Habitat conditions and correlations of sediment quality triad indicators in Delaware Bay.

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor with multiple purported metabolic effects. This study aimed to measure BPA among Lebanese population, to identify its predictors, and to explore any link to metabolic disorders. A representative sample of 501 adults from Lebanon was recruited in a cross-sectional study. Urin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mouneimne Y,Nasrallah M,Khoueiry-Zgheib N,Nasreddine L,Nakhoul N,Ismail H,Abiad M,Koleilat L,Tamim H

更新日期：2017-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impacts of a middle-sized Finnish urban area on the quality of sediments in an adjacent boreal lake. We investigated the sources and distribution of organic pollutants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)) in the sediments from ur...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Honkonen O,Rantalainen AL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we describe the design and development of a quantitative, geospatial risk assessment tool intended to facilitate monitoring trends in wildfire risk over time and to provide information useful in prioritizing fuels treatments and mitigation measures. The research effort is designed to develop, from a s...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Thompson MP,Calkin DE,Gilbertson-Day JW,Ager AA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In birds, concentrations of heavy metal contaminants were associated with their diet and environmental quality. This study presents concentrations of lead and cadmium in feathers and the relationship between concentrations in the feather and stomach content of three species of heron and egret chicks. Cadmium concentra...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kim J,Oh JM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chaohu Lake is one of the five largest fresh lakes in China. Now it is one of the three most eutrophic lakes of China attracting more and more attention in the world-wide-concern. From Zhongmiao Temple to Qitouzui Cape, the lake is divided into two parts. The eutrophication state of the lake western part is more serio...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Shang GP,Shang JC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two spectrophotometric methods have been developed for the determination of nitrite using dapsone (DAP) with alpha-naphthol and 4-amino-5-hydroxynapthalene-2,7-disulphonic acid monosodium salt (AHNDMS) as chromogenic reagents with maximum absorbance wavelength at 540 and 520 nm respectively. For the method that utiliz...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Nagaraj P,Prakash JS,Shivakumar A,Shrestha AK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the results of a measurement campaign aiming to assess cancer risk among two special groups of population: policemen and laboratory technicians exposed to the toxic substances, benzene and formaldehyde are presented. The exposure is compared to general population risk. The results show that polic...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pilidis GA,Karakitsios SP,Kassomenos PA,Kazos EA,Stalikas CD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicity in natural ecosystems is usually not due to exposure to a single substance, but is rather the result of exposure to mixtures of toxic substances. Knowing the effects of contaminants as a mixture compared to their effects in isolated form is therefore important. This study aimed to evaluate the oxidative stres...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gómez-Oliván LM,Neri-Cruz N,Galar-Martínez M,Islas-Flores H,García-Medina S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of sewage-sludge samples obtained in Kolkata region was evaluated. Both sewage water and sludge components were analyzed for a number of physico-chemical, microbiological parameters using standard laboratory procedures, some heavy metals by AAS method and pesticide contents by GC method. Some of the physic...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Purkait S,Ganguly M,Aktar W,Sengupta D,Chowdhury A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last three decades, the industrial and human activities in the coastal area of Saudi Arabia have increased dramatically and resulted in the continuous invasion of different types of pollutants including heavy metals. Seven sediment cores were collected from three major industrialized areas; Jeddah, Rabigh and Y...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Badr NB,El-Fiky AA,Mostafa AR,Al-Mur BA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientists strive to develop efficient sampling protocols, reducing both the number of samples and processing time required, which can be adapted for use in a broad range of ecosystems. We investigated the accuracy and usefulness of artificial substrates in monitoring the impact of rising salinity on freshwater macroi...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Piscart C,Moreteau JC,Beisel JN

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mangrove sediments are strong modulators of organic matter (OM) content and pollutant dynamics, acting both as sinks and sources of these components. This study aimed to assess temporal dynamics of OM within temperate mangrove sediments and their ability to sequester pollutants. Specifically, levels of trace metals (F...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bastakoti U,Robertson J,Bourgeois C,Marchand C,Alfaro AC

更新日期：2019-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Global generation of human hair waste and its disposal at landfills could contribute to the leaching of nitrates into ground water. High concentrations of nitrogen (N) and other elements suggest that the waste could be a source of plant nutrients and differences in ethnic hair types could affect nutrient release and f...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Malepfane NM,Muchaonyerwa P

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Kimpo metropolitan landfill has received various kinds of wastes since January 1992. The leachate level was measured to be 10.3 m in May 1995 and the level increased to 12.2 m in August 1996. Therefore, to prove the reason for the increasing leachate level, we calibrated hydraulic conductivity of each waste and interm...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dho NY,Koo JK,Lee SR

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sediment core from Korangi Creek, one of the polluted coastal locations along the Karachi Coast Pakistan, was collected to trace the history of marine pollution and to determine the impact of industrial activity in the area. Down core variation of metals such as Ca, K, Mg, Al, S, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu and Zn was s...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chaudhary MZ,Ahmad N,Mashiatullah A,Ahmad N,Ghaffar A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study suggests a shift in focus from studying environmental discomfort in urban strategic stations, from which average results for the city or specific results for selected sites are deduced, and from measuring environmental conditions in fixed monitoring stations to a study in which we monitor, with mobile porta...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Schnell I,Potchter O,Yaakov Y,Epstein Y,Brener S,Hermesh H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proactive sampling strategy was designed and implemented in 2000 to document changes in streams whose catchment land uses were predicted to change over the next two decades due to increased building density. Diatoms, macroinvertebrates, fishes, suspended sediment, dissolved solids, and bed composition were measured ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gardiner EP,Sutherland AB,Bixby RJ,Scott MC,Meyer JL,Helfman GS,Benfield EF,Pringle CM,Bolstad PV,Wear DN

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution is threat to the lives of people living in big cities of Pakistan. In Lahore 1,250 people die annually because of air pollution. Mass transit system that can be put forth as solution to urban air pollution is contingent with right choice of system and its affiliation with motorized vehicles and nature of...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Aziz A,Bajwa IU

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:The level, distribution, compositional pattern, and possible sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in agricultural soil of Shanghai were investigated. The concentrations ranged from 140.7 to 2,370.8 μg kg( -1) for 21 PAHs and from 92.2 to 2,062.7 μg kg( -1) for 16 priority PAHs, respectively. The higher l...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jiang Y,Wang X,Wu M,Sheng G,Fu J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adsorption of metals from aqueous solutions of Pb(2+), Zn(2+) and Mg(2+) on naturally occurring pyrolusite have been studied. The chemical stability of the pyrolusite has been determined in NaOH, H2SO4, HNO3, HCl, NaCl and NK4Cl solutions of various concentrations. Adsorption of the metal ions followed the order P...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ajmal M,Rao RA,Siddiqui BA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of restoring environmental health and qualities to Hamilton Harbour Great Lakes Area of Concern, an embayment at the western end of Lake Ontario, is considered to be achievable by the year 2015. Restoring Hamilton Harbour is a dynamic process that relies heavily on research and monitoring to direct remediatio...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hall JD,O'Connor K,Ranieri J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic soils are an important sink for methane (CH4), contributing up to 15% of global CH4 destruction. However, the sink strength is significantly affected by land management, nitrogen (N) fertilizers and acidity. The rates of uptake from the atmosphere of both enhanced (10 ppmv) and ambient (2 ppmv) concentrations ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Goulding KW,Willison TW,Webster CP,Powlson DS

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Satellite-based flood assessment for extent and severity is very crucial input before, during, and after a flood event has occurred. Though optical remote sensing data has been widely used for flood hazard mapping, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data is preferred for detecting inundated areas and providing reliable in...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Borah SB,Sivasankar T,Ramya MNS,Raju PLN

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of heavy metals were determined in the water column (including the sea-surface microlayer, subsurface, mid-depth and bottom water) and sediments from Singapore's coastal environment. The concentration ranges for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in the seawater dissolved phase (DP) were 0.34-2.04, 0.013-0.1...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Cuong DT,Karuppiah S,Obbard JP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was conducted on the macro-benthic fauna of the Napoleon Gulf in the northern part of Lake Victoria from March 2011 to December 2016 at the cage fish farm. The aim was to examine the likely impact of cage aquaculture on macro-benthic invertebrates. Cage aquaculture is now a common practice on Lake Vic...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Egessa R,Pabire GW,Ocaya H

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the solid waste image detection and classification to detect and classify the solid waste bin level. To do so, Hough transform techniques is used for feature extraction to identify the line detection based on image's gradient field. The feedforward neural network (FFNN) model is used to classify ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hannan MA,Zaila WA,Arebey M,Begum RA,Basri H

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Southern European countries are often affected in summer by transboundary air pollution from Saharan dust. However, very few studies deal with Saharan dust pollution at high altitudes in winter. In Italy, the exceptional event occurred on February 19, 2014, colored in red the entire mountain range (Alps and Apennines)...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Telloli C,Chicca M,Pepi S,Vaccaro C

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ebro delta (NE Spain) is a 320 km2 wetland area of international importance for conservation. The area is devoted to rice farming and receives large amounts of pesticides. Industrial pollutants are also carried to the delta by the river. The information accumulated during the last 25 year on the effect of such pol...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mañosa S,Mateo R,Guitart R

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00