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Assessment of Toxicity Characteristics in Leachate from the Textile Industry–Based Sludge Using Leachate Pollution Index
The toxicity, Leachate Pollution Index (LPI), and risk assessment of the leachate of hazardous sludge are very rarely and scantly studied. This study...
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Geochemical investigation of soil quality in terms of toxic elements using an AHP-based index
In this study, a new Ecological Soil Pollution Index (ESPI) and the associated classification system for this index have been proposed to determine...
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Climate change vulnerability hotspots in Costa Rica: constructing a sub-national index
For policies and programs aiming at reducing climate risk, it is important to obtain vulnerability information at the sub-national level to identify...
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Develo** a Synthetic Index of Business Sustainability
This chapter provides at first a synthetic overview of the concepts and steps for the construction of composite indicators, which are useful and...
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Dynamics of informal risk sharing in collective index insurance
Extreme weather events often prevent low-income farmers from accessing high-return technologies that would enhance their productivity. As a result,...
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Framework development for the physical vulnerability assessment index of hand-dug Wells in Are-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria
The article presents a comprehensive framework for assessing the physical vulnerability of hand-dug wells within the Are Community, Southwestern...
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A tale of two metrics: the EPA Risk Quotient Approach versus the delay in Population Growth Index for determination of pesticide risk to aquatic species
The potential risk that two closely related insecticides, spinetoram and spinosad, posed to three Cladoceran species, Ceriodaphnia dubia , Daphnia pulex ...
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An integrative approach of the physical-based stability index map** with the maximum entropy stochastic model for risk analysis of mass movements
This research was mainly aimed at the validation analysis of an integrative approach of the physical-based stability index map** (SINMAP) with the...
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Pollution assessment and index properties of Okpulor soils, Rivers State, Nigeria: geochemical characterization, geotechnical and geoenvironmental implications
This study assessed soil pollution and index properties in Okpulor through geochemical, geotechnical, and geoenvironmental analyses. Twenty samples,...
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Groundwater salinization risk assessment using combined artificial intelligence models
Assessing the risk of groundwater contamination is of crucial importance for the management of water resources, particularly in arid regions such as...
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Ecological Risk Assessment of Debris Flow Disaster in Yanbian Region, China
The frequent occurrence of debris flow disasters in Yanbian region poses a great threat to the safety of local people’s lives and property as well as...
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Operationalizing climate risk in a global warming hotspot
Climate change is a looming threat to marine life, creating an urgent need to develop climate-informed conservation strategies. The Climate Risk...
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Evaluation of the health risk of air pollution in major Chinese cities using a risk-based, multi-pollutant air quality health index during 2014–2018
Combined air pollution in eastern China is becoming increasingly pronounced, and the air quality index (AQI), which represents the condition of the...
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Assessment of drought conditions and prediction by machine learning algorithms using Standardized Precipitation Index and Standardized Water-Level Index (case study: Yazd province, Iran)
Drought as a natural phenomenon has always been a serious threat to regions with hot and dry climates. One of the major effects of drought is the...
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Rare earth elements in sediments of the Pearl River Estuary, China: distribution, influencing factors, and multi-index assessment
PurposeThe main objectives of this study were to investigate the distribution characteristics and evaluate the potential ecological hazard associated...
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Drought risk probabilistic models based on extreme value theory
The article presents original, probabilistic models for the quantification of drought risk, based on generalized distribution functions for the...
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Ecological risk assessment under the PSR framework and its application to shallow urban lakes
Shallow urban lakes are naturally vulnerable to ecosystem degradation. Rapid urbanization in recent decades has led to a variety of aquatic problems...
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Flood risk map** under changing climate in Lower Tapi river basin, India
Now a days, assessment of flood risk is a significant concern worldwide, particularly in regions experiencing rapid urbanization and climate change....
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Prosocial preferences improve climate risk management in subsistence farming communities
Several governments have tested formal index-based insurance to build climate resilience among smallholder farmers. Yet, adoption of such programmes...
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Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
This chapter presents an index-based seismic vulnerability assessment methodology, based on the GNDT level II approach, to be used in the seismic...