Sentences with phrase «environmental studies standards»

This is great as long as the data is collected to at least geological, not environmental studies standards.

Not exact matches

The study looked at living standards, environmental sustainability and protection of future generations from further indebtedness as a way to determine if the economies were including every individual equally in their society.

In one meta - analysis, 88 % of studies found that companies that adhered to social or environmental standards showed better operational performance, and 80 % of studies showed a positive effect on stock price performance.

Urinary As concentrations in our infants were an order of magnitude lower than the median 35 µg / L of As in a Bangladeshi population exposed to high drinking water As levels (median, 80 µg / L).28, 47 This was expected given the high rate of breastfeeding in our populations29 and the lower proportion of households with tap water As concentrations above the US Environmental Protection Agency standard of 10 µg / L (12.5 % in our study).

He's calling for developers to honor the standards already found in the Environmental Impact Study, which determined the need for some 1,500 parking spaces.

[BOX 5] Alliance of Third Class Non-Profit Mailers, 1981 - 1982 Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) files I, 1981 II, 1980 - 1981 III, 1978 - 1980 IV, 1979 - 1980 Council of Allied Engineering and Scientific Societies, 1969 - 1981 Council of Allied Engineering and Scientific Societies, 1981 - 1982 Department of Education, 1977 - 1978 Energy Research Advisory Board Multiprogram Laboratory Panel, 10/15/81 -11 / 19/82 Institute of Medicine - I, 1982 - 1983 Institute of Medicine - II, 1979 - 1982 Roger W. Jones Award, 1979 - 1980 W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 1982 Mellon (Andrew W.) Project, 1978 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Files: I, 1981 - 1984 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Files: II, 1981 - 1982 National Committee on Public Employee Pension Systems (PEPS), July 1982 National Governors» Association Meeting - Task Force on Technological Innovation, 2/21/82 National Publication Act of 1979 Office of Technology Assessment, 1972 - 1973 Peace and Conflict Resolution, 1980 Pensions for Professionals, 1971 - 1972 Saturday Review of Science, 1972 - 1979 Scientists and Engineers Emigrant Fund, 1978 - 1979 SOHIO, Standard Oil of Ohio Grant, 1982 - 1986 Technology in Science - Advisory Board, 1981 Tyler Prize, 1984 - 1985 White House Study of Science and Engineering Education, 1980 Znaiye (Soviet Scholarly Society), 1971 - 1977

Income from forests has been largely «undervalued», particularly in assessments of poverty and income such as the World Bank's Living Standard Measurement Survey, says Arild Angelsen, an environmental economist at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Aas and a lead author of the study by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) based in Bogor, Indonesia.

Doran had been invited to Big Sky to present a new National Academies of Science / National Research Council (NRC) report (pdf) setting standards for good environmental stewardship in the study of subglacial environments.

But a much cited study, published in 1984 in the journal Science by environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich, now at Texas A&M University, was the first to use the standards of modern medical research — strict experimental controls and quantified health outcomes — to demonstrate that gazing at a garden can sometimes speed healing from surgery, infections and other ailments.

«While there is information available about counties in the United States that exceed EPA air pollution standards, there has not been a similar source of information about how that air pollution actually affects the health of people living in those areas,» said lead study author Kevin Cromar, PhD, director of the Air Quality Program at the Marron Institute of Urban Management and assistant professor of population health and environmental medicine at the NYU School of Medicine.

«As air quality standards become more stringent, people are going to be thinking about other technologies that can reduce pollution,» said Jonathan D. Raff, assistant professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Bloomington and an author of the study.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates nitrate in drinking water, but there are no health standards for the kinds of household pollutants found in the study.

A new study suggests that most people inhale substantially more organic contaminants, including cancer - causing benzene, than is indicated by standard environmental risk assessments based on outdoor measurements.

Objectives: We propose to develop best - practice guidelines and minimal reporting standards specifically in the context of several regulatory toxicology case studies; e.g. (a) chemical grouping and read - across to supplement ECHA's Read - Across Assessment Framework, (b) discovery of mode of action / molecular key events (within the AOP framework), (c) derivation of Benchmark Doses from concentration - response relationships, and (d) cross-species extrapolation within environmental toxicology.

The scientists said the study, reported online in Environmental Health Perspectives, suggested that EPA air - pollution standards may not be stringent enough to protect developing fetuses.

The class divided itself into groups to study everything from the source of municipal tap water to the role that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plays in determining water - quality standards.

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This section contains PLT correlations to academic standards for Common Core, Science, Social Studies, and Environmental Education.

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The study charts the extraordinary combination of a sharp rise in soy production and sustained drop in forest destruction and finds a mix of factors at work, ranging from big food companies toughening environmental standards along their supply chains to better monitoring and enforcement.

«By analysing the potential impact of future carbon constraints driven by global climate change policies, our study shows a deterioration in the financial risk profiles for smaller oil companies that could lead to negative outlooks and downgrades,» said Michael Wilkins, head of environmental finance at Standard & Poor's.

An August 2010 joint study by the Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, and the Sierra Club reported that 39 coal ash dump sites in 21 states have contaminated local drinking water or surface water with arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals at levels that exceed federal safe drinking water standards.

The study, which was featured in the August 9, 2010 issue of Nature magazine and later published in the peer - reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology, raises serious doubts about the industry's contention that there is no need for tighter water - quality standards to keep mountaintop removal from contaminating drinking water relied on by communities downstream of the mines.

There are no technical barriers to using 50 % renewables on California's grid, according to Laura Wisland's reading of «Investigating a Higher Renewables Portfolio Standard [RPS] in California,» a study by Energy plus Environmental Economics (E3).

«Our take on [the Buckeye] report is that it's an outlier,» commented Trish Demeter of the Ohio Environmental Council, noting that most other studies show large benefits from the renewable and energy efficiency standards.

«The NREL study does two key things right in reaching the conclusion that renewable standards in the Midwest are likely to cost little or even save customers money,» said Madeline Fleisher at the Environmental Law & Policy Institute.

On January 9, 2009, the New York Supreme Court annulled a town law regulating large wind turbines because the town board did not take a «hard look» at relevant areas of environmental concern, and it disregarded study committee recommendations for setbacks and noise standards to protect the health and well - being of residents.

The study shows how the Environmental Protection Agency could use four common energy efficiency policies to set a carbon pollution standard that reduces emissions to 26 % below 2012 levels.

Lead Civil Engineer — Land Development Solutions — Denver, Colorado — September 2011 — March 2015 • Supervised the civil engineering development team in the implementation of new projects • Used specialized tools such as AutoCAD, Trimble Terramodel, and Primavera P6 Professional • Calculated requirements used in the plan and design of civil work according to specifications • Ensured safety and compliance standards were met by monitoring and assessing risk factors • Forecasted the quantity, budget, and cost of engineering equipment, labor, and manpowerCivil Engineer — UWV Foundation — Cheyenne, Wyoming — July 2000 — April 2006 • Completed site surveys and analyzed data • Researched, assessed, and studied patterns of elements and environmental conditions to determine adequacy of relevant factors • Ensured compliance with safety standards and managed risk factors • Tested strength of various foundation materials, introducing 25 - percent stronger materials • Developed solutions to safely address challenges involving extreme weather patterns

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Dayton Outpatient Center and Research (Dayton, OH) 8/2007 — 4/2008 Research Assistant Principal Investigator — Dr. Suresh Gupta; Sub Investigators — Dr. Arora, Dr. Choi Research Coordinator — Ritu Singla • Aided with the development and execution of various clinical research studies and programs, with a focus in diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, CRPS, and NSAID - induced gastric ulcers • Worked under specific instructions to run routine tests, experiments, and procedures, ensuring compliance with all established policies, procedures, quality control objectives, and related safety, environmental, and infection control standards • Collaborated in the compilation and verifications of research data, samples, and specimens while participating in related data entry, analysis, and interpretation utilizing various data management and analysis programs • Performed routine data verification and quality control, ensuring data integrity and compliance with prescribed study protocol • Searched related literature and information sources for relevant information pertaining to experiments and procedures • Assisted in the setup, operation, and maintenance of all research equipment and instruments • Administered various logistical, scheduling, and office management functions to provide high - quality subject service, efficient file and data organization, and effective department operations