To understand the full value of Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR), a systematic assessment approach that balances complexity with practicality is required. This report highlights the methods available for quantifying and valuing social, environmental and economic costs and benefits of RRR, focusing on Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) as the primary fram...
Over a period of three years the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) sponsored a cooperation between the Institut fuer Kern- und Energietechnik (IKET) of the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (FZK) and the Wehrle-Werk AG, Emmendingen. The common aim is the advancement to readiness for marketing of the facility which was develope...
Germany
die Saechsischen Abfalltage finden nun bereits zum 4. Male statt und haben damit schon eine gewisse Tradition. Waren bei der letzten Veranstaltung die Strategien zum Abschluss und zur Nachsorge das Thema, so stehen wir heute bereits mitten in der Umsetzung der notwendigen Massnahmen. Das Augenmerk bei der diesjaehrigen Veranstaltung gilt der Neuord...
Germany
Germany
Five European cities, Stuttgart, Linz, Strasbourg, Milan and Bydgoszcz, which share the similar groundwater problems in their industrialised urban areas, committed themselves to jointly develop suitable solutions. Specific local conditions vary in these five INCORE project areas; they vary with respect to groundwater conditions, existence of public...
Published in Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
The aim of this study was to assess the potential of a human cell line containing the hsp70 promoter linked to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene in evaluating the toxic potential of complex mixtures. Cells were exposed to eluates of industrial wastes and the cellular responses were compared with the metal contents of the samples a...
