Les indicateurs que les jeunes utilisent pour repérer la présence de problèmes environnementaux dans leur milieu by Houcine Benchekroun, Diane Pruneau

“…The results indicate that the main health indicators used by pupils are the color of plants (2nd and 8th grades), movement and size of animal (3rd and 8th grades), and lack of pollution (waste) in streams and in the coastal zone (4th and 8th grades). …”
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Pyrite Passivation by Triethylenetetramine: An Electrochemical Study by Yun Liu, Zhi Dang, Yin Xu, Tianyuan Xu

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Sisyphe à Mexico : risques et politiques urbaines by François Mancebo

“…It appears to be one among the most dangerous areas in the world as far as risk is concerned: exposed to all type of natural risks, to technological hazards linked to heavy industry, to air and water pollution and to exhaustion of all exploitable local resources. …”
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DRINKING WATER SUPPLY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF MASS DEVELOPMENT OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN RESERVOIRS by Ksenia V. Bespalova, Aleksandra V. Selezneva, Vladimir. A. Seleznev

“…An assessment of the pollution of a surface source of water supply (the Kuibyshev reservoir) with metabolites of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) under conditions of an increase in biogenic load is carried out. …”

Optimum renewable oil for biodiesel production as integer programming problem by Lutfu Sagbansua, Figen Balo

“…During the last decades, the apprehension about environmental pollution and consuming of the global fossil resource reserves has raised the requisition to improve an environmental friendly and renewable fuel. …”
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Review on Physicochemical Modification of Biodegradable Plastic: Focus on Agar and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) by Mezigebu Belay

“…This causes serious environmental threat and pollution. Owing to this, biodegradable plastics have been emerged as an alternative to conventional plastics. …”
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Analysis of Bio-Sorption of Cr(VI) onto Raw Rice Husk by a Hybrid Theoretical Model Using Results of Batch Experiments by Debasish Sarkar, Sudip K Das, Amitava Bandyopadhyay

“…Based on the experimental findings and theoretical analyses carried out in this study, several recommendations are holistically put forward for developing the understanding of the adsorptive removal of heavy metals including Cr(VI) and other pollutants.…”
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ABOUT THE ISSUES OF THE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND WATER USE REGULATORY/METHODICAL BASE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by Mikhail V. Bolgov, Eugeny V. Venitsianov, Sergey N. Shashkov

“…The methods used to calculate the state of water bodies have become obsolete, starting with the assessment of background states, pollution of water bodies from point and diffuse sources. …”

HCCI Engines: Benefits, Challenges and Future Advancements by Fei Yifan

“…This study examines the main advantages of HCCI engines, such as increased fuel flexibility, decreased pollution from nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter, and enhanced thermal efficiency. …”
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Impact of Hypoxia on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by Nkwoji Joseph Ahamefula

“…Temporal variation in water physico-chemistry was largely controlled by rainfall pattern while the spatial variation was influenced by proximity to the Harbour as well as the pollution sources and types. A total of 3,159 individuals comprising three phyla, five classes, nineteen families and twenty three species were recorded. …”
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Des inégalités d’appropriation des enjeux énergétiques territoriaux? Analyse sociologique d’un instrument coopératif autour de l’éolien « citoyen » by Guillaume Christen, Philippe Hamman

“…These disparities are not strictly related to unequal exposures of the actors regarding environmental risks (pollutions, annoyances); they are also disparities of knowledge between the different involved actors, and unequal capacities for participation and mobilization around environmental projects.…”
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«Puliamo San Siro»: lottare contro lo stigma territoriale in un quartiere di edilizia popolare di Milano by Paolo Grassi

“…In fact, in the last few years the public space of San Siro is getting more and more polluted. Trash is abandoned in several corners, streets are dirty and unclean. …”
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Leakage Performance of the GM + CCL Liner System for the MSW Landfill by Fan Jingjing

“…Despite there being strict requirements in relevant provisions of both domestic and foreign countries for the design of the bottom liner system. Pollution of the soil and the groundwater still took place in a number of landfills because of the leakage. …”
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The high cancer incidence in young people in Italy: do genetic signatures reveal their environmental causes? by Ruggero Ridolfi

“…The causes are difficult to identify, but recent daily news and some epidemiological surveys, such as the ‘Sentieri’ study, suggest that environmental pollution has an important role. In the past 20 years, epigenetic studies have described how the changes induced by the cell microenvironment on the non-coding parts of the genome can heavily influence gene function, contributing to the carcinogenesis process. …”
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L’accès à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement dans les villes des pays en développement : cas de Basoussam (Cameroun) by Mpakam Hernanie Grelle, Kamgang Kabeyne, B.V., Kouam Kenmogne, G.-R., Tamo Tatietse, Georges E. Ekodeck

“…The inefficiency of units in charge of collecting dirt, the absence of recycling units and the prevalence of cesspools expose the decentralised units to pollution. The sewer system does not exist. Consequently, people drink unsafe water to the detriment of their health. …”
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Study on Compressive Strength of Quarry Dust as Fine Aggregate in Concrete by K. Shyam Prakash, Ch. Hanumantha Rao

“…It even causes burden to dump the crusher dust at one place which causes environmental pollution. From the results of experimental investigations conducted, it is concluded that the quarry dust can be used as a replacement for fine aggregate. …”
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Complexity Analysis of a Four-Dimensional Energy-Economy-Environment Dynamic System by Shuai Jin, Liuwei Zhao

“…The research results show that although increasing energy reduction inputs can improve environmental quality, the effect on energy intensity and overall stability of the system is not obvious. When polluting input in the ecological environment system affects its maximum capacity, the environmental system collapses (i.e., the ecological system can no longer purify the environment through the self-circulation process and will eventually die out). …”
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Microwaves in Climate Change by Peter H. Siegel

“…These include energy use and distribution, atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, water resource management, pollution monitoring, power transfer, heating, energy reuse and efficiency, waste management and animal migration tracking. …”
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Organizing Coastal Land Use for Urban Tourism Development (Case Study: Sorkhrood) by mehdi razjouyan, sadralddin motavali, gholamreza janbaz ghobadi

“…The results of this research show that from the perspective of half of the officials and government experts, the expansion of tourism industry, on one hand, causes the region's economic prosperity and, on the other hand, reduces regional security and causes pollution of the environment.…”
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La biodiversité dans les paysages viticoles : exemple d’un projet européen mené en France et sur la péninsule ibérique by Soazig Darnay

“…Several factors have influenced such an approach such as the general trend towards the requirement of traceability in food products, evidence of pollution in wine-growing soils and of pesticides in wines, the development of tourism in vineyards and the promotion of landscapes. …”
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