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Role of low-weight carboxylic acids in phytotoxicity of composts
2013
Pharmaceuticals in processing of municipal sewage sludge studied by grab and passive sampling
2018
Abstract Concentrations of pharmaceuticals, consisting of four anti-inflammatory and one antiepileptic drug, were studied in the aqueous and solid phase of municipal sewage sludge, collected from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in central Finland. The samples included untreated municipal sludge from the biological wastewater treatment, digested sludge and sludge before and after composting. First, samples were taken as grab samples to study the bioavailable part in aqueous phase but also the part in solid fraction. Later, the long-term concentrations were studied by passive sampling with styrene divinylbenzene-reverse phase sulfonated (SDB-RPS) disks. In the untreated solid sludge, the …
Seat Competitiveness and Redistricting: Evidence from Voting on Municipal Mergers
2013
We analyze how (anticipated) changes in the competitiveness of the seats of municipal councilors affect their voting behavior over municipal mergers. The competitiveness of the seats changes because the merger changes the composition of political competitors and the number of available seats in the next election. We use this variation for identification and find that the smaller the increase in the competitiveness of a councilor's seat, the more likely he is to vote for the merger. These effects are not related to the behavioral responses of the voters, but arise from the councilors’ desire to avoid electoral competition.
Exploring nursing competence to care for older patients in municipal in‐patient acute care: A qualitative study
2019
Aim To identify critical aspects of nursing competence to care for older patients in the context of municipal in-patient acute care. Background An increasingly complex and advanced primary healthcare system requires attention to the extent of nursing competence in municipal services. However, competence in complex and advanced care settings must be explored using perspectives which acknowledge the complexity of nurses' performance. Design A phenomenological hermeneutic, qualitative approach with individual in-depth interviews was used. COREQ reporting guidelines have been applied. Methods A sample of eight nurses and two physicians employed in municipal in-patient acute care units (MAUs) we…
Important challenges for coordination and inter-municipal cooperation in health care services: a Delphi study
2013
Published version of an article in the journal: BMC Health Services Research. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-451 Open Access Background: Demographical changes have stimulated a coordination reform in the Norwegian health care sector, creating new working practices and extending coordination within and between primary and hospital care, increasing the need for inter-municipal cooperation (IMC). This study aimed to identify challenges to coordination and IMC in the Norwegian health care sector as a basis for further theorizing and managerial advice in this growing area of research and practice. Methods. A Delphi study of consensus development was …
The Management of Health Hazards Related to Municipal Solid Waste on Fire in Europe: An Environmental Justice Issue?
2020
Landfilling should be the last option in an integrated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management approach. In the European Union (EU), the policy framework to protect the environment and the public health against the impact of health hazards related to urban solid waste management has been consistently implemented in recent decades. A growing interest in the negative impact of fires in waste landfills on the environment and people’s health was reported in some European countries. In Italy, an increasing occurrence of arsons in MSW and landfills has been reported in recent years. During the summer of 2012, a multi-site arson occurred in the Palermo Municipal solid waste landfill of Bellolampo (…
Biotic oxidation of methane in landfills in boreal climatic conditions
2010
This study focused on the biotic oxidation of methane in landfill covers as a technology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, particularly those located in the boreal climatic zone. First, methane oxidation was studied in laboratory batch assays in a landfill cover soil consisting of a composted mixture of sewage sludge and chemical sludge which had been installed on the landfill surface 4-5 years earlier. Second, methane oxidation was studied using mechanically-biologically treated municipal solid waste (MBT residual) as a material for methane-oxidizing landfill covers both in continuously methane-sparged laboratory columns and in an outdoor pilot lysimeter. Finally, meth…
La parabola dell'architettura modernista nella Sicilia sud occidentale tra celebrazione del privato e rappresentatività istituzionale. Il caso del pa…
2011
Identificación, clasificación, caracterización y análisis de las vías ciclistas del municipio de València para la mejora de la movilidad cotidiana so…
2020
En el primer cuarto del siglo XXI nos encontramos ante un panorama muy dinámico respecto a la movilidad urbana derivado de los cambios tecnológicos y ambientales dentro del contexto del cambio climático global. Las ciudades, y en especial la función de movilidad y transporte que en ellas tiene lugar, se encuentran ante la encrucijada de la sostenibilidad social, económica y ambiental y el replanteamiento estratégico de sus modelos de desarrollo. Diversas instituciones internacionales, entre las que se encuentra la Comisión Europea, han planteado la necesidad de implantar nuevos modelos de movilidad urbana eficiente y respetuosa para garantizar la movilidad, la calidad de vida, la protección…
Las barreras del asociacionismo municipal en Colombia: un Análisis Cualitativo Comparativo (QCA)
2019
espanolEn este articulo se identifican algunas de las causas que revelan los bajos niveles de asociacionismo municipal que presentan los departamentos de Colombia. Mediante la aplicacion de un analisis cualitativo comparativo (QCA, por la sigla en ingles de qualitative comparative analysis), se presentan distintas configuraciones causales que explican este fenomeno, tomando como base los datos del Departamento Nacional de Planeacion de Colombia. La variable resultadose ha calculado mediante la proporcion de municipios de cada departamento que pertenecen a algun tipo de asociacion, tomando como referencia los esquemas de asociacion territorial. Entre las conclu-siones que se desprenden, dest…