scholarly journals Assessment of environmental pollution level caused by shipbuilding industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Gabriel Valentin Serban ◽  
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Marcela Niculescu ◽  
Vasile Iancu ◽  
Iuliana Paun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Allowable Limit ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
Evaluation Period ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Sampling Points ◽  
Different Depths

The purpose of the paper was to create databases that would allow a proper assessment of the degree of marine pollution generated by the shipyard industrial sector. The study was conducted over a period of three years, between 2015 and 2017. The parameters determined for the waters collected from the shipyard were within the maximum allowed limits according to the norms in force. However, values very close to the maximum allowable limit were observed in the case of groundwater for nickel, determined from the drilling located near the fuel depot in 2015 and chlorides determined from the drilling located near the galvanizing workshop, both in 2016 and in 2017. The analyzed parameters for the soil samples, collected from various sampling points and different depths, were below the value of the alert thresholds for less sensitive soils, according to Order 756/97. The databases created for this study can contribute as an incipient basis for the development of larger studies that include other industrial sectors as well as a longer evaluation period.

scholarly journals Urban soil contamination by potentially risk elements

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Galušková ◽  
L. Borůvka ◽  
O. Drábek
Keyword(s):  
Pollution Source ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Risk Elements ◽  
Industrial Town ◽  
Sampling Points ◽  
The Mean

A high displacement of inhabitants into large towns, presence of industry, and constantly growing traffic have a high impact on the environment and considerable exposure of human health to environmental risks. Therefore, putting emphasis on the best environmental quality is necessary. In this work, the pollution level of urban parks was studied, the influence of the type of pollution source was analysed, and the effect of shading by trees was studied. The analyses were carried out on soil samples taken from thirteen parks in two towns of the Czech Republic, in Prague, a town considered to be mainly residential, and Ostrava, a predominantly industrial town (steel working plant). The sampling points were selected to cover the whole towns equally. In each park, two sampling points were chosen, the first one under trees, the second one in the open area. The sampling was done in the summer of 2006 in the depths of 0&ndash;10 and 10&ndash;20 cm. In addition to basic soil analyses performed by routine methods, potentially risk elements (Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu, and As) in cold 2M HNO<sub>3</sub> extract were determined. Differences between the sampling points shaded and not shaded by trees were evidenced, with higher concentrations of risk elements under trees. The element contents differed between both towns as well. Significantly higher values of lead (mean 86 mg/kg) and copper (mean 28 mg/kg) were found in Prague, as a traffic consequence, compared to Ostrava, where lead reached the mean of 41 mg/kg and copper of 18 mg/kg. Maximum permissible limits were exceeded in Ostrava parks especially with Cd, in Prague with Pb.

The technological transformation of Russia's industrial sectors: Difficulties and prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1674-1697
Author(s):  
O.P. Smirnova ◽  
A.O. Ponomareva
Keyword(s):  
Production Method ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Technological Transformation ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Industrial Sectors

Subject. The article focuses on contemporary trends in the industrial and socio-economic development of Russia during the technological transformation of its sectors. Objectives. The study is an attempt to analyze what opportunities and difficulties may arise for the development of the industrial sectors in Russia. We also examine the dynamics of key development indicators of the industrial sectors, point out inhibitors of their competitiveness. Methods. The methodological framework comprises general methods of systems, structural-functional and comprehensive approaches to analyzing economic phenomena. We applied graphic, economic-statistical methods of research, conventional methods of grouping, comparison and generalization, and the logic, systems and statistical analysis. Results. We display how industrial sectors develop over time by type of economic activities. The article provides the rationale for structural rearrangements and further innovation-driven development of the industries. We display that the Russian industries technologically depend om imported production technologies. We substantiate the renewal of assets and technologies at industrial enterprises, and retain and develop human capital. Conclusions and Relevance. Primarily, the Russian economy should be digitalized as a source of the long-term economic growth. Notably, industrial enterprises should replace their linear production method with that of the circular economy and implement resource-saving innovative technologies. The State evidently acts as the leading driver of technological retrofitting of the industrial sector. If the State holds the reasonable and appropriate industrial policy at the federal and regional levels and configure its tools to ensure the modern approach to developing the industries in a competitive fashion, the industrial complex will successfully transform into the innovative economy.

scholarly journals Five-Year Enhanced Natural Attenuation of Historically Coal-Tar-Contaminated Soil: Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Phenol Contents

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2265
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz Telesiński ◽  
Anna Kiepas-Kokot
Keyword(s):  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Natural Attenuation ◽  
Soil Analysis ◽  
Coal Tar ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Lower Intensity ◽  
Sampling Points ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Monoaromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
The Mean

The objective of this study was to assess the soil pollution on an industrial wasteland, where coal-tar was processed in the period between 1880 and 1997, and subsequent to assess the decline in the content of phenols and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during enhanced natural attenuation. The soil of the investigated area was formed from a layer of uncompacted fill. Twelve sampling points were established in the investigated area for collecting soil samples. A study conducted in 2015 did not reveal any increase in the content of heavy metals, monoaromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX), and cyanides. However, the content of PAHs and phenols was higher than the content permitted by Polish norms in force until 2016. In the case of PAHs, it was observed for individual compounds and their total contents. Among the various methods, enhanced natural attenuation was chosen for the remediation of investigated area. Repeated analyses of the contents of phenols and PAHs were conducted in 2020. The results of the analyses showed that enhanced natural attenuation has led to efficient degradation of the simplest substances—phenol and naphthalene. The content of these compounds in 2020 was not elevated compared to the standards for industrial wastelands. The three- and four-ring hydrocarbons were degraded at a lower intensity. Based on the mean decrease in content after 5-year enhanced natural attenuation, the compounds can be arranged in the following order: phenols > naphthalene > phenanthrene > fluoranthene > benzo(a)anthracene > chrysene > anthracene.

scholarly journals Characterizing the Difference between Indirect and Direct CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Industries, 2004–2010

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinwoo Lee ◽  
Dong-Woon Noh ◽  
Dong-hyun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
End User ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Green Productivity ◽  
The Difference

This study measures and decomposes green productivity growth of Korean manufacturing industries between 2004 and 2010 using the Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index. We focus on differences in the measures of productivity growth by distinguishing carbon emissions from either end-user industries or the electricity generation industry. Empirical results suggest three main findings. First, the efficiency of total emissions is higher than that of direct emissions except for the shipbuilding industry. Second, green productivity in the manufacturing sector increased during the study period. Finally, green productivity depends on the indirect emissions of each industry. These results indicate that policymakers need to deliberately develop policy tools for mitigating carbon emissions of the manufacturing industrial sectors based on our empirical findings.

scholarly journals Navantia’s Shipyard 4.0 model overview

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángel Recamán Rivas
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Industrial Transformation ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
Willingness To Cooperate ◽  
Expected Outcomes

Navantia finished the analysis of the concept Industry 4.0 in 2016 and its application to the naval shipbuilding industry, referred to herein as Shipyard 4.0. The implementation process has begun with several projects that involved various technologies. In order to incorporate them in the new project, for naval vessels and systems, special focus has been put in the future F-110 frigate.This document aims to provide an overview of the Shipyard 4.0 model and a brief discussion regarding the projects launched for its implementation in Navantia. The initiative 4.0 is a key development vector across all the industrial sectors in the future and its expected outcomes match the ones established by the Government of Colombia in its “Plan de Transformación Industrial” (Plan of Industrial Transformation). In this context, the new frigate program (PES) is a unique opportunity to engage the local industry, in which Navantia offers its willingness to cooperate.

scholarly journals Earnings Management Index, State Ownership, Industrial Sectors, and Timeliness of Financial Report in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Shindy Anisa Putri ◽  
Y Anni Aryani
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Source Of Information

In recent years, IDX reported that a high number of enterprises’ financial reporting were overdue. Timeliness of financial report is necessary since it is used as the main source of information. This paper aims to investigate several factors affecting timeliness of financial report in Indonesia. Using the purposive sampling technique, this study gained 318 enterprises listed on IDX during 2015 until 2017. The result showed that earnings management index and industrial sector were significantly related to the timeliness of financial report. On the other hand, state ownership do not have significant relation with the timeliness of financial report.

scholarly journals Landrace Maize Varieties Used as Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil with 2,4-D + Picloram

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Adriano Maltezo da Rocha ◽  
Oscar Mitsuo Yamashita ◽  
Paulo Cesar Laurindo Silva ◽  
Marco Antonio Camillo de Carvalho ◽  
Aureane Cristina Teixeira Ferreira Cândido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Production System ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Evaluation Period ◽  
Maize Cultivar ◽  
Herbicide Residue ◽  
Maize Varieties ◽  
Hybrid Maize

The use of herbicides such as 2,4-D + picloram in livestock areas can contaminate and hinder the use of the production system for subsequent crops of other crops. The objective of the research was to evaluate the ability of landrace maize varieties to reduce contamination of soil treated with 2,4-D + picloram, simulating existing conditions in the Amazon Biome. The experiment consisted of 6 phytoremediation treatments (4 landrace maize varieties, 1 hybrid maize cultivar and 1 control without cultivation), 2 herbicide conditions (with and without) and 3 evaluation periods (28, 56 and 84 days). The soil was contaminated and the maize was subsequently cultivated under the herbicide conditions mentioned above. After each evaluation period, soil samples were collected, which were used to mount bioassays by growing cucumber (plants sensitive to the herbicide). Emergence, aerial dry mass and root dry mass were evaluated. All variables were affected by the herbicide residue. However, the reduction in herbicide persistence in each evaluation period was notable, resulting in the normal reestablishment of bioindicator seedlings, especially in the last evaluation at 84 days. The samples obtained in the soil cultivated with the varieties CR purple and CR white showed the best conditions for the development of cucumber, demonstrating the potential to be studied in phytoremediation programs.

scholarly journals The Effect of Organic Matter Application on Phosphorus Status in the Calcareous Soil

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Extractable P ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Phosphorus Status ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Soil Constituents

A field experiment is conducted to study the effect of different levels of peat (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 Mg ha-1 to uncropped and cropped soil to wheat. Soil samples are taken in different period of time (0, 3, 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 days after cultivation to determine (NaHCO3-Exteractable P at 3 different depths (0-10, 10-20, and 20-30 cm). Field Experiment is conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replicates. Wheat, Al-Rasheed variety, is cultivated as a testing crop. The entire field is equally dived in two divisions. One of the two divisions is cultivated to wheat and the second is left uncropped. The effect of five levels of peat namely 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 Mg ha-1 is investigated. Soils are fully analyzed to determine its physical and chemical characteristics. The soil samples are collected after 3, 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 days for determining essential parameters and indicators that reflect the effect of the level of peat applications. Sodium bicarbonate - extractable P in uncropped and cropped soils at all depths, markedly decreases with time after peat application which has been attributed to plant uptake and rapid reaction of P with soil constituents. Sodium bicarbonate - extractable P with time in soil receiving 50 Mg ha-1 in both uncropped and cropped soil linearly decreases with the time of cultivation

scholarly journals Can Sectoral Re-allocation Explain the Jobless Growth? Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (4II) ◽  
pp. 705-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azad Haider
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Foreign Technology ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Jobless Growth

The present paper discuss the nature of structural changes in employment to understand jobless growth in Pakistan for the period spanning over 1967-2008. In our work (elsewhere)1 analysing Pakistan at sectoral level to find underlying factors generating jobless growth, we found that Jobless growth in manufacturing sector was anticipated. Industrial sector has a significant importance in any economy across the glob. Recent changes in the use of capital—based foreign technology has resulted in substitution of labour with non-labour inputs such as capital. Employment shifts between industrial sectors are often witnessed as indicators of Structural change in an economy. In this paper we are more interested in the nature of structural change that took place in Pakistan economy over 1967-2008. We set to analyse four commonly used measures of sectoral reallocation proposed by Lilien (1982), Groshen and Potter (2003), Rissman (1997), and Aaronson, Rissman and Sullivan (2004). Findings of our work are suggesting that the economy of Pakistan underwent structural change during periods of recession and recovery. However, it does appear that structural changes were more pronounced at the time of 1969 recession than that of 1991 recession. A plausible explanation for this result might be significant shifts in employment from agriculture towards services sectors. We conclude, based on the evidence from our study, that sectoral reallocation is one of the major causes of jobless growth in Pakistan.

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