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    Comparison of Emissions on the Different Transport Modes. By Barbara Addo and Olga Rudnyeva Supervised by Prof. Dr. Hansjochen Ehmer November‚ 2012 Structure of the Paper List of Abbreviations 3 Introduction 5 1 Definition of Emission 6 1.1 Emissions in Road Transport 6 1.2 Emission in the Sea Industry 7 Source: International Maritime Organization 8 1.3 Emissions in Air Transport 9 1.4 Emissions in Rail Industry 9 2 Impacts of Emissions and Regulation 10 2.1

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    Soil Pollution

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    What Is Soil Pollution? [pic] What Is Soil Pollution? Soil pollution results from the build up of contaminants‚ toxic compounds‚ radioactive materials‚ salts‚ chemicals and cancer-causing agents. The most common soil pollutants are hydrocarbons‚ heavy metals (cadmium‚ lead‚ chromium‚ copper‚ zinc‚ mercury and arsenic)‚ herbicides‚ pesticides‚ oils‚ tars‚ PCBs and dioxins. Until the 1970s‚ there was little talk of soil pollution and its devastating effects. In the 1980s‚ the U.S. Superfund was

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    Ocean Pollution “Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities” (WWF‚ May 4‚ 2006‚ p.1). The rest comes from ocean-based activities. Different types of pollution enter the ocean each year. The major pollutants are oil‚ toxic materials‚ and debris. These materials not only pollute the ocean‚ but they also affect the marine life. Before the 1970s there were no laws to prevent and stop people from dumping pollutants into the ocean. Since the early 1970s many laws and regulations

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    EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT R E S E A R C H C E N T R E MANAGING URBAN TRAFFIC CONGESTION Summary Document T R A N S P O R T JOINT TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE In January 2004‚ the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) brought together their transport research capabilities in setting up the Joint Transport Research Centre. The Centre has 50 full members from Asia-Pacific‚ Europe and

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    Other research with adopted children has shown that indiscriminate behavior may endure even after the children form some sort of attachment to their adoptive parents. If the adopted child goes to their parents for comfort and protection but still tends to approach strangers‚ those signs do show us that it represents attachment behaviors. Children who have experienced a neglectful caregiving environment have clearly demonstrated a high risk of having either RAD or DSED (Zeanah‚ Gleason‚ 2015‚ 209)

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    CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT The effects of land pollution are far-ranging in the industrial age. The nature of the industrial revolution and the lack of a sustainable development model for industrial progress have allowed the creation of chemicals and products which may serve the idea of convenience or productivity or efficiency‚ however‚ the concept of environmental stewardship is largely an afterthought. This has led to long-lasting chemicals which persist in the environment and are

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    Case Study: Newsflash! Transport Proteins on Strike! 1. What is the meaning behind the PHOSPHOLIPIDS’ chant? Phospholipids make up most of the cell membrane‚ in a phospholipid bilayer. Phospholipid molecules form two layers‚ with the hydrophilic (water loving) head facing the extracellular fluid and the cytosol (intracellular) fluid‚ and the hydrophobic (not water loving) tails facing one another. The cell membrane is constructed in such a way that it is semipermeable‚ and allows oxygen

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    Noise Pollution

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    and think carefully in a quiet place. Noise Pollution can be defined as unwanted or offensive sound that unreasonably intrude into our daily activities. In urban areas noise pollution is everywhere‚ whether we like it or not this is part of everyday life. If the ears was irritated to the sound it is called noise. This is defined a form of air pollution that is audible unwanted sound that poses a threat to a person’s health and well- being. This pollution has many sources from different things such

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    UNDERSTANDING NOISE POLLUTION Most of us are very used to the sounds we hear in everyday life. Loud music‚ the television‚ people talking on their phone‚ the traffic and even pets barking in the middle of the night. All of these have become a part of the urban culture and rarely disturb us. However‚ when the sound of the television keeps you from sleeping all night or the traffic starts to give you a headache‚ it stops becoming just noise and start turning into noise pollution. For many of us‚ the

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    susceptible to pollution are children below five years and elderly persons above 50 years. In general‚ those who have hyper-responsiveness to the presence of pollutants are bit harder than others. Air pollutants increase the risk of lung disease in asthma patients. Women with previous lead exposures may have elevated blood level during period of high bone turnover as observed during pregnancy‚ location or hyperthyroidism. Their unborn fetuses may be exposed to this danger as also the new born though

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