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Demand-Side Management of Energy: Wisconsin, USA
This relationship provides the basis of demand-side management (DSM) - the conservation of energy through reduced demand, to the benefit of consumers, the environment and utility shareholders. As a facet of ... potential to cut the nation's electricity use by 30% - 75% without lifestyle changes or reduced growth of the GNP." (Gellings et al., 1990; within Nadel, Reid, and Wolcott, 1992) Once the ...
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Pelekane Bay: 20 years of change
(Rodgers, 1990). At low rates of sedimentation, this excess mucus secretion causes reduced growth and reproductive output. At higher levels of sedimentation, corals are eventually killed ... reduced the amount of circulation. A study by Tissot et al. (1998) also found reduced abundance and diversity of invertebrates and coral growth in dredge holes associated with increased turbidity and reduced ...
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Impacts of El Niño on Fish Distribution
Fishes that remain in an affected region experience reduced growth, reproduction, and survival. Observations during the ongoing 1997 El Niño event are generally ... also affected by El Niño induced changes to their marine habitat. Increased mortalities and reduced growth have been noted in Pacific salmon populations off Oregon and Washington after previous ...
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Pollutants/Toxics > Air Pollutants > Lead | Browse EPA Topics | US EPA
Children are particularly sensitive to the chronic effects of lead, with slowed cognitive development, reduced growth and other effects. Exposure to lead may come through a number of sources, including lead ...
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Exotics Guide
This filtration rate exceeds the phytoplankton's specific growth rate and approaches or exceeds the bacterioplankton's growth rate, and thus could permanently depress the primary productivity and ... at levels that may lead to reproductive damage, including birth defects, impaired hatching, and reduced growth of young life stages. Organisms that have used Corbula amurensis as a substrate in ...
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Major developments4
This was found to be associated with reduced growth and survival of seedlings after ... after planting: those not shaded had 25% mortality and the survivors had greatly reduced growth rates. Young seedlings in the nursery were particularly susceptible to cold-induced photoinhibition. ...
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Freshwater Website: Water Pollution (Accelerated aquatic plant growth)
Calendar Freshwater Maps General Links Publications Teacher's Corner Accelerated aquatic plant growth: too much, too fast The growth and reproduction of aquatic plants is stimulated by eutrophication, a natural ... fish suffocate and die, and bacterial activity decreases. Yet if phosphorus and nitrogen inputs are reduced or stopped, the system can recover by itself. In the late 1960s, Lake Erie ...
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Environmental Benefits Of Smart Growth | Resources | Smart Growth | US EPA
Smart Growth Resources Environmental Benefits Of Smart Growth Environmental Benefits Of Smart Growth Many studies show the environmental benefits of smart growth. Development guided by smart growth ... quality and wildlife habitat. Smart growth practices can lessen the environmental impacts of development with techniques that include compact development, reduced impervious surfaces and improved water ...
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Goongerah and Yalmy Old Growth Forest blockades
Ms Bryx said. She said logging of catchments drastically reduced water levels and adversely affected the water available to towns in ... of our catchment means our water yield will be dramatically reduced.Â’ said Rena Gaborov, community member and spokes person for ...
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Global Bio Sciences - Enhanced Plant Growth & Bio-Accelerated Composting (Patents Pending)
Odor Control Well Anti-fouling (Oil and Water) Enhanced Plant Growth & Bio-Accelerated Composting Enhanced Fish & Mollusk Growth Lubrication for Extreme Environments Precious Metal Recovery Discovery of ... as increased nutrient uptake, faster root development, reduced heat, drought, and cold stress, accelerated root development and speed of plant growth. GBI scientists and engineers have also ...
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