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The Effect of Voluntary Brownfields Programs on Nearby Property Values: Evidence from Illinois
Linn, Joshua - 2012
Brownfields are properties for which redevelopment is hampered by known or suspected contamination and by concerns … under certain conditions. Certification could increase nearby property values because of decreased contamination risk and …
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Estimating non-marginal willingness to pay for railway noise abatement: application of the two-step hedonic regression technique
Swärdh, Jan-Erik; Andersson, Henrik; Jonsson, Lina; … - CTS - Centre for Transport Studies Stockholm (KTH and VTI) - 2012
In this study we estimate the demand for peace and quiet, and thus also the willingness to pay for railway noise abatement, based on both steps of the hedonic model regression on property prices. The estimated demand relationship suggests welfare gains for a 1 dB reduction of railway noise as;...
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Global Warming Induced Water-Cycle Changes and Industrial Production – A Scenario Analysis for the Upper Danube River Basin
Jessberger, Christoph; Sindram, Maximilian; Zimmer, Markus - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 231 (2011) 3, pp. 415-439
Using the environmental decision support system DANUBIA, we analyze the effects of climate change on industry and compare the effectiveness of different adaptation strategies. The observed area covers Germany and Austria up to 2025. Since themain effects of climate change in this region are...
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Análisis de los efectos medioambientales en una economía regional: Una aplicación para la economía aragonesa
Flores García, Mónica; Mainar Causapé, Alfredo J. - Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad de Zaragoza - 2009
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el impacto medioambiental de los hogares en una economía regional, incluyendo, no sólo el impacto directo, sino también el indirectamente generado a través de la producción de los bienes y servicios que demandan. Con este trabajo también se pretende...
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Management of Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Land
Sigman, Hilary; Stafford, Sarah - In: Annual Review of Resource Economics 3 (2011) 1, pp. 255-275
Regulation of hazardous waste and cleanup of contaminated sites are two major components of modern public policy for environmental protection. We review the literature on these related areas, with emphasis on empirical analyses. Researchers have identified many behavioral responses to regulation...
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Assessment of recycling or disposal alternatives for radioactive scrap metal
Murphie, W.E.; Lilly, M.J. III; Nieves, L.A.; Chen, S.Y. - 2008
The US Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, is participating with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an evaluation of management alternatives for radioactive scarp metals. For this purpose, Argonne National Laboratory is...
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Radiation control standards and procedures
2008
This manual contains the Radiation Control Standards'' and Radiation Control Procedures'' at Hanford Operations which have been established to provide the necessary control radiation exposures within Irradiation Processing Department. Provision is also made for including, in the form of...
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Revision of FED-STD-209D and MIL-STD-1246B and development of IES (Institute of Environmental Sciences) contamination control recommended practices in the United States of America
Mielke, R.L. - 2008
In the United States of America, numerous organizations are writing standards and recommend practices for contamination … and recommended practices on these subjects. In the early years of contamination control and cleanroom technology … discuss the preparation of IES Recommended Practices and Standards for contamination control and cleanroom applications. It …
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An overview of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in the petroleum industry
Smith, K.P. - 2008
Oil and gas extraction and processing operations sometimes accumulate naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) at concentrations above normal in by-product waste streams. Results from NORM surveys indicate that radionuclide concentrations can be quite variable, ranging from undetectable...
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The KONVERGENCE Model for Sustainable Decisions
Kerr, Thomas A; Dakins, Maxine; Gibson, Patrick Lavern; … - 2009
long-term decision processes such as those that address contamination cleanup programs, long-term environmental stewardship …
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