A variance estimator for constrained estimates of change in relative categorical frequencies.

abstract：:The mangrove formations of Godavari estuary are due to silting over many centuries. The estuary covers an area of 62,000 ha of which dense Coringa mangrove forest spread in 6,600 ha. Satellite sensor data was used to detect change in the mangrove cover for a period of 12 years (1992-2004). It was found that an area of...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Satapathy DR,Krupadam RJ,Kumar LP,Wate SR

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, an increased tendency to consume meals at dining facilities outside the home has been highlighted; moreover, meals supplied in food businesses have been involved in many foodborne disease outbreaks. Therefore, microbial air contamination in food processing facilities could be a concern and an inc...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Osimani A,Aquilanti L,Tavoletti S,Clementi F

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, various environmental issues have aroused a concern on the pollution of pesticides in rivers and in their various intercompartments. Multiple residues of pesticides discharged from industries or as a result of extensive use of agrochemicals in agriculture have been monitored. These pesticide residues ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chopra AK,Sharma MK,Chamoli S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the chemical composition characteristic of pollution in a northern suburb of Nanjing, particle samples were collected by two Andersen cascade impactors from May to July 2013. The positive matrix factorization version 3 (EPA-PMF 3.0) was applied to identify the source contribution of PM2.1 concentrations ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： An J,Duan Q,Wang H,Miao Q,Shao P,Wang J,Zou J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a food survey was carried out with two purposes: (1) to investigate the levels of nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) in various vegetables randomly collected in supermarkets of La Rochelle and (2) to assess the potential health risk for consumers by estimating the daily intake (EDI) and the target ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Cherfi A,Cherfi M,Maache-Rezzoug Z,Rezzoug SA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to propose and apply a novel approach to develop a drinking water quality index that enables water managers to routinely identify the vulnerabilities in a distribution system (DS) while taking into account the priorities of water managers and operators. Here, we propose an innovative app...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Scheili A,Delpla I,Rodriguez MJ

更新日期：2020-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate community in the Arente River (a tributary of the Crati river in the Region of Calabria, Italy) were monitored monthly for 1 year through stratified sampling by habitat (pools and riffles) together with general descriptors of communities structure and the extended biotic index ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gallo L,De Filippis A,Mezzotero A,Voelz NJ,Lucadamo L

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aimed to assess the quality of apportion pollution sources and examine the impacts of anthropogenic activities on groundwater. The study was implemented in two sequential steps of (1) bulk examination of groundwater quality followed by principal component analysis/factor analysis (PCA/FA) to apportio...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Nguyen BT,Nguyen TMT,Bach QV

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metals are released into the environment by both anthropogenic and natural sources. Highly reactive and often toxic at low concentrations, they may enter soils and groundwater, bioaccumulate in food webs, and adversely affect biota. Heavy metals also may remain in the environment for years, posing long-term risk...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gall JE,Boyd RS,Rajakaruna N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) is one of the largest gas reserves in the world. To reduce the CO2 emission from the area in line with the international climate commitments, two groups of scenario have been developed: the first is using the ecosystem services of mangrove forests, and the second is techno...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mahmoudi M,Pourebrahim S,Danehkar A,Moeinaddini M,Ziyarati MT

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metals are persistent environmental contaminants, and transport of metals into the environment poses a threat to ecosystems, as plants and wildlife are susceptible to long-term exposure, bioaccumulation, and potential toxicity. We investigated the distribution and cascading extent of heavy metal accumulation in ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lester MB,van Riper C 3rd

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to analyze the concentrations of SO2, NO2, and O3 measured by a Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) system that was operating at the campus of Technological Education Institute of Piraeus during 2008 and 2009 warm periods (July to September) in relation to the prevailing ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Psiloglou BE,Larissi IK,Petrakis M,Paliatsos AG,Antoniou A,Viras LG

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A predictive or model based approach to making inferences about the loading of a contaminant from a point source is presented and illustrated by estimating the total phosphorus, TP, loading from the Niagara River to Lake Ontario for the years 1967 to 1982. Information about explanatory variables and/or autodependence ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Thompson ME,El-Shaarawi AH

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill assessed the external oiling of migratory bird species dependent on open water in the Gulf of Mexico following the aforementioned spill. The assessment was designed to evaluate birds that use open water during the winte...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Paruk JD,Stenhouse IJ,Sigel BJ,Adams EM,Montevecchi WA,Evers DC,Gilbert AT,Duron M,Long D 4th,Hemming J,Tuttle P

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The California's San Joaquin River and its tributaries including Orestimba (ORC) and Del Puerto (DPC) Creeks are listed on the 2006 US EPA Clean Water Act §303(d) list for pesticide impairment. From December 2007 through June 2008, water and sediment samples were collected from both creeks in Stanislaus County to dete...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ensminger M,Bergin R,Spurlock F,Goh KS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in the human population, urbanization, industrialization, infrastructural development, and current agricultural practices acts as major factors leading to the decline of the groundwater table in the region. The present study analyzes the noticeable effect of anthropogenic pressure on the groundwater table ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gautam A,Rai SC,Rai SP

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The air temperature distributions in August (summer) and December (winter) were measured in an approximately 15 x 15-km urban area in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in order to study the spatial distribution of the air temperature and to propose effective measures against the heat island phenomenon. The air temperature was ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Aikawa M,Hiraki T,Eiho J,Miyazaki H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand the spatial and temporal variation in surface water and sediment quality, parameters were evaluated from the three sites Chicalim Bay (CB), Nerul Creek (NC), and Chapora Bay (ChB) along the Goa coast, which has major oyster beds. Multivariate analysis such as cluster analysis (CA), Box-Whisker plo...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Shenai-Tirodkar PS,Gauns MU,Ansari ZA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drainage culverts are known to be used by a diverse number of species. To date, most studies looking at culvert usage have been restricted to the dry season. This seasonal bias has limited our understanding of how different species respond to culverts and, consequently, our ability to find effective ways to promote th...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Serronha AM,Mateus AR,Eaton F,Santos-Reis M,Grilo C

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at investigating the presence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in river bed sediments of the Apies River, Gauteng, South Africa, in order to better inform health management decisions designed to protect users of the river. Overall, 180 water and sediment samples were collected at 10 sites alon...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Abia AL,Ubomba-Jaswa E,Momba MN

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flow and dispersion of stack-gas emitted from different elevated point source around flow obstacles in an urban environment have been investigated, using computational fluid dynamics models (CFD). The results were compared with the experimental results obtained from the diffusion wind tunnel under different condit...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yassin MF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groundwater pollution resulting from anthropogenic activities and poor effluent management is on the rise in Nigeria. Hence, groundwater used for domestic purposes is questionable and therefore calls for scientific scrutiny. Investigation of hydrochemical interactions and quality of groundwater resource is essential i...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Emenike PC,Nnaji CC,Tenebe IT

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Imidazolinone group herbicides are known for longer persistence in soil. Therefore, a laboratory study was performed to evaluate the persistence of pre-mix formulation of two imidazolinone herbicides-imazethapyr and imazamox in clay and sandy loam soils. Herbicide formulation was applied at 70 and 140 g a.i. ha-1 equi...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rani D,Duhan A,Punia SS,Yadav DB,Duhan S

更新日期：2018-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is presented for elevation (H) and spatial position (X, Y) decorrelation stretch of annual precipitation summaries on a 1-km grid for SW USA for the period 2003 to 2014. Multiple linear regression analysis of the first and second principal component (PC) quantifies the variance in the multi-temporal precipita...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ch Miliaresis G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic is one of the naturally occurring heavy metal that has been reported to cause damaging effects on different body organs. This study was aimed to determine the arsenic level in different water sources and investigate the effect of arsenic exposure on risk factors of diabetes mellitus (DM) in human participants ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rehman K,Fatima F,Akash MSH

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution has become a growing problem in megacities and large urban areas through out the globe, and transportation is recognized as the major source of air pollution in many cities, especially in developing countries. Contribution of automobiles is reported in the range of 40 to 80% of the total air pollution. T...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Goyal SK,Ghatge SV,Nema P,M Tamhane S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delhi is one of the many megacities struggling with punishing levels of pollution from industrial, residential, and transportation sources. Over the years, pollution abatement in Delhi has become an important constituent of state policies. In the past one decade a lot of policies and regulations have been implemented ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mohan M,Dagar L,Gurjar BR

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study area Rameswaram, a holy island, is famous for the sacred Ramanathaswamy temple, which cements people of the country regardless of their place, residence, or their religion or creed. This coastal tract is experiencing a chronic fresh water shortage, despite a few spring sources. The study area is selected for...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ramachandramoorthy T,Sivasankar V,Subramanian V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical measurements often constitute the basis for informed decision-making at different levels in society; sound decision-making is possible only if the quality of the data used is uncompromised. To guarantee the reliability and comparability of analytical data an intricate system of quality-assurance measures has ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chauhan SK,Gupta PK,Shukla A,Gangopadhyay S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquatic environmental pollution may cause biodiversity loss. Thus, monitoring studies are very important because fish health reflects both quality and sustainability of the environment, as well as of the individuals that live there. In the present report, genetic biomarkers (piscine micronucleus test; comet assay with...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ramsdorf WA,Vicari T,de Almeida MI,Artoni RF,Cestari MM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00