Environmental effects of fireworks with special consideration of plastic emissions
© Lehrstuhl fĂĽr Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben (11/2020)
In Germany, about 133 million Euro are spent annually for New Year’s Eve fireworks, which result in 38,000 to 49,000 Mg of total firework mass. By a com-bination of desk research with official fireworks approval statistics, a customer survey, dismantling experiments with fireworks debris and with packaging characterisation, the total nationwide polymer emission was estimated to be 3,088 Mg. Out of this total mass, a projected polymer debris mass of 534 Mg was identified, and about 270 Mg of polymer packaging material. The remaining 2283 Mg of polymer mass are parts that eventually may remain at the launching site.

Road traffic noise level prediction in the city of Thessaloniki: a comparison between the French and British method
© Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (6/2009)
The EU Directive (2002/49/EC) relating to the assessment and management of environment noise was published in 2002 and it deals mainly with the definition of noise indicators, strategic noise mapping, noise management action plans and prediction methodologies. Until recently the most used method in Europe as well as in Greece for noise prediction was the British method, CRTN.

Legislative System of Environmental Protection in the Republic of Slovenia – a Short Presentation
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (8/2005)
For a better understanding of the legislative system for environmental protection in the Republic of Slovenia a short historical survey is needed of the period before 1991, when the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia as an independent State was adopted.

The German-Suiss aircraft-noise conflict
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (3/2004)
Essay about the problems of air traffic and noise protection in the scope of European and International Law

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