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The article describes the approaches to development of an effective regulatory mechanism to manage carbon intensity of Russian resource-intensive industries. The authors focus their attention on the ferrous metallurgy industry as the top emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) and the second-largest consumer of energy among Russian industrial sectors. Resource consumption wise this sector is well-studies and regulated by the Best Available Techniques (BAT). Establishing the interrelation between carbon intensity indicat...

This work delves into the process of phenolic oxidation products rdistribution in Nitisols Ferralic and Humic Cambisols, which were modified by (14C) introduced tea biomass. Metabolites derived from tea biomass were found to interact with humic and fulvic acids and form covalent bonds with them. The study of quantitative aspects of the inclusion of phenolic substances in the chemical composition of humic and fulvic acids reveals that humic acids incorporate a significantly greater amount of the radioactive tracer ...

This study investigates the adaptive strategies of farmers in the Todgha oasis, Morocco, as they respond to the pressing challenges of climate change. Through a mixed-methods approach, we assess the resilience mechanisms adopted to sustain agricultural production amidst increasing temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and shifting ecological conditions. Key findings reveal that farmers rely heavily on traditional water management systems, including khettaras and modern pump-assisted irrigation, to mitigate water s...

Assessment of non-carcinogenic risk for the child population health from chemical substances taken with the motor vehicle exhaust gases in 4 districts of the city of Kazan based on the monitoring data from FSFHI -The Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Republic of Tatarstan- for the period from 2015 to 2021 was carried out. The average annual concentrations of chemical substances exceeded the allowable level of standards (MAC) from 2.32 to 9.96 of MAC in all zones. The value of the total daily dose on the in...

In the period 2010-2022, Romania has seen a continuous increase in the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption, promoting and using green energy sources. In 2019, more than 24% of energy consumption came from renewable energy, ranking 10th in the EU, surpassing the European average, and by 2030, Romania aims to reach a share of 49.4% renewable energy in gross final consumption of electricity. In this perspective, climate change is the most discussed topic, and from the analysis of CO2 emissions...

The roughness of a ship-s hull can have a significant impact on the environment, primarily through its effect on the ship-s fuel consumption and, consequently, carbon emissions. The resistance a ship encounters as it moves through the water can be broadly categorized into two main types: frictional resistance and wave-making resistance. Hull roughness increases frictional resistance, also known as skin friction resistance. This resistence component is a major aspect of the total resistance of a merchant ship, lead...

The deep processing of lignocellulose feedstock (including waste from the woodworking industry, agriculture, and agro-industry) allowing the high-added value products to be obtained is one of the key scientific problems. Lignocellulose biomass is a potential feedstock for the production of heat, electricity, fuel, chemicals, and other bioderived products. The liquefaction is considered to be one of the most promising ways to convert lignocellulose biomass into liquid fuels. During the liquefaction, lignocellulose ...

Present paper objective is to assess the seismic hazard and seismic risk and provide an analyses of earthquake scenario for the transboundary area of Ungheni town in Republic of Moldova and Ungheni-Prut in Romania. For the present study as design seismic action (earthquake scenario) was selected the Vrancea earthquake with 475 years return period and magnitude Mw = 7.9. At first it was analyzed specified earthquake scenario using special macro seismic attenuation equation. This allowed the obtaining of probable di...

Updated normative documents within the Fit for 55 legislative package envisage increased dynamics in achieving European Green Deal goals, which are obligatory for EU countries. This directly applies to over 65 million energy-inefficient buildings in EU27 urban areas as well as heat supply systems. However, unified funding for long-term renovation programs is not planned. To respond quickly to diverse financing options with distinct conditions and target variables, a costly and time-consuming elaboration of detaile...

The type of protection flameproof enclosure consists in placing the parts that can ignite an explosive atmosphere into an enclosure that can withstand an internal explosion and it prevents the transmission of the explosion effects (hot gases, flames, incandescent particles etc.) capable of ignition to the external explosive atmosphere in which the equipment is placed. The purpose of the paper is to underline some specific situations that can occur during the tests in explosive mixtures needed to verify the charact...

Hydrogen can originate from various geological processes and its ability to migrate to near-surface layers makes soil gas analysis crucial for identifying subsurface accumulations. Current methods using portable analysers are often insufficient for precise determination, highlighting the need for gas chromatography in controlled laboratory settings. Hydrogen's high mobility and chemical reactivity make it difficult to maintain stable soil gas samples from collection to analysis. To address this challenge, an exper...

The problem of sustainable development of territorial communities and the management of their economic processes and tourist resources is important in the modern world, as it requires a balanced approach to ensuring economic growth, preserving the environment and meeting the needs of society. The research is aimed at studying the management strategies of economic processes and tourist resources in territorial communities in order to ensure sustainable development. The aim of the study. The purpose of the study is ...

The sustainable water management is a process based on a brief knowledge about the water resources availability. The water lack or excess in the form of droughts or flooding, and/or improper water use can cause serious disruptions in the water management process with negative effects on the water supply, economy, and the human and ecosystems well-being. To minimize the negative consequences a specialized research is needed. It requires a complex study that allows objectively detecting of critical aspects in the wa...

In Germany, a considerable amount of arable land is used for the cultivation of animal feed, and significant resources are spent on the import and export of feed. These factors generally contribute to the large ecological footprint of meat and dairy production. Particularly peripheral areas of cities such as housing or industrial estates often have considerable, contiguous green spaces. The way they are usually managed inherents potential for improvement in terms of sustainability. One option is to use these green...

The United Nations- Sustainable Development Goals have recently challenged organizations to start consistent transformation in order to foster sustainability in future economy and society. One of the key enablers of this tr-nsformation was the European Union-s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which amended non-financial reporting with sustainability reporting. As a result, the first global sustainability standards have been developed, which gave the accountancy profession a key role in helping organiz...

Carbon steel is one of the most common alloys employed in a multitude of industries. However, it has low corrosion resistance and some methods were used in order to enhance the anticorrosion properties, such as modifying the composition of the steel by further alloying, deposition of protective layers on the substrate or modifying the aggressive media by adding corrosion inhibitors. This paper presents the results of adding an environmental friendly extract (Citrus x clementine) in the aggressive media on the corr...

Climate change is not the future, it is a hard, tangible and uncompromising present. Globally, the risk of crop reduction is increasing. Production shocks that used to occur once every 100 years or so in the past may occur every 30 years or more in the future. The development of fruit growing, as part of agricultural activities in the countryside, must record the impacts caused by climate change and apply the species structure of fruit trees in the regions of Slovakia, which will fully respect the biological requi...

Climate change is a very serious threat, and its consequences affect many different aspects of our lives. In Slovakia, we will also have to get used to the faster onset of warm and dry weather in the spring. The year, from a temperature point of view, ended as the 2nd warmest since 1931. Statistically very significant (annual) deviations occurred in the entire territory of Slovakia, so we characterize it in terms of temperature as strongly to extremely above normal. We monitored the influence of climatic condition...

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of spatial, economic and social transformation and their influence on the development of a landscape valorization strategy, in terms of the possibilities for implementing structural changes in the territory of a country, through which structural changes to support the introduction of new technologies and innovations, resulting in a change in the sectoral structure of a country's economy. On the other hand, by assessing the impact of social transformation, an explanatio...

Electrical equipment that operates in a potentially explosive atmosphere, have characteristics specially designed for operation in this area. For security reasons, it is essential that the integrity of these special features be preserved in these areas throughout the life of the installation. Using electric equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres brings forward several particularities therefore the problems that appear during the design, construction and operation of electrical devices and installations bri...

The current dramatic pace of biodiversity loss requires immediate and decisive action. The Nature Positive Agenda implies recovery of lost natural ecosystems and gain of new ones that would overcompensate for biodiversity loss. Achievement of such an ambitious agenda is not trivial. It requires mobilization of resources and stakeholders across public and private sectors. Obviously, efforts of protected area establishment are not sufficient as it only implies protection of existing habitats, not gain of new ones. G...

Using data from the Eurostat datasets on employee computer and internet use (ISOC_CI_CM_PN2, measured as a percentage of total employment) and resource productivity (ENV_AC_RP, measured in Euro per kilogram) across the European Union between 2014 and 2022, this paper investigates the potential effects of these technologies on sustainability efforts within companies. Using the economic value produced per kilogram of material used as a proxy for resource utilization efficiency, the study seeks to establish a relatio...

Introduced in Europe for the first time as a medicinal plant (around the 1630) and later as an ornamental, Asclepias syriaca L. has escaped from culture and became subspontaneous. Today, this species raises serious threats of invasion in some European countries, such as Hungary, for example. In this paper, we discuss the spread of the species in the Romanian Banat, especially in the spontaneous vegetation. The first reports in the region are those from the Romanian Flora. We found this species in different habitat...

Pervasive environmental stressors, particularly water deficits, have a major impact on plant production, diverting necessary energy away from growth and development to mitigate stress effects. This study addresses the impact of several water regimes (irrigated and non-irrigated) on royal walnut individuals (Juglans regia L.) in an orchard in western Slovakia. Our analysis focused on sap flow measurements using the stem heat balancing method from July 13 to September 21, 2021. In the midday hours, the sap flow rate...

Construction using 3D printer technology seems to be not just a passing trend and a growing number construction companies are approaching this new construction methodology. Although construction processes with printers are becoming standardized, it is also true that many other aspects must be considered in the design phase. Better this construction methodology becomes known, more architects and engineers will have to learn how to design these constructions, in the methods of statics, systems, etc. A very important...

Renewable energy technologies are becoming increasingly important with the world's growing energy needs and environmental deterioration. In this context, thermoelectric materials capable of converting waste heat directly into electric power are at the forefront of extensive studies. The layered cobaltites have great potential for use in thermoelectric generators due to their environmental friendliness, good thermal and chemical stability, and relatively low cost of raw materials. Improving the thermoelectric prope...

In the present, regional policy faces the demanding task of developing suitable decision-making tools for regional development that will effectively take into account the need to mitigate climate impacts. Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) emerges as one of the most promising tools in this field. BGI represents an integrated approach that harnesses the synergistic effect of natural and civic systems to manage water, regulate climate, and protect biodiversity. This comprehensive approach not only helps reduce the risk...

The relationship of contemporary human beings to the nature is in the centre of the public debate worldwide and in particular countries because of climate change. Different social groups develop different perspectives on the issue based on ideologies, values and lifesyles. They express it through verbal arguments, but also through visual messages that use well known symbols and emotionally louded images in public spaces one of forms usual for supposedly muted groups beeing stencil graffiti. The aim of this researc...

In the area of the city of Piatra-Neamt (North-East of Romania), the activities related to the tourism sector may register malfunctions due to the manifestation of some natural risk phenomena. The touristic potential of the city (recreational, sports, balneary, cultural-historical) represents a central component of the national tourist structure with many exploitation possibilities. Risk situations of tourist activities can be induced by the natural hazards attributes (probability and intensity) and vulnerability ...

Most modern heat pump installations can only generate a maximum temperature of 50-55-C. This temperature potential is not sufficient to integrate them with existing convective and radiator-based space heating systems in severe climates. This paper discusses the findings from an experimental study evaluating the efficiency of a fan coil-based air heating system. Using a peaking boiler fueled by natural gas from the main supply has been shown to be the most cost-effective method for generating thermal energy with pe...

The difficult environmental situation in the world is largely a consequence of the huge volume of production and consumption waste and its constant growth. In this regard, the problem of waste placement, neutralization and utilization comes to the fore. One of the most controversial methods that contribute to a significant reduction in the amount of garbage and the production of energy is waste incineration plants. The main argument of opponents of this method of disposal is the assertion about the pollution of th...

Reference genes are essential for normalising data in RT-qPCR experiments and are critical in reducing technical variability. This study aimed to identify and validate stable reference genes for accurate gene expression analysis in porcine oocytes matured in culture media supplemented with antioxidants. Five commonly used reference genes were assessed: PPIA, RPL4, GAPDH, YWHAZ, and TBP, [2, 3] in oocytes cultured under oxidative stress conditions induced by Vitamin C. The experiment involved four experimental grou...

Following the vehicle painting process, residual gases containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are released into the atmosphere through exhaust pipes. Entrepreneurs are legally obliged to report to the Environmental Protection Agency, which, in turn, reports to the European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The current paper investigates the temporal variation of VOC concentrations correlated with technological processes carried out in vehicle painting shops. Thr...

The effect of pressurized hydrogen on pipeline walls is an important phenomenon that can cause damage to the integrity of the pipeline structure during transport and storage of gases. Hydrogen can penetrate the wall of metallic pipelines (alloy steel or carbon steel) and cause cracking or rupture of the material, which can lead to pressure loss or even serious effects (explosions, fires). The embrittlement of the metal by hydrogen is a phenomenon of degradation of the mechanical properties of the metal, as a resul...

The wealth of the bowels of Kazakhstan has not yet been exhausted, there are promising areas that are currently insufficiently studied, especially at depth. The reason for the insufficient knowledge of geological structures in depth is the lack of a theoretical basis for geological research and justification for the forecast of prospect for minerals. In this regard, geology faces the question of creating a scientific approach for predicting new prospect areas, especially at depth. Our analysis shows that the princ...

A type of protection represents specific measures applied to equipment to avoid ignition of a surrounding explosive atmosphere. Flameproof enclosure -d- consists in placing the parts that could ignite an explosive atmosphere inside of an enclosure that can withstand the pressure developed during an internal explosion of an explosive mixture and which prevents the explosion transmission to the explosive atmosphere surrounding the enclosure. Increased safety -e- represents a type of protection that consists in apply...

A common practice under modern conditions in urban planning is the tendency of urban areas to grow, which is usually at the expense of agricultural areas. This, both in a global aspect and specifically for Bulgaria, is a particularly relevant problem due to the extremely important ecosystem functions of soil resources and the fact that they are an extremely slowly renewable natural resource. The assessment of ecosystems condition and their services is a suitable approach as an additional study on the effects of ch...

Environmental problems in shipping belong to the most important research topics in the marine sector, where a number of technical and operational measures to improve environmental friendliness of ships can be found in the literature. Most of the fishing vessels are powered by diesel engines and alternative fuels or full electrification of the ship power system as the ultimate game changer are regularly considered in the literature as technical measures that offer both environmental and economic benefits. It is cle...

Sustainability reporting landscape is evolving rapidly due to the expanding legislation worldwide. The new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is challenging European companies to restructure their business models and processes and to enhance their corporate reporting. Considering the increasing number of reporting requirements, this paper aims at providing critical analysis of the current employers- demand on sustainability competences needed for setting up the relevant reporting processes. The empirical...

By elaborating this article, the authors wanted to present the situation of expenses incurred performed for the protection of the environment from Romania. The authors try to underline the fact that they have improved in recent years, against the background of the increase of the available funds, due to the economic growth and implicitly the revenues from state budget. A priority under all aspects must be the protection of the environment and those ways of protecting the Earth's resources for the following generat...

In the current energetical context, there is a need to diversify energetically independent applications. The presence of energetically independent vending systems is necessary in the smart cities of the future and beyond. Energetically independent vending equipment must ensure the delivery of cold or hot products with low energy consumption. Reduced energy consumption and the use of environmentally friendly sources lead to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time to higher energy autonomy. The paper p...

Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) belong to the so-called -critical infrastructure-, which are so essential that their continued operation is required to ensure the security of a people. Energy is the most important operating utilities of WWTP. The specific electric energy consumption of WWTP depending on many factors including the inflow quality, WWTP-s scale, the technology used and climate. High energy consumption indirectly produces ecological damage, accelerates the energy crisis, and increases carbon emissi...

Risks are present in all economic and industrial activities that manifest themselves both through economic losses, malfunctions of installations and equipment, as well as the occurrence of minor or major accidents with particularly serious consequences resulting in deaths and injuries, pollution of the environment. The assessment of risk levels stimulates the co-interest of economic operators to improve their working and environmental conditions, respectively to take measures to move from high risk levels to lower...

The result of determining the quantitative relationship between the temperature and humidity of enrichment waste materials based on the analysis of digital photographs of laboratory experiments using RGB and Lab methods is presented. Using standard equipment, a laboratory experiment was performed to determine the temperature and humidity of samples of the tailing dam surface layer. Digital photographs of the samples were taken in natural light. The images were processed on a computer to obtain the components value...

The removal and collection of dust particles from the air discharged into the atmosphere by industrial plants processing, transporting and storing dusty materials is an important objective for employers to prevent air pollution according to environmental legislation and employee safety regulations. Where the dust in question is flammable and may generate an explosive atmosphere, measures must be taken to prevent explosion and/or limit the effects of explosion. To this end, proper assessment of the risk of explosio...

Biochar is a highly porous pyrolysis product with a high specific surface area and adsorption properties, capable of adsorbing various compounds and formations, including ARG-containing MGEs. To assess the ability of biochar to adsorb MGE, a model experiment was carried out: in sterill flasks, the microbial community isolated from composts was cultivated on LB-medium, oxytetracycline and a mixture of heavy metals were added as factors potentially stimulating the production of MGE. Neither heavy metals nor oxytetra...

Dematerialization of local governments and environmental economics go hand in hand in pursuing sustainable development and environmental protection. Dematerialization, a concept in environmental economics, refers to reducing material consumption enabling economic growth without a commensurate increase in content consumption and associated environmental impacts [2]. This tendency to do more with less is essential to the municipalities' environmental economy. Advances in technology and the digital skills of municipa...

Albania is part of one of the most active seismic regions in Europe with dozens of devastating earthquakes throughout history. In this study, we will present an investigation of the earthquakes of the Elbasani region, in terms of the location accuracy and analysis of the features of the seismoactive layers. The distribution of focal depth shows the activation of a lithospheric zone, which extends in depth between 0 and 40 km. Accurate assessment of seismoactive layers of the Elbasani zone is of great interest in t...

The significance of analog studies using lava tubes on Earth to inform on the design of future lunar and Martian missions is aimed at exploring and utilising those structures as potential habitats on those planetary bodies. Lava tubes, natural subsurface cavities formed by volcanic activity, have several characteristics that make them appealing for human habitation on the Moon and Mars. Researchers conducting analog studies on Earth can gain valuable insights into the geological, environmental, engineering, crew a...

The effect of climate change on current life is becoming more visible daily. Our capacity to be resilient to these changes is an act of responsibility for the future. Several directions could serve this purpose. The present study aims to determine the current state of the art in unconventional energy sources. Mainly, the focus will be on biomass. Biopower sources are an element of renewable energy alternatives, along with solar, wind, tide, wave, ocean, and geothermal. The statistics underline an increasing trend ...