Search for dissertations about: "Articles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1093 swedish dissertations containing the word Articles.

  2. 1. Chemicals in consumer products : Towards a safe and sustainable use

    Author : Linda Molander; Christina Rudén; Sven Ove Hansson; Mattias Öberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : consumer products; articles; hazardous chemicals; risk management; chemicals regulation; REACH; substitution; regulatory toxicology; European Union;

    Abstract : Health and environmental risks associated with emissions of hazardous chemicals from articles, including everyday consumer products such as clothes and toys, have become widely acknowledged internationally, particularly in the EU. This thesis contributes to new understandings of how these risks are currently managed within the EU and recommends actions for ensuring a safe and sustainable use of chemicals in articles. READ MORE

  4. 2. Chemicals in consumer products : Bridging the gap between academic research and chemicals regulation

    Author : Linda Molander; Christina Rudén; Magnus Breitholtz; Laura N. Vandenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; consumer products; articles; chemicals; chemicals regulation; REACH; risk management; health risk assessment; non-standard toxicity studies; study evaluation; reporting guidance; endocrine disrupting compounds; bisphenol A; low dose effects; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Exposure to chemicals emitting from consumer products, such as clothes, electronic devices, toys and kitchen-ware, has emerged as an issue of public health and environmental concern. The use of chemicals having endocrine disrupting properties in commercial products is receiving particular attention as low dose exposures of such chemicals have been associated with adverse effects in both human and wildlife populations. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Internal Structure of Noun Phrases in the Scandinavian Languages : A Comparative Study

    Author : Lars-Olof Delsing; Svenska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Scandinavian languages; Noun phrase; Syntax; Determiners; Possession; Quantification; Articles; Morphology;

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  6. 4. Emissions of organic compounds from technosphere articles : Measurements and modeling of mass transfer from consumer goods and building materials to air and water

    Author : Tomas Holmgren; Peter Haglund; Martin Scheringer; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Emission; model; DINP; DINCH; TiBP; TPP; Vinyl flooring; flat screen displays; LCD screen; concrete; Abraham solvation parameters; Piringer equation; linear free energy relation;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the development of a generic model for predicting the emissions of organic compounds from materials used in the manufacture of various goods and products. Many products contain organic substances that are not bound to the matrix formed by their constituent materials and are thus able to dissociate from the material and become transferred into the surrounding environment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Extracting Text into Meta-Data : Improving machine text-understanding of news-media articles

    Author : Johannes Lindén; Tingting Zhang; Stefan Forsström; Patrik Österberg; Martin Holeňa; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Society is constantly in need of information. It is important to consume event-based information of what is happening around us as well as facts and knowledge. As society grows, the amount of information to consume grows with it. READ MORE