... the possibility of heavy metal pollution in plantations of yerba mate adjacent to highways and indicates natural concentrations of toxic elements that exceed current legislation, which was an important discovery regarding the yerba mate production chain. In each defined section, four plants were sampled...

... to support legislation that improves ands protects environmental quality. Design/methodology/approach The research is a case study based on a literature review of relevant Hawaii, national, and international publications and a survey of Hawaii consumers. The survey is an exploratory study using a non...

... system in the different industries and businesses in Kuwait. In addition, it examines the legislation set by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Kuwait. Subsequently, recommendations and improvements are suggested. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Industrial wastes...

... the correct and significant impacts of the mining activity, defining also the ways to mitigate and monitor the process associated with coal extraction. Romania, a country experiencing a lack of tradition regarding very strict environmental legislation, has made important efforts in focusing, identifying...

...Maria Mandaraka; Irene Kormentza Since the 1980s, packaging has been increasingly included in the environmental agenda. Worries about packaging waste have led governments to introduce packaging legislation and formulate waste policies. Since 1994, the Regulation 94/62/20.12.94 on Packaging...

... an environmental programme and environmental management system applicable to all activities at their site(s) of operation(s). The picture of legislation pertaining to and regulation of assessors and auditors is complicated, in Belgium, by the new “federal” structure recently adopted for the country. Where...

... that the national policy in occupational health and safety was weak and not given high priority. Lack of employer and trade union initiatives was common. Legislation also seemed to require further improvement in spite of recent developments. To overcome the existing difficulties in organizing effective programmes...

... of the Agency regarding its relationship with the European Union. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Environment European Union Government Legislation Pollution United Kingdom Despite its elegant logic, the timing of the report was bad. The Air Pollution Inspectorate had only recently been moved...

... of the waste, i.e. the waste was unrecoverable and the environmental damage done. This decision was reversed[ 2 ] in 1993, “deposit”and “dispose” coming to mean a temporary as well as permanent deposit. However, the new legislation provides a much more satisfactory statutory solution that even goes...

...John Cairns While environmental protection legislation has been put in place to prevent gross damage to natural systems, there is debate about how successful these efforts have been. Legislation has reduced the ubiquity of some kinds of gross damage while neglecting or expressly permitting other...

... to protecting the environment will be undermined by a “wait and see” response from industry to this piece of legislation. The contents of the environmental statement are listed very thoroughly in Article 5 of the EMAS regulation. The statement must include: In a report compiled by the accountants KPMG...

... Organizational performance Environmental audit European Union Evaluation Legislation Strategy Environmental auditing has become the most recent “buzz” word to hit industry in the 1990s and is one way for firms to demonstrate their commitment to environmental improvement[ 1 ]. It offers a methodology...

... innovations rather than changes in lifestyle. As one state official commented “What′s interesting is that it′s getting to the point that air pollution(control) ... is going to have to entail some changes in lifestyle and development habits. To enact that type of legislation is not politically favourable; it′s...

..., and in particular bromate, in forthcoming legislation. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Environment Hazards Health industry Legislation Water industry 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH, AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 4,3 The use of bromine and chlorine compounds as water disinfectants may require greater...

... MCB UP Limited 1993 Directives European Union Environment Legislation Pollution United Kingdom HISTORICAL POLLUTION: A EUROPEAN PROSPECTIVE 7 It is time for anyone operating a waste-disposal site to find out precisely what their liabilities are. Historical Pollution: A European...

... on the contained use and deliberate release of GMDs. Describes the role of the UK Health and Safety Executive. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Biotechnology United Kingdom Environment Health and safety Legislation BIOTECHNOLOGY: THE REGULATORY ASPECTS I 9 T he present legislative structure has allowed...