Essays about: "pollution"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 1257 essays containing the word pollution.

  1. 31. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Harry Tibbetts; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrothermal Carbonisation; Cirkulär ekonomi; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrotermal Carbonization;

    Abstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE

  3. 32. Kan fast fashion bli hållbart? : en studie om samhällsstrukturers påverkan på omställningen mot en hållbar klädindustri

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Anna Kivelä; Linnéa Thoresson; [2023]
    Keywords : Klädindustri; hållbar utveckling; cirkulära affärsmodeller; intressenter; strukturer; Clothing industry; sustainable development; circular business models; stakeholders; structures;

    Abstract : Klädindustrin är en av de produktionsgrenar som orsakar störst utsläpp och föroreningar i världen, vilket påverkar såväl de miljömässiga som sociala aspekterna. Omställningen inom denna bransch är därmed viktig för att framtida generationer och naturen inte ska behöva betala för den överkonsumtion som sker i världen idag. READ MORE

  4. 33. The Dynamics of Air Pollution, Socio-Economic Status and Mortality Rate: Panel Study Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Uzma Humayun; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study investigated the relationship between the mortality rate and air pollution, as well as socioeconomic factors such as education, socioeconomic status, smoking behavior, and unemployment in Sweden using regional data on county level from 2005 to 2021. The study adopted Environmental Justice Theory as the theoretical framework and used fixed effects model to control for unobserved heterogeneity. READ MORE

  5. 34. Detecting Pollutants Using Vibrations : Laser Doppler Vibrometry as a Non-Invasive Soil Organism Health Monitoring Method

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Kristoffer Wilson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vibrometer; Biotremology; Imidacloprid; Ants;

    Abstract : Due to a lack of in-situ methods capable of detecting sub-lethal effects of pollutants on soil organisms, many polluted environments are not identified prior to pollution-induced changes in the soil fauna. Therefore, there is a need to develop new non-invasive methods to measure the health of soil organisms. READ MORE

  6. 35. Menstrual health : Design tensions in raising awareness of the impacts of environmental pollution

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Xuni Huang; [2023]
    Keywords : menstrual health; pollution; awareness; first-person experiments; cultural probes; menstruationshälsa; föroreningar; medvetenhet; självbiografisk design; kultursonder;

    Abstract : Pollutants can harm menstrual health, and raising awareness of this is vital. This study is a research-through-design project that aims to investigate the design qualities of interactive technologies that aim to raise this kind of awareness. This study used first-person experiment method to design and develop cultural probes. READ MORE