Essays about: "OIL POLLUTION"

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  1. 16. The myths and hazardous life of asphalt labourer : A pre-study on work environment and gender equality in the asphalt paving industry

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Pipar Julia Bahri; [2020]
    Keywords : Asphalt; road construction; male-dominated industries; safety work; gender equality; microwave heater; attractive workplace; Asfalt; vägarbete; mansdominerade industrier; säkerhetsarbete; jämställdhet; mikrovågsvärmare; attraktiva arbetsplatser;

    Abstract : Road construction work is often regarded to be a dirty and strenuous job. The asphalt paving industry is male-dominated with a low percentage of women. This master thesis is part of Human Work Sciences at Luleå University of Technology's participation in the SMMART (Swedish Magnetite Microwave Asphalt Road Technology) project. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Other Amazon: Deconstructing Amazon's Climate Pledge and Sustainability Discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Ebba Campbell; [2020]
    Keywords : amazon; amazon Inc.; amazon.com; sustainability; critical discourse analysis; the climate pledge; greenwashing; ecological modernization; eco-modernism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The techno-conglomerate Amazon has emerged as a corporate giant, branching out their operations to include many sectors of the global market. While previously concealing their carbon footprint, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge together with two former architects of the Paris Agreement in 2019 with the goal of reaching net zero carbon by 2040, ten years earlier than the Paris agreement. READ MORE

  4. 18. Pelagic fish oil : methods for extraction and purification

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Linda Näsbom; [2020]
    Keywords : Pelagic fish; muscle; lipids; fish oil; pollution; purification; extraction.;

    Abstract : The Pelagic fishes are a wide group of fishes that live in the open water. They could be divided in two groups depending on the size, the small forage fishes and the large predators. These fishes swim regularly and have muscles with high lipid content. There are two types of muscles in the fish. READ MORE

  5. 19. Motivators and barriers of bulkfood store customers : An examination through the application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Julian Valerius; Niklas Wolf; [2019]
    Keywords : Bulk foods; Zero waste; Packaging Free; Theory of Planned Behavior; TPB; Unverpackt; Unverpackt Laden;

    Abstract : The pollution of the oceans through plastics has received global wide media coverageover the last years. Also, micro-plastics in ground water and even in fish had beendetected, which leads to increased awareness of waste-reduction. READ MORE

  6. 20. Sustainable phytoremediation potential of locally adapted plants in the Chinandega region, Nicaragua

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

    Author : förnamn:Ginnette Student 1 Flores Carmenate; [2019]
    Keywords : Chinandega; Nicaragua; soil phytoremediation; DPSIR; POPs;

    Abstract : In order to analyze the socio-economic and environmental system that is demanding soil remediation solutions in Chinandega region (Nicaragua), a DPSIR framework was used to model the system and to point out opportunities and limitations for phytoremediation applications in the region. An inventory of naturalized and autochthonous plant species was conducted while exploring their socioecological and economic co-benefits like potential candidates for sustainable phytoremediation strategies in Chinandega. READ MORE