Fuel-Briquetting for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries-A ReviewAbstract This review covered recent research products on fuel-briquette with emphasis on its production technologies and physical characteristics involving shapes, volumes, resiliencies, and mechanical compressive strengths; combustion properties such as high heating values, volatile matters, moisture conten [...] 813 9669 |
Photocatalytic Degradation of Microplastics: Parameters Affecting Degradationby
Esther Mbuci Kinyua
,
George William Atwoki Nyakairu
,
Emmanuel Tebandeke
and
Oghenekaro Nelson Odume
Abstract Recently, microplastics have emerged as a major environmental pollutant and have been documented globally. Several studies have shown that microplastics can accumulate heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants as they pass through the environment due to their functional groups interacting with [...] 988 7702 |
Geochemical Assessment of the Modern Sediments of a Lake in the North of RussiaAbstract Core sediment (sapropel) samples were collected from Lake Okunozero, the Republic of Karelia, Russia, to assess the distribution of heavy metals and their main fractions, probable sources of pollution, and potential ecological and toxicological risks for the water body. Heavy metal concentrations we [...] 552 4747 |
Wave Age and Steepness Relation in Growing Wind Seas: A Case Study during Hurricane Matthew in 2016by
Shih-Ang Hsu
Abstract For wind-wave interaction studies, from the literature, two criteria for the wind sea are used: one is the wave age and the other wave steepness. Analysis of pertinent datasets from a data buoy near the passage of Hurricane Matthew in 2016 indicates that = -15 [...] 462 4594 |
Environmental Land Management and Assessment, in the Context of Resource and Climate-Related ConflictAbstract This paper reviews the growing importance of satellite imagery to provide Normalized Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI) maps, relevant to environmental land management assessment, in the context of resource and climate-related conflict based upon our own humanitarian project-related support. Near re [...] 545 4222 |
Risk Assessment and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Mexico for Indigenous and WomenAbstract The present article studies the policy, numbers, and costs of disaster risk management (DRM) in Mexico, a country highly exposed to climate change, due to two oceans warming up. The PEISOR methodology facilitates interrelating complex interactions and pressures between t [...] 468 4520 |
Avoiding a Grim Future: The Climate Crisis and Its Effects on Human Aggression and ViolenceAbstract As the climate crisis has progressed, scientists have begun to ask, "How does a rapidly warming ecosystem impact human behavior?" As aggression scholars and non-professional environmentalists, it has become increasingly clear that the impact of the climate crisis, without inter [...] 944 7139 |
Adsorption of Phosphate by Synthesized Silver/Calcium Oxide-Activated Carbon NanocompositeAbstract Developing adsorbents with appreciable morphology will create new approaches for better phosphate adsorption performance. This study aims to investigate the design of an adsorbent by impregnating silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) onto calcium oxide-activated carbon (CaO-AC). The Ag/CaO-AC nanocomposite w [...] 895 6101 |
Recycling Potential in the European Union (EU) of Low Voltage Three-Phase Induction Motors Up to 75 kW of Power: Quantitative AnalysisAbstract This article quantifies the recycling potential of the metallic materials that make up three-phase induction motors. The data on the use of electric motors by type and power determines that the most significant recycling potential lies in this low-voltage motor which powers up to 75 kW. The work aim [...] 803 5162 |
Comparing Two Strategies for Locating Hydrogen Refueling Stations under High Demand Uncertaintyby
Daniel Thiel
Abstract This research aims to model and compare two strategies for locating new hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) in a context of high uncertainty on H2 demand and on the spatial distribution of demand points. The first strategy S1 represented by an agent-based model integ [...] 545 4575 |