Advances in environmental research. Vol. 15 /
Advances in environmental research. Vol. 15 /
Justin A. Daniels, editor.
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2011.
- 1 online resource : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PREFACE ; IS INCREASING POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO REDUCE PLASTIC CONTENT IN THE WASTE STREAM? ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION -- PLASTIC AND PLASTIC BAG WASTE ; REGULATORY ACTIONS ON FILM PLASTIC WASTE ; THE RECYCLING AND CONTROL ON FILM PLASTICS IN HONG KONG ; Methodology ; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONDENTS ; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ; Factors Influencing Plastic Bag Recycling ; Factors Affecting Plastic Bag Recycling ; Barriers to Plastic Bag Recycling and Effects on the Scheme if Barriers are Removed. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; APPENDIX I. QUESTIONS FOR PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING ; Section 1. About Recycling Schemes ; Section 2 Consumption of Plastic Bags and Plastic Bottles ; Section 3. Waste Disposal And Recycling Behaviour And Preference ; Section 4 Demographic Characteristics ; REFERENCES ; HISTORICAL PATTERNS IN LICHEN COMMUNITIES OF MONTANE QUAKING ASPEN FORESTS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; METHODS ; Study Area ; Landscape Aspen And Lichen Survey ; CLIMATE AND HISTORICAL SOURCES ; Analysis of Lichen Communities ; HISTORIC AND DATA OUTCOMES. Historic Sources and Euro-American Impacts Stand Structure and Climate Data ; Lichen Community Analysis ; DISCUSSION ; History, Climate, and Aspen Forest Development ; Chronology of Influences for Aspen-Dependent Lichens ; Management for Aspen-Dependent Species under Future Climate Scenarios ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; TRACE ELEMENT ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN DIFFERENT LAKE ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE CASE OF LAKE VELENJSKO JEZERO, SLOVENIA, AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE FROM MINING ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION. Trace Elements in Water and Sediment Trace Elements in Macrophytes ; Trace Element Distribution in Macrophytes ; Seasonal Changes in the Concentration of Trace Elements in Macrophytes ; Trace elements in Fish ; Concentration of Trace Elements in Different Tissues ; Concentration of Trace Elements and Fish Age ; Concentration of Trace Elements and Fish Trophic Position ; Contamination Intake and Health Threat from Consuming Fish ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; REFERENCES ; DEVELOPING MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INVENTORIES AND AIR QUALITY REGULATION FOR ULTRAFINE PARTICLES ; ABSTRACT. 1. INTRODUCTION 2. CURRENT AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER ; 3. INITIATIVES UNDERWAY TO MEASURE AND CONTROL ULTRAFINE PARTICLES GENERATED BY MOTOR VEHICLES ; 4. CURRENT MODELS AND APPROACHES TO QUANTIFY AND ESTIMATE MOTOR VEHICLE PARTICLE EMISSION INVENTORIES ; Emissions Models ; 5. QUANTIFICATION OF THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PARTICLE INVENTORY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET, WHICH INCLUDED PARTICLE NUMBER ; Urban South-East Queensland Study Region ; Emission Factors Used in the Particle Number Inventory.
9781620816707 (electronic bk.) 1620816709 (electronic bk.)
Environmental degradation.
Pollution.
Environmental quality.
Environmental protection.
Environmental Pollution
Environnement--Dégradation.
Pollution.
Environnement--Qualité.
Environnement--Protection.
environmental protection.
NATURE--Ecology.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental protection.
Environmental quality.
Pollution.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QH541.2
577.072
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PREFACE ; IS INCREASING POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO REDUCE PLASTIC CONTENT IN THE WASTE STREAM? ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION -- PLASTIC AND PLASTIC BAG WASTE ; REGULATORY ACTIONS ON FILM PLASTIC WASTE ; THE RECYCLING AND CONTROL ON FILM PLASTICS IN HONG KONG ; Methodology ; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONDENTS ; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ; Factors Influencing Plastic Bag Recycling ; Factors Affecting Plastic Bag Recycling ; Barriers to Plastic Bag Recycling and Effects on the Scheme if Barriers are Removed. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; APPENDIX I. QUESTIONS FOR PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING ; Section 1. About Recycling Schemes ; Section 2 Consumption of Plastic Bags and Plastic Bottles ; Section 3. Waste Disposal And Recycling Behaviour And Preference ; Section 4 Demographic Characteristics ; REFERENCES ; HISTORICAL PATTERNS IN LICHEN COMMUNITIES OF MONTANE QUAKING ASPEN FORESTS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; METHODS ; Study Area ; Landscape Aspen And Lichen Survey ; CLIMATE AND HISTORICAL SOURCES ; Analysis of Lichen Communities ; HISTORIC AND DATA OUTCOMES. Historic Sources and Euro-American Impacts Stand Structure and Climate Data ; Lichen Community Analysis ; DISCUSSION ; History, Climate, and Aspen Forest Development ; Chronology of Influences for Aspen-Dependent Lichens ; Management for Aspen-Dependent Species under Future Climate Scenarios ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; TRACE ELEMENT ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN DIFFERENT LAKE ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE CASE OF LAKE VELENJSKO JEZERO, SLOVENIA, AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE FROM MINING ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION. Trace Elements in Water and Sediment Trace Elements in Macrophytes ; Trace Element Distribution in Macrophytes ; Seasonal Changes in the Concentration of Trace Elements in Macrophytes ; Trace elements in Fish ; Concentration of Trace Elements in Different Tissues ; Concentration of Trace Elements and Fish Age ; Concentration of Trace Elements and Fish Trophic Position ; Contamination Intake and Health Threat from Consuming Fish ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; REFERENCES ; DEVELOPING MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INVENTORIES AND AIR QUALITY REGULATION FOR ULTRAFINE PARTICLES ; ABSTRACT. 1. INTRODUCTION 2. CURRENT AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER ; 3. INITIATIVES UNDERWAY TO MEASURE AND CONTROL ULTRAFINE PARTICLES GENERATED BY MOTOR VEHICLES ; 4. CURRENT MODELS AND APPROACHES TO QUANTIFY AND ESTIMATE MOTOR VEHICLE PARTICLE EMISSION INVENTORIES ; Emissions Models ; 5. QUANTIFICATION OF THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PARTICLE INVENTORY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET, WHICH INCLUDED PARTICLE NUMBER ; Urban South-East Queensland Study Region ; Emission Factors Used in the Particle Number Inventory.
9781620816707 (electronic bk.) 1620816709 (electronic bk.)
Environmental degradation.
Pollution.
Environmental quality.
Environmental protection.
Environmental Pollution
Environnement--Dégradation.
Pollution.
Environnement--Qualité.
Environnement--Protection.
environmental protection.
NATURE--Ecology.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental protection.
Environmental quality.
Pollution.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QH541.2
577.072