Essays about: "organic export"

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  1. 21. Preconditions for and barriers to use of organic agricultural methods in Uganda : exploring farmers' perspectives through the Theory of Planned Behavior

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Emmelie Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Uganda; agriculture; agroecology; organic; soil fertility management; crop protection; theory of planned behavior; farmer s perspective;

    Abstract : Organic agriculture has been promoted as a promising alternative to improve food security and increase incomes for smallholder farmers in developing countries. Uganda is one of the countries where organic is being promoted, but in relation to the total size of the agricultural sector, the number of organic farmers in the country is still low. READ MORE

  3. 22. Temporal Dynamics of Total Organic Carbon Export Rates in Swedish Streams : Importance of discharge conditions and seasonal effects

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Nino Amvrosiadi; [2012]
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    Abstract : The amount of total organic carbon (TOC) in water is a rough indicator of the waterquality. Driven by the question how the TOC concentration would vary acrossstreams in Sweden under different climate conditions (e.g. READ MORE

  4. 23. Factors controlling the temporal variability of mercury in runoff from seven catchments in Northern and Southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Andrea Kraus; [2011]
    Keywords : Total Mercury; Methylmercury; Flow; Temperature;

    Abstract : The increased input of anthropogenic mercury in the environment has led to the accumulation of mercury (Hg) in the aquatic food chain and poses serious problems to the ecosystem and human health. Time series data from May 2004 – May 2010 in three catchments in northern (Balsjö) and from October 2006 – 2009 in four catchments in southern (Örebro) Sweden associated with different forest treatments (e. READ MORE

  5. 24. Experimental Design and Optimization of Hydrolysis of Paper for Biogas Production

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan

    Author : Johan Yngvesson; [2011]
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    Abstract : The waste production in Sweden and Europe is increasing each year. Swedish households throw away 2.7 million tonnes material annually and because of though waste legislations, most of this is recycled as material or energy. READ MORE

  6. 25. Influence of forest management on water quality and Hg dynamics : a synoptic research

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Andrea Kraus; [2011]
    Keywords : Total Mercury; Methylmercury; Forestry; site preparation; stump harvest;

    Abstract : Forest management is hypothesized to increase the mercury (Hg) load towards aquatic systems. In this study a synoptic research was carried out assessing 55 sites across Sweden, whereby the sampling scheme was designed to compare reference (N = 18), stump harvested (N = 16) and site prepared (N = 21) areas. READ MORE