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Environments, Volume 7, Issue 11

November 2020 - 10 articles

Cover Story: This study analyzes climate change mitigation policies focused on light-duty electric vehicles (LDEVs) in the transportation sector in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, in the 2016–2050 period. We use the Open Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS) to analyze scenarios that consider greater uptake of LDEVs in different time frames, implementation of a CO2 emission restriction policy, exclusion of fossil fuels from the power mix, and a combination of these policies. We find that carbon pricing, along with higher rates of LDEV adoption, causes the greatest emission reductions (up to 47%), albeit at higher costs. View this paper
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Articles (10)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,779 Views
20 Pages

Environmental and Political Determinants of Food Choices: A Preliminary Study in a Croatian Sample

  • Marijana Matek Sarić,
  • Krešimir Jakšić,
  • Jelena Čulin and
  • Raquel P. F. Guiné

Production, processing, transporting, selling, and consumption of food are highly resource intensive. Therefore, if they are not well managed the consequences for the environment are far-reaching. This study aimed at investigating behaviors and attit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,746 Views
19 Pages

This study aims to develop a hybrid approach based on backpropagation artificial neural network (ANN) and spatial analysis techniques to predict particulate matter of size 2.5 µm (PM2.5) from vehicle exhaust emissions in the State of California...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,473 Views
24 Pages

Alum shale was mined for oil and uranium production in Kvarntorp, Sweden, 1942–1966. Remnants such as pit lakes, exposed shale and a 100-meter-high waste deposit with a hot interior affect the surrounding environment, with elevated concentratio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,113 Views
22 Pages

Climate Change Mitigation Policies in the Transportation Sector in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Tatiana Bruce da Silva,
  • Patrícia Baptista,
  • Carlos A. Santos Silva and
  • Luan Santos

This study analyzes climate change mitigation policies focused on light-duty electric vehicles (LDEVs) in the transportation sector in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, in the 2016–2050 period. We use the Open Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSY...

  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
11,683 Views
65 Pages

Urban soils have been changed much by human impacts in terms of structure, composition and use. This review paper gives a general introduction into changes from compaction, mixing, water retention, nutrient inputs, sealing, gardening, and pollution....

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,670 Views
17 Pages

Desulfurization Performance of Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents in the Presence of Graphene Oxide

  • Chiau Yuan Lim,
  • Mohd Faridzuan Majid,
  • Sarrthesvaarni Rajasuriyan,
  • Hayyiratul Fatimah Mohd Zaid,
  • Khairulazhar Jumbri and
  • Fai Kait Chong

Extractive catalytic oxidative desulfurization (ECODS) is the one of the recent methods used in fuel desulfurization which involved the use of catalyst in the oxidative desulfurization of diesel fuel. This study is aimed to test the effectiveness of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,832 Views
14 Pages

Structural Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Beams Incorporating Waste Plastic Straws

  • Jamal M. Khatib,
  • Ali Jahami,
  • Adel Elkordi,
  • Hakim Abdelgader and
  • Mohammed Sonebi

The behavior of reinforced concrete beams containing fibers made of waste plastic straws (WPSs) under the three point bending test is examined. The effect of WPS fiber addition on the compressive and split tensile strength is reported. Four concrete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,956 Views
9 Pages

Visualization of Rare Metal-Enriched Zones in Waste Landfills Using Induced Polarization Method

  • Kazuhiro Hidari,
  • Masato Miyata,
  • Sojiro Yamazaki and
  • Kazuo Kamura

We consider the studied landfill site an urban mine and developed a series of projects on metal endowment forms, nondestructive investigation methods for metal-enriched zones, metal extraction methods from enriched zones, and useful metal selection m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,802 Views
18 Pages

Differential pulse polarography (DPP) was used to assess the interaction of Pb2+ with various humic acid analogs and several humic acids. DPP analysis demonstrated that the reduction peak maximum (Ep) for Pb2+ shifted to more negative values in the p...

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Environments - ISSN 2076-3298