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CONSIDERATIONS ON REDUCTION OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION FROM RADIOACTIVE EMISSIONS FROM BUILDING MATERIALS AND THE GROUND [PDF]

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2017
The goal of this paper is to study the reduction of health risks from indoor radioactive pollutants, as thoron emissions from common building materials, and radon emission from both building materials and the ground. In particular, when dealing with the indoor environment, one of the most important hazard is represented by radon gas, considered by the ...
IPPOLITO, ROSARIA, LEPORE, LUIGI, REMETTI, Romolo   +2 more
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Exploring the endocrine activity of air pollutants associated with unconventional oil and gas extraction

Environmental Health, 2018
Background In the last decade unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction has rapidly proliferated throughout the United States (US) and the world. This occurred largely because of the development of directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing which ...
Ashley L. Bolden, Kim Schultz, Katherine E. Pelch, Carol F. Kwiatkowski   +3 more
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Partitioning and transmutation contribution of MYRRHA to an EU strategy for HLW management and main achievements of MYRRHA related FP7 and H2020 projects: MYRTE, MARISA, MAXSIMA, SEARCH, MAX, FREYA, ARCAS

EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2020
Today, nuclear power produces 11% of the world's electricity. Nuclear power plants produce virtually no greenhouse gases or air pollutants during their operation. Emissions over their entire life cycle are very low.
Aït Abderrahim Hamid, Baeten Peter, Sneyers Alain, Schyns Marc, Schuurmans Paul, Kochetkov Anatoly, Van den Eynde Gert, Biarrotte Jean-Luc   +7 more
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Radiological environmental monitoring of groundwater around phosphate deposits in North Africa-Southern Tunisia: geochemical, environmental and health factors

Acque Sotterranee
Groundwater contamination is a global problem that has a significant impact on human health and environmental/biota services. Southern Tunisia’s atmospheric, sediments and deep hydrothermal naturally contain radioactive isotopes originating primarily ...
Younes Hamed, Matteo Gentilucci, Hassen Jallouli, Kaouther Ncibi, Riheb Hadji, Abderraouf Jraba, Ammar Mlayeh, Elimame Elaloui   +7 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical ventilation as radon reduction strategy: Methodologies for calculating flow rates and field experiences [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Radon is a naturally radioactive gas that represents a health risk when it accumulates indoors. Controlled Mechanical Ventilation (VMC) is an effective strategy for mitigating radon concentrations, improving indoor air quality, and reducing occupant ...
Peretti Clara, Savoia Paolo
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Regulatory Convergence and Divergence in ESG Reporting in the Indo‐Pacific Region

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has evolved significantly globally over the past few decades. Many countries are now signatories to international agreements such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, with increasing commitments to emissions reduction targets and the
Michele John, Anulipt Chandan, Shaji Joseph, S. Vijayakumar Bharathi, Kazuyo Matsubae, Zhao Chuan, Pradthana Jaipong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“You just want to re‐open our biggest wounds, don't you?”: Homeplace ethnography as (polluted) environmental method

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract When I was 12, my family told me a story about their community falling apart and coming together, a time when someone tried putting a nuclear facility in their (our?) hometown. Since we moved when I was too young to remember, the story had little significance until I embarked on a “hometown” ethnographic journey for my dissertation.
Chandler L. Classen
wiley   +1 more source

Methods and information systems for identification of sources of radioactive air pollution by inverse modeling

Mathematical machines and systems, 2021
The paper reviews the methods for identifying an unknown source of pollution by inverse mod-eling and information systems for air pollution forecasting and analysis. Several different for-eign and Ukrainian air pollution forecasting systems, such as the European Union's Nuclear Emergency Response System RODOS, have been developed on the basis of ...
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High‐Throughput Geocoding to Assess Short‐Term Air Pollution in Correlation With Mortality in a French Cancer Patient Cohort

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Although chronic air pollution exposure is linked to lung cancer mortality, the short‐term effects of fluctuating air quality on overall cancer mortality remain uncertain. Here, the authors applied geomatics and machine‐learning models to retrospectively examine possible associations between 31‐day pollution exposure and mortality in a French cancer ...
Loice Pokam, Joséphine Bocquet, Nadia Hégarat, Julie Perlbarg‐Samson, Thomas Balezeau, Maud Milder, Bastien Rance, Hector Countouris, Julien Guerin, Flavien Gilles, Jean Gaudart, Nicolas Girard, Clémence Basse   +12 more
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