In this paper the major elements of the European Union's policy on environmental protection and sustainable development and the resulting challenges for analytical sciences are presented. The priority issues dealt with are: Sustainable management of natural resources: air, water and soil Climate change and clean energy Global development cooperation Analytical sciences are required to provide p...

This paper describes on the use of cavitation for environmental protection in the form of the following two subjects: killing plankton in water and dispersing spilled oil. The preliminary results showed that both uses are promising, which demonstrates the wide range of applications of cavitation utilization.

REPORTS Encounter with Venus: L. Colin. Initial Pioneer Venus Magnetic Field Results: Dayside Observations: C. T. Russell, R. C. Elphic, J. A. Slavin . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .... Plasma Waves Near Venus: Initial Observations: F. L. Scarf, W. W. L. Taylor, I. M. Green.................................. Initial Observations of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter Solar Wind Plasma Experiment: J. Wolfe et al...

In this paper, we address the problem of choosing an appropriate channel for the marketing channel structure of remanufactured fashion products. To be specific, we consider a remanufacturer who has two options for selling the products: (1) provide the remanufactured products to a manufacturer, then the manufacturer sells both new products and the remanufactured products to customers, and (2) se...

This article analyses the discourse of 15- to16-year-old Swiss junior high school students in order to understand public discourse on the environment and environmental protection. Discourse analysis reveals four interpretive repertoires as the building blocks for the so-called post-ecological discourse, which can be used to describe important aspects of current ways of talking about ecological ...

To demonstrate the relevance of activity-based cost management (ABCM) for the occupational and environmental health community, the investigators used data generated by an ABCM model of a respiratory protection program (RPP) to develop options for solving a business problem. The RPP manager in this hypothetical but realistic business scenario is faced with a 25% budget cut and a 10% increase in ...

Water management in urban areas of developing countries is a major environmental challenge for the future. Within the framework of the IWA Cities of the Future Programme, current water and wastewater management systems are investigated in Kayseri, Turkey, with the purpose of bringing water into the center of city life by a reformed pilot project. In order to assess both the quantity and dynamic...