Assessing Current Status and Future Vision for Animal Husbandry Sector of Maharashtra: A Case Study of Jalna District

Recently the planning of green infrastructure (GI) has become a general practice around metropolis (Paris, München, Budapest, etc). A complex methodology is required that goes beyond the scope of traditional green surface systems. However, there are various policy implications in the EU, the smaller towns are lagging to apply them. The paper presents a potential evaluation method through the case study of Keszthely, HU. As Keszthely at Balaton Riviera, is a popular touristic target of CEE, the environmental planning is an essential part of sustainable development. After a literature analyses of assessment methods of GI and ecosystem services, the aspects of GI have been valued on grade scales, based on field surveys and indicators. The current status of the GI was surveyed which is a base for further development and monitoring activities. The paper introduces the methodology, which contributes to preservation of ecosystems.

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Case Study on the Efficiency of Recycling Companies’ Waste Paper Collection Stations in Japan

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132011536 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (20) ◽

pp. 11536

Author(s):

Xiaoyue Liu ◽

Jeongsoo Yu ◽

Kazuaki Okubo ◽

Masahiro Sato ◽

Toshiaki Aoki

Keyword(s):

Collection Efficiency ◽

Waste Paper ◽

Current Status ◽

Collection System ◽

Trade Area ◽

Operational Characteristics ◽

The Government ◽

Families With Children

Each year, a large amount of waste paper (WP) is generated in Japan, and due to the change in lifestyle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the WP collection and recycling system in Japan faces new challenges. Although the government of Japan has installed WP collection systems, the efficiency of these traditional WP collection systems is too low, and this causes inconvenience to the governments, residents, and other stakeholders. On the other hand, some recycling companies in Japan are trying to establish a nontraditional WP collection system by setting their own WP collection stations in cooperative supermarkets. Yet, the efficiency of this new system has not been clarified. This research aims to investigate the current status, operational characteristics, and the role of recycling companies’ WP collection stations in the Japanese WP collection system. By performing trade area analysis and stepwise OLS regression, this research will evaluate WP collection stations’ efficiency. Moreover, this research will also discuss how the new WP collection system improves WP collection efficiency and residents’ convenience. The results show that WP collection stations efficiency is particularly high in large supermarkets with many parking spaces and long business hours, as well as in areas with many families with children. Recycling companies’ WP collection system could create a system, which can satisfy resident, government, and recycling company interests at the same time.

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Banned Organochlorine Pesticides Residues in Camel Milk, Meat, and Liver: A Case Study from Jordan

JORDANIAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (JJECI) ◽

10.48103/jjeci442021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (Vol4) ◽

pp. 31-37

Author(s):

Moawiya Haddad

Keyword(s):

Organochlorine Pesticides ◽

Camel Milk ◽

Current Status ◽

Pesticide Contamination ◽

Chromatographic System ◽

Pesticides Residues ◽

Maximum Residue Levels ◽

Florisil Column Chromatography ◽

Residue Levels

Although most of the organochlorine pesticides have been banned from use and trade in Jordan, their residues remain still present in different environmental and food matrices. Because of the need to clarify the current status of pesticide contamination in Jordan, the present study has investigated the extent of contamination in camel milk, meat, and liver. One hundred eighty samples of camel milk, meat, and liver have been analyzed for their residual contents of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and related metabolites, hexachlorohexane isomers, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, and hexachlorobenzene. These samples were Soxhlet-extracted, cleaned up using florisil-column chromatography, and analyzed using a gas chromatographic system equipped with the electron-capture detector. Results: 31.7, 35, and 38.8% of the examined milk, meat, and liver samples, respectively, were contaminated with organochlorine pesticides. In general, obtained results have confirmed that pesticide contamination is still a significant concern when speaking of environmental samples and food in Jordan. More research is needed in this ambit. The pesticide contamination appears relevant enough in camel milk and liver samples, suggesting the need for reliable maximum residue levels where absent.

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Robot Technology in the Shipyard Production Environment

Journal of Ship Production ◽

10.5957/jsp.1996.12.1.39 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 12 (01) ◽

pp. 39-48

Author(s):

Svein I. Sagatun ◽

Karl Erik Kjelstad

Keyword(s):

Production Line ◽

Material Flow ◽

Emerging Technologies ◽

Computer Systems ◽

Current Status ◽

Production Environment ◽

Shipbuilding Industry ◽

Component Line ◽

Robot Technology

This paper presents the current status of robot technology in the shipyard production environment. The focus is on a case study in which a computer-integrated and robotized web and component line is presented. This production line will be fully operational by mid-1995. An overview has also been included of the most relevant technologies with regard to robot production in the shipbuilding industry, and how these technologies contributed to the introduction of robots in shipyards. The need for integrating the robots with the rest of the shipyard's material flow, computer systems and organization is discussed, followed by a brief survey of emerging technologies which may be useful for the shipbuilding community.

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