Unprecedented radioactive pollution in Spitsbergen air – first data as of 21st century
Abstract. The present study concerned the Arctic troposphere, providing an experimental database on nuclear aerosols that has improved considerably since 1999. The activity concentrations of 238Pu, 239+240Pu and 241Am were determined in the surface air of Hornsund, Spitsbergen, during 2007–2021.
Anna Cwanek +8 more
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Towards a New International Law of the Atmosphere? [PDF]
, 2016 Inclusion of the topic ‘protection of the atmosphere’ in the current work programme of the UN International Law Commission (ILC) reflects the long overdue recognition of the fact that the scope of contemporary international law for the Earth’s atmosphere
Sand, Peter H., Wiener, Jonathan B.
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Fractionation and fluxes of metals and radionuclides during the recycling process of phosphogypsum wastes applied to mineral CO2 sequestration [PDF]
, 2015 The industry of phosphoric acid produces a calcium-rich by-product known as phosphogypsum, which is usually stored in large stacks of millions of tons.
Bolívar, Juan Pedro +6 more
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Environmental Implications of the Health Care Service Sector [PDF]
This report analyzes the environmental effects associated with activities undertaken and influenced by the health care service sector. It is one part of a larger study to better understand the environmental effects of service sector activities and the ...
Davies, J. Clarence, Lowe, Adam
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Assessment of air pollution distribution from radioactive sources and its impact on human health [PDF]
, 2018 The paper assesses the concentration of gas aerosols produced as a result of radioactive sources emission. A Gaussian diffusion model is used for calculation of the particle concentration, and the Cs137 isotope is taken as an example of the particles.
Vulović, Aleksandra +3 more
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Air pollution modelling using a graphics processing unit with CUDA [PDF]
, 2009 The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is a powerful tool for parallel computing. In the past years the performance and capabilities of GPUs have increased, and the Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) - a parallel computing architecture - has been ...
Lagzi, Istvan +3 more
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Legal Review Concerning the Use of Health Impact Assessments in Non-Health Sectors [PDF]
, 2012 Examines laws supporting the use of health impact assessments in the areas of environment and energy, transportation, agriculture, and waste disposal and recycling, and issues regarding authority to conduct HIAs in these sectors.
Alicia Corbett +3 more
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Independent Expert Scientific Panel – Report on Unconventional Oil and Gas [PDF]
, 2014 No abstract ...
Curran, J. +8 more
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To what extent acute exposure to volcanic gases affects cells of the respiratory epithelium, peripheral oxygen saturation and lung funcion? [PDF]
, 2018 Dissertação de Mestrado, Ciências Biomédicas, 31 de julho de 2018, Universidade dos Açores.O vulcão das Furnas encontra-se localizado na parte oriental da ilha de São Miguel (Açores, Portugal), onde a actividade vulcânica é marcada por várias ...
Tavares, Wilson Rodrigues
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A feasibility study for measuring stratospheric turbulence using metrac positioning system [PDF]
The feasibility of obtaining measurements of Lagrangian turbulence at stratospheric altitudes is demonstrated by using the METRAC System to track constant-level balloons.
Gage, K. S., Jasperson, W. H.
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