Essays about: "thesis on industrial waste and its impact on environment"

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  1. 1. Quality of Spent Mushroom Compost Amended with Organic Material- Effect on Nutrient Content and Plant Growth

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Rasha Kamel; [2023]
    Keywords : Apple Waste; Wood Chips; Microbial Content; pH; Pseudomonas; General Bacterial Flora; General Fungal Flora; Electrical Conductivity; Nutrient Content; Bulk Density; Porosity; Water Holding Capacity;

    Abstract : Peat, as a non-renewable growing media, poses environmental concerns due to extraction and decomposition processes, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions. Alternatives growing media with potential to replace or reduce the use of peat are of great need. READ MORE

  3. 2. REMOVAL OF PFAS FROM WASTEWATER THROUGH ADSORPTION AND SORBENT INCINERATION

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Aston Sandblad; [2022]
    Keywords : PFAS; Adsorption; Incineration;

    Abstract : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, are a manufactured group of chemicals that have been found to be toxic to humans and the environment. Exposure to PFAS may include birth defects for infants as well as an increased risk of cancer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainability reporting in project-based industries: a European study with a focus on the motion picture industry

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ludovica Chiarini; Nadia Khedachi; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Sustainability reporting; Motion Picture Industry; CSR; Project-based industries; Non financial accounting; Institutional theory; Legitimacy theory; Stakeholder theory;

    Abstract : Project-based industries (PBIs) and more specifically the motion picture industry (MPI) are industries with fluid workflows composed of non-standardised routines. The constant and massive employment of resources on an industrial level (energy usage, waste production, ephemeral decors, food consumption, transportation) generates a considerable negative impact on the environment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Risk estimation of multi-polluted soils in contact with lacustrine systems

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Gustav Hederfeld; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The area of "Norra Hamnstaden" in Lidköping has been used for several different industires for more than 100 years and porcelain has been produced there since 1912. The sub-area studied in this thesis has been used as a landfill for industrial waste including waste from the local porcelain factory, Rörstrand. READ MORE

  6. 5. Oxygen and its impact on nitrification rates in aquatic sediments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Tina Liesirova; [2016]
    Keywords : normoxic; hypoxic; eutrophication; nitrification; Roskilde Fjord; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Eutrofiering det oönskade fenomenet av hög näringstillförsel i ett akvatiskt system, är för det mesta ett resultat av mänsklig påverkan: industriellt och urbant avloppsvatten, avrinning av gödningsmedel från odlad mark, och förbränning av fossila bränslen. Studien av de främsta faktorerna som bidrar till eutrofiering (t. ex. READ MORE