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Possibility Of Consolidated Wetland Mitigation In A Multi-Layered Legislated State, Juan P. Correa
Possibility Of Consolidated Wetland Mitigation In A Multi-Layered Legislated State, Juan P. Correa
Master's Theses
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Ballast Water Management Convention, 2004: Towards Combating Unintentional Transfer Of Harmful Aquatic Organisms And Pathogens, Sabitiyu Abosede Lawal
Ballast Water Management Convention, 2004: Towards Combating Unintentional Transfer Of Harmful Aquatic Organisms And Pathogens, Sabitiyu Abosede Lawal
LLM Theses
The introduction of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens transferred through ships' ballast water and sediments from one coastal region to another has ecological, economic, environmental, and human impacts. The international community, through numerous binding and non-binding instruments, also sought to combat this problem. Ultimately, the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 was adopted by the International Maritime Organization as the dedicated legal regime intended to prevent, control and ultimately eradicate the introduction and spread of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens through ships' ballast water and sediments. By its Regulations, the Convention sets …
A Study On The Imo Regulatory Instruments Concerning The Evaluation Of Safety And Pollution Hazards Of Chemicals In Bulk Transported By Sea (Based On Marpol Annex Ii And Ibc Code), Gimoon Jea
World Maritime University Dissertations
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State Leadership For Safer Chemicals Policy Reform: Lessons From California, Maine, Minnesota And Washington, Michelle A. Russell
State Leadership For Safer Chemicals Policy Reform: Lessons From California, Maine, Minnesota And Washington, Michelle A. Russell
Honors Theses
Chemicals regulation under the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 fails to protect human health. In the absence of federal protection, safer chemicals legislation and implementation is moving forward in four states: Maine, Minnesota, California and Washington. Working in response to a loud public cry of concern and persistent grassroots organizing, these four states have enacted laws that regulate chemicals in consumer products. Maine, Minnesota and Washington chose to focus on regulating the chemicals used in children’s products, taking into consideration greater vulnerability in early development and the compelling public priority to protect children’s health. The most important factors …
Park Access And Distributional Inequities In Pinellas County, Florida, Kyle Ray Hirvela
Park Access And Distributional Inequities In Pinellas County, Florida, Kyle Ray Hirvela
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Although environmental justice research has traditionally focused on environmental disamenities and health hazards, recent studies have begun to examine social inequities in the distribution of urban amenities such as street trees and parks that provide several direct and indirect health benefits to local residents. This thesis adds to this knowledge by evaluating distributional inequities in both distribution and access to parks in Pinellas County, the most densely populated and one of the most racially segregated counties in Florida. An important objective was to determine if neighborhoods with lower levels of park access are more likely to contain a significantly higher …