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Infrastructure projects can be the source of multiple environmental impacts, such as roadkill, habitat loss, and habitat fragmentation. Specialty studies have shown that almost 194 million birds and 29 million mammals may be killed each year on European roads. In our country, the dense network of national roads often causes roadkill events, with the following possible impact forms: reduction of wildlife species populations, damage to population fitness, changes in the spatial distribution and migration routes. At ...

By developing this paper, we wanted to identify the opportunities for the growth and development of the Faget area in Romania, based on the specific resources available. Geographical location, natural and anthropogenic sites, as well as existing accommodation structures provide this area a high tourist potential. Natural landscapes, recreational areas, hunting, fishing, historical monuments, wooden churches, and natural resources are the most important attractions of the Faget area that can be valorised. The autho...

The paper aims to address what types of protection can be applied to galvanic elements and batteries that are used in potentially explosive atmospheres. In order to keep electrical equipment in operation in environments with potentially explosive atmospheres under harsh conditions, including galvanic elements and batteries, a certain type of protection must be applied for safe operation. The types of protection applied to galvanic elements and batteries are made in accordance with EN 60079-0 and in compliance with...

Nutrient-poor, sandy, sterile material from the post-mining sterile dumps such as those in the Maramures region (Romania) presents a challenge for plants. Sterile dumps are considered extreme environments for plants due to their unfavorable physicochemical properties. Phytoremediation has great potential to remove heavy metals from sterile dumps, and Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) seems to be a possible candidate species for this purpose. The potential of Brassica juncea seeds to germinate in a medium contaminat...

The purpose of the study was the introduction and cultivation using green technologies of a perennial aromatic plant species - Iris pallida Lam. (Dalmatian iris or sweet iris, Iridaceae Juss.), widely recognized for its highly decorative and perfumery production, in the humid subtropical climate of the Batumi Botanical Garden, followed by its study for the content of biologically active substances. Iris pallida have been studied in seven different locations in the garden with varying exposure and soil composition....

The purpose of the study and research undertaken over a long period of time has its origins in current scientific and practical concerns regarding the accumulation of knowledge about the physical-geographical characteristics and of its zonal particularities, as an element that define the structure of the land fund and the quality of soils, necessary to substantiate the technologies of sustainable management of the physical, geographical, climatic and edaphic conditions from that space. The issue addressed is a com...

The article justifies the need for technological solutions in the use of polymer-composite materials in order to limit the impact of dynamic frictional forces in oil drilling. The relationship between macrostructural surfaces was investigated, in particular increasing the effectiveness of the axial load on the drill bit during drilling directional and horizontal wells. It is established that the polymer coating of drill string elements (BC) based on fluoroplastic brand F-4, with a small thickness of 2 ? 3 mm and t...

The Remote Sensing department from National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics INOE, Romania, operates a complex research infrastructure and has multidisciplinary expertise spanning from laboratory/in-situ chemical analysis to Earth Observation (EO) techniques and applications. Infrastructure and personnel are mostly supported from projects financed by European Commission through FP7/Horizon 2020 (ended programs) and Horizon Europe (current programme) and other international calls (e.g., European Space Agency). ...

Food security is one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed in order to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals. Currently multiple technologies are used in conventional agricultural practices, including application of artificial intelligence and GIS. However, the technologies are rarely considered in sustainable farming practices. Organic agriculture, although gaining traction in recent times, mostly relies on traditional, rather than technologically advanced approaches. There are, however, mult...

Not only with the constant development in the field of building materials and new construction technologies, but also currently with the advent of the energy crisis caused by the state of war in Ukraine, there is an increasing emphasis on sustainable architecture. Sustainable architecture is based on the concept of increasing the efficiency and modernization of buildings, but at the same time it tries to reduce or completely minimize the negative consequences of these buildings, which, for example, are associated ...

Housing and sustainable living are two main preoccupations for architects onward with tracking the purpose of housing to meet people-s need of shelter and the purpose for healthy lifestyle. Achieving the first purpose considers the impact scale on the natural environment and on the social and community dimensions. The second purpose views the relation to nature through building techniques and materials, spaces, and the living context. Saxon settlements from Transylvania are analyzed to identify the model of living...

When considering the (sub)region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and its position in the global economy in relative terms represented by trade openness, the European Union (EU) members from the CEE (sub)region tend to match or even exceed the EU average and EU membership underlines their potential. Recently, environmental concerns have become prominent in international trade and in the framework of its external relations the EU seeks to boost its ambition of a global player. Our paper is oriented on the econom...

Over the last 10 years, the amount of packaging waste in Latvia has increased by almost 40%. The statistical report on the types of packaging waste generated and recovery rates in the Republic of Latvia in 2018, in accordance with European Commission Decision 2005/270/EC, shows that the total amount of packaging waste was 257 350 tonnes in 2018, and plastic packaging made up 17%. Plastics are relatively light (comparing with wood or glass materials), it means that the volume of such waste is large and increasing e...

Meat and bone meal (MBM) is considered animal waste and can no longer be used in agriculture since the onset of the disease called spongiform encephalopathy in cattle. This waste is burned and then dumped in landfills, which causes unwanted emissions to the environment. This is a real problem nowadays and we must find environmentally friendly solutions must be identified to eliminate this waste by energy recovery. For these reasons, a lot of processes have been developed to recovery the MBM, which are environmenta...

Improving the performance of the gypsum binder is possible by strengthening the gypsum matrix. The increase in strength is ensured by the introduction of a complex of mineral and chemical additives. The use of waste as components of such a complex solves a set of problems. The market is saturated with competitive and high-quality materials. Designed materials meet modern requirements. In addition, the problems of waste disposal, freeing up space, environmental protection and reducing the resource intensity of prod...

The use of magnetic nanoparticles in biocatalysis, due to their unique properties, such as controlled particle size, large surface area, and ease of separating them and the reaction mixture by applying an external magnetic field, makes it possible to reuse enzymes immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles for catalytic processes. In this work, horseradish root peroxidase was immobilized on Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles. The carrier surface was modified and activated before enzyme immobilization using 3- aminopropyltrie...

The purpose of this research work is to provide an integrated techno-economic analysis and an optimal design of hybrid electricity power supply systems that incorporate autonomy and power supply stability with minimum cost. Three isolated Islands, namely, Lesvos, Karpathos and Astypalea, in the Aegean Sea, Greece, have been identified as the appropriate sites for the performance assessment of the off-grid hybrid power systems, due to the abundant renewable energy potential in the Islands, in conjunction with the r...

The main goal of presented study is a demonstration of technological approach to determine the water resources of surface water bodies, using a sparse hydrological monitoring network not covering many of them. Resource of the water body is a flow formed in the catchment area above the studied one including the additional inflow in the frame of the same water body. Practically the flow is changing in each sector of the water body but average annual resources are specified at the final section. The water resources f...

One of the most important properties of soils is soil texture. Soil texture is defined as a collection of soil particles of different sizes - i.e. grain size. Particle analysis is a laboratory process that causes material dislocation into individual particles. The methods for the actual soil grain size analyses are based on the standard. This is the sieving test, the density test or the pipetting method. These methods are well known and widely used. The soil is then usually classified according to the triangular d...

Monitoring of atmospheric air in the city of Kazan was performed based on average annual concentrations of the Air Pollution Observation Stations (APOS) of three administrations: The Federal Budgetary Healthcare Institution -Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in RT (Tatarstan)- (FBHI -H&E Center in RT-), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of RT (MEPNR of RT) and Federal State Budgetary Institution -Territorial Administration for Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring in RT- (FSBI -TAHEM in RT-...

This article presents the biocatalytic influence of alfa-amylase and beta-amylase enzymes on the rheological parameters of the dough obtained from white flour used in bakery industry. Using alveographic and consistographic methods we were able to determine the rheological characteristics of the dough and make a comparison between alfa-amylase and beta-amylase taking into account different dosages and monitoring the effects in the flour and finished product. Amylase hydrolyzes starch to soluble dextrins and can aff...

The productivity of the grasslands is determined by the biodiversity of the plant species present in the vegetation, their quality, but also their exploitation. For their inventory, a series of determination methods are used, methods that are difficult to manage and that require a good knowledge of the plant species. For an agronomic characterization of the plots, it is sufficient to consider only the main species that dominate the plant biomass. A more simplified method is that of botanical surveys which focus on...

During development, flows are formed within the route and gradient conditions by trough-forming processes. Sensitive changes of the landscape and interventions in the water flows caused mainly in the last century in Czechia and the pressure of agricultural management are the cause of major changes in flows and more frequent occurrences of hydrological extremes. These phenomena cause problems in the form of migration permeability, higher pollution concentrations or higher water temperatures. The aim of the paper wa...

In the context of the issues discussed within, it can be noted that the main objective of this paper is related to the presentation of the European Union as one of the leading producers of green cars, whose goal is to reduce harmful emissions to protect the environment. Based on the plinth thus built, the opinion of the Bulgarian consumer on the presented European initiative should be clarified. The main objective thus launched requires the consistent clarification of the following tasks: to present the European U...

The cabin of a civil aviation aircraft needs adequate sound and thermal insulation to guarantee passenger-s comfort. Among this scenario, the purpose of the following paper is to mark a path that leads to the use of natural fibers to ensure compliance with the requirements together with a mitigated environmental impact. The characteristic parameters to be examined for proper insulation are first described, including insulation and sound absorption characteristics, thermal insulation and the necessary flame resista...

While comprehensive legislative frameworks may exist, the sustainable management of construction and demolition waste has proven challenging, especially for countries where environmental maturity may be still lacking. Recognizing the great potential for recycling and reusing CDW materials, Cypriot researchers are developing a new green building facade material using recycled materials. However, the market success of such a material is highly dependent on sound management and on stakeholders- acceptance, hence the ...

The paper presents the complex pedological framework where the high-precision sensors from the meteorological stations are tested in order to remotely transmit the soil parameters with express reference to the NPK content and the water content of the soil. In the context of climate change, the interest in continuous, "in situ" knowledge of soil moisture and macroelement content is high because soil properties are correlated with the mathematical simulation of how crops are formed on agricultural plots. While regio...

The aim of this study is to identify opportunities for the development of the bioeconomy in Latvia, assessing its role in the development of the agricultural sector. Nowadays, the development and sustainability of natural resources are of great importance. The bioeconomy can be considered as one of the oldest sectors of the economy, which life sciences and biotechnology can transform into one of the most modern sectors of the economy. From a number of perspectives, one of Latvia's development opportunities is the ...

The main hope for solving protein deficit is the cultivation of legumes, which is why the -Protein Advisory Group of the FAO- initiated a new green revolution, that of vegetables. The researches of the last decades have shown that, in the nodule of the roots of leguminous plants, nitrogen accumulates through the activity of the bacteria living in these nodules. The symbiosis is dependent on endogenous and exogenous factors that ensure the functioning and regulation of fixed nitrogen. The paper presents the results...

Urbanization represents a process in a continuous dynamic and which appeared through the concentration of a population in a certain space. Its expansion was achieved by increasing the population of a certain territory, growth based on different factors such as migration, natural growth, the transformation of some rural areas into urban areas or the expansion of rural towns. Together with these phenomena, the population is faced with atmospheric pollution, the increasingly acute housing crisis and waste management,...

Sustainability within a region is achieved by providing a variety of services regarding the tourism products within an area. The Giurgeu basin in order to be able to sustain its values, needs to offer a wide variety of services that attract and increase the overnight stay of tourists. The services needed to be diversified with the beginning of the pandemic season of 2020 - 2022. These services existed before, but during the pandemic period, where the tourism suffered the most, it became evident that the entreprene...

The Green Deal declares that climate change and environmental degradation means a threat to Europe and the whole world. In order to be able to respond effectively to the challenges in this context in the European Union, we need a new growth strategy that will transform the EU economy into a modern, resource-efficient and the economic growth is independent for the resource utilization economic. This research is a very timely issue in the livestock farming sector, because the livestock farming sector has a highest e...

The alternative way to solve the greenhouse gas emission problems is carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and utilization. CO2 hydrogenation is one of the routes to obtain valuable chemicals and fuels such as methanol. The effect of indium (In) promoter on catalytic system Cu/Zn/SBA-15 has been studied. 1%In/Cu/ZnO/SBA15 and 6%In/Cu/ZnO/SBA15 catalysts have been synthesized by impregnation method and compared with Cu/Zn/SBA-15 catalyst (the content of Cu 30 wt.% and the content of Zn 1.4 wt.%). All catalysts have been cha...

The novel lightweight repair mortar was designed and tested in respect to its resistance against salt crystallization and salinization. Natural hydraulic lime was used as the only binder, and the expanded glass granules were applied as lightweight aggregate. As reference, control mortar with silica sand aggregate was examined as well. The performed tests and analyses were aimed at the assessment of the structural, mechanical, hygric, and thermal properties of the 28-days and 90-days hardened mortars. Specific atte...

As rising temperature, climate changes and growing greenhouse gas emissions are viewed as inevitable consequences of burning fossil fuels, energy consumers in different sectors of national economy are expected to contribute to the optimization of their energy consumption. Therefore, farmers need to develop sustainable means of agricultural production that are able to meet strict requirements for higher efficiency. The study aims to fill the gap in the literature by exploring the consumption of energy per livestock...

The energy community, as a new mode of citizen participation in the European renewable energy market, highlights the close connection between energy decentralisation, territorial development, and the crucial role of local authorities in doing so. In the context of territorial development and keeping within the ongoing decentralisation processes, participation and sustainability is particularly important. Also, the very idea of promoting community energy, leads to the affirmation of an innovative system of energy g...

The main purpose of the research carried out through 2016-2021, on a chernozem type soil, with remarkable fertility characteristics, located in the lower Plain of Banat, finds its origin in the current scientific discussions and practical preoccupations, which are more and more intense, as it is imperative find and developed an integrated management, which is agronomically efficient, in the current context of global climate change. These represent a major challenge for the agricultural sector, in order to ensure w...

Energy raw materials that play a crucial role in the economic development of Poland are: crude oil, natural gas as well as lignite and hard coal. The history of mining of the aforementioned raw materials have a complex and long tradition. Historically, Poland was a pioneer and a European leader in crude oil mining which now has only marginal importance in domestic demand. Currently, we are also a witnesses of a decline of hard coal mining which was the basis of the country's energy security for many years. Poland ...

The main purpose of our research was to accumulate as much scientific data as possible, regarding the properties of the soil (physical, chemical and hydrophysical) of the various types of soil, necessary to establish strategies for adapting agricultural systems to the effects of climate change, through a complex approach of physical-geographical and climatic-edaphic conditions in the Western part of Romania, respectively, the Mure?-Gala?ca Plain. Its general objectives consist in the accumulation of scientific dat...

The threat of climate change and its negative consequences is currently a very serious and immediate problem. Undoubtedly, the most striking manifestation of climate change is global warming, both on land and in the oceans. Increasing the average air temperature adversely affects natural ecosystems, which find it very difficult to adapt to this change. Significant consequence of climate change is also the fundamental impact on water resources. In this work we focused on the influence of climatic conditions on the ...

The evaluation of the seismic action generated by blasting, aims to establish the connection between the levels of ground vibration with the parameters of the blasting and the characteristics of the geological environment related to the quarry. In order to assess the seismic effects on site of the mining / civil / industrial objectives within the quarry, the criterion of the oscillation speed of the soil particles was chosen, because it was considered to be the only reproducible parameter for the whole frequency r...

Lettuce is one of the most popular leafy vegetables due to the high concentrations of minerals and vitamins. The high ecological plasticity and short vegetation period makes it extremely vulnerable to environmental conditions and, indirectly, to climate change. In order to obtain plants with valuable nutritional profile, the environmental conditions for cultivation, like moisture content and temperature are very important. There are many research studies performed concerning the effects of climatic changes on agri...

Research Object and Relevance. Geotechnical monitoring is an integral part of the safe operation of a facility. When the deformation network is a network of high-rise benchmarks, in addition to vertical displacements, slopes and deflections of intervals are calculated. Often, geotechnical researchers and engineers pay more attention to the quantitative values of various deformation characteristics, comparing calculated values with geomechanical models. In our article, we want to pay attention to the assessment of ...

This paper experimentally investigated the effect of using nanomaterials to improve soft soils. Laboratory experimental tests were carried out on loessial soils collected from two different sites in Romania. Two different types of nanomaterials were used in this research, which is namely Nano-MgO with different percentages (0.5%, 0.75%, 1%, and 2%), and Nano-Al2O3 with percentages (0.5%,1%, and 2%), were added to the soil samples, to study their effect on the strength, consistency limits and compressibility of the...

If we refer to the sustainable development of a territory, it can be stated that the natural resources and implicitly the land resources, occupy the central place within this process, in this case, the land use can be seen as an "indicator" element of the trends of the process of sustainable development. The specialized literature shows, in various studies, the direct and indirect influence of the relief on the way of land use, implicitly on the distribution of grasslands, through altitude, slope or morphometric c...

Lately, there is a growing need for humanity to get closer to nature and to a way of life so that the negative impact on it to be as small as possible. One cannot talk about durable development without taking into account the sustainability criterion which is essential in all areas of activity. Traditional constructions made of masonry elements from unburned clay or other vernacular materials, using sheep wool mattresses for thermal insulation, successfully meet the conditions imposed by this criterion. Constructi...

Organic soil management and related climate and agriculture policy planning is emerging issue globally, at European Union (EU) level and nationally, especially for organic soil rich countries like Latvia and in a light of movement towards climate neutrality by 2050. Relatively small proportion of these soils by area significantly impact greenhouse gas (GHG) emission balance of many European countries including Latvia where organic soil management related GHG emissions make up to one third of GHG emissions associat...

The mass media are important actors in the conceptualization of the problems and possible solutions related to climate change. They have an opportunity to master the agenda and formulate it not only in all importance and complexity but also in the diversity of aspects to be included for proper understanding of the climate change concept by the public. In doing so they build on existing agendas by policymakers, scholars, and other actors, but also have their agency to be exercised in all responsibility and by speci...

The objective of this paper is the morphological characterization as well as the establishment of soil quality classes in the commune of Dubova, Mehedinti County, Romania. Soil is a primary component for plant production, although it is often considered only as a physical support for plant growth. However, the concerns of mankind over the sustainability of agriculture have made it possible to consider that soil is a living, high-quality system and should, therefore, be preserved. This is the result of several inte...

Reconstruction of ports, including dredging, is intensifying all over the world. Dredging is used to dredge ports - a type of excavation that is carried out underwater or partially underwater. Dredging helps to maintain waterways and ports navigable. It is a complex process consisting of stirring, lifting, transporting and disposing of the dredged material. The material obtained by dredging may be disposed of in the vicinity of the port or transported to another location by barge or by pipes in the form of liquid ...