118 comprises about 20% of all congeners, which is followed by PCB138, 52, and 101. The PCB-congener distribution is governed mainly by the congener properties and the industrial usage. Commonly, the vapor pressure, water solubility, and biod ...
Validation of an Instrument to Measure the Change in Ecological
... content areas: ecological principles and humanity's interaction with the environment. The experiences offered by programs must be multidisciplinary, include "hands-on" participatory or field experiences, and must educate participants about the local ecology and environmental issues. It should be not ...
... content areas: ecological principles and humanity's interaction with the environment. The experiences offered by programs must be multidisciplinary, include "hands-on" participatory or field experiences, and must educate participants about the local ecology and environmental issues. It should be not ...
Studienordnung für den Masterstudiengang Environment, Climate
... Where obligatory regular attendance at the teaching and learning units is stipulated in the following, it is a requirement for the attainment of the credit points for each module alongside active participation in the learning and teaching units and successful completion of the examination. Regular a ...
... Where obligatory regular attendance at the teaching and learning units is stipulated in the following, it is a requirement for the attainment of the credit points for each module alongside active participation in the learning and teaching units and successful completion of the examination. Regular a ...
Conservation and Subsistence in Small
... To be sure, many indigenous peoples have deep roots in particular locales, and virtually all have strong attachments to homelands. But this does not necessarily mean that they have continuously occupied a single spot on the planet and made it home for hundreds of generations. A case in point is prov ...
... To be sure, many indigenous peoples have deep roots in particular locales, and virtually all have strong attachments to homelands. But this does not necessarily mean that they have continuously occupied a single spot on the planet and made it home for hundreds of generations. A case in point is prov ...
4.2 Strong Sustainability and Critical Natural Capital.
... estimation procedures that correspond to each family. In the framework that we adopt, a general precondition for sustainability is the maintenance of those 'environmental functions' which play a major role in sustaining natural ecosystems and which make a substantial contribution to human welfare. T ...
... estimation procedures that correspond to each family. In the framework that we adopt, a general precondition for sustainability is the maintenance of those 'environmental functions' which play a major role in sustaining natural ecosystems and which make a substantial contribution to human welfare. T ...
The Relationship Between Ownership
... impact of the environment that affects the balance of nature like; global warming, climate change, natural disasters, pollution of water, air and soil, it is a price one that costs society from its activities. It generates conflict between communities with the company. This condition induces awarene ...
... impact of the environment that affects the balance of nature like; global warming, climate change, natural disasters, pollution of water, air and soil, it is a price one that costs society from its activities. It generates conflict between communities with the company. This condition induces awarene ...
Reducing Environmental Triggers of Asthma Home Intervention Project, September 2007
... dust encasements, and HEPA vacuum cleaners. Sixty-four families received both familyspecific education and appropriate materials to minimize or eliminate exposures to environmental allergens and irritant triggers of asthma. During the initial home visit, information was collected regarding the numbe ...
... dust encasements, and HEPA vacuum cleaners. Sixty-four families received both familyspecific education and appropriate materials to minimize or eliminate exposures to environmental allergens and irritant triggers of asthma. During the initial home visit, information was collected regarding the numbe ...
3 periods - Newark Public Schools
... 2. An Ecosystem is a system of interdependent living and non-living factors necessary for life. Ecosystems can be as large as the earth or as small as a puddle of water. The earth is a large ecosystem. 3. An ecosystem can continue perpetually; it is dynamic due to energy conversions. Energy ca ...
... 2. An Ecosystem is a system of interdependent living and non-living factors necessary for life. Ecosystems can be as large as the earth or as small as a puddle of water. The earth is a large ecosystem. 3. An ecosystem can continue perpetually; it is dynamic due to energy conversions. Energy ca ...
Distribution and Sources of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and
... Meanwhile, DDTs were widely used in World War II to protect soldiers and civilian from malaria, tyhus, and other diseases spread by insect [2]. From 1981 to 1984, it was estimated that about 184,000 tons of HCHs and 311,000 tons of DDTs were consumed in 103 countries annually [3]. PCBs are one group ...
... Meanwhile, DDTs were widely used in World War II to protect soldiers and civilian from malaria, tyhus, and other diseases spread by insect [2]. From 1981 to 1984, it was estimated that about 184,000 tons of HCHs and 311,000 tons of DDTs were consumed in 103 countries annually [3]. PCBs are one group ...
How can we meet society`s increasing demand for "green" statistics?
... central features of the environment, climate and economic measures in environmental protection. Due to the common system boundaries used in the statistics, i.e. the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), with the same standard statistical classifications, definitions and structure, it i ...
... central features of the environment, climate and economic measures in environmental protection. Due to the common system boundaries used in the statistics, i.e. the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), with the same standard statistical classifications, definitions and structure, it i ...
Semester 1 Exam Review Sheet
... I can explain the three major cultural events that have led to a need for a sustainability revolution. I can identify and explain the five major causes of environmental problems. I can explain ways by which to live more sustainably. I can define environmental ethics. I can define environmental world ...
... I can explain the three major cultural events that have led to a need for a sustainability revolution. I can identify and explain the five major causes of environmental problems. I can explain ways by which to live more sustainably. I can define environmental ethics. I can define environmental world ...
Preventing Environmental Disasters: Market-Based vs
... to compare different instruments. For example, Goulder and Parry (2008) consider a wide range of possible interventions, and they analyze the extent to which they meet a variety of major evaluation criteria, including cost-effectiveness, distributional equity, the ability to address uncertainties, a ...
... to compare different instruments. For example, Goulder and Parry (2008) consider a wide range of possible interventions, and they analyze the extent to which they meet a variety of major evaluation criteria, including cost-effectiveness, distributional equity, the ability to address uncertainties, a ...
Sample pages 2 PDF
... and the intrinsic sensitivity of the impacted environmental components (organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems). Each organism (or group of organisms), in fact, shows specific ecological traits that make it more sensitive to certain disturbances than others (home range amplitude, sociability ...
... and the intrinsic sensitivity of the impacted environmental components (organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems). Each organism (or group of organisms), in fact, shows specific ecological traits that make it more sensitive to certain disturbances than others (home range amplitude, sociability ...
Introduction to a Special Issue on Genotype by Environment
... information has proven useful in terms of identifying relevant regulatory networks associated with that response (e.g., Zou et al., 2011). However, specific characteristics of the natural variants regulating those pathways is still largely unknown (Des Marais and Juenger, 2010; Juenger, 2013). In a ...
... information has proven useful in terms of identifying relevant regulatory networks associated with that response (e.g., Zou et al., 2011). However, specific characteristics of the natural variants regulating those pathways is still largely unknown (Des Marais and Juenger, 2010; Juenger, 2013). In a ...
Understanding Our Environment
... Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed. ...
... Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed. ...
Gardenification of tropical conserved wildlands
... menu of wildland goods and services. But look at the second word. When was the last time you encountered a gold mine that returned its profits to the maintenance in perpetuity of the soil and mineral deposit of the mine? Are mining companies famous for their contributions to national sustainable dev ...
... menu of wildland goods and services. But look at the second word. When was the last time you encountered a gold mine that returned its profits to the maintenance in perpetuity of the soil and mineral deposit of the mine? Are mining companies famous for their contributions to national sustainable dev ...
A Procedure for Managing Out- door Advertising and Implement
... against the background of a large number of municipalities struggling to provide basic services such as water reticulation, sewage and refuse removal. In this light the management of outdoor advertising is seen as a low priority by most controlling authorities. The large number of billboards erected ...
... against the background of a large number of municipalities struggling to provide basic services such as water reticulation, sewage and refuse removal. In this light the management of outdoor advertising is seen as a low priority by most controlling authorities. The large number of billboards erected ...
Coping with Change: A Closer Look at the Underlying Attributes of
... generally well studied, non-radical change will serve as a model to better understand the interactions between event and individual in more radical environmental changes, and provide insight as to which attribute of change endangered species are struggling with. Therefore, our definition of ―change‖ ...
... generally well studied, non-radical change will serve as a model to better understand the interactions between event and individual in more radical environmental changes, and provide insight as to which attribute of change endangered species are struggling with. Therefore, our definition of ―change‖ ...
a new look with micro data
... at environmental abatement and the reduction of expenditure on energy and material inputs. 5 Using data from the UK Community Innovation Survey and Companies Registration Database from 1996 to 2004, we find that innovation has become more important as a tool for both environmental measures. Specifi ...
... at environmental abatement and the reduction of expenditure on energy and material inputs. 5 Using data from the UK Community Innovation Survey and Companies Registration Database from 1996 to 2004, we find that innovation has become more important as a tool for both environmental measures. Specifi ...
Spider, bee, and bird communities in cities are shaped by
... buildings in the last 5 min. Since the time of day affects bird activity, which in turn affects detection probability, the order of sampling points was alternated between the start (one hour before sunrise) and end (usually four hours after sunrise) of each tour. When counting birds, we took special ...
... buildings in the last 5 min. Since the time of day affects bird activity, which in turn affects detection probability, the order of sampling points was alternated between the start (one hour before sunrise) and end (usually four hours after sunrise) of each tour. When counting birds, we took special ...
2012/8
... able to provide a microeconomic rationale to determine the implicit global discount rate in this economy. This departs from the normative discussion on what the discount rate should be. In our analysis, we take beforehand agents’ preferences, and we scrutinize how the existence of heterogeneity shap ...
... able to provide a microeconomic rationale to determine the implicit global discount rate in this economy. This departs from the normative discussion on what the discount rate should be. In our analysis, we take beforehand agents’ preferences, and we scrutinize how the existence of heterogeneity shap ...
Interacting environmental mosaics drive geographic variation in
... These same oceanographic processes can generate spatial variation in the delivery of phytoplankton and larvae to coastal sites, with strong ecological influences on population dynamics and benthic communities (Menge & Menge 2013). Importantly, the spatial patterns in environmental and ecological fac ...
... These same oceanographic processes can generate spatial variation in the delivery of phytoplankton and larvae to coastal sites, with strong ecological influences on population dynamics and benthic communities (Menge & Menge 2013). Importantly, the spatial patterns in environmental and ecological fac ...
Genius Loci in the Space-Age
... Human culture is very strongly linked to places. Indeed, the inseparableness of the human being and the world, at least from the human being’s point of view, has been one of the main discussions of philosophy. We are and we ‚take place’. In Being and Time, Heidegger (1962) argued that, in convention ...
... Human culture is very strongly linked to places. Indeed, the inseparableness of the human being and the world, at least from the human being’s point of view, has been one of the main discussions of philosophy. We are and we ‚take place’. In Being and Time, Heidegger (1962) argued that, in convention ...
Ecology and Environmental Studies
... masculinities theory could become the primary focus of a deconstructive analysis rather than men and masculinities per se. This strategy could avoid ongoing conflict between the hegemony and marginalized caucuses by softening the boundaries between conceptual frameworks within masculinities theor ...
... masculinities theory could become the primary focus of a deconstructive analysis rather than men and masculinities per se. This strategy could avoid ongoing conflict between the hegemony and marginalized caucuses by softening the boundaries between conceptual frameworks within masculinities theor ...
REPUBLIC OF LESOTHO
... “project” includes both project and policy that leads to projects which have or are likely to have an impact on the environment; “soil” means an upper layer of earth and includes sand, rock, shales, minerals, vegetation and soil flora, and fauna in the soil and derivatives such as dust; “standard” m ...
... “project” includes both project and policy that leads to projects which have or are likely to have an impact on the environment; “soil” means an upper layer of earth and includes sand, rock, shales, minerals, vegetation and soil flora, and fauna in the soil and derivatives such as dust; “standard” m ...