Essays about: "Mercury contamination"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Mercury contamination.

  1. 1. Methods for measuring mercury in gas ebullition from fiber banks : A literature study

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Diana Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Fiber bank; fiber rich-sediment; mercury; contaminants; gas ebullition; pulp-fiber; wood industry; paper industry; environmental toxicity; wood waste;

    Abstract : Mercury contamination is an environmental issue with high priority due to its high toxicity. In addition to the atmospheric deposition, several lakes and rivers in Sweden are contaminated as a result from wood and pulp-fiber industries which stretches back 200 years. READ MORE

  3. 2. Implementation of Swedish Risk Assessment Guidelines in Kodaikanal, India : A Study of Mercury Contamination in an Area Near a Former Thermometer Factory

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Lindholm; Carin Hayer; [2020]
    Keywords : Mercury contamination; Thermometer Factory Kodaikanal; Risk Assessment in Sweden; Risk Assessment in India; Environmental Legislation; Remediation Methods; Sustainable Development Goals;

    Abstract : The aim of the project was to make a detailed risk assessment using Swedish guidelines for a factory site in Kodaikanal, South India, and a nearby village called Vellagavi. The study areas were chosen due to previous records of mercury contamination on the factory site and a possible spread to Vellagavi. READ MORE

  4. 3. Påverkan på Valboåsen från verksamheter inom Svedens industriområde samt närliggande områden : hot mot grundvattnets kvalitet och kvantitet?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Patrik Hanson; [2015]
    Keywords : grundvatten; dricksvatten; ytvatten; potentiella föroreningsrisker; kvalitet; kvantitet;

    Abstract : The aim of this work was to find out what potential contaminants from roads, residential area and businesses within Svedens industrial area that can affect groundwater quality and quantity. Data collection was from SGU, VISS, internal material from Gävleborg county Administrative Board and Gävle municipality archive. READ MORE

  5. 4. Miljögifter – ett hot mot isbjörnens överlevnad?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jannike Ring; [2014]
    Keywords : isbjörn; miljögifter; klimatförändring; organokloriner; kvicksilver; PCB; DDT; PFC; polar bears; climate change; pollutans; organochlorines; mercury;

    Abstract : De rådande klimatförändringarna drabbar Arktis och dess isbjörnar hårt. Smältande isar frigör miljögifter som i årtionden lagrats upp och kan nu ta sig in i och biomagnificeras i den marina näringskedjan, där isbjörnen som toppredator utsätts för hög toxisk stress. READ MORE

  6. 5. Spatial distribution of hydraulic conductivity in the Rio Sucio drainage basin, Nicaragua : a minor field study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Magnus Eckeskog; [2006]
    Keywords : saturated hydraulic conductivity; physical geography; geography; geologi; geomorfologi; hydrologi; hydrogeologi; constant compact head permeameter; interpolering; geostatistik; mättad hydraulisk konduktivitet; GIS; geografi; naturgeografi; geostatistics; interpolation; hydrogeology; hydrology; geomorphology; geology; soil; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Vattendragen i Nicaraguas centrala bergsområden är utsatta för hög miljöpåverkan. I över hundra år har kvicksilver använts för att utvinna guld i dessa områden, vilket förorenat vattenresurserna. Det har gjorts få undersökningar av områdets vattenkvalité, vilket främst beror på avsaknaden av infrastruktur. READ MORE