Although environmental pollution was first realized to be a threat to public health in the latter part of the 20th century, events in the 21st century have served to increase the public awareness of the impacts of environmental pollution. Several communities, including the scientific community initiated dialogues to help protect the planet from environmental pollution. Further, scientific commu...

Abstract This study examines the link between economic complexity and environmental pollution by exploiting a massive unprecedented decline of CO 2 emissions in former socialist transition countries after fall iron curtain. We refer to extended theories Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), stating that follows an inverted u-shaped course with respect complexity. Using comprehensive data 27 for pe...

Moderate e ects of pollution on health may exert an important in uence on labor market decisions. We exploit exogenous variation in pollution due to the closure of a large re nery in Mexico City to understand how pollution impacts labor supply. The closure led to an 8 percent decline in pollution in the surrounding neighborhoods. We nd that a one percent increase in sulfur dioxide results in a ...

In this paper we present an approach which aims to support learners in general and environmental decision makers in particular, towards effective decision making in maritime environmental pollution via education and awareness of specific maritime environmental pollution policies. We build on previous work concerning the automatic construction of multiple-choice questions from ontologies (automa...

Consumers do not necessarily understand the economic trade-offs that determine the optimal level of pollution and the functioning of environmental policy instruments. When the optimal policy is implemented, market mechanisms ensure that consumption decisions are guided by correct price signals. However, green consumers may not simply react to these market signals but continue to adjust their wi...

BACKGROUND The environmental pollution is one of the factors contributing to the decrease of sperm quality for human beings. The aim of this study was to assess cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and copper (Cu) concentration of man in environmental pollution site, and explore relationships between men exposure to Cd, Cr, and Cu and semen-quality parameters in environmental pollution site. METHODS ...

Title of Document: THREE ESSAYS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sang Won Yoon, PhD, 2014 Directed By: Ramón E. López Professor Agricultural and Resource Economics The first chapter derives an empirically testable set of propositions on the determinants of environmental aid as a non-market solution for trans-border pollution. The donor country balances environmental benefits against the social costs ...

BACKGROUND The centralization of human activities is associated with different pollutants which enter into environment easily and cause the urban environment more vulnerable. Regarding the importance of air pollution issue for Tehran metropolis, many plans and regulations have been developed. However, most of them failed to decline the pollution. The purpose of this study was to pathologically ...