Essays about: "TWI"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the word TWI.

  1. 6. Quantification of target per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and extractable organic fluorine (EOF) in crayfish from Lake Vättern, Sweden.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Wilma Villbrand; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFASs) are a family of persistent organic pollutants in which the aliphatic carbon chains have been fluorinated, either completely or partially. One subclass of PFASs are perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), in which perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs) are two prominent groups. READ MORE

  3. 7. Amammerɛ ne Amanneɛ: Towards the indigenisation of the sociology of law concept of norms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Thomas Labik Amanquandor; [2020]
    Keywords : Amammerɛ; Amanneɛ; Norms; Ashanti; Akan; Twi; Social control; Ghana; Sociology of law; Norm perspective; Saayɔ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The global coverage of sociology of law (SoL) has remained limited to the Western world, due to the difficult and problematic application of its current theories and concepts in non-Western societies. Thus, the sociology of law norm concept was studied in relation to the culture of Ashanti people of Ghana. READ MORE

  4. 8. Detection of metals and trace elements in rice in Matlab, Bangladesh: A descriptive study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Shabana Azmy; [2020]
    Keywords : Toxic metals; essential elements; rice; Matlab; Bangladesh.;

    Abstract : Rice is the staple food for almost half of the global population, including Bangladesh. This may be problematic, as rice may be contaminated with toxic metals, like arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) due to industrialization, overuse of cultivating land, fertilizers and pesticides. READ MORE

  5. 9. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and related chemicals in eggs from Sweden and China

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Yasmin Karimi; [2019]
    Keywords : PFOS; PFOA; Chicken Egg; LC-MS MS; Organic egg; Conventional egg;

    Abstract : Dietary intake is one of the major routes of human exposure to perfluoroalkyl and/or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The objective of this study was to measure perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) in organic and conventional egg from Sweden (n=8, consisted of 4 pooled eggs and 4 individuals) and China (n=9, consisted of 4 pooled eggs and 5 individuals) and compare the concentrations of PFAS between the two categories (organic and conventional). READ MORE

  6. 10. Spatial Assessment of Soil Contamination through GIS Data Management

    University essay from KTH/Hållbarhet och miljöteknik

    Author : Ingrid Sjödell; [2018]
    Keywords : Arsenic; ArcMap; Soil Sensitivity; Data Handling; Geophysical Measurements;

    Abstract : Spatial data management within the environmental field has a large range of application possibilities and comes with great advantages. In this study methods and technologies for spatial data management of soil contamination has been assessed in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), in order to identify in which way spatial data applications and tools can contribute with valuable information for these type of projects. READ MORE