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In Europe, more than 75% of buildings are energy inefficient according to current energy standards. These buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption. Therefore, addressing the energy efficiency of existing buildings through various renovation measures remains of critical importance. In this study, two differently renovated multi-apartment buildings were selected to evaluate its environment impact using life cycle assessment. The buildings were built during the early 1980s, which did not meet the current energy efficiency standards. In recent times, these buildings were revised by Governmental agencies through the modernization process. The aim of the assessment is to study the environmental impacts associated with different renovation measures that has been carried out. This assessment covers the impact of new materials added, and the operational energy use. The study reveals that renovation stage accounts for 19% CO2 emission. The renovated buildings with renewable measures have a significant impact over climate change than the conventional renovation measures. Moreover, the potential savings in thermal energy used for space heating and domestic hot water preparation are 25% and 40% after conventional and renewable measures renovation, respectively. It was concluded that the total climate change potential could be reduced from 12% and 48% by retrofitting combined with renewable energy measures.
Vidhyalakshmi Chandrasekaran; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Ausrine Vitkute; Giedrius Gecevicius. Environmental Impact Assessment of Renovated Multi-Apartment Building Using LCA Approach: Case Study from Lithuania. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1542 .
AMA StyleVidhyalakshmi Chandrasekaran, Jolanta Dvarioniene, Ausrine Vitkute, Giedrius Gecevicius. Environmental Impact Assessment of Renovated Multi-Apartment Building Using LCA Approach: Case Study from Lithuania. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1542.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVidhyalakshmi Chandrasekaran; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Ausrine Vitkute; Giedrius Gecevicius. 2021. "Environmental Impact Assessment of Renovated Multi-Apartment Building Using LCA Approach: Case Study from Lithuania." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1542.
Electric mobility is promoted as a future transport option that has environmental and economic benefits and encourages sustainable urban transportation. The aim of this study is to reveal the changes in environmental and economic performance if we switched from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to battery electric (BEV) or hybrid electric (HEV) vehicles. Therefore, this research presents a comparative environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) from the Cradle-to-Grave perspective of the vehicles and a Well-to-Wheel analysis of their fuel supply. Moreover, an LCA of a BEV was performed under diverse electricity mix scenarios, which are forecasted for 2015–2050 in Lithuania. From an economic point of view, a life cycle costing was conducted for the same vehicles to estimate the economic impacts over the vehicle life cycles under Lithuanian conditions. The results show that ICEV-petrol contributes the major environmental damage in all damage categories. BEVs with the electricity mix of 2020–2050 scenarios, which are composed mainly of renewable energy sources, provide the least environmental impact. The economic results reveal that BEV and ICEV-diesel are the most cost-efficient vehicles, with the total consumer life cycle costs of approximately 5% and 15% less than ICEV-petrol and HEV, respectively.
Kamilė Petrauskienė; Arvydas Galinis; Daina Kliaugaitė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. Comparative Environmental Life Cycle and Cost Assessment of Electric, Hybrid, and Conventional Vehicles in Lithuania. Sustainability 2021, 13, 957 .
AMA StyleKamilė Petrauskienė, Arvydas Galinis, Daina Kliaugaitė, Jolanta Dvarionienė. Comparative Environmental Life Cycle and Cost Assessment of Electric, Hybrid, and Conventional Vehicles in Lithuania. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):957.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamilė Petrauskienė; Arvydas Galinis; Daina Kliaugaitė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. 2021. "Comparative Environmental Life Cycle and Cost Assessment of Electric, Hybrid, and Conventional Vehicles in Lithuania." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 957.
The decarbonization of the mobility and energy sector is one of the major necessary trends for achieving targets set for the European Union (EU) in the 2020 and 2030 climate and energy frameworks. Two key technologies which offer great potential for climate change mitigation are electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energies (REs). Thus, there is the need for innovative and stable policies in order to favor these technologies. The purpose of the study is to identify and compare features of policies for the integration of EVs, REs, and information and communication technology (ICT). This study uses an integrated Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT), and Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal (PESTEL) qualitative methodology in order to show different policies and initiatives, related to e-mobility, RE and ICT, collected from five European regions. This research provides discernments to the EVs and RE challenges, such as the lack of capacity to deal with high energy demands or limited EV-charging infrastructure. On the contrary, a high percentage of REs share, raising climate change awareness, and decreasing EV prices which are great opportunities for the whole EU. Such insights encourage policymakers and other groups of interest to improve their RE and mobility policies, which could lead to effective sustainable mobility systems in urban areas.
Kamile Petrauskiene; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Giedrius Kaveckis; Daina Kliaugaite; Julie Chenadec; Leonie Hehn; Berta Pérez; Claudio Bordi; Giorgio Scavino; Andrea Vignoli; Michael Erman. Situation Analysis of Policies for Electric Mobility Development: Experience from Five European Regions. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2935 .
AMA StyleKamile Petrauskiene, Jolanta Dvarioniene, Giedrius Kaveckis, Daina Kliaugaite, Julie Chenadec, Leonie Hehn, Berta Pérez, Claudio Bordi, Giorgio Scavino, Andrea Vignoli, Michael Erman. Situation Analysis of Policies for Electric Mobility Development: Experience from Five European Regions. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2935.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamile Petrauskiene; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Giedrius Kaveckis; Daina Kliaugaite; Julie Chenadec; Leonie Hehn; Berta Pérez; Claudio Bordi; Giorgio Scavino; Andrea Vignoli; Michael Erman. 2020. "Situation Analysis of Policies for Electric Mobility Development: Experience from Five European Regions." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2935.
Regulations that are indirectly driving the substitution of hazardous chemicals, such as the EU REACH regulation, necessitate improvements in chemical alternatives assessment frameworks. In those frameworks, life cycle thinking lacks some important aspects such as systematic and quantitative occupational safety methods and risks from intermediate chemicals that are not released to the environment under normal operating conditions. Concerns of companies about regulatory drivers regarding substances of very high concern often lead to inadequate evaluation of the baseline situation; an issue also overlooked by the frameworks. Moreover, life cycle assessment is optional for assessors with limited resources, such as small and medium enterprises. However, the success of substitution should not be evaluated without life cycle concerns. An environmental impact assessment model has been suggested to overcome these shortcomings of the chemical alternatives assessment frameworks. The model was applied to a case study of primed metal sheet production, where the company was driven to substitute reprotoxic 2-methoxypropanol used in their formulations. The results show that the proposed model is promising for solving the mentioned shortcomings, informing the assessor about substances of very high concern along the life cycle, and it has the potential to be further improved with the help of supporting software and databases. Particularly, in the occupational safety area that concerns risks of accidents at work, improvements to the EU occupational health database can drastically increase the accuracy of the assessments. Besides, the development of methodologies for the quantification of the impacts of reprotoxic, bioaccumulative and endocrine disruptor substances is necessary.
Semih Oguzcan; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Alessandro Tugnoli; Jolita Kruopiene. Environmental impact assessment model for substitution of hazardous substances by using life cycle approach. Environmental Pollution 2019, 254, 112945 .
AMA StyleSemih Oguzcan, Jolanta Dvarioniene, Alessandro Tugnoli, Jolita Kruopiene. Environmental impact assessment model for substitution of hazardous substances by using life cycle approach. Environmental Pollution. 2019; 254 ():112945.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSemih Oguzcan; Jolanta Dvarioniene; Alessandro Tugnoli; Jolita Kruopiene. 2019. "Environmental impact assessment model for substitution of hazardous substances by using life cycle approach." Environmental Pollution 254, no. : 112945.
Electrification of city transport and the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in transport systems have become leading trends for sustainable transportation. Many researchers state potential environmental benefits of electric vehicle (EV) when integrating RES into production of electricity, which is needed to recharge the EV’s battery. However, it is still unclear under what electricity mix scenarios environmental advantage will be the most significant and what technologies/fuel type have a major impact on the environment. For this reason, the article presents a comparative environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) fuelled with petrol and diesel. Besides, LCA of BEV under different electricity mix scenarios, that are prognosticated for the years 2015–2050 in Lithuania, is assessed. The paper shows a complete life cycle, composed of “Well-to-Wheel” and “Cradle-to-Grave” analysis for conventional and electric vehicles. This study uses ReCiPe methodology including both midpoint and endpoint indicators in order to express the impact on the environment. The results at the midpoint level reveal that in terms of climate change BEVs of 2015 electricity mix generate 26 and 47% more greenhouse gas emissions than those of ICEVs fuelled with petrol and diesel, respectively. Although in 2020–2050 electricity mix scenarios oil is expected to be eliminated and the use of RES will be highly increased, ICEV-petrol is expected to be the most polluting, comparing to ICEV-diesel and BEV in 2020 and later scenarios. Similar results are revealed at the endpoint level, as ICEV-petrol has the highest environmental damage in all categories: human health, ecosystems and resources. Next comes ICEV-diesel with 28% less total environmental damage, followed by BEV of 2015 electricity mix with 42% less impact than ICEV-diesel. Finally, BEV with electricity mix of 2050 has 54% smaller impact than BEV with electricity mix of 2015.
Kamilė Petrauskienė; Monika Skvarnavičiūtė; Jolanta Dvarioniene. Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of electric and conventional vehicles in Lithuania. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 246, 119042 .
AMA StyleKamilė Petrauskienė, Monika Skvarnavičiūtė, Jolanta Dvarioniene. Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of electric and conventional vehicles in Lithuania. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 246 ():119042.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamilė Petrauskienė; Monika Skvarnavičiūtė; Jolanta Dvarioniene. 2019. "Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of electric and conventional vehicles in Lithuania." Journal of Cleaner Production 246, no. : 119042.
Life cycle thinking is a necessary component in preventing the shifting of burden along the life cycle and from one impact category to another. For this reason, many have focused on integrating life cycle thinking into occupational risk assessment. The resultant methods have different properties in terms of scope and outcomes. Literature has been reviewed for life cycle occupational risk assessment methodologies, and 3 methods (life cycle inherent toxicity (LCIT) method, work environment characterization factors (WE-CFs) method, and life cycle risk assessment (LCRA) method) have been selected and applied in a case study of electricity production from pyro-oil to identify suitability and research gaps in the existing literature. The results of the LCIT method were highly heterogenous over life cycle of electricity production. For the current case, the major cancer and non-cancer impacts originated from the same life cycles. The results from WE-CFs method were highly heterogenous over the life cycle of electricity production as well. Agriculture contributed the most to the occupational risks. In the LCRA method, averaging caused the information about the frequency of the risks over life cycle to be lost. The method showed the well-known bargaining between accuracy and simplicity when complex systems are considered. Results from this method were quite homogenous among life cycles, due to the averaging effect. Detailed reporting and follow-up of the worker health issues can enable a more accurate application of the WE-CFs method. The overall results showed that it was possible to apply these 3 methodologies for the EU-28 region.
Semih Oguzcan; Alessandro Tugnoli; Jolanta Dvarioniene. Application of selected life cycle occupational safety methods to the case of electricity production from pyro-oil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2019, 26, 34873 -34883.
AMA StyleSemih Oguzcan, Alessandro Tugnoli, Jolanta Dvarioniene. Application of selected life cycle occupational safety methods to the case of electricity production from pyro-oil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2019; 26 (34):34873-34883.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSemih Oguzcan; Alessandro Tugnoli; Jolanta Dvarioniene. 2019. "Application of selected life cycle occupational safety methods to the case of electricity production from pyro-oil." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26, no. 34: 34873-34883.
This opinion paper focuses on the role of eco-toxicological tools in the assessment of possible impacts of emerging contaminants on the aquatic ecosystem, hence, on human health. Indeed, organic trace pollutants present in raw and treated wastewater are the pivot targets: a multidisciplinary approach allows defining the basic principles for managing this issue, from setting a proper monitoring campaign up to evaluating the optimal process treatment. Giving hints on trace pollutants fate and behaviour, attention is focused on the choice of the bioassay(s), by analysing the meaning of possible biological answers. Data interpretation and exploitation are detailed with the final goal of providing criteria in order to be able to select the best targeted treatment options. The manuscript deals with conventional and innovative analytical approaches for assessing toxicity, by reviewing laboratory and field assays; illustrative real scale and laboratory applications integrate and exemplify the proposed approach.
Roberta Pedrazzani; Giorgio Bertanza; Ivan Brnardić; Zeynep Cetecioglu; Jan Dries; Jolanta Dvarionienė; Antonio J. García-Fernández; Alette Langenhoff; Giovanni Libralato; Giusy Lofrano; Biljana Škrbić; Emma Martínez-López; Süreyya Meriç; Dragana Mutavdžić Pavlović; Matteo Papa; Peter Schröder; Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis; Christian Vogelsang. Opinion paper about organic trace pollutants in wastewater: Toxicity assessment in a European perspective. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 651, 3202 -3221.
AMA StyleRoberta Pedrazzani, Giorgio Bertanza, Ivan Brnardić, Zeynep Cetecioglu, Jan Dries, Jolanta Dvarionienė, Antonio J. García-Fernández, Alette Langenhoff, Giovanni Libralato, Giusy Lofrano, Biljana Škrbić, Emma Martínez-López, Süreyya Meriç, Dragana Mutavdžić Pavlović, Matteo Papa, Peter Schröder, Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis, Christian Vogelsang. Opinion paper about organic trace pollutants in wastewater: Toxicity assessment in a European perspective. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 651 ():3202-3221.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoberta Pedrazzani; Giorgio Bertanza; Ivan Brnardić; Zeynep Cetecioglu; Jan Dries; Jolanta Dvarionienė; Antonio J. García-Fernández; Alette Langenhoff; Giovanni Libralato; Giusy Lofrano; Biljana Škrbić; Emma Martínez-López; Süreyya Meriç; Dragana Mutavdžić Pavlović; Matteo Papa; Peter Schröder; Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis; Christian Vogelsang. 2018. "Opinion paper about organic trace pollutants in wastewater: Toxicity assessment in a European perspective." Science of The Total Environment 651, no. : 3202-3221.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic, persistent and bio-accumulative substances that have been included into the Stockholm Convention due to their hazardous properties. While large efforts have been made in the past decades to phase-out closed systems containing PCBs, open systems have received much less attention. In Lithuania, too, transformers and capacitors (closed systems) have already been inventoried and mostly collected and destroyed, but PCBs in open systems, mainly in buildings, have not been investigated. Therefore, this article presents estimates of probable PCB amounts and distribution in buildings in the country. According to theoretical calculations, about 1,900 t of PCBs could be brought into Lithuania and used in closed, partially closed and open systems. It is most probable that PCBs under the trade name Sovol, produced in Russia, constituted the majority of PCBs in open systems, i.e. some 400 t. There are about 8,600 apartment houses and 51,950 various public buildings with a big probability to contain PCBs. One such building could contain up to 6.6 kg of PCBs.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.erem.72.2.16213
Jolita Kruopienė; Eglė Jurkėnė; Gintaras Buika; Sigita Židonienė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Open Systems in Lithuania. Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 2016, 72, 1 .
AMA StyleJolita Kruopienė, Eglė Jurkėnė, Gintaras Buika, Sigita Židonienė, Jolanta Dvarionienė. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Open Systems in Lithuania. Environmental Research, Engineering and Management. 2016; 72 (2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJolita Kruopienė; Eglė Jurkėnė; Gintaras Buika; Sigita Židonienė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. 2016. "Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Open Systems in Lithuania." Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 72, no. 2: 1.
Nowadays, hazardous substances such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are still being used and released in steel plate priming processes. These releases might have severe negative impacts on the environment. One of the well-established methods for the evaluation of these impacts is the life cycle assessment method. In this study, life cycle assessment (LCA) was used to justify product substitution in a Lithuanian company due to regulatory concerns. In this study, life cycle impacts of this substitution were assessed by using LCA methodology. The results, within the mentioned uncertainties, indicated that the substitution to the water based primer paint was beneficial in all environmental impact categories. The study results also showed the importance of conducting an LCA study, and the shortcomings of local assessments.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.erem.72.2.16236
Semih Oguzcan; Aušra Randė; Jolanta Dvarionienė; Jolita Kruopienė. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Water-based and Solvent-based Primer Paints for Steel Plate Priming. Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 2016, 72, 1 .
AMA StyleSemih Oguzcan, Aušra Randė, Jolanta Dvarionienė, Jolita Kruopienė. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Water-based and Solvent-based Primer Paints for Steel Plate Priming. Environmental Research, Engineering and Management. 2016; 72 (2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSemih Oguzcan; Aušra Randė; Jolanta Dvarionienė; Jolita Kruopienė. 2016. "Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Water-based and Solvent-based Primer Paints for Steel Plate Priming." Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 72, no. 2: 1.
Six alternatives assessment frameworks have been reviewed for specific features that might affect the implementation of alternatives assessment and cause regrettable substitution. These features are: the assessments included, the assessment flowchart structure, the inclusion of the assessors with limited resources (e.g., SMEs) in terms of resource intensity, the tools and methods included or guided to, and the indicators. The purpose of this review was to point out the existing important differences among the frameworks and also to stress the possibility of future improvements for the application of frameworks in SMEs. In general, it has been determined that, although there are similar features (e.g., hazard assessment methods) among the reviewed frameworks, there are also serious differences that might affect the assessment outcome, such as the use of physicochemical properties, the scope of life cycle thinking, and decision methods. These differences are caused by the exclusion of particular assessments, as well as the differences among the assessment methods used and the flowchart structure of the framework that incorporates these assessments. Ideally, the frameworks should give the same results under the same circumstances. Also, frameworks usually ignore the follow-up stage of the alternatives assessment, which is an important shortcoming of the frameworks. Common approaches, such as the exclusion of assessments or the use of the sequential elimination method seem to be a temporary solution to the existing problem of the implementation of these frameworks by SMEs. Common principles and methods should be in place to be able to minimize those differences among frameworks toward an optimized framework that enables assessors with limited resources to conduct a comprehensive assessment that is necessary to avoid a regrettable substitution.
Semih Oguzcan; Jolita Kruopiene; Jolanta Dvarioniene. Approaches to chemical alternatives assessment (CAA) for the substitution of hazardous substances in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 2016, 19, 361 -378.
AMA StyleSemih Oguzcan, Jolita Kruopiene, Jolanta Dvarioniene. Approaches to chemical alternatives assessment (CAA) for the substitution of hazardous substances in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 2016; 19 (2):361-378.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSemih Oguzcan; Jolita Kruopiene; Jolanta Dvarioniene. 2016. "Approaches to chemical alternatives assessment (CAA) for the substitution of hazardous substances in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)." Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 19, no. 2: 361-378.
Investigation on the sources, discharges and related risks for the environment of the pharmaceutical substance (PhS) diclofenac (DCF) was performed in Lithuania, a country of the Baltic Sea region, for the first time. The investigation only refers to DCF as a PhS for human use; emissions from animal husbandry were not considered. In the first stage of the research, the main sources and pathways of DCF via substance flow analysis were identified within the country. During the second stage, DCF flows along the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in two different cities were measured in order to assess the current levels of pharmaceutical residues in the environment. Furthermore, environmental risk assessment was carried out by taking into account the parameters of consumption data and elimination rate in WWTPs. Then, the assessment of different technical and managerial removal approaches was accomplished in an environmental management model of wastewater containing PhS, based on the framework of environmental systems theory.
Inga Baranauskaitė-Fedorova; Jolanta Dvarionienė; Vladimir A. Nikiforov. Management of pharmaceutical substances in the environment: Lithuanian case study. Water Science and Technology 2016, 74, 1255 -1265.
AMA StyleInga Baranauskaitė-Fedorova, Jolanta Dvarionienė, Vladimir A. Nikiforov. Management of pharmaceutical substances in the environment: Lithuanian case study. Water Science and Technology. 2016; 74 (6):1255-1265.
Chicago/Turabian StyleInga Baranauskaitė-Fedorova; Jolanta Dvarionienė; Vladimir A. Nikiforov. 2016. "Management of pharmaceutical substances in the environment: Lithuanian case study." Water Science and Technology 74, no. 6: 1255-1265.
Present technologies for wastewater treatment do not sufficiently address the increasing pollution situation of receiving water bodies, especially with the growing use of personal care products and pharmaceuticals (PPCP) in the private household and health sector. The relevance of addressing this problem of organic pollutants was taken into account by the Directive 2013/39/EU that introduced (i) the quality evaluation of aquatic compartments, (ii) the polluter pays principle, (iii) the need for innovative and affordable wastewater treatment technologies, and (iv) the identification of pollution causes including a list of principal compounds to be monitored. In addition, a watch list of 10 other substances was recently defined by Decision 2015/495 on March 20, 2015. This list contains, among several recalcitrant chemicals, the painkiller diclofenac and the hormones 17β-estradiol and 17α-ethinylestradiol. Although some modern approaches for their removal exist, such as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), retrofitting most wastewater treatment plants with AOPs will not be acceptable as consistent investment at reasonable operational cost. Additionally, by-product and transformation product formation has to be considered. The same is true for membrane-based technologies (nanofiltration, reversed osmosis) despite of the incredible progress that has been made during recent years, because these systems lead to higher operation costs (mainly due to higher energy consumption) so that the majority of communities will not easily accept them. Advanced technologies in wastewater treatment like membrane bioreactors (MBR) that integrate biological degradation of organic matter with membrane filtration have proven a more complete elimination of emerging pollutants in a rather cost- and labor-intensive technology. Still, most of the presently applied methods are incapable of removing critical compounds completely. In this opinion paper, the state of the art of European WWTPs is reflected, and capacities of single methods are described. Furthermore, the need for analytical standards, risk assessment, and economic planning is stressed. The survey results in the conclusion that combinations of different conventional and advanced technologies including biological and plant-based strategies seem to be most promising to solve the burning problem of polluting our environment with hazardous emerging xenobiotics.
P. Schröder; B. Helmreich; Biljana Skrbic; M. Carballa; M. Papa; Carlo Pastore; Z. Emre; Adrian Oehmen; A. Langenhoff; M. Molinos; Jolanta Dvarioniene; C. Huber; K. P. Tsagarakis; Emma Martínez-Lopez; S. Meric Pagano; C. Vogelsang; G. Mascolo. Status of hormones and painkillers in wastewater effluents across several European states—considerations for the EU watch list concerning estradiols and diclofenac. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2016, 23, 12835 -12866.
AMA StyleP. Schröder, B. Helmreich, Biljana Skrbic, M. Carballa, M. Papa, Carlo Pastore, Z. Emre, Adrian Oehmen, A. Langenhoff, M. Molinos, Jolanta Dvarioniene, C. Huber, K. P. Tsagarakis, Emma Martínez-Lopez, S. Meric Pagano, C. Vogelsang, G. Mascolo. Status of hormones and painkillers in wastewater effluents across several European states—considerations for the EU watch list concerning estradiols and diclofenac. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016; 23 (13):12835-12866.
Chicago/Turabian StyleP. Schröder; B. Helmreich; Biljana Skrbic; M. Carballa; M. Papa; Carlo Pastore; Z. Emre; Adrian Oehmen; A. Langenhoff; M. Molinos; Jolanta Dvarioniene; C. Huber; K. P. Tsagarakis; Emma Martínez-Lopez; S. Meric Pagano; C. Vogelsang; G. Mascolo. 2016. "Status of hormones and painkillers in wastewater effluents across several European states—considerations for the EU watch list concerning estradiols and diclofenac." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23, no. 13: 12835-12866.
Changes in production processes and products that result in improvement of environmental, economic and social performance of enterprises are an important element of the overall process towards more sustainable production. The aim of this article is to demonstrate the application of cleaner production and eco-design as sustainable production tools to improve the environmental efficiency of milk processing industry. Milk processing industry is one of the largest and dynamically developing branches of industry in the world. The main impact of milk processing industry on the environment is related to energy and water consumption, and waste and wastewater generation. A number of potential solutions to improve the environmental performance of milk processing industry, to reduce energy and resources consumption are analysed: substitution of cleaning agent in the milk receiving bar for washing of milk tankers with the specialised acidic detergent, integration of the automated CIP washing system in the butter bar, implementation of water recycling system to collect warm (35 °C) water, integration of the membrane technologies for the evaporation process and the use of filtrate received during the condensation for steam generation in the boiler house. Finally, an eco-design solution for cans of milk products is presented. All these proposals have been implemented in the milk processing company.
Jolanta Dvarionienė; Jolita Kruopienė; Jūratė Stankevičienė. Application of cleaner technologies in milk processing industry to improve the environmental efficiency. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 2012, 14, 1037 -1045.
AMA StyleJolanta Dvarionienė, Jolita Kruopienė, Jūratė Stankevičienė. Application of cleaner technologies in milk processing industry to improve the environmental efficiency. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 2012; 14 (6):1037-1045.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJolanta Dvarionienė; Jolita Kruopienė; Jūratė Stankevičienė. 2012. "Application of cleaner technologies in milk processing industry to improve the environmental efficiency." Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 14, no. 6: 1037-1045.
The paper provides an overview of EIA system applications and assesses its effectiveness in Lithuania. A combination of archival research and quantitative/qualitative analysis was used to identify the main shortcomings of the EIA process in Lithuania: subjectivity in forecasting environmental effects, insufficient consideration of alternatives, politicisation of the process and incompetence of authorities involved. The research revealed that a thorough knowledge of EIA procedures and legal requirements may be a solution to these problems, especially when the stages related to forecasting the effects and evaluating the results are strictly reserved for recognized experts. The work concludes on the suggestions to involve in EIA process relevant authorities and to increase the competence of EIA practitioners.
Jolita Kruopienė; Sigita Židonienė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. Current practice and shortcomings of EIA in Lithuania. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2009, 29, 305 -309.
AMA StyleJolita Kruopienė, Sigita Židonienė, Jolanta Dvarionienė. Current practice and shortcomings of EIA in Lithuania. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2009; 29 (5):305-309.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJolita Kruopienė; Sigita Židonienė; Jolanta Dvarionienė. 2009. "Current practice and shortcomings of EIA in Lithuania." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 29, no. 5: 305-309.