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The urban mine of the Netherlands: The material basis for a circular economy

Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 967-981, June 2025.
Abstract Resources are essential for humanity's well‐being and development. At the same time, resources lay at the heart of many environmental problems. A sustainable resource use facilitates development but reduces environmental problems. This apparent contradiction can be solved by moving toward a circular economy: keeping resources, once extracted ...
Ester van der Voet, Janneke van Oorschot, Teun Verhagen, Lauran van Oers, Vincent van Straalen, Vivian Tunn, Kiki Kersten, Roel Delahaye   +7 more
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Satisfaction and annoyance of residents in neighbourhoods situated near industrial activity. Analysis of telephone survey data on the residential environment [PDF]

, 2003
In many of the Dutch national policy plans, environmental quality is a strong guiding principle. From an environmental science and policy perspective, environmental quality at the local level is affected by sound, odour and air pollution, as well as ...
Heijsterkamp S, Kruize H, Poll R van, Stellato R   +3 more
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Microplastics in global rivers: Sustainable practices

Sustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 2937-2950, April 2025.
Abstract Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for implementing sustainable practices by 2030, but their effects on microplastic pollution over time are limited. Here, we aimed to understand better the effects of improved centralized‐sanitation and reduced production and consumption on point‐source inputs of microplastics into rivers from 2010 to ...
Yutong Guo, Tolga Ayeri, Peter van Puijenbroek, Maryna Strokal   +3 more
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The protein puzzle : the consumption and production of meat, dairy and fish in the European Union [PDF]

, 2011
In het rapport 'The protein puzzle. The consumption and production of meat, dairy and fish in the European Union' brengen onderzoekers van het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) in kaart wat de gevolgen van de productie en consumptie van dierlijke ...
Berg, M., van den, Janse, J., Lesschen, J.P., Nijdam, D., Oenema, O., Reudink, M., Rood, T., Stehfest, E., Westhoek, H., Woltjer, G.B.   +9 more
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European approaches to wastewater reuse regulation: A comparison between Spain, Malta and the Netherlands

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 350-366, November 2024.
Abstract Wastewater reuse is encouraged and facilitated by legislation and policy across the EU. A recent example is the EU Regulation 2020/741 on minimum requirements for water reuse. This and other regulatory developments have gone hand in hand with an increase in research in technological innovations that facilitate wastewater reuse, including ...
Sophie Melchers
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Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water (2008–2022) and Fish (2015–2022) in The Netherlands: Spatiotemporal Trends, Fingerprints, Mass Discharges, Sources, and Bioaccumulation Factors

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume 43, Issue 5, Page 965-975, May 2024.
Abstract Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic synthetic chemicals of concern, which have been detected in nearly all environmental compartments. The present study provides a data analysis on PFAS concentrations in the Dutch inland and coastal national waters and fish sampled from 2008 to 2022 and 2015 to
Michiel T. O. Jonker
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Adaptation to climate change on arable farms in the Dutch province of Flevoland. An inventory for the AgriAdapt project [PDF]

, 2011
In Flevoland, arable farming is the most dominant land use. Adaptation options related to water, pests and diseases have been studied using a literature review.
Bezlepkina, I., Bogaardt, M.J., Chen, L., Verburg, R.W.   +3 more
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Leven in Houwerzijl:onderzoek naar de ervaren kwaliteit van de leefomgeving [PDF]

, 2011
In het najaar van 2010 is door het Kenniscentrum Gebiedsontwikkeling NoorderRuimte (Hanzehogeschool Groningen) onderzoek gedaan naar de leefomgeving van het dorp Houwerzijl.
Buiter, Olga, Rozema, Jannie
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An environmental health guideline for the development of local health policy [PDF]

, 2017
GGD'en spelen een belangrijke rol in de advisering van gemeenten bij de ontwikkeling van gemeentelijke nota's lokaal gezondheidsbeleid. Deze nota's beogen een integrale aanpak van gezondheidsbeleid met daarbij zowel aandacht voor het bevorderen van een ...
Comajta MAM, Kwekkeboom J, van Brederode NE, van den Broek I, Zwart-Voorspuij WA, Zwerver C   +5 more
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Ruimte voor Biodiversiteit [PDF]

, 2010
Duurzame ontwikkeling van de Groene en Blauwe Ruimte in een veranderende wereld. Dat is het centrale thema van het kennisbasis onderzoekprogramma KB1. De groene en blauwe ruimte vormen bij uitstek het Wagenings domein.
Boo, M., de, Hendriks, C.M.A., Oosterbaan, A.   +2 more
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