Essays about: "port pollution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words port pollution.

  1. 1. Acoustic Characterization of Catalyst

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

    Author : Surachit Dokson; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The WHO has set a sound level threshold of 55 dB, beyond which noise is considered harmful to humans when exposed for an extended period of time. It is, however, estimated by the European Environmental Agency that over 110 million people in the EU are regularly exposed to levels of traffic noise above 55 dB. READ MORE

  3. 2. Soot Pollution in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A Grand Societal Challenge

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Faith Ayomikun Omisakin; [2022]
    Keywords : Soot pollution; Air pollution; Grand societal challenges; Environmental Governance; Illegal bunkering; Stakeholder Theory; Sensemaking Theory; Climate Change;

    Abstract : Soot pollution is a form of air pollution that can severely damage public health and the environment. The Residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and its environs have been suffering from the negative environmental effects of particle (soot) pollution since the fourth quarter of 2016. READ MORE

  4. 3. Urban Mutualism

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Sigrun Mestvedt Borgen; [2021]
    Keywords : Stockholm; Royal Sea Port; Norra Djurgårdsstaden; biodiversity; urban development; industrial; harbour; social-ecological; green wedges; gröna kilar;

    Abstract : The city of Stockholm has set the goal to build 140 000 new residential units by 2030 to meet the demand of a growing urban population. Simultaneously we are seeing a decline in biodiversity in and surrounding the city. Some of the main factors are climate change, pollution, overexploitation and habitat destruction. READ MORE

  5. 4. The hydrodynamic impacts of Estuarine Oyster reefs, and the application of drone technology to this study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Oskar Evert Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Physical Geography; Oyster Reef; Drone; UAV; Hydrodynamics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The impacts of climate change are being seen within the estuarine environment through erosion and shoreline retreat, associated with sea-level rise and changes in storm activity. Restoration oyster reefs have been identified as a working-with-nature strategy to protect and restore these shoreline environments, stabilising sediment, and reducing erosion. READ MORE

  6. 5. Air emissions arise from cruise vessels in the Port of Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Di Zhang; Cem Ozturk; [2020-07-02]
    Keywords : Cruise shipping; the Port of Gothenburg; air emission; SECA; NECA; fuel consumption; IMO; CLIA;

    Abstract : It is not new for cruise ships to cause air pollution to the port they pass by. Nevertheless, the amount of pollutants emitted by cruise ships is still staggering. Since air emissions derive from cruise industry is not a new subject for academic literature, in the case of Port of Gothenburg, the academic articles are extremely limited. READ MORE