Updating the coal quality parameters in multiple production benches based on combined material measurement: a full case study

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of mitigation measures adopted in a scheme of EIA follow-up by examining their performance in reducing geo-environmental impacts in earthwork activities during the Rodoanel southern section construction in São Paulo, Brazil. This environment is fragile in terms of affected watersheds because the highway crosses two important reservoirs that supply most of the metropolitan water demand. Therefore, this research also aims at promoting water quality control. Design/methodology/approach – This study combines complementary sources as evidences in the literature and field checks, tests and monitoring. The methodology was supported by criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation measures in the case study approach. Findings – The EIA follow-up activities contributed to the maintenance of environmental conditions in the majority of the control points at the end of the construction phase. Water quality parameters were not statistically different before and during the construction of the highway. The choice and arrangement of mitigation measures were successful in ensuring water quality control by avoiding siltation. Practical implications – A robust scheme for designing and evaluating mitigation measures contributes to the improvement of their effectiveness and is pivotal to the success of the EIA follow-up. Originality/value – This case study serves as an example for extending EIA follow-up practice in special to the improvement of the design and evaluation of mitigation measures in similar contexts.

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THE ASSESSMENT OF THE VARIATION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL SOURCES FOR DRINKING WATER QUALITY USING CHEMOMETRICS: A CASE STUDY AT WATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN KLANG VALLEY

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/.v78.4170 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 78 (11) ◽

Author(s):

Manutha Appa Rwoo ◽

Hafizan Juahir ◽

Nor Malisa Roslan ◽

Mohd Ekhwan Toriman ◽

Azizah Endut ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Heavy Metal ◽

Drinking Water ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Drinking Water Quality ◽

Water Treatment Plants ◽

Physico Chemical ◽

Drinking Water Samples ◽

Source Of Pollution

This case study characterizes the drinking water quality by using the multivariate technique. The spatial variation of the physico-chemical and heavy metals parameters toxicity with the drinking water quality based on 28 water treatment plants in Selangor, Malaysia from 2009 to 2012 was evaluated. The objectives of this study are to analyze the physio-chemical activities and heavy metals activities in the collected drinking water samples from the treatment plants, and to detect the source of pollution for the most revealing parameters. The discriminant analysis (DA) and the principal component analysis (PCA) are the chemometric techniques used to investigate the spatial variation of the most significant physico-chemical and heavy metal parameters of the drinking water samples. The classification matrix accuracy for standard mode of DA, forward stepwise and backward stepwise for the physico-chemical and heavy metal parameters are excellent. PCA highlighted 13 significant parameters out of 18 physico-chemical water quality parameters and 14 significant parameters out of 16 heavy metal parameters. PCA was carried out to identify the origin and source of pollution of each water quality parameters. For that reason, this study proves that chemometric method is the principle way to explain the characteristic of the drinking water quality.

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Statistical Methods for Quality Equivalence of Topical Products. 0.5 mg/g Betamethasone Ointment as a Case-Study

Pharmaceutics ◽

10.3390/pharmaceutics12040318 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 318 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jordi Ocaña ◽

Toni Monleón-Getino ◽

Virginia Merino ◽

Daniel Peris ◽

Lluís Soler

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Confidence Interval ◽

Physical Properties ◽

Reference Product ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

European Medicines Agency ◽

Draft Guideline ◽

Equivalence Test ◽

Test Product

This study examines the statistical implications, and their possible implementation, of the “Draft guideline on quality and equivalence of topical products” issued by the European Medicines Agency in 2018, with particular focus on the section devoted to quality equivalence of physical properties. A new confidence interval to conduct the quality equivalence test and a way to cope with the multiplicity of quality parameters are presented and discussed. As an example, the results and the statistical analysis of a study on betamethasone 0.5 mg/g ointment are presented. It is suggested that the equivalence limits proposed in the draft guideline are overly strict: It is as difficult to declare quality equivalence between two packaging formats of the same reference product as to declare quality equivalence between the reference and the test product.

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Comparing three body condition indices in amphibians: a case study of yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata

Amphibia-Reptilia ◽

10.1163/017353710x518405 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 558-562 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Rodica Plăiaşu ◽

Tibor Hartel ◽

Raluca Ioana Băncilă ◽

Dan Cogălniceanu ◽

Joost Smets

Keyword(s):

Body Size ◽

Body Condition ◽

Condition Index ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Direct Measurements ◽

Wide Range ◽

Bombina Variegata ◽

Condition Indices ◽

Three Body

AbstractBody condition is important because it is correlated with population and habitat quality parameters. Since the direct measurements are either lethal or unreliable, a wide range of non-lethal body condition indices has been proposed. The aim of our study was to apply and compare three body condition indices (Fulton's index, relative body condition mass index and residual index) using body size indicator – body mass data for 24 populations of the yellow bellied toad (Bombina variegata). The condition index should be independent of body size indicator, in this case snout vent length (SVL). Therefore we tested all three indices for the statistical independence of SVL and for the normality of distribution. Fulton's index violated the independence assumption, whereas the relative body condition mass index did not have a normal distribution. Residual index was found both independent of SVL and normally distributed. Moreover, the residual index highlighted biological significant differences on the basis of altitude and season. Our results recommend the residual index as a useful tool in amphibian monitoring and conservation.

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Key Tasks of Science in Improving Effectiveness of Hard Coal Production in Poland

Archives of Mining Sciences ◽

10.1515/amsc-2017-0043 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 597-610 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Józef Dubiński ◽

Stanisław Prusek ◽

Marian Turek

Keyword(s):

Market Competition ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Enterprise Management ◽

Hard Coal ◽

Mining Activities ◽

Coal Quality ◽

Mining Enterprise ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

The Subject ◽

Operation Cost

Abstract The article presents an array of specific issues regarding the employed technology and operational efficiency of mining activities, which could and should become the subject of conducted scientific research. Given the circumstances of strong market competition and increasing requirements concerning environmental conditions, both in terms of conducted mining activities and produced coal quality parameters, it is imperative to develop and implement innovative solutions regarding the employed production technology, the safety of work conducted under the conditions of increasing natural hazards, as well as the mining enterprise management systems that enable its effective functioning. The article content pertains to the last group of issues in the most detailed way, particularly in terms of the possibility for rational conducted operation cost reduction.

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