Duke Energy Foundation awards nearly $500,000 for conservation programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 2-3
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Programs

SEED FEATURES OF IMPORTANT TIMBER SPECIES FROM THE FLOODPLAIN VÁRZEA FOREST: IMPLICATIONS FOR EX SITU CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN THE AMAZON

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Auristela Dos Santos Conserva ◽  
Denise Garcia de Santana ◽  
Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade
Keyword(s):  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Timber Species ◽  
Conservation Programs

Counting Fish: Environmental Benefits Calculation for Avoided Costs Analysis in Urban Water Use Efficiency Planning

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Shulte Joung ◽  
Mary Ann Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Environmental Benefit ◽  
Conservation Programs ◽  
Water Utility ◽  
Water Savings ◽  
Urban Water Use ◽  
Use Efficiency

This report documents a project undertaken for the California Urban Water Conservation Council to create a method to calculate water utility avoided costs and assign economic value to the environmental benefits of raw water savings as a result of implementing urban water conservation programs. It is assumed that water savings associated with implementation of conservation programs can be quantified and represented as a reduction in the demand for water from a particular set of supply sources. This demand reduction may in turn result in a change to the availability of an environmental benefit provided by that source. Environmental valuation, as it is applied here, is relatively new and there are numerous complications, ambiguities, data gaps and differences of opinion in the application of the methodology. For that reason, this report should be considered a pioneering effort to put together all the required elements in a single coherent framework.

Improving the Value of Conservation Programs

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1569-1569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devra G. Kleiman ◽  
Richard P. Reading ◽  
Richard L. Wallace ◽  
John Robinson ◽  
Robert J. Cabin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Programs

Field Monitoring of Otoacoustic Emissions During Noise Exposure: Pilot Study in Controlled Environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3S) ◽  
pp. 352-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Nadon ◽  
Annelies Bockstael ◽  
Dick Botteldooren ◽  
Jérémie Voix
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Ambient Noise ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
High Temporal Resolution ◽  
Noise Induced Hearing Loss ◽  
Conservation Programs ◽  
Hearing Conservation ◽  
Hearing Status

Purpose In spite of all the efforts to implement workplace hearing conservation programs, noise-induced hearing loss remains the leading cause of disability for North American workers. Nonetheless, an individual's susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss can be estimated by monitoring changes in hearing status in relation to the level of ambient noise exposure. The purpose of this study was to validate an approach that could improve workplace hearing conservation practices. The approach was developed using a portable and robust system designed for noisy environments and consisted of taking continuous measurements with high temporal resolution of the health status of the inner ear using otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). Method A pilot study was conducted in a laboratory, exposing human subjects to industrial noise recordings at realistic levels. In parallel, OAEs were measured periodically using the designed OAE system as well as with a commercially available OAE system, used as a reference. Results Variations in OAE levels were analyzed and discussed along with the limitations of the reference and designed systems. Conclusions This study demonstrates that the monitoring of an individual's OAEs could be useful in monitoring temporary changes in hearing status induced by exposure to ambient noise and could be considered as a new tool for effective hearing conservation programs in the workplace.

Flowering map of papaya germplasm: Support for genetic breeding and conservation programs

2022 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 110699
Author(s):  
Jacqueline A.B. Ferreira ◽  
Fernanda V.D. Souza ◽  
Hellen C.P. Moura ◽  
Everton Hilo de Souza ◽  
Diego Fernando Marmolejo Cortes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Programs ◽  
Genetic Breeding
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