Results 71 to 80 of about 185,713 (190)
Controlling groundwater pollution from petroleum products leaks [PDF]
WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2010 Groundwater is the main source of potable water in many communities. This source is susceptible to pollution by toxic organic compounds resulting from the accidental release of petroleum products. A petroleum product like gasoline is a mixture of many organic compounds that are toxic at different degrees to humans.
openaire +1 more source
The legal implications of gas flaring on climate change in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2014 Global atmospheric concentration of substances that trap heat causing warming and change of climate is caused mostly by man’s activities- anthropogenic. Since efforts to curtail anthropogenic climate change commenced and countries came together to agree ...
Oluduro, Olubisi Friday
core +1 more source
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based Methane Quantification Method for Oil and Gas Sites
DronesThis study presents a novel top-down approach to quantify diffuse methane (CH4) emissions at oil and gas well sites. It uses an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a scanning–sampling tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) CH4 ...
Degang Xu +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Identification of sources of elevated concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an industrial area in Tianjin, China [PDF]
, 2009 The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined by gas chromatography equipped with a mass spectrometry detector in 105 topsoil samples from an industrial area around Bohai Bay, Tianjin in the North of China.
Han, Jingyi +7 more
core +3 more sources
Frontiers in Marine ScienceIntroductionMarine petroleum pollution has adversely affected marine ecosystems and human living environments, while improvements in shipping efficiency offer a new avenue for mitigating such pollution.MethodsBased on panel data from 11 coastal regions ...
Xina Ji +4 more
doaj +1 more source
California Methanol Assessment; Volume II, Technical Report [PDF]
, 1983 A joint effort by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering has brought together sponsors from both the public and private sectors for an analysis of the prospects for methanol
Dutzi, E. +5 more
core
Environmental pollution in the petroleum refining industry [PDF]
Analele Universitatii "Ovidius" Constanta - Seria Chimie, 2013 AbstractThe petroleum refining industry has a significant influence on the total pollution of the environment by industrial discharges and wastes. In the operation of petroleum refineries, the atmosphere is polluted with hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and other toxic substances. The main pollutants are
openaire +1 more source
Offshore petroleum and minerals: Plugging gaps in the present framework [PDF]
, 2011 For twenty years, it has been realized that there is a gap in New Zealand’s environmental law in that there is no general environmental legislation for the exclusive economic zone, and now for the extended continental shelf that includes areas more than ...
Barton, Barry
core +2 more sources
Biomass Fuel Use and Cardiac Function in Nepali Women. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundExposure to household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with biomass fuel affects billions of people. We hypothesized that HAP from woodsmoke, compared to other household fuels, was associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, of which there
Alurkar, Vijay +9 more
core +2 more sources
Banking on "Green Money:" Are Environmental Financial Responsibility Rules Fulfilling Their Promise? [PDF]
Financial responsibility rules are an increasingly common form of environmental regulation. Currently, the operators of landfills, underground petroleum storage tanks, offshore rigs, and oil tankers must demonstrate the existence of adequate levels of ...
Boyd, James
core