Environmental analyses

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES: POTENTIAL FOR INPUT-OUTPUT AND SUPPLY-CHAIN ANALYSES IN IRAN

Using Inequality Measures to Incorporate Environmental Justice into Regulatory Analyses

Formally evaluating how specific policy measures influence environmental justice is challenging, especially in the context of regulatory analyses in which quantitative comparisons are the norm. However, there is a large literature on developing and applying quantitative measures of health inequality in other settings, and these measures may be applicable to environmental regulatory analyses. In...

Environmental Radionuclide Analyses around Nuclear Installations in Northern Switzerland

Beside on-line dose rate measurements, various radiochemical methods are applied at the Paul Scherrer Institute for immission measurements around nuclear facilities in Northern Switzerland. The radioanalytical procedures are carried out on soil and grass samples mainly for determination of the activity concentrations of pure anthropogenic αand β-emitters such as fissiogenic Sr, Sr and isotopes ...

Environmental protection, the economy, and jobs: national and regional analyses.

The relationship between environmental protection (EP), the economy, and jobs has been an issue of harsh contention for decades. Does EP harm the economy and destroy jobs or facilitate economic growth and create jobs? We address this issue by summarizing the results of the Jobs and the Environment Initiative, research funded by nonprofit foundations to quantify the relationship between EP, the ...

Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry: The Transformation of Modern Environmental Analyses

Unknown compounds in environmental samples are difficult to identify using standard mass spectrometric methods. Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) has revolutionized how environmental analyses are performed. With its unsurpassed mass accuracy, high resolution and sensitivity, researchers now have a tool for difficult and complex environmental analyses. Two features of FTMS are responsib...