Nexus between willingness to pay for renewable energy sources: evidence from Turkey

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The willingness to pay (WTP) plays a central role in directing appropriate policy regarding ambitious renewable energy targets. Based on this...     

Further Results on Permit Markets with Market Power and Cheating

This paper examines a market for pollution permits in which one firm has market power and one or more firms is noncompliant. I show that the firm with market power may choose to hold more permits than it needs, effectively retiring permits from the market. I also show that some noncompliance may be socially desirable because it can mitigate the distortion caused by market power. Similarly, some degree of market power may be socially desirable because it can, in turn, mitigate the distortion caused by noncompliance.     

Effects of dosing and routes of administration on excretion and metabolism of 14-C dieldrin in rats

The biotransformation and elimination of ¹⁴C-dieldrin (HEOD) in non-acute toxic concentrations were investigated in male rats. A population of 36 rats was divided into two equal subgroups which were either exposed intraperitoneally (i.p.) or orally to 0.01, 0.1, 1.0 mg dieldrin/kg body weight on five consecutive days. 74–84 percent of the cumulative doses were eliminated via faeces and urine within 14 days for all groups. However, the daily excretion of dieldrin-derived residues, calculated as percent of the amount actually stored in the tissues, was significantly different between orally and i.p. treated groups. Also relatively large differences in the kinetic of excretion were found in the beginning of the experiment among individuals of the entire test population and among the six exposure groups. Ninety percent of the radioactive carbon compounds, excreted with urine and faeces, were extracted, purified and chromatographed with T.L.C. techniques. Four major radioactive fractions were isolated and identified from faecal and renal extracts of each group. Comparative studies of the nature (GLC-MS) and of the quantity (T.L.C./G.L.C.) of the metabolites and the parent compound indicated no significant differences in the pattern of metabolism as a consequence of different doses and/or routes of administration.     

Thiram: degradation, applications and analytical methods

In this review a brief introduction to thiram (tetramethylthiuram disulfide; TMTD) pesticide has been given along with other applications. All the important methods available are systematically arranged and are listed under various techniques. Some of these methods have been applied for the determination of thiram in commercial formulations, synthetic mixtures in grains, vegetables and fruits. A comparison of different methods is the salient feature of this review.     

Adsorption,desorption, and mobility of two insecticides in Malaysian agricultural soil

Laboratory studies utilizing radioisotopic techniques were conducted to determine the adsorption, desorption, and mobility of endosulfan (6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxanthiepin3-oxide) and methamidophos (O,S-dimethyl phosphorothioate) in sandy loam and clay soils of the Cameron Highlands and the Muda rice-growing area, respectively. High Freundlich adsorption distribution coefficients [Kads(f)] for endosulfan (6.74 and 18.75) and low values for methamidophos (0.40 and 0.98) were obtained in the sandy loam and clay soils, respectively. The observed Koc values for endosulfan were 350.85 (sandy loam) and 1143.19 (clay) while Koc values of 20.92 (sandy loam) and 59.63 (clay) were obtained for methamidophos. Log Kow of 0.40 and 1.25 were calculated for endosulfan as well as -1.96 and -1.21 for methamidophos in the sandy loam and clay soils, respectively. Desorption was common to both pesticides but the desorption capacity of methamidophos from each soil type far exceeded that of endosulfan. Soil thin layer chromatography (TLC) and column studies showed that while methamidophos was very mobile in both soils, endosulfan displayed zero mobility in clay soil.     

Biochemical alterations in Bubalusbubalis after repeated exposures to quinalphos

Oral administration of 0.7 mg/kg/day of quinalphos to mals buffalo calves for 28 consecutive days produced marked inhibition of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase and elevation in serum levels of aminotransferases and phosphatases without inducing apparent toxicity. The enzymic alterations were more pronounced following 1.4 and 2.1 mg/kg/day doses of quinalphos, which were lethal within 4–17 days.     

Does green environmental innovation really matter for carbon-free economy? Nexus among green technological innovation,green international trade,and green power generation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - This study examines the association among the green energy production (GEP), green technological innovation (GTI), and green international trade (GIT)...     

Correction to: Does sustainable environmental agenda matter in the era of globalization? The relationship among financial development,energy consumption,and sustainable environmental-economic growth

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