scholarly journals An approach to greener overseas transport chain planning in FVL

Pomorstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Bojan Beškovnik
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Comprehensive Planning ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Sustainable Operation ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
Input Parameters ◽  
Export Flow ◽  
Transportation Route

The article deals with a very topical issue of environmental suitability of complex transport chains. Overseas transport chains in finished vehicle logistics (FVL) consist of a series of transport routes in which they successively combine rail, road and sea transport. It is necessary to know the input parameters and their impact on the operation of FVL, especially with the aim of evaluating the air pollutants produced and the energy efficiency (EE) achieved. The article gives a systematic approach in defining input parameters and their evaluation for efficient green transport chain planning. The applicability of the approach is demonstrated on an ongoing FVL of the export flow of luxury vehicles from Europe to Asian markets. Transport chains from four production sites in Central Europe to two loading ports in Koper and Bremerhaven, and in maritime RO-RO transport to four Asian unloading ports are analyzed. The results of the study show the need for more comprehensive planning of export FVL, including environmental assessment at the planning stage. Significant savings in energy consumption and reduction in GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions can be achieved by shifting cargo flows to the southern transportation route. The article enriches the current research on sustainable operation of FVL and provides applied results for infrastructural adaptation of the southern transport route.

scholarly journals Elaboration of Criteria for Development of Sustainable Motorways of the Sea Services

Pomorstvo ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-170
Author(s):  
Dražen Žgaljić ◽  
Renato Oblak ◽  
Donald Schiozzi
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Departure Point ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Adriatic Region

The maritime transport system in the Adriatic region has been developed thanks to the individual activities of ports, as well as specific strategies for the development of the countries that gravitate towards that region. Regarding its potential, this system is not sufficiently developed and there are no clear criteria for evaluating the potential for success of the future Motorways of the Sea systems and services. The solution to this problem is in the scientific point of view that should contribute to the development of the Motorways of the Sea with its systematic approach and clearly defined criteria of implementation of specific models and common activities. With this scientific article and conducted research, we tried to cover the greater part of the whole transport chain (from the departure point to the destination) which is present in the Adriatic region. It is crucial that we take into consideration the fact that it wasn’t possible to gather and analyze the data for every land direction (highways and railways) because we analyzed the infrastructure of the whole region. Thus, the research in this article is directed to the ports and their entries, where the success factor of the port is determined by the success of the direction and the Motorways of the Sea service. In order to accurately determine each of the defined success factors, it was necessary to identify all the subelements which comprise them. The research results point out the complexity of developing new or improving the existing MoS services at higher levels (administrative, infrastructural, organizational, etc.).

scholarly journals Laboratory investigation of the impact of air pollution on partial discharge inception voltage of insulators in a specific region

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 4634
Author(s):  
Y. Shafiei ◽  
F. Faghihi ◽  
H. Heydari ◽  
A. H. Salemi
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Partial Discharge ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Laboratory Measurements ◽  
Discharge Performance ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Inception Voltage ◽  
Comprehensive Study

<span lang="EN-US">Studying the discharge characteristics of transmission line insulators in the presence of pollution, particularly when the contaminated layer is wet by rain, fog or condensation, is necessary for selecting the proper insulation. Therefore, identifying the major air pollutants as well as the most effective ones on the discharge performance of outdoor insulators is mandatory. A systematic approach has been proposed to evaluate the impact of dominant air pollutants of an area on partial discharge (P.D) inception voltage of specimen insulators. Based on the suggested method, determining the pollution constituents, defining the dominant pollutant of the area, finding the most commonly used insulators for medium and above distribution voltages within the geographical boundaries of the Central Province of Iran, as well as examining the effect of dominant air pollutant of the region on partial discharge inception voltage of designated insulators by laboratory measurements, are the necessary steps toward a comprehensive study of the subject.</span>

scholarly journals Comparison of External Costs in Multimodal Container Transport Chain

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serđo Kos ◽  
Luka Vukić ◽  
David Brčić
Keyword(s):  
External Costs ◽  
Operational Cost ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Container Transport ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Multimodal Transport ◽  
Inland Waterway ◽  
Sea Transportation ◽  
Research Findings

The proposed paper discusses multimodal container transport due to savings in external costs. Relevant data have been analysed by reviewing previous research and published works for making a synthesis of one’s own conclusions. The research findings showed that there is no significant difference in the share of external costs of container transport and transport of other types of cargo in great European seaports as well as in energy consumption of multimodal rail-inland ship container transport and the same transport mode of bulk cargo. Intermodal terminals have also their own external costs. In spite of a double railway operational cost, it is important to include the railway in the intermodal terminal. The inland waterway transport has much higher external costs than sea transport. Multimodal container transport does not necessarily lower external costs. The savings are more common if the location and type of intermodal terminal are selected properly, and the sea transportation is involved in the multimodal transport chain.

scholarly journals Potential for future reductions of global GHG and air pollutants from circular waste management systems

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Gómez-Sanabria ◽  
Gregor Kiesewetter ◽  
Zbigniew Klimont ◽  
Wolfgang Schoepp ◽  
Helmut Haberl
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Municipal Waste Management ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Technical Solutions

AbstractThe rapidly rising generation of municipal solid waste jeopardizes the environment and contributes to climate heating. Based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, we here develop a global systematic approach for evaluating the potentials to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants from the implementation of circular municipal waste management systems. We contrast two sets of global scenarios until 2050, namely baseline and mitigation scenarios, and show that mitigation strategies in the sustainability-oriented scenario yields earlier, and major, co-benefits compared to scenarios in which inequalities are reduced but that are focused solely on technical solutions. The sustainability-oriented scenario leaves 386 Tg CO2eq/yr of GHG (CH4 and CO2) to be released while air pollutants from open burning can be eliminated, indicating that this source of ambient air pollution can be entirely eradicated before 2050.

Some Effects of Oxidant Air Pollutants (Ozone and Peroxyacetyl Nitrate) on the Ultrastructure of Leaf Tissues

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 360-361
Author(s):  
William W. Thomson ◽  
Elizabeth S. Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Electron Microscopic Examination ◽  
Peroxyacetyl Nitrate ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Growth Physiology ◽  
Physiology And Biochemistry ◽  
Entire Plant ◽  
Leaf Tissues ◽  
Gaseous Hydrocarbons ◽  
The Individual

The oxidant air pollutants, ozone and peroxyacetyl nitrate, are produced in the atmosphere through the interaction of light with nitrogen oxides and gaseous hydrocarbons. These oxidants are phytotoxicants and are known to deleteriously affect plant growth, physiology, and biochemistry. In many instances they induce changes which lead to the death of cells, tissues, organs, and frequently the entire plant. The most obvious damage and biochemical changes are generally observed with leaves.Electron microscopic examination of leaves from bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) and cotton (Gossipyum hirsutum L.) fumigated for .5 to 2 hours with 0.3 -1 ppm of the individual oxidants revealed that changes in the ultrastructure of the cells occurred in a sequential fashion with time following the fumigation period. Although occasional cells showed severe damage immediately after fumigation, the most obvious change was an enhanced clarity of the cell membranes.

Freeze-dried dispersions for automated SEM analysis of individual submicron airborne particulates

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 408-409
Author(s):  
Karen A. Katrinak ◽  
David W. Brekke ◽  
John P. Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Size Range ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Individual Particle ◽  
Chemical Data ◽  
Particle Analysis ◽  
Bulk Analysis ◽  
Airborne Particulates ◽  
Freeze Dried ◽  
Individual Particle Analysis

Individual-particle analysis is well established as an alternative to bulk analysis of airborne particulates. It yields size and chemical data on a particle-by-particle basis, information that is critical in predicting the behavior of air pollutants. Individual-particle analysis is especially important for particles with diameter < 1 μm, because particles in this size range have a disproportionately large effect on atmospheric visibility and health.

Reading Longer Words: Insights Into Multisyllabic Word Reading

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Heggie ◽  
Lesly Wade-Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Reading Difficulties ◽  
Instructional Programs ◽  
Morphological Knowledge ◽  
Morphological Complexity ◽  
Reading Accuracy ◽  
Grade 3

Students with persistent reading difficulties are often especially challenged by multisyllabic words; they tend to have neither a systematic approach for reading these words nor the confidence to persevere (Archer, Gleason, & Vachon, 2003; Carlisle & Katz, 2006; Moats, 1998). This challenge is magnified by the fact that the vast majority of English words are multisyllabic and constitute an increasingly large proportion of the words in elementary school texts beginning as early as grade 3 (Hiebert, Martin, & Menon, 2005; Kerns et al., 2016). Multisyllabic words are more difficult to read simply because they are long, posing challenges for working memory capacity. In addition, syllable boundaries, word stress, vowel pronunciation ambiguities, less predictable grapheme-phoneme correspondences, and morphological complexity all contribute to long words' difficulty. Research suggests that explicit instruction in both syllabification and morphological knowledge improve poor readers' multisyllabic word reading accuracy; several examples of instructional programs involving one or both of these elements are provided.

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