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Logistics-based design of collection system for asbeston-containing roof structures

open access: yes, 2023
Asbestos-containing roofing materials are an increasing hazard, which justifies their replacement by environmentally friendly roofing materials. Replacements can be carried out on an individual initiative basis, but a coordinated, systemic replacement ...
Bányai, Tamás
core   +1 more source

Site-Dependent Environmental Impacts of Industrial Hydrogen Production by Alkaline Water Electrolysis

open access: yesEnergies, 2017
Industrial hydrogen production via alkaline water electrolysis (AEL) is a mature hydrogen production method. One argument in favor of AEL when supplied with renewable energy is its environmental superiority against conventional fossil-based hydrogen ...
Jan Christian Koj   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards climate‐conscious corporate restructuring: A comparative exploration of English and Bhutanese legal frameworks

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
wiley   +1 more source

Asbestos replacement in the built constructions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Diljem svijeta provode se mjere za zabranu rudarenja, prerade, uporabe i trgovine azbestom i materijalima koji sadržavaju azbest. Ipak, azbest će tijekom ovog stoljeća biti ekonomsko-industrijski, zdravstveno - socijalni i ekološki problem.
Sečen, Antonio
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Associations of Outdoor Air Pollution With Incidence of Cancers Other Than Lung Cancer in a Large US Prospective Cohort

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Associations between outdoor air pollution and cancers other than lung cancer remain unclear, particularly in the context of tobacco use. Here, the authors assessed possible links between ambient air pollutant exposure and incidence of 20 non‐lung cancers among adults followed over a 25‐year period in the United States.
W. Ryan Diver   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a review

open access: yesCancer Biology & Medicine, 2017
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the seventh most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the world and the tenth most common in China. Epithelial OC is the most predominant pathologic subtype, with five major histotypes that differ in origination, pathogenesis ...
Brett M. Reid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF ASBESTOS-FREE BRAKE PADS PRODUCED FROM COSTUS AFER WASTE AND LOCAL GUM ARABIC

open access: yes, 2023
This study dealt with the development and evaluation of a new asbestos-free non-carcinogenic brake pads with Costus afer waste (CAW) particle as the base material.
Aikhuele, D. O.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Recycled ceramic tile composite for automobile applications, a comparative study with Nissan Jeep Cherokee brake pad

open access: yesEngineering and Applied Science Research, 2018
A ceramic tile/steel slag-graphite-Arabic gum composite was developed using conventional casting techniques for brake pad applications. The chemical properties of the phases present in the matrix of the developed composite were examined using X-ray ...
Johnson Olumuyiwa Agunsoye   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Colonic Barrier Dysfunction and Inflammation Induced by Nano‐/Micro‐Plastics Fibers in Mice via the FAK/NF‐κB/iNOS and TLR4/NF‐κB/iNOS Pathways

open access: yesJournal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As emerging environmental contaminants, nano‐ and micro‐plastics (NMPs) have drawn increasing research attention due to potential hazards to organisms. Particle shape is a key factor influencing the toxic effects of NMPs, and NMPs of different shapes cause varying degrees of tissue damage. We investigated the specific mechanisms of polystyrene
Yuting Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing policy success and failure in Australia: Pink batts and set‐top boxes

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines two Australian government programs from the Rudd/Gillard Labor government, the Home Insulation Program (HIP) and the Digital Switchover Household Assistance Scheme (HAS). Both became shibboleths of the Labor government's perceived waste and incompetence.
Daniel Casey
wiley   +1 more source

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