environmental impact Articles
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Environmental impact in 3 numbers
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the environmental impact of a molecule could be summed up in a few numbers? Such a dream is, of course, impossible, but there is one approach that goes a long way towards this dream. It’s not a new approach, and it is in wide use across a large range of chemical applications, but only recently have the tools become available for it to be applied routinely to a large ...
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Environmental impacts typology: a methodological proposal
This article suggests an approach to the integration of the environmental dimension in polluting industrial plants based on two genuine cases and on the typology of the significant environmental impacts. It consists of suggesting a methodology for integrating the environmental dimension which is based, first, on setting up some environmental indicators and, then, on deducing the significant ...
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The Environmental Impacts of Irrigation in the European Union
The purpose of the studies is to explore the relationship generally between agricultural sectors and practices and the environment. The sectoral studies describe the environmental relationship, the practical possibilities to improve that relationship and the various options (with agri-environmental measures) to establish environmental gains. They should contribute to an informal debate and ...
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Prioritising sustainable consumption patterns: key decisions and environmental gains
How does one improve the personal environmental balance of housing, private transportation, nutrition, consumer goods and services? Innovatively, this paper concentrates primarily on the potential environmental gains, by identifying the key decisions for the environmental impact and then deriving sustainable consumption patterns. Financial considerations are also addressed as potential savings ...
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The environmental impact of changing consumption patterns: a survey
How does environmental impact change when national income increases? So far, this question has been mainly discussed from the point of view of production, but in recent years several studies have dealt with the question of decoupling from the point of view of consumption. The optimistic subscribers to decoupling argue that, with increasing income, the composition of consumption changes in the ...
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Environmental Impact Assessment Review - Check List
Untitled Document Objectives of the Review Checklist This Review Checklist has been developed as a method for reviewing environmental information submitted by developers, to the competent authorities, as part of an EIA procedure. Its purpose is to assist reviewers in evaluating the completeness and suitability of this information from a technical and decision making viewpoint. In ...
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PUMA to measure the environmental impact of its operations
Leading sports brand expects new reporting method will measure the carbon footprint of its supply chain. PUMA is to publish an environmental profit and loss (EP&L) statement in an attempt to more accurately measure the success of its green initiatives. As recently announced by luxury brand group PPR that owns the sports and lifestyle firm, supply chain analyst Trucost will be in charge ...
By Vital Energi
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Reducing environmental impact
Replacing a decades-old wastewater treatment plant in the center of a densely populated European metropolis is not a task for the faint of heart. But that is exactly what a Veolia-led consortium did in a northern suburb of France with Lille Métropole’s new Ovilléo wastewater treatment plant that was commissioned in 2014. In 2010, a six-year ...
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Exergoenvironmental analysis of piston–prop aircrafts
This study deals with exergoenvironmental analysis of a four–cylinder, spark ignition, naturally aspirated and air–cooled piston–prop aircraft engine for landing takeoff (LTO) and cruise phases. This analysis includes the three steps as follows: application of exergy analysis, finding the exergoenvironmental impacts, and allocation of both exergy streams and exergoenvironmental impacts. In the ...
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Honda launches new Green Purchasing Guide
Honda has launched a new global purchasing policy to better track environmental impacts in their life ...
By Vital Energi
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An evaluation of the environmental impact assessment system in Turkey
In Turkey, as a developing country, environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a critical key for environmental protection. EIA is not regulated in Turkey by means of law, but through a decree put into force on the basis of the relevant provision of the Environmental Law. The EIA Regulation that is currently in effect was rearranged to eliminate operational problems and ensure harmony with European ...
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Environmental impacts of electronic invoicing
Climate change threatens ecosystems and health and may cause severe economic impacts. All sectors of society need to act. New solutions based on information and communication technology (ICT) have been proposed to enable action. One possible conversion is from paper invoices to electronic invoices. The aim of this article is to increase current knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of ...
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Mining Companies That Manage Their Environmental Impact
There are significant environmental challenges associated with the mining and mineral exploration industry, regardless of the material. From diamonds and stone to ore and other metalliferous materials, the most critical environmental impacts are energy use, land disturbance, carbon emissions, and pollution from mining activity and subsequent release of chemical substances into the air or water. ...
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Environmental Impacts of Dredging on Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are known to be the “rainforests of the ocean“. They are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems found on the planet. Coral reefs are a vital part of the marine ecosystem that provides habitat for approximately 25% of all marine life and over 4,000 species of fish, despite only covering 1% of the ocean floor. Approximately half a billion people depend on the coral ...
By WKC Group
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Food and drink industry pledges to reduce its environmental impact
The Food and Drink Federation has set tougher new environmental targets in a pledge to put sustainability at the core of business ...
By Vital Energi
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Environmental impact assessment of bathroom products
It has been recognised worldwide that previous patterns of industrial production have been causing resource depletion and waste accumulation. To address the issue, not only the selection of materials, but also the cycle of stages in the life of a product, are subject to scrutiny. These stages may include resource extraction, manufacturing, packaging and shipping, use and refurbishment. This paper ...
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Coffee Capsules And Their Environmental Impact
Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages on the planet. In Spain, 7 out of every 10 Spaniards use coffee capsules on a daily basis, which means that 70% of the young and adult population consumes around 40,000 tons of coffee per year. A THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT Capsule coffee makers have revolutionized the world of coffee and have become an essential appliance in the modern kitchen. They are ...
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Automated analysis of product disassembly to determine environmental impact
Manufacturers are increasingly being held responsible for the fate of their products once reaching end-of-life. This research uses disassembly time and re-cyclability to gauge the environmental impact of a product upon disposal, where re-cyclability is the amount of mass recovered when parts are removed from an assembly. A graph-based method of representing product assemblies is suggested, which ...
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Software for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Buildings (´Envest´)
This paper introduces and explains the concept behind ENVEST, the first UK software tool for estimating the lifecycle environmental impact of buildings. ENVEST is a tool that allows designers to consider the life cycle environmental impact of commercial buildings at the building inception stage. The tool, which has received an enthusiastic response from building designers, provides a holistic ...
By BRE
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A contextual approach to environmental impact assessment
This paper presents an environmental impact assessment method implemented in a computational tool for the environmental evaluation of building designs. The method is an extension of a traditional material-focused life cycle analysis (LCA), and is based on a spatial allocation for emissions and resource usage. The implementation described here uses a model of an evaluative environment, which ...
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