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Location Optimisation in the Process of Designing Infrastructure of Point Pollutant Emitters to Meet Specific Environmental Protection Standards
2022
This article addresses the challenge of searching for the optimal location for a newly designed pollutant emitter (new factory or other facility) in relation to the requirements imposed by environmental protection regulations on the concentrations of selected pollutants in a given area, taking into account the currently existing levels of analysed substances. The paper presents the key issues of the dispersion of pollutants in atmospheric air and pollutant dispersion models. The Gaussian model of a plume, based on the Pasquill diffusion equation, is chosen to simulate the dispersion of pollutants in atmospheric air. The key issue within the paper constitutes the research section responsible…
A chemical status predictor. A methodology based on World-Wide sediment samples.
2015
As a consequence of the limited resources of underdeveloped countries and the limited interest of the developed ones, the assessment of the chemical quality of entire water bodies around the world is a utopia in the near future. The methodology described here may serve as a first approach for the fast identification of water bodies that do not meet the good chemical status demanded by the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). It also allows estimating the natural background (or reference values of concentration) of the areas under study using a simple criterion. The starting point is the calculation the World-Wide Natural Background Levels (WWNBLs) and World-Wide Threshold Values (WWTVs…
Greenhouse gases from membrane bioreactors: a pilot plant case study
2015
In this study the N2O emitted from the aerobic and anoxic tank of a Sequential Batch (SB) Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) pilot plant has been investigated. The SB-MBR pilot plant was fed with a mixture of synthetic and real wastewater. The influence of salinity on N2O concentration was analyzed by gradually increasing the salinity by addition of salt to concentrations ranging from 0 to 10 gNaCl L-1. The results demonstrated that the N2O concentration of the gaseous samples was strongly influenced by the salinity in the range of 0.25 ppm to 3.4 ppm salinity. This result was explained by lower autotrophic kinetics due to the biomass lysis. Dissolved oxygen concentration and salinity were found to …
Infrastructure, Tariff and Legal Action: How to Achieve a Climate-Friendly Transport System
2011
Transportation absorbs about 70% of oil consumption in EU countries. The fuels that burn in the field of transport are composed of 96% of oil. Energy efficiency of road and air traffic must also be improved. But transport environmental impacts reductions should be made necessarily through a transfer of traffic from the car, lorries and aircraft to train, ship, and non motorized two-wheelers into the EU cities. In fact the former are large producers of greenhouse gases, while the latter are more environmentally friendly means of transport in climate. Reaching an annual increase of 1% of the modal split in favour of more sustainable means of transport on the environment must be set as a goal …
ANTHROPOCENE: NEW ENCOUNTERS, OLD PATTERNS. A FEW COMMENTS ON PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
2021
This paper focuses on one of the answers that have been given to the question: what type of change is to be pursued to limit human impact on the Earth while considering the needs of poor and disadvantaged communities? In particular it looks at a proposal that combines sustainable development approaches with market mechanisms and top- down technocratic responses: Payments for Ecosystem Services frameworks. They have been criticized by many points of view and this paper questions, in particular, their very reliance on the market, questioning their appropriateness for the regulation of conser- vation activities and their interaction with local communities.
Forest resources and sustainable tourism, a combination for the resilience of the landscape and development of mountain areas.
2020
The development of sustainable tourism models has been widely discussed in the economic literature. If on the one hand the demand for tourism has grown in recent years, on the other it is necessary to have adequate planning and political tools. The problems of sustainable tourism appear more complex when sustainable tourism involves development opportunities that require the support of the local community and the management of natural resources which are generally common goods. In these circumstances, new management structures need to be created, which can both meet the needs of the local community and ensure adequate management of natural resources. This study analyzes the connections betw…
ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS IN WATER SOLUTIONS
2008
IEL.21-22-Unit 5. The Protection of the Atmosphere
2022
Zambrano González, K. (2022). The Protection of the Atmosphere. Powerpoint of the International Environmental Law subject. Academic course 2021-2022. 19. UNIT 5.-THE PROTECTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE. 1. General aspects: Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention, 1979. 2. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. 3. Legal instruments regulating Climate Change: UNFCCC; Kyoto Protocol; Paris Agreement; COP26 - Glasgow Climate Pact
IEL. 21-22- Unit 9. The EU environmental policy (II)
2022
International Environmental Law. Unit 9. The EU environmental policy (II). Powerpoint of the Academic course 2021-2022. The EU Green Deal- Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy - Mobilising industry for a clean and circular economy - Accelerating the shift to a sustainable and smart mobility.
IEL.20-21- Unit 9. The European Green Deal
2021
International Environmental Law. Unit 9. The European Green Deal (I). Powerpoint of the Academic course 2020-2021. The European Green Deal (I). 1. Suppliying clean, affordable and secure energy. 1.1. Legal basis. 1.2. Specific provisions. 1.3. Current political framework of Energy policy. 1.4. Governance. 1.5. Thoughts on Hydrogen?. 2. Mobilising industry for a clean and circular economy. 2.1. Changes in the EU industry. 2.2. What is the circular economy about? 3. Accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility. 3.1. GHG within the transport sector. 3.2. Milestones (I). 3.3. Milestones (II).