Essays about: "North Sea oil"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words North Sea oil.

  1. 1. SINGLE AND COMBINED EXPOSURE OF POLYSTYRENE NANOPARTICLES AND NORTH SEA MARINE OIL IN TWO IN VITRO FISH MODELS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Monica Olsson; [2022-10-05]
    Keywords : Polystyrene nanoparticles; crude oil; combined toxicity; cytotoxicity; oxidative stress;

    Abstract : The awareness of micro-and nanoplastic pollution and its impact on the marine ecosystem has increased over the last decade. Nanoplastics may affect aquatic organisms since their small size and high surface-to-volume ratio increases their bioavailability and ability to cross biological membranes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Predicting asset degradation in industrial motors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Christian Gullberg; [2021]
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    Abstract : Maintenance and repairs constitutes a large part of the production costs in the oil and gas industry. Companies active in the North Sea area has seen a dramatic increase in maintenance costs duringthe last ten years. One of the reasons being aging equipment due to unwillingness for new investments. READ MORE

  4. 3. The State of the North Sea : Thatcherism and the Fossil Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : George Edwards; [2020]
    Keywords : North Sea oil; Thatcherism; fossil economy; accumulation; environmental history; economic history; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is a historical study concerned with the impact of North Sea oil on British politics during the 1970's and 80's. Vast quantities of oil sedimented beneath the waves within the UK continental shelf – hundreds of miles of the north-east coast of Scotland – attracted oil barons and transnational majors to the hostile waters of the North Sea in the early 1970's. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing the ability to share spatial data between emergency management organisations in the High North

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Lars Ole Grottenberg; [2016]
    Keywords : The High North; Arctic; emergency management; SDI; spatial data infrastructure; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The decreasing extent of the Arctic sea ice has opened up new areas in the High North for industrial and commercial activities. These areas contain large reserves of oil and gas, and the region is home to some of the world’s richest fishing grounds. READ MORE

  6. 5. Is there new particle formation in the marine boundary layer of the North Sea?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Natalia Kelbus; [2014]
    Keywords : Geography; Physical Geography; aerosol particles; new particle formation; nucleation; particle size distribution; NanoMap; Science General; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The effect of aerosol particles on climate and the human health emphasizes the necessity to focus on the research about aerosol particles. Aerosol particles emitted due to anthropogenic activities increase the scattering and absorption of solar radiation in the atmosphere which leads to an increased cooling of the climate (direct effect). READ MORE