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AbstractA combination of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the water companies being more in the public eye since privatization seems to have heightened public awareness and sensitivities to unpleasant odours emanating from sewage‐treatment works. The incorporation of odour‐control measures is therefore increasingly becoming a condition of planning consent.The selection of the correct odour‐control system for each application is of paramount importance, and the two principal criteria are that (i) it should be effective in its performance, and (ii) it should be cost effective to install and operate.This paper does not explore the advantages and disadvantages of the various types of odour‐control system, but concentrates on the case study of one particular application where these criteria have been met by using multi‐stage chemical scrubbing. The source and nature of the odours, containment, ventilation, treatment and performance are described, concluding in an assessment of 'cost of ownership'.

Argues that early Greek & Roman terminology & attitudes regarding blacks were not colored by racism. Although the first European accounts of African peoples often used a color-term to designate blacks, it is contended that the term "Ethiopian" carried no stigma of inferiority. The circumstance in which Greco-Romans encountered blacks was frequently within the military arena &, therefore, the image of the black as a warrior (vs savage) was reflected in the literature from Homer to the sixth century AD. It is argued that many scholars have misinterpreted the classical artist's interest in Negroid types in failing to accept that Greek & Roman artists regarded skin color as nothing more than a geographic accident. It is asserted that blacks faced no institutional barriers within the Greco-Roman world & were welcomed as priests & Monks in both Isiac & Christian worship. 34 References. M. Greenberg

This article reviews the literature on discharge for cause in the United States in the twentieth century. The principal findings are that (1) discharge rates tend to be lower during periods of economic recession and higher during years of prosperity; (2) discharge rates have not varied significantly as between union and nonunion employers; (3) discharge rates are inversely related to seniority and age of employees; and (4) workers who are discharged for cause have more difficulty finding employment than workers who have been laid off or who have left their jobs voluntarily. It is estimated that approximately 3 million private sector at-will employees are discharged each year. Using what they consider to be reasonable assumptions, the authors estimate that at least 150,000 would be found to have been discharged without just cause if they had recourse to arbitration under the same standards as unionized employees.