Essays about: "zinc pollution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words zinc pollution.

  1. 1. Investigating the potential correlations between metal and metalloid concentrations and soil color : A Minor Field Study on the island province of Marinduque, Philippines

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ivana Pia Saric Söderholm; Erik Readwin; [2023]
    Keywords : Marinduque; Metal and Metalloid; Nix Pro 2 Color Sensor; Philippines; Soil color; X-Ray Fluorescence XRF ; Filippinerna; Jordfärg; Marinduque; Metall och Metalloid; Nix Pro 2 Color Sensor; Röntgenfluorescens XRF ;

    Abstract : This study was carried out as a bachelor's thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology during the spring of 2023, investigating the correlation between the color with the concentration of various metal and metalloids (MMs) in the soil of Marinduque, The Philippines. With a history of mineral exploitation, notably copper and gold, the island has faced persistent environmental challenges, exemplified by the catastrophic waste spills in 1993 and 1996 that contaminated the Boac and Mogpog Rivers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Change in uptake and transfer of zinc in the food chain when predatory fish disappear from the system

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sara Westerström; [2023]
    Keywords : Aquatic food web; Food chain structure; Trophic transfer; Decline of top predators; Stage-structured biomass model; Pollutants; Heavy metals; Zinc; Akvatisk födoväv; Födovävsstruktur; Trofisk överföring; Minskning av toppredatorer; Stegstrukturerad biomassamodell; Föroreningar; Tungmetaller; Zink;

    Abstract : There is a widespread distribution of possibly toxic heavy metals, such as zinc, in aquatic ecosystems. Simultaneously aquatic food webs are changing due to declining predatory fish stocks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Utsikter för svensk grisproduktion efter förbud om användning av höga doser av zinkoxid vid avvänjning av smågrisar: Vilka lärdomar kan vi dra från avskaffandet av antibiotika på 1980-talet?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Mimmi Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : zinkoxid; tillväxtbefrämjande antibiotika; avvänjning; grisproduktion;

    Abstract : Avvänjningsperioden är en stressfylld tid under grisens liv och vid avvänjningen är smågrisens mag- tarmkanal inte ett färdigutvecklat digestionssystem. Avvänjningsdiarré är en multifaktoriell sjukdom som förekommer över hela världen och smågrisens byte från mjölk till foder spelar en stor roll i mottagligheten för sjukdomen. READ MORE

  5. 4. Greening the Supply Chain in a modified EMS increases Customer's Satisfaction: : (Considering Life Cycle Perspective Combined with Design and Development in ISO 14001)

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Amani Abdalla Bakheit; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental System- Green Supply Chain- Management-ISO 14001-Design and Development -Life Cycle Perspective- Key Performance Indicator- Management-Customer s Satisfaction;

    Abstract :  The green supply chain concept occurs to mitigate environmental degradations and controlair, water and waste pollution through the adoption of green practices in manufacturing andbusiness operations. The essential ideology behind green concept is to enhance environmental sustainability. READ MORE

  6. 5. Vulnerability assessment of groundwater pollution in the vicinity of a landfill in Nigeria

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Melisa Marta; Lovisa Nordgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Olusosun landfill; Lagos; Nigeria; Groundwater quality assessment; Groundwater; Contamination; Deponin Olusosun; Lagos; Nigeria Grundvattenkvalitetsbedömning; Grundvatten; Förorening;

    Abstract : Malfunctioning landfills are a globally sprawled problem. The Olusosun landfill in Lagos, Nigeria is not an exception. It is located in the middle of the city, nearby groundwater resources used to supply drinking water for the inhabitants in Lagos. READ MORE