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Today there are close to 90 objects of interest in Sweden who are considered a threat to the environment and people’s health. These objects are in the process of being decontaminated within a near future. All together there are 80 000 objects identified and 17 000 of them has been risk classified. According to the Swedish environmental goal “Poison free environment” the most important actions are
The main purpose of this study was to make an initial risk analysis on the probability of antibiotics in biosolids causing adverse effects on agricultural soil environments. The issue on resistance development among bacteria towards antibiotics has also been discussed. Initially, the risk was found to be very high for all of the antibiotics; penicillin, tetracycline, macrolide, quinolone, trimetho
The purpose of this study is to perform an inventory of what kind of waste products the landfill Blentarp contains, as well as risk classifying the landfill. The inventory and risk classification is performed in accordance with the MIFO-method, developed by the Swedish EPA. The landfill Blentarp was in use during 1970-1979 and was registered as a landfill for domestic waste. By studying maps and a
This study aims to investigate the opportunities and concerns relating to sustainability certification schemes of tourism destinations in a Nordic context. In order to accomplish this a literature review, a comparison between existing and relevant certifications scheme and a case-study on Snaefellsnes peninsula in Iceland (which is certified according to "The EarthCheck the Sustainable Commun
Pharmaceuticals have been gaining environmental attention on a global scale. It is estimated that approximately 4,000 medical compounds are used in the drugs applied today. As middle hand providers, licensed physicians are the third to last representative in the distribution chain of prescription drugs. The aim of this study was to examine if Swedish and Danish physicians consider environmental ef
The significance of horses for future riding therapists The aim of this study was to examine how significant future riding therapists' interaction with horses is for how they come to view the importance of the horse in social adaptive work. The data consisted of 25 riding therapy students' essays, in which they had been instructed to describe the horse's importance to themselves from
The choice of light source is important for eco-efficient lighting. To assess the echoeffectiveness, it is essential to clarify how much and what kind of light you need, for each specific situation. To analyze this it is crucial to understand the need for different wavelengths. The Plasma lamp has a continuous spectrum and gives a relatively high proportion of photons with high energy. In many cri
Background: In order to diagnose children with ADHD, the DSM-IV measures inattention (IA) and hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI) behavior in the context of significant impairment social and academic function. In order to diagnose, symptoms must be present in two different setting, which is commonly established in terms of home and school behaviors with the help of parent and teacher reports. Previous
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Det var en gång... historien om en vulkan. The Dunedin Volcano är belägen utmed östkusten på Nya Zeelands södra ö. Stora delar av både östkusten och de centrala delarna har under de senaste 40 miljoner åren upplevt perioder med intra platt vulkanism orsakad av en temperatur anomali i övre manteln under både Nya Zeelands Sydö och delar av havet öster om. VulkaneThe Portobello Peninsula is made up by volcanic sediments, lava flows and numerous dikes. Deposition of sediments and lava flows is thought be early in the evolution of the Dunedin Volcano. The lava flows of Portobello Peninsula are silica saturated, belonging to a lineage differing from the two major lineages previously inferred to exist in the volcano (Coombs and Wilkinson, 1969). This new linea
Recently, the media in Sweden has reported a growing problem with incorrectly accomplished interpretations in court hearings as a threat to the rule of law: the lack of competence and therefore the quality of the interpretation are pointed out as the main factors to the problem. The general purpose of this paper is to examine how the norm, Good interpretation practice, can influence the rule of la
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Fjällen i Kebnekaiseområdet är bland de högsta i Sverige (runt 2000 m.ö.h.) och de är uppbyggda av en mängd olika bergarter. Dessa bergarter bildades ursprungligen långt väster om våran fjällkedja på olika platser och fördes samman under den så kallade Kaledoniska orogenesen. En orogenes orsakas vanligtvis av att två kontinenter kolliderar med varandra och berThe tectonostratigraphic units in northern Kebnekaise Mountains mainly belong to the Seve Nappe Complex. These rocks were originally formed at the continental margin of Baltica in Late-Proterozoic time and mainly consist of amphibolite, granitic gneisses and metasediments. The metamorphic grade is usually amphibolite facies. The areas investigated in this work, Nallo and Mårma, consist of four di
En ökad medvetenhet om värdet av ett rent grundvatten yttrar sig i allt fler sammanhang, bl.a. i det nationella miljömål om grundvatten av god kvalitet som riksdagen presenterat. Simrishamns kommun ser över vattenskyddsområdena runt kommunens grundvattentäkter för att säkerställa ett rent grundvatten. Målet med detta examensarbete är att ta fram ett underlag som skall kunna ligga till grund för avThe increased awareness of the value of clean groundwater can be seen in a growing number of contexts. This is also emphasized in the national environmental goals, put up by the Swedish government. The municipality of Simrishamn, in southern Sweden, is re-evaluating the extension of the existing restriction areas around the groundwater wells of the municipality. The aims in this investigation were
I denna undersökning har en stratigrafiskt högupplösande glödförluststudie utförts på senglaciala och tidigholocena sjösediment från Atteköps mosse i nordvästra Skåne. Studien har kompletterats med kornstorleksanalyser, kolanalyser, mätningar av magnetisk susceptibilitet och AMS 14C-dateringar. Undersökningen påvisar ett karaktäristiskt mönster i sedimentens sammansättning och i glödförlustkurvan,In this study, a high resolution loss on ignition analysis was performed over the Late Weichselian lacustrine sediments retrieved from Atteköps mosse, southwestern Sweden. The data set was complemented by grain-size measurements, total carbon analysis, magnetic susceptibility and AMS 14C dates. The analyzed data set reveals a characteristic pattern in lithology and the loss on ignition curve, wher
Stora metamorfa kontraster kännetecknar Seveskollorna i norra delen av Sareks nationalpark och deras inbördes ordning kan inte förklaras med normal "in-sequence thrusting". Seveskollorna, som i området representeras av Sarektjåhkkå-, Sierggavagge-, Mihka- och Tsähkkokskollorna, utgjorde den yttersta delen av den passiva kontinentkant som bildades när superkontinenten Rodinia sprack upp iThe Seve Nappe Complex (SNC) in the northern part of the Sarek Mountains, in NW Sweden, is characterized by large metamorphic contrasts between the individual thrust sheets. Eclogite facies and lower greenschist facies rocks are interleaved in a pattern that cannot be explained by normal in-sequence thrusting. In the northern part of the Sarek Mountains, the SNC is represented by the Sarektjåhkkå,
Popular summary: Hydrocarbons, ground water and economic minerals occur in pores (voids) between sediment grains, which later may form more solid and less porous sedimentary rocks. Thus porosity is a term that describes the abundance of these pores and can be defined as the quantity of oil, gas, water and economic minerals a rock can hold and it is expressed as percentages (%). The other importa
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Mössbauerspektra är en metod som används för att bestämma hur ett mineral, eller molekyl, är uppbyggt. Man undersöker ett visst grundämne, inom geologin undersöker man oftast järn. Efter att ha analyserat ett prov i spektrometern kan man få uppgifter om var och hur järnet sitter i mineralet, eller molekylen. Metoden bygger på att man skickar gammastrålning av eThe Mössbauer effect is used in this work to determine the oxidation and site occupation in biotites that have been treated in different pHs. The work also gives an introduction to the theory behind the Mössbauer effect as well as Mössbauer spectroscopy. It is obvious that the pH has a significant role in the oxidation of the biotites, the more acidic the sample the more it will be oxidised. It is
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Det finns en rad lagar och bestämmelser som syftar till att skydda grundvatten mot föroreningar. Bland annat upprättar man i anslutning till vattentäkter skyddsområden där vissa typer av verksamhet inte får förekomma. Grundvattnet har också ett naturligt skydd mot föroreningar som är beroende av markens egenskaper. Föroreningar kan läggas fast eller brytas ned iNatural groundwater protection is favoured by a high content of clay and carbon in the soils, a large unsaturated zone and intermediate values of pH. The protection of the groundwater is improved by defining a protection area around waterworks. Within such areas certain activities that can threaten the quality of the water are limited by law. The borders for the water protection area shall be base
En sedimentsekvens från Kap Farvel området på Sydgrönland undersöktes med avseende på polleninnehåll, magnetisk suseptibilitet och organisk halt. Sedimentens ålder bestämdes med 14C-dateringar, vilka visade att sedimentationen i sjön började kort tid före 12 300 cal B.P. och därmed inkluderar övergången Yngre Dryas till Preboreal. Syftet med studien är att studera övergången från den förmodat kallA sedimentary sequence from a small lake situated on Taterakasik peninsula in the Kap Farvel area, South Greenland, was investigated with respect to pollen and other microfossil content, as well as loss-on-ignition and magnetic susceptibility values. The 14C dates suggest that the sedimentation started shortly before 12 300 cal yrs. BP. and thus cover the transition from the supposedly cold Younge
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Oljebolagen i Sverige har bildat SPIMFAB (Svenska Petroleum Institutets Miljösaneringsfond AB) för att identifiera, undersöka och vid behov sanera gamla bensinstationsfastigheter. I Karlaby, Simrishamns kommun, har VBB Viak utfört undersökningar vid en nedlagd bensinstation för SPIMFAB:s räkning. Vattenprover visade att grundvattnet innehöll föroreningar i varieIn Karlaby, southeastern Skåne, the groundwater beneath a former petrol station has been showed to contain hydrocarbons. The objective of this project is to identify possible flowpaths that soluble contaminants may take, to delimit an area in which the contaminants may have spread and to calculate times needed for the contaminants to reach adjacent creeks. A geologic/hydrogeologic model over the i
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Huvudsyftet med detta examensarbete har varit att dokumentera samt jämföra skånska sandstenar med västgötska sandstenar avsatta under kambrium (ca 570 - 500 miljoner år). De skånska lagren utgörs till stor del av 120 meter sandsten och de västgötska av ca 35 meter. Sandstenen består huvudsakligen av kvartskorn och kallas därför kvartsitisk sandsten. Under kambThe Lower Cambrian strata of the Caledonian foreland of southern Sweden consist mainly of quartzitic sandstones with thicknesses of approximately 35 meters in Västergötland and 120 meters in Skåne. In the distal, moderately buried western members of the File Haidar Formation of Västergötand porosity and permeability was higher than in the proximal deeply buried units of the Hardeberga Formation of
