Sökning: "smelter"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade ordet smelter.

  1. 1. Mortality and morbidity in lead smelter workers with concomitant exposure to arsenic

    Författare :Nils-Göran Lundström; Lars Gerhardsson; Peter Westerholm; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Copper-lead smelter; lung cancer; lead exposure; arsenic exposure; Environmental medicine; Miljömedicin;

    Sammanfattning : Arsenic is a well-known lung carcinogen in humans. In 2006, IARC upgraded inorganic lead as a possible human carcinogen (2A). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Reproductive hazards in an industrial setting : an epidemiological assessment

    Författare :Marianne Wulff; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational exposure; environmental exposure; copper smelter; epidemiology; adverse reproductive outcome;

    Sammanfattning : Background: As more women of childbearing age engage in the workforceand a lot of new chemicals are available, a growing interest of diagnosing andpreventing reproductive disorders due to occupational and environmentalexposure has occurred. The source location of this thesis is the Rönnskärcopper smelter which is situated in the north of Sweden, in the municipality of Skellefteå. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Responses to reduced industrial metal emissions : An ecotoxicological study on Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca, Aves)

    Författare :Åsa Berglund; Erik Nyholm; John Elliott; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Toxicology; Toxikologi; Other biology; Övrig biologi; ekotoxikologi; Ecotoxicology; zooekologi; Animal Ecology; environmental science; miljövetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Metals have been used by humans for thousands of years, and this has resulted in increased concentrations in the biosphere. The environment around point-sources, such as mines and smelters, are of particular concern, as metals may accumulate to high concentrations, and potentially reach levels toxic to the local flora and fauna. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on the economics of the aluminium industry

    Författare :Jerry Blomberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and five self-contained papers all dealing with various aspects of the economics of aluminium markets and production. Paper I focuses on various efficiency issues within the global primary aluminium industry. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Guld och gröna skogar? : miljöanpassningen av Rönnskärsverken 1960-2000

    Författare :Ann-Kristin Bergquist; Olle Krantz; Sverker Sörlin; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; business history; environmental history; company strategies; Porter hypothesis.; industrial pollution; copper smelting; environmental adaptation; environmental regulation; technological development; environmental technology; state-firm interaction; learning processes; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to reach further understanding of the development of environmental adaptation in Swedish heavy industry by studying the case of the Rönnskär Smelter 1960-2000. More specifically, the aim of the thesis is to investigate the interplay between firm level environmental adaptation and national environmental politics and economic development. LÄS MER