Are people acting irrationally? Understanding public concerns about environmental threats.

The paper mainly analyses the environmental threats focusing on climate change to human security in Nepal. Major aspects of human security are interlinked and interconnected in our context. Among them, human security offers much to the vibrant field of environmental security in Nepal. Environmental threats are linked to the overall impact on human survival, well-being, and productivity. A great deal of human security is tied to peoples’ access to natural resources and vulnerabilities to environmental change. The major environmental threats in our context is the climate change which have widespread implications for Nepal, causing impacts to water availability, agricultural production, forestry, among many other detrimental effects. The critical threat of environmental security needs to be taken into serious consideration to save our succeeding generation. This article primarily interpreted the government action towards emerging environmental threat based on realist approach. For the study of theme of this article, descriptive and analytical research has been used to draw present major environmental threats in Nepal. With consideration to factors, this article attempted to identify the major environmentally vulnerable areas that are likely to hamper the overall status of human security in Nepal. This paper also tried to suggest the measures to enhance the environmental security considering prospects and policy focusing on Nepalese diverse aspects.

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The Public Inquiry of the UK on Large scale loss of life and Public Concerns and Its Implications

Journal of Legislative Studies ◽

10.31536/jols.2019.16.1.003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 65-88

Author(s):

Young-shin OH ◽

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Loss Of Life ◽

The Public ◽

Public Inquiry ◽

The Uk ◽

Public Concerns

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

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology ◽

10.36108/njsa/2102/01(0180) ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

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.

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Advances in Residuals Processing, Treatment and Disposal for Chemical and Petrochemical Industries – A Brazilian Case Study

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1992.0090 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 173-181 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

F. Fontes Lima ◽

F. Alves Pereira

Keyword(s):

Hazardous Wastes ◽

Petrochemical Complex ◽

Processing Treatment ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Treatment And Disposal ◽

Public Concerns ◽

Petrochemical Industries ◽

Brazilian Case

Technological developments and their application must follow a course that is parallel with legislation and public concerns about hazardous wastes management. This paper describes and comments the practices that have been conducted at a Brazilian Petrochemical Complex for 10 years.

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Development of Nanomaterials as Photo Catalysts for Environmental Applications

Current Catalysis ◽

10.2174/2211544709999201123193710 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 09 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed M. Abu-Dief ◽

W. S. Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Water Purification ◽

Smart Materials ◽

Block Size ◽

Industrial Applications ◽

Vital Role ◽

High Catalytic Activity ◽

Chemical Contaminants ◽

Environmental Threats ◽

Photo Catalysis ◽

Materials Used

Abstract:: Sustainability environmental lack is a growing and pivotal mater due to the issues: such as disturbances associated with biodiversity pollution, and climate change. Pollutants are the major cause of these environmental threats in the atmosphere. In recently, the nano-based photocatalyst is at the forefront of the author's interest because of its promising potential as a green chemical-based compound, high catalytic activity, the suitable and controllable surface area for wastewater treatment. Semiconductor materials in nanosized scale have electronic and optical properties depend on its building block size, which plays a vital role in developing smart materials that are well efficient for simultaneously destroying harmful chemical contaminants from our environment. This makes these materials used in many possible industrial applications such as water purification. In this Review, we report the most significant results contributing to progress in the area of environmental hazardous pollutant detection and removal focused on water purification especially through photo-catalysis to give readers an overview of the present research trends. Moreover, we analyze previous studies to indicate key principles of photo-catalysis and provide guidelines that can be used to fabricate more efficient photocatalysts.

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Potential of Selected Indian Herbs for COVID-19

Current Traditional Medicine ◽

10.2174/2215083806999201125122620 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 06 ◽

Author(s):

Ravindra Verma ◽

Vaibhav Misra ◽

Dileep Tiwari ◽

Prakash S. Bisen

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Withania Somnifera ◽

Epidemiologic Studies ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Tinospora Cordifolia ◽

Environmental Threats ◽

Scientific Databases ◽

First Case ◽

Ocimum Tenuiflorum ◽

Novel Coronavirus

Introduction: Many environmental risk factors are associated with some form of chronic inflammation. The spread of COVID-19 across the world has impacted every one of us. The first case of coronavirus was reported on 30 January 2020 in India originating from China. Study Area: India has a tremendous capacity to deal with the coronavirus outbreak because of its high immunity and climatic conditions. Maintaining social distancing and hand washing is not a sufficient step for preventing COVID-19. Indian system of traditional medicine has a potential worth to enhance immunity, which can resist a novel coronavirus. Material & Methods: A detailed study was carried out by analyzing national and international scientific databases (PubMed, SciFinder, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science, Mendeley), thesis, and recognized books. Only Indian herbs with high immunity resistant power were analyzed. Epidemiologic studies with information on COVID-19 risk factors and precautions also considered for study purposes. Results: Some herbs like Ocimum tenuiflorum (Tulsi), Glycyrrhiza glabra (Liquorice), Curcuma domestica Vahl (Turmeric), Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy), Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), Cinnamon (Dalchini), Shoot of Triticumaestivum Linn. (Wheatgrass), Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh), can help in boosting immunity for COVID-19 disease. Discussion: Despite the shreds of evidence for the efficacy of these herbs in treating coronavirus induced infections; the proper dose with ideal timing for such interventions needs to verify in clinical trials. Researchers must have to take the privilege to explore the potential of herbs to reduce such epidemics of environmental threats.

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