Sökning: "Environmental pollution"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 923 uppsatser innehållade orden Environmental pollution.

  1. 1. An Environmental and Health Benefit and Cost analysis of Renewable Energy in Nigeria : A comparison between the investment in solar energy plant and hydropower plant

    Magister-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Författare :Ruth Ashibuogwu; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Environment; Health; Solar Energy and Hydropower;

    Sammanfattning : This study analyses the environmental and health benefits associated with the use of renewable energy sources, focusing on the costs and savings involved. The research employs a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis approach, comparing the costs associated with generating energy from a 10 megawatts solar energy power plant versus a 10 megawatt hydropower plant. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Metaller i Vombsjön - Mygglarver som bioindikator för miljöövervakning

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Författare :Siri Bengtsson; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Bioindicators; Chironomidae; Freshwater source; Lake Vomb; Metal concentrations; Pollution; Sediment sampling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates concentrations of eight metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr, Ni, As) in the freshwater resource Lake Vomb, located in the south of Sweden (Scania), and explores the potential use of deformed Chironomidae larvae as bioindicator. Sediment samples from six locations were analysed against threshold values from the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and background values from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Climate Change, Water Management, and Human Rights: : A Comparative Study of India and Somalia, and Prospects for Legal Frameworks

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Oscar Behrmann; Ljungberg Elin; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Climate Justice; Climate Change; Human Rights; Sustainable Development; Climate Vulnerability; Environmental Justice; Security-Development nexus; Water scarcity; Water resource management; and International Law.;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change is one of the most important issues in today's world. Its effect reaches beyond geographical borders and deeply connects to human welfare, rights, and possibilities. Climate change affects the climate and all other sectors of development in the world. LÄS MER

  4. 4. PLASTICS AND LOBBYIN G - lobby group success in the decision making phase of a policy

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Alexandra Bengtsson; [2023-11-09]
    Nyckelord :Key words: European Union; lobbying; lobbying success; environmental policy ; single use plastics.;

    Sammanfattning : In June 2019 a new legislation was in place targeting plastic pollution in the EU, banning the 10 most found single use plastic products ( SUP: s ) found in the marine environment. This was an important legislation where the EU lobby groups , mainly the environmental and the industry groups were lobbying the decision makers . LÄS MER

  5. 5. Fungi as a potential solution to microplastic pollution: A qualitative study examining the opportunities and obstacles of implementing mycoremediation in Swedish agricultural soils from a perspective of ecological sustainability

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Julia Zajac; [2023-11-08]
    Nyckelord :mycoremediation; ecological sustainability; sustainable development; microplastics; fungi;

    Sammanfattning : The world is facing microplastic pollution in almost all areas, as a result of increased manufacture and use of plastics in recent years. One of the most highly polluted environments are agricultural soils, which are estimated to contain up to 14 percent of all microplastic pollution. Few effective methods exist to solve this problem. LÄS MER