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Investigation of taste tainting in salmon flesh in the Ribble catchment [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
This report presents the findings of the first phase of an investigation into the cause(s) of taints in salmonid fish in the River Ribble, commissioned by the North West Region of the Environment Agency.
Crane, R.I.   +3 more
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Business Model and Sustainable Development Goals for an Innovative Agricultural Waste Management: Distributed Biogas Production

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological progress and population growth have increased global pork demand; leading to a rise of methane emission from pig farming, a key contributor to climate change. Anaerobic digestion offers a sustainable solution by converting manure into biogas.
María‐Pilar Martínez‐Hernando   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Improved Thermoeconomic Diagnosis Method: Applying to Marine Diesel Engines

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
Thermoeconomic diagnosis methods are designed to identify faulty components and evaluate the economic implications of these faults. However, these diagnostic techniques often struggle to filter out interference from induced factors during the diagnosis ...
Nan Xu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling and Real-Time Scheduling of DC Platform Supply Vessel for Fuel Efficient Operation

open access: yes, 2017
DC marine architecture integrated with variable speed diesel generators (DGs) has garnered the attention of the researchers primarily because of its ability to deliver fuel efficient operation. This paper aims in modeling and to autonomously perform real-
Balijepalli, VSK Murthy   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Self‐Assembled Conjugated Hollow Fibers for Spongy Monoliths Toward Solar‐Driven Desalination and Hydrovoltaic Electricity Generation

open access: yesSmall, EarlyView.
A self‐assembled conjugated hollow fiber monolith enables simultaneous solar‐driven desalination and hydrovoltaic electricity generation. Metal‐free polymerization produces cross‐linked hollow fibers that entangle into a porous monolith, followed by gradient polypyrrole coating for efficient light absorption and directional water transport.
Songah Jeong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating air emission inventories and indicators from cruise vessels at ports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper provides an estimation of air emissions (CO2, NOX, SOX and PM) released by cruise vessels at the port level. The methodology is based on the Bfull bottom-up^ approach and starts by evaluating the fuel consumed by each vessel on the basis of
Martín Alcalde, Enrique   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Press Hardening for Sustainable Lightweight Chassis Design in Heavy‐Duty Vehicles: A Material Performance and Life Cycle Assessment Approach

open access: yessteel research international, EarlyView.
The article explores how high‐strength steels and press hardening revolutionize lightweight chassis design for heavy‐duty vehicles. It reveals that press hardened steels combined with shot peening can cut weight by up to 34% and reduce environmental impact by 21%–32%.
Violeta Vargas‐Parra   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stability Analysis in a Direct-Current Shipboard Power System with Parallel Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators and Supercapacitor Integration

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
This paper investigates the small-signal stability of a DC shipboard power system (SPS) with the integration of a supercapacitor. As an efficient energy storage solution, supercapacitors can not only provide rapid energy response to sudden power demand ...
Qinsheng Yun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global Trade Impacts: Addressing the Health, Social and Environmental Consequences of Moving International Freight Through Our Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Examines freight transportation industry trends; the impact of global trade on workers, the environment, and health in both exporting and importing countries; and organizing strategies and policy innovations for minimizing the damage and ensuring ...
Andrea Hricko   +3 more
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Pentachlorophenol and spent engine oil degradation by Mucor ramosissimus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) has been widely used for many years and belongs to the most toxic pollutants. Spent engine oils enter environment every day in many ways. Both of them cause great environmental concern.
Długoński, Jerzy, Szewczyk, Rafał
core   +1 more source

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