This book provides readers with the latest developments in environmental research. Chapter One reviews advances in the life cycle assessment of biorenewable technologies. Chapter Two analyses the life cycle assessments of an optical network terminal and a tablet. Chapter Three concentrates on service life, reliability and their role in the life cycle analysis of concrete structures. Chapter Four focuses on land-use changes and site variables on the soil organic carbon pool. Chapter Five reviews the characterisation of biliary caseinolytic proteases in two environmental contimation sentinal fish species with an emphasis on metalloproteinases. Chapter Six analyses and discusses the literature related to the sustainable water use for pistachio production under drought conditions, focusing on research on this crop done in Mediterranean areas and related to its agronomic and physiological responses to limited water resources. Chapter Seven examines household water supply and sanitation practices across the different residential zones of Osogbo, Nigeria. Chapter Eight discusses corporate reporting on climate change and global warming issues. Chapter Nine provides a review of gender justice in international environmental law. Citește tot Restrânge
Preface; Advances in the Life Cycle Assessment of Biorenewable Technologies; The Life Cycle Assessments of an Optical Network Terminal & a Tablet: Experiences of the Product Environmental Footprint Methodology; Service Life, Reliability & Their Role in the Life Cycle Analysis of Concrete Structures; The Land-Use Changes & Site Variables on the Soil Organic Carbon Pool: The Potential Application for the MENA Region; Characterization of Biliary Caseinolytic Proteases in Two Environmental Contamination Sentinel Fish Species with an Emphasis on Metalloproteinases; A Review of Sustainable Water Management for Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Production under Drought Conditions; Worse than a Tigers Grip: The Case of Household Water Supply & Sanitation Practices in Osogbo Nigeria; Corporate Reporting on Climate Change & Global Warming Issues: A Literature Survey & Agenda for Future Research; Gender Justice in International Environmental Law; Index.