Canadian environmental effects monitoring: experiences with pulp and paper and metal mining regulatory programs.

abstract：:Suspended particulate matter (SPM), sediments and clams were collected at three sites in Jiaozhou Bay to assess the magnitude of trace metal pollution in the area. Metal concentrations in SPM (Cu: 40.11-203; Zn: 118-447; Pb: 50.1-132; Cd: 0.55-4.39; Cr: 147.6-288; Mn: 762-1670 microg/g), sediments (Cu: 17.64-34.26; Zn...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Li Y,Yu Z,Song X,Mu Q

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jordan relies heavily on reservoirs building and development to cope with water supply challenges, where monitoring and assessment of reservoir water quality are critically important for the sustainable use of these water supplies. Mujib Dam is an important water supply source in central western Jordan. Evaluation of ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Al-Taani AA,El-Radaideh NM,Al Khateeb WM,Al Bsoul A

更新日期：2018-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantification of fluxes of water into and out of terminal lakes like Basaka has fundamental challenges. This is due to the fact that accurate measurement and quantification of most of the parameters of a lake's hydrologic cycle are difficult. Furthermore, quantitative understanding of the hydrologic systems and hence...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dinka MO,Loiskandl W,Ndambuki JM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CO2 release from forest soil is a key driver of carbon cycling between the soil and atmosphere ecosystem. The rate of CO2 released from soil was measured in three forest stands (in the mountainous region near Beijing, China) by the alkaline absorption method from 2004 to 2006. The rate of CO2 released did not differ a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sun XY,Gao CD,Zhang L,Li SY,Qiao Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil erosion is an open topic, not only because soil fertility is lost, but also because nutrients are spilled into water bodies, thereby causing pollution. Research carried out in this field has amply described this process, but the interaction between these factors is complex and experimental research is needed to u...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Petroselli A,Leone A,Ripa MN,Recanatesi F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraordinary geogenic concentrations of cadmium (Cd) have been reported for some Jamaican soils. However, the bioavailability of the metal in these soils remains unknown. Here, the bioavailability of Cd in selected Jamaican soils was investigated through the determination of total and sequentially extractable concent...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Spence A,Hanson RE,Grant CN,Hoo Fung L,Rattray R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water quality impairment by fecal waste in coastal watersheds is a public health issue. The present study provided evidence for the use of a mitochondrial (mtDNA) marker to detect animal fecal sources in surface water. The accurate identification of fecal pollution is based on the notion that fecal microorganisms pref...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bucci JP,Shattuck MD,Aytur SA,Carey R,McDowell WH

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal pollution in aquatic bodies is a matter of serious concern for aquatic fauna and human health. This study evaluated the effect of heavy metals on structural aberrations in fish scales of freshwater Indian major carp Labeo rohita. Scales from two size groups-lesser than and equal to 40 cm and greater than 4...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Vaid V,Hundal SS

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of apples in Poland is the largest among the countries of the European Union, and therefore, the consumption of these fruits is high in our country. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of pesticide residues in Polish apples and to assess if these residues pose a risk to the health of the...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Szpyrka E,Kurdziel A,Słowik-Borowiec M,Grzegorzak M,Matyaszek A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the characteristic properties of inversions formed inside the lower boundary layer over Athens, Greece, were studied using 35-year radiosonde measurements of temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. The analysis revealed that the inversion parameters demonstrate considerable seasonal variation. ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kassomenos PA,Paschalidou AK,Lykoudis S,Koletsis I

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus, is an obligate intracytosolic bacterium transmitted among humans and small mammals by some species of larval trombiculid mites (chiggers). It has been recognized as a pathogen of major public health concern in the Asia-Pacific region. As disease is considere...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Akhunji B,Bhate R,Pansare N,Chaudhari SP,Khan W,Kurkure NV,Kolte SW,Barbuddhe SB

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Land use change near dense forests is the single major cause of emergence of forest-based emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) among humans. In an attempt to predict where the next EID would originate from, we are hypothesizing that future EIDs would originate from a region having high population density, excessive pov...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Shah V,Shah A,Joshi V

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the assessment of uncertainty contribution in projected changes of high and low flows from parameterization of a hydrological model and inputs of ensemble regional climate models (RCM). An ensemble of climate projections including 15 global circulation model (GCM)/RCM combinations and two bias ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Engin BE,Yücel I,Yilmaz A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoplankton and water quality long term trends are presented from a 20-year monitoring program of Chesapeake Bay and several of its major tributaries. Increasing phytoplankton biomass and abundance are ongoing within this estuarine complex, with diatoms the dominant component, along with chlorophytes and cyanobacter...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Marshall HG,Lane MF,Nesius KK,Burchardt L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity concentrations of soil samples collected from thirty different locations of Malwa region of Punjab were determined by using HPGe detector based on high-resolution gamma spectrometry system. The range of activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in the soil from the studied areas varies from 18.37 Bq...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mehra R,Singh S,Singh K,Sonkawade R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Grand Canyon, located in Northern Arizona, is one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and has been set aside as a National Park to preserve its unique character. Several million visitors from all over the world travel to the Grand Canyon each year to witness its awesome beauty, As a natural preserve, the ar...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Archer SF,Molenar JV,Dietrich DL

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was conducted to observe the persistence pattern and risk assessment of cypermethrin in chilli fruits following three applications of cypermethrin (Super fighter 25 EC) at 50 and 100 g a.i. ha(-1) at 10-day interval. Residues of cypermethrin in chilli were estimated by gas liquid chromatography (GLC) and wer...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Singh Y,Mandal K,Singh B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple analytical method was developed to determine the 2,4-D isooctyl ester residue in wheat and soil by gas chromatography coupled with electron capture detector. Using the method, the dissipation and residue of 2,4-D isooctyl ester in wheat field was investigated. The average recoveries of 2,4-D isooctyl ester ra...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Liu C,Li L,Wang S,You X,Jiang S,Liu F

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at an urban site in Seoul, South Korea, 24-hr ambient air PM2.5 samples were collected during five intensive sampling periods between November 1998 and December 1999. To determine the PAH size distribution, 3-day size-segregated aerosol samples were also collected in ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Park SS,Kim YJ,Kang CH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple statistical methods on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and bands 3 and 4 data of relatively coarse resolution Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM(+)) imageries were used to investigate the impacts of air pollution on the deterioration of the vegetation cover in the Sarchesh...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rastmanesh F,Moore F,Kharrati-Kopaei M,Behrouz M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ponds, as landscape features, are known to regulate climate. Since ponds proliferate or recede due to natural or anthropogenic factors, a variation of pond numbers implies a variation of their climatic effect. Accordingly, this study investigates the impact of ponds on the local climate of the French Claise watershed....

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Al Sayah MJ,Nedjai R,Abdallah C,Khouri M

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work is to determine the content of essential and toxic elements in 25 raw propolis samples, when considering pollution agents and geographical and botanical factors. The microwave-assisted digestion was the most reliable and accurate method for determination of inorganic elements in propolis samples. ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bonvehí JS,Bermejo FJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), widespread environmental pollutants, have been measured in aerosols and dustfall in Macao. In this paper, we compare concentration distributions and determine the partitioning of PAHs in aerosols and dustfall for different areas, sampling times and sampling heights. The results...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Shihua Q,Jun Y,Gan Z,Jiamo F,Guoying S,Zhishi W,Tong SM,Tang UW,Yunshun M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new algorithm was developed for retrieving sea surface temperature (SST) in coastal waters using satellite remote sensing data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard Aqua platform. The new SST algorithm was trained using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method and tested using 8 years o...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wang J,Deng Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of future management and policy options based on different assumptions provide a mechanism to examine possible outcomes and especially their likely benefits and consequences. The San Pedro River in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico is an area that has undergone rapid changes in land use and cover, and subsequently is...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kepner WG,Semmens DJ,Bassett SD,Mouat DA,Goodrich DC

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid evolution of mobile phone technology has raised public concern about its possible association with adverse health effects. Given the huge number of mobile phone users at present days, even simple adverse health effects could have major implications. This article reviews the present knowledge concerning the h...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kim KH,Kabir E,Jahan SA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two multiresidue methods were developed to determine pesticides in air collected in California. Pesticides were trapped using XAD-4 resin and extracted with ethyl acetate. Based on an analytical method from the University of California Davis Trace Analytical Laboratory, pesticides were detected by analyzing the extrac...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hengel M,Lee P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, both direct material input (DMI) and domestic processed output (DPO) of Jilin Province in 1990-2006 were calculated and then based on these two indexes, a dematerialization model was established. The main results are summarized as follows: (1) both direct material input and domestic processed output inc...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Li M,Zhang H,Li Z,Tong L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The public health consequences of extreme heat events are felt most intensely in metropolitan areas where population density is high and the presence of the urban heat island phenomenon exacerbates the potential for prolonged exposure. This research develops an approach to map potential heat stress on humans by combin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kershaw SE,Millward AA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed some physicochemical properties and heavy metal contamination of four major dumpsites in Nsukka metropolis. Soil samples were collected randomly at depth of 15 cm. Physicochemical properties were determined. Levels of lead, chromium, iron, manganese, zinc, cadmium, and copper were analyzed using at...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ohanu CM,Ekeh FN,Ohanu IB,Aguzie ION,Ivoke N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00