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Overview of factors influencing consumer engagement with plastic recycling
WIREs Energy and Environment, Volume 12, Issue 6, November/December 2023., 2023 Factors influencing consumer behavior in plastic waste recycling. Abstract Many semi‐durable and durable consumer goods are composed of plastic. Yet, plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues as it harms oceans and marine biodiversity. This state of affairs is worsened because plastic recycling rates remain low.
Myriam Ertz +3 more
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Tropical Easterly Waves Over Costa Rica and Their Relationship to the Diurnal Cycle of Rainfall
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 50, Issue 20, 28 October 2023., 2023 Abstract Using an index of tropical easterly wave (TEW) activity derived from spacetime‐filtered outgoing longwave radiation, we construct composites of long‐term hourly surface meteorological observations and morningtime sounding data collected near San José, Costa Rica to investigate how TEWs affect the diurnal cycle of rainfall over land.
Rani M. Wiggins +6 more
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Grasas y Aceites, 2007 The work presented is a preliminary study for the development of a method for the extraction of pesticides from wax samples by means of superficial fluid extraction.
M López-Mesas +4 more
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Hydrological Processes, Volume 37, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023 A new conceptual tracer‐aided ecohydrology model STARRtropics was successfully adapted to simulate daily water, tracer, and storage dynamics in a large‐scale tropical catchment driven by isotope‐enabled regional climate model output. The simulated catchment was dominated by precipitation and topography with more dynamic water and tracer responses in ...
Saul Arciniega‐Esparza +10 more
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Imaginario social de actores locales sobre la contaminación ambiental minera en el altiplano peruano
Revista de ciencias sociales, 2022 : e study of the social imaginary of the actors affected by environmental pollution in local areas where formal and informal mining activities take place is highly relevant to achieve the desired complementarity and harmony between development based on ...
Chaiña Chura +5 more
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Courts as an arena for socioenvironmental change: Lessons from the Argentine courts
European Law Journal, Volume 29, Issue 3-6, Page 294-311, May-November 2023., 2023 Abstract Trends in the Argentine courts indicate a judicial preference towards flexibility in light of possibly serious environmental consequences, particularly in relation to mining. Through a liberal interpretation of constitutional provisions where collective environmental rights are threatened, the courts have expanded access to justice, leading ...
Asmaa Khadim
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Ibis, Volume 165, Issue 2, Page 587-601, April 2023., 2023 Mining is present in all major biomes worldwide and overlaps strongly with areas of importance for bird conservation. Mining causes multiple types of environmental disturbance, including habitat alteration, increased human presence and persistent heavy metal pollution. Feather coloration and fluctuating asymmetry (random deviation from perfect symmetry
Lynna Marie Kiere +5 more
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Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar, 2021 Objetivo: Determinar la influencia de la contaminación ambiental por mercurio en la salud fisiológica y psicológica del poblador de Huepetuhe-Madre de Dios, 2019.
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Politics &Policy, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 26-40, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Single‐use plastics (SUPs) are increasingly polluting terrestrial, coastal, and marine habits, contributing to the creeping “plastic crisis.” The COVID‐19 pandemic provided a window of opportunity for decision makers to change the degree of urgency and responsiveness to this crisis and for policy entrepreneurs and industry who are against ...
Joanna Vince
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, 2021 This document presents a literature review and aims to analyze the influence of pollution from vehicular traffic on human health. The growth of vehicles in the world generates greater amounts of polluting gas emissions in the health of the population ...
S. M. Muñóz Perez +2 more
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