Essays about: "Industrial soil"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 92 essays containing the words Industrial soil.

  1. 11. Rooftop plant factories: effects on energy use for heating, cooling and electric lighting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Yizhi Zhang; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry UPAF ; urban farming UF ; rooftop greenhouse RTG ; lighting; daylighting; energy conservation; roof; greenhouse; food; cities.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Within the next thirty years, two thirds of the human population will live in a city. This growing urban population requires a major shift in the way we produce and distribute food, since industrial agriculture practices contribute to climate change, biodiversity losses, pollution of waterways, soil degradation, etc. READ MORE

  3. 12. Come/post : A Playful Contribution to Rehabilitate Soil

    University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

    Author : Björk Gunnbjörnsdóttir; [2020]
    Keywords : design; play; compost; soil; food waste; climate change; consumerism; environmental awareness; food health; circularity; sustainability; hönnun; sjálfbærni; molta; leikur; moltugerð; neysluhyggja; matarsóun; design; kompostering; matavfall; lek; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : In this project I will explore food waste and how we can study and partake in nature’s ecosystem, in our daily lives, using a playful approach. One-third of all food produced in the world is wasted. Our systems encourage consumeristic behaviours and wastefulness, they encourage exponential growth in preference to circularity. READ MORE

  4. 13. Effekten av PCB126 in vitro på tidig embryonalutveckling hos nötkreatur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Erik Oscar Eriksson; [2020]
    Keywords : nötkreatur; bovin; embryoutveckling; in vitro; IVF; IVP; IVM; PCB; PCB 126; polyklorerade bifenyler;

    Abstract : Polyklorerade bifenyler (PCB) är industrikemikalier som började framställas i stora mängder under 1930-talet. Kommersiellt har PCB varit tillgängligt som komplexa kemiska blandningar i bland annat bekämpningsmedel, färg, plaster och olika elektriska komponenter. PCB är en grupp av över 200 dioxin- eller icke dioxinlika klorerade kolväten. READ MORE

  5. 14. The impact of stage casting on shrinkage restraint in concrete walls

    University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och design

    Author : Cindy Amjadi; Justyna Melek; [2020]
    Keywords : Concrete; concrete wall; stage casting; shrinkage restraint; cracking; FEM-Design; Betong; betongvägg; gjutetappindelning; krymptvång; sprickor; FEM-Design;

    Abstract : The most used widely material in the construction and industrial industry is concrete. Concrete is a material that has been used for a long time and will remain to do so. Therefore, it is especially important to obtain knowledge of the material’s properties and how it is affected by various conditions. READ MORE

  6. 15. Distribution and mobilization of heavy metals at an acid mine drainage-affected region, South China

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Chen Luo; [2020]
    Keywords : acid mine drainage; arsenic; cadmium; geochemical modeling; heavy metals; lead; principal component analysis;

    Abstract : Dabaoshan Mine Site (DMS) is the biggest polymetallic mine in South China. The Hengshi River receives acid mine drain (AMD) waste leaching from the tailings pond and run-off from the treatment plant which flows into the Wengjiang River, Beijiang River, before discharging into the Pearl River. READ MORE