Application of airshed modelling to the implementation of the New Zealand National Environmental Standards for air quality

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (38) ◽  
pp. 8785-8794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peyman Zawar-Reza ◽  
Andrew Sturman
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
National Environmental

Global E-Waste Management and Second-Hand Consumption in the Third World: Substandard Context and Tokunbo Phenomenon in Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
New Products ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
The West ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
The Public ◽  
Standards And Regulations ◽  
The Third World ◽  
National Environmental

The world is technologically advancing, but the management of resultant waste, commonly known as e-waste, is also becoming very challenging. Of major concern is the incessant flow of this waste into the developing world where they assume secondhand value in spite of the associated environmental threats. This study adopts the qualitative approach to examine this phenomenon in Nigeria. The study reveals that aside from being cheaper than the new products, second-hand goods are usually preferred to the new products due to the substandard nature of most new electronics largely imported from Asia (especially China). The tag of Tokunbo or ‘imported from the West’ associated with second-hand goods imported from developed countries makes them more preferable to the public relative to new electronics imported from China, disparagingly termed Chinco. Yet both the second-hand electronics that are socially appreciated as Tokunbo and the substandard new electronics imported into Nigeria together render the country a huge recipient of goods that soon collapse and swell the e-waste heap in the country. This situation may be mitigated through strengthening the Standards Organisation of Nigeria and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, and also by sensitizing Nigerians on the dangers inherent in e-wastes.

The contribution of commercial fireworks to both local and personal air quality in Auckland, New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel D. Rindelaub ◽  
Perry K. Davy ◽  
Nicholas Talbot ◽  
Woodrow Pattinson ◽  
Gordon M. Miskelly
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Air Quality

scholarly journals Daytime perimeter environmental noise in the vicinity of four hospitals in the city of Lima, Peru

Noise Mapping ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-247
Author(s):  
Alberto E. García-Rivero ◽  
Ricardo Ángel Yuli-Posadas ◽  
Warren Reátegui Romero ◽  
Odón Sánchez-Ccoyllo ◽  
Wilfredo Bulege-Gutierrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Measurement Mode ◽  
Special Protection Areas ◽  
The City ◽  
National Environmental

AbstractThe present study is intended to get to know the levels of perimeter diurnal environmental noise of four hospitals in the city of Lima. The measurement mode used at each hospital was A-weighting, with an integration time of five minutes per recording. It was measured in the FAST mode with calibrations made at the beginning and end of the measurement day. Statistical analysis consisted of the mean comparison T test which was applied at all the hospitals considered in the study. At the four hospitals, at all the hours of measurement and both on working days and non-working days (Sunday), LAeq mean values are higher than 83 dBA. On working days, two periods of maximum noise from 08:00 to 10:00 in the morning and from 17:00 to 19:00 in the afternoon coincide with the start and end of working hours. The perimeter diurnal environmental noise levels determined at the vicinity of four hospitals show higher values in all cases to those established by the Peruvian National Environmental Standards for Noise for special protection areas both for working days and for non-working days. Noise that comes from the dense and disorganized traffic of Lima plays a fundamental role in this behaviour.

scholarly journals Conflict of Interest Between Regulatory Agencies on Telecommunication Sector And Consequences of Improper Telecommunication Mast Installation in Nigeria

Law and World ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Environmental Hazards ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Telecommunication Sector ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
National Environmental

This paper examines various laws governing telecommunication installations in Nigeria with a view to addressing the perceived shortcomings in the laws. While the National Environmental Standards Regulatory and Enforcement Agency Act (NESREA Act) and the National Communications Commission (NCC Act) have been enacted to solve the problems associated with the effects of telecommunication mast installation in public places, the outcome of these laws seem inadequate for failure to provide effective means of enforcing same. The study considered the provisions of NESREA Act which is the principal Law enacted for ensuring that environ- mental standards are maintained and protected in Nigeria and the provisions of NCC Act which is the law that establishes the principal body which regulates telecommunication installations in Nigeria as well as other legislations. While NESREA in its Regulation provided for a setback of 10 metres, the NCC Act provided for a setback of 5 metres, which often conflicts and put victims at disadvantage and also conflict between the two regulatory bodies. It was observed that serious environmental hazards are linked to installation of tele- communication masts within/close to residential premises. Among these are leukemia, cancer, cracks on the buildings, pollution, such as water, land and air. The problems also include telecommunication masts falling on buildings and sometimes death due to sub- standard materials used in the installation as against the stated standard by the controlling regulatory bodies.

Investigation on the Combustion Properties of Refuse Derived Fuel in an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed

2011 ◽  
Vol 354-355 ◽  
pp. 170-173
Author(s):  
Dian Fu Liu ◽  
Fang Qing Zhu ◽  
Xiao Lin Wei
Keyword(s):  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Circulating Fluidized Bed ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Infrared Spectrometry ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Refuse Derived Fuel ◽  
Combustion Properties ◽  
Refuse Derived Fuels ◽  
National Environmental

An internally circulating fluidized bed (ICFB) was applied to investigate the behavior of refuse derived fuels (RDF) incineration. The temperature distribution along bed height was measured by the thermocouple and the pollutant emissions in the flue gas were measured by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry Gasmet DX-3000. In the tests the concentrations of the species CO CO2 HCl N2O SO2 were measured online. The experimental results showed that the RDF could combust steadily in the fluidized bed. The concentrations of the CO HCl N2O in flue gas were higher than the values of national environmental standards.

scholarly journals National smokefree law in New Zealand improves air quality inside bars, pubs and restaurants

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Wilson ◽  
Richard Edwards ◽  
Anthony Maher ◽  
Jenny Näthe ◽  
Rafed Jalali
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Air Quality
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