Quantitative assessment of desertification in south of Iran using MEDALUS method.

abstract：:Changes in forest landscapes resulting from road construction have increased remarkably in the last few years. On the other hand, the sustainable management of forest resources can only be achieved through a well-organized road network. In order to minimize the environmental impacts of forest roads, forest road manage...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hayati E,Majnounian B,Abdi E,Sessions J,Makhdoum M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, which hit and devastated several Countries in Southeast Asia, University of Brescia and Mahidol University started a project on water monitoring and treatment for drinking purposes in Takua Pa district (Thailand), the most damaged by the tsunami. In particular, this paper presents the ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Collivignarelli C,Tharnpoopasiam P,Vaccari M,De Felice V,Di Bella V,Worakhunpiset S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoride in high concentration in groundwater has been reported from many parts of India. However, a systematic study is required to understand the behavior of fluoride in natural water in terms of local hydrogeological setting, climatic conditions, and agricultural practices. The present study is an attempt to assess...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dar MA,Sankar K,Dar IA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fipronil and 2,4-D are two main pesticides of sugarcane cultivation in Brazil. While pesticides have helped to improve food quality and quantity, the continuous increase in usage has raised concerns over the unintended negative environmental impacts they introduce. Mesocosm systems are used as surrogate ecosystems to ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Goulart BV,Vizioli BC,Espindola ELG,Montagner CC

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution due to small scale industries have been found to cause serious occupational health hazards and adverse effects on vegetation and heritage. The study for air pollution impact assessment for brick kiln industries was undertaken. The stack monitoring exercise was carried out to estimate the pollution level ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bhanarkar AD,Gajghate DG,Hasan MZ

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Northern Arabian Sea is considered as an ecologically sensitive area as it experiences a massive upwelling and long-lasting algal bloom, Noctiluca scintillans (green tide) during summer and spring-winter, respectively. Diatom bloom is also found to be co-located with N. scintillans and both have an impact on ecology o...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dwivedi R,Priyaja P,Rafeeq M,Sudhakar M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the concentrations of metals (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and/or Zn) and selenium (Se) in kidney and/or liver samples from capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), hares (Lepus timidus), common shrews (Sorex araneus) and grey-sided voles (Clethrionomus rufocanus) from...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kålås JA,Ringsby TH,Lierhagen S

更新日期：1995-07-01 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：:Assessment of the food chain mobility of heavy metals in the natural ecosystem receives more attention nowadays. In the present study, mulberry-silkworm food chain has been focused as a templet to assess the biomobility of heavy metals in soil-higher plant-insect hierarchy. Both in the case of Cd and Cu treatments, hi...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Prince SP,Senthilkumar P,Subburam V

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study has been carried out in crystalline hard rock aquifers of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, to identify the spatial and temporal variations and to understand sources responsible for hydrogeochemical processes in the region. Totally, 216 samples were collected for four seasons [premonsoon (PRM), southwest monsoon (...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Thivya C,Chidambaram S,Thilagavathi R,Prasanna MV,Singaraja C,Adithya VS,Nepolian M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples of Jerusalem limestones were exposed to high levels of common air pollutants (SO2, NO) in the presence and absence of hydrocarbon, water vapor and ultra-violet light. After exposure, the outer layers were shaved off and analyzed for sulfate and nitrate. The results revealed that even after one day of exposure ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Peleg M,Burla E,Cohen I,Luria M

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:In recent decades, disposal of hazardous material has become a challenging task especially in case of landfills where leaching out of waste is possible. In such cases, an efficient and economical liner system using locally available material is very essential. In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the suita...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gopinath R,Poopathi R,Vasanthavigar M,Arun R,Mahadevan M

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:India, a mega-diverse country, possesses a wide range of climate and vegetation types along with a varied topography. The present study has classified forest types of India based on multi-season IRS Resourcesat-2 Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) data. The study has characterized 29 land use/land cover classes includ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Reddy CS,Jha CS,Diwakar PG,Dadhwal VK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is vitally important to define the critical condition for a receiving water body in the total maximum daily load (TMDL) development process. One of the major disadvantages of using a continuous simulation approach is that there is no guarantee that the most critical condition will be covered within the subjectively...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hsu TH,Lin JY,Lee TC,Zhang HX,Yu SL

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of the environmental risk assessment (ERA) proposed by European Medicines Agency (EMA) and its applicability in Brazil was performed on ten of Belo Horizonte's most pharmaceuticals by the Brazilian National Health Service (SUS). The predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) was proposed, with some re...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Neves AC,Mol MPG

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) combined with two-dimensional correlation and principle component analysis (PCA) can provide an excellent challenge to capture fluorescent components of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and reveal its spatial variations in an urban river. Water samples were collected from Bait...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yu H,Song Y,Pan H,Peng J,Gao H,Liu R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inventories and the possible mechanisms behind the relative deficiency of both radium and uranium release processes within an elevated gamma-anomalous rock were investigated. A field survey was performed on the highest radioactive anomalous zone that was recorded at Jabal Al Alam (20° 13' 10.06″ N and 44° 14' 32.1...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ebaid YY,Nasr MM,Santos JKB,Makhlouf O

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The resistance pattern and mechanisms of bacterial isolates obtained from clinical origin, soil, industrial effluent, orange juice products and drinking water were studied using commonly used antibiotics. The microbial load of the water samples, industrial effluent and orange juice products were 1.0 x 10(1)-2.25 x 10(...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lateef A,Oloke JK,Gueguimkana EB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalates are chemicals used as plasticizers and solvents in many consumer products but are suspected of disrupting the endocrine system and are known for their reproductive/developmental health risks. This study examined the extent and predictors of phthalate exposure among 599 couples undergoing in vitro fertilizat...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Al-Saleh I,Coskun S,Al-Doush I,Al-Rajudi T,Abduljabbar M,Al-Rouqi R,Al-Hassan S

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:On December 26th 2004, a earthquake west of Sumatra generated a devastating tsunami. Hundreds of thousands of people fell victim. Economic losses were greatest in those countries dependant on tourism. The impact in the Maldives on persons and things was modest. Immediately following the event and notwithstanding the l...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Goffredo S,Piccinetti C,Zaccanti F

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Traffic-related metal emissions have become a global concern due to their deposition in roadside soils and potential hazardous effects. This study evaluates metal levels in soils adjoining four highways of Rio de Janeiro (Linha Vermelha, Via Dutra, BR-465, and Avenida Brasil), chosen for their diverse traffic volumes,...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bernardino CAR,Mahler CF,Santelli RE,Freire AS,Braz BF,Novo LAB

更新日期：2019-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of human biological samples, such as blood, urine, nails, and hair, is generally used for the verification of human exposure to toxic metals. In this review, various spectrometric methods for the determination of cadmium and lead in biological samples are discussed and compared. Several spectrometric tech...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lemos VA,de Carvalho AL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Wuxi, China, using moss (Haplocladium microphyllum and H. angustifolium) as a biomonitoring agent. Moss samples were collected from 49 sites determined by a systematic sampling method. The top layer of soil on each site was also sampled. No significant correlation (...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yan Y,Zhang Q,Wang GG,Fang YM

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for reliable biomarkers of human exposure to benzene and its derivatives is still subject of research. Many of the proposed biomarkers have limitations ranging from the low sensitivity to the wide variability of results. Thus, the aim of our study was to assess the frequencies of chromosomal abnormalities (...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Trevisan P,da Silva JN,da Silva AP,Rosa RF,Paskulin GA,Thiesen FV,de Oliveira CA,Zen PR

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research aims to study a novel approach for waste load allocation (WLA) to meet environmental, economical, and equity objectives, simultaneously. For this purpose, based on a simulation-optimization model developed for Haraz River in north of Iran, the waste loads are allocated according to discharge permit marke...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ashtiani EF,Niksokhan MH,Jamshidi S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims at the classification and water quality assessment of Harike wetland (Ramsar site) in India using satellite images from the Indian Remote Sensing satellite, Resourcesat (IRS P6). The Harike wetland is a converging zone of two rivers, Beas and Sutlej. The satellite images of IRS Linear Imaging Self Scan...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mabwoga SO,Chawla A,Thukral AK

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of waterborne pathogens is improved by using concentration methods prior to detection; however, direct microbial enumeration is desired to study microbial ecology and human health risks. The aim of this work was to determine Salmonella presence in river water with an ultrafiltration system coupled with the ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jimenez M,Chaidez C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the responses of wild, adult plants of Enteromorpha compressa, and their progeny, to various copper concentrations. Experiments were designed to test the hypotheses that: 1) individuals of E. compressa from Caleta Palito, a copper-enriched coastal locality, tolerate higher copper concentrations th...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Correa JA,González P,Sánchez P,Muñoz J,Orellana MC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00