Designing sustainable medical devices [PDF]
, 2009 Stakeholders in the medical device manufacturing industry are becoming more concerned about the environmental impact of their products and processes. The consumers are also becoming more aware of the negative impact that manufacturers can have on the ...
Hinton, M +3 more
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The changing face of irrigation in Kenya: opportunities for anticipating changes in Eastern and Southern Africa [PDF]
Small scale systems / Environmental effects / Government managed irrigation systems / Farmer managed irrigation systems / Health / Waterborne diseases / River basins / Pest control / Social impact / Water policy / Water law / Institutional development ...
Blank, H. G. +2 more
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HeliyonThe importance of including fossil carbon in greenhouse gas emission assessments from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is highlighted in the 2019 Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines revision and underpinned by an increasing ...
Efstathios Reppas-Chrysovitsinos +2 more
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IMPACT OF PRODUCTION CHANGES ON INCOME AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS [PDF]
Regional and farm-level analyses are conducted to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of water quality protection policies. The regional analysis evaluates reducing nitrate losses by reducing per-acre nitrogen use, taxing nitrogen use, taxing
Mapp, Harry P., Jr.
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Environmental Justice in Indian Country: Using Equity Assessments to Evaluate Impacts to Trust Resources, Watersheds and Eco-cultural Landscapes [PDF]
, 1999 Native American cultures, genetics, nutrition, and ways of life co-evolved with their natural systems through thousands of years. This process has resulted in seamless eco-cultural systems of humans, plants, animals, rivers, landforms, and air sheds ...
Barbara Harper, Stuart Harris
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Environmental Policy Tools and Firm-Level Management Practices : Empirical Evidence for Germany. [PDF]
On the basis of abundant facility and firm-level data for German manufacturing, originating from a recent OECD-survey, this paper empirically investigates the relevance of a variety of incentives for environmentally innovative behavior of facilities, the
Frondel, Manuel +3 more
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Gypsum and Tillage Practices for Combating Soil Salinity and Enhancing Crop Productivity
AgricultureSoil salinity is a major global challenge, reducing fertility and crop productivity. This study evaluated the effects of various soil management practices on the physical, chemical, and microbial properties of saline soils.
Njomza Gashi +10 more
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An analysis of food-economy companies’ environmental behaviour in North-East Hungary [PDF]
After outlining environmental problems regarding food-economy2 companies and clarifying the concept of environmental behaviour, I will present the results of my questionnaire survey which focussed on food-economy companies in the Northern Great Plain ...
Odor, Kinga
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Environmental Auditing in Management Systems and Public Policy [PDF]
New international standards for environmental auditing are now being actively promoted by public authorities and adopted by private firms. One important feature of these standards is their emphasis on managerial systems and incentives that support a ...
Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné +1 more
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