Study of phytopigments in river bed sediments: effects of the organic matter, nutrients and metal composition.

abstract：:An investigation was performed to measure concentrations of major and trace elements in surficial wetland sediments in the southern Tibetan Plateau in order to assess the sediment quality. Results showed that most of elements have concentrations comparable to those of the Tibetan surface soil (TSS) except for As, Ca, ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhang Q,Kang S,Li C,Chen F,Boukalova Z,Cerný I

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a vast semiarid region of the Baja California Peninsula, remote sensing and GIS techniques were applied to moderate resolution images of Landsat 5 TM to explore the geospatial correlation among the grid aridity index (AI), shapefiles of geologic strata, land use, and geological fractures. A dataset of randomized sa...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rodríguez-Moreno VM,Kretzschmar TG,Padilla-Ramírez JS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Landfill methane (CH4) emissions have been cited as one of the anthropogenic gas releases that can and should be controlled to reduce global climate change. This article reviews recent research that identifies ways to enhance microbial consumption of the gas in the aerobic portion of a landfill cover. Use of these met...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hilgeri H,Humer M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Is identification of seed bank (SB) species useful for sustainable management of vegetation restoration on Cu-contaminated soils? How does Cu contamination of the soil affect the SB and can incorporating compost into Cu-contaminated soils counter the effects of Cu? The topsoil SB was investigated at seven contaminated...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bes CM,Jaunatre R,Mench M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal levels in fish have been extensively studied, but little data currently exists for the Middle East. We examined the levels of metals and metalloids (aluminum, arsenic, copper, manganese, selenium, zinc, and mercury) in the flesh of 13 fish species collected from three fishing sites and a local fish market in Jed...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Burger J,Gochfeld M,Batang Z,Alikunhi N,Al-Jahdali R,Al-Jebreen D,Aziz MA,Al-Suwailem A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were used to study the applicability of MFCs for hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) detection in water. The microbial acetate oxidation in the anode and the Cr(VI) reduction in the cathode together generated voltages, which were used to indicate the change in Cr(VI) concentrations of ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chung H,Ju WJ,Jho EH,Nam K

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to analyze heavy metal (Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Mn, and Fe) pollution status in the waters of Aibi Lake in northwest China through the use of an applied comprehensive pollution index, health risk model, and multivariate statistical analyses in combination with the lake's land use types. Results showed that (...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhaoyong Z,Xiaodong Y,Shengtian Y

更新日期：2018-01-08 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：:Many water quality monitoring programs quantify Escherichia coli, an indicator of fecal contamination and potential sewage pollution. However, interpretation of E. coli data can be complex due to abiotic factors that influence its growth and mortality. The goal of this study was to quantify the variability of E. coli ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Crosby SC,Spiller NC,Tietz KE,Cooper JR,Fraboni PJ

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex optical properties, such as non-pigment suspension and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), make it difficult to achieve accurate estimations of remotely sensed chlorophyll a (Chla) content of inland turbidity. Recent attempts have been made to estimate Chla based on red and near-infrared regions where non...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wang X,Gong Z,Pu R

更新日期：2018-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in habitat suitable for breeding of two sympatric raptor species (Haliaeetus albicilla and Aquila pomarina) were analysed along one of the most important breeding sites in Croatia for both species. The habitat suitability modelling was used to assess the influence of forestry practice during 2000-2006 using th...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Radović A,Jelaska SD

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on a heavily polluted effluent-dominated stream that passes through an industrialized region near Izmir, Turkey. The intermittent creek receives domestic and industrial discharges of Kemalpaşa District Center and its neighborhoods and more than 180 factories of the organized industrial zone. A monit...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kara GT,Kara M,Bayram A,Gündüz O

更新日期：2017-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In a baseline study, muscle and liver from important commercial fish belonging to different trophic levels were analysed for organochlorines. Samples of sole, sardine and hake were collected from seven locations off the Continental coast and greater forkbeard and horse mackerel off two Azores islands. Residues of pp'D...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Magalhães MJ,De Barros MC

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many countries undertake a national forest inventory to enable statistically valid monitoring in support of national and international reporting of forest conditions and change. Canada's National Forest Inventory (NFI) program is designed to operate on a 10-year remeasurement cycle, with an interim report produced at ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wulder MA,White JC,Gillis MD,Walsworth N,Hansen MC,Potapov P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of trace elements and to discuss the origin and mobility of these contaminants in the canal sediments (alluvial formation of the Danube River). The most significant fractions binding all of the studied elements were oxides and silicates. The high proportion of elemen...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sakan SM,Dordević DS,Manojlović DD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral reflectance values of four canopy components (stems, buds, opening flowers, and postflowers of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)) were measured to describe their spectral characteristics. We then physically combined these canopy components to simulate the flowering stage indicated by accumulated flo...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ge S,Everitt J,Carruthers R,Gong P,Anderson G

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorophyll-a (chl-a) is considered as a primary indicator for water quality and foods for oyster growth in Apalachicola estuarine ecosystem. Assessment of chl-a concentration variation in response to river inflow is important for estuarine environmental research and management. In this study, remote sensing analysis ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Huang W,Chen S,Yang X,Johnson E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Road prisms, including cutbanks, road surfaces, and fillslopes, can be important contributors of sediment to streams in forested watersheds. Following road construction, cutbanks and fillslopes are often seeded, mulched, and sometimes fertilized to limit erosion and sedimentation. Assessing the success of vegetation e...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bold KC,Wood F,Edwards PJ,Williard KW,Schoonover JE

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change has been causing the increase in frequency, severity, and duration of harmful algal blooms, which makes the establishment of water management strategies indispensable. For cyanobacteria, several methods are currently used in monitoring programs. However, these methods are time-consuming and require spec...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Macário IPE,Castro BB,Nunes MIS,Pizarro C,Coelho C,Gonçalves F,de Figueiredo DR

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal's suitability as a biomonitor of environmental change can be determined by biological, reproductive and ecological characteristics determined at the class, order and species level. The animal's habitat where the research is to be performed and the form, function and structure of the environmental change bein...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hollamby S,Afema-Azikuru J,Waigo S,Cameron K,Gandolf AR,Norris A,Sikarskie JG

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ecosystem disruptive bloom of red Noctiluca scintillans (hereafter Noctiluca) was observed in coastal waters of the north-western Bay of Bengal during April 2014. Based on the principle of phytoplankton group/species specific remote sensing reflectance (Rrs), a technique of detecting green Noctiluca and diatom was ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Baliarsingh SK,Dwivedi RM,Lotliker AA,Sahu KC,Kumar TS,Shenoi SSC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies in the Mondego River estuary demonstrated signs of pollution in the area, but the nature of the contamination remains unexplored. Because there seems to be any studies in that zone checking for the simultaneous presence of xenoestrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds, either of animal (estradiol and es...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ribeiro C,Pardal MA,Martinho F,Margalho R,Tiritan ME,Rocha E,Rocha MJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years the concern about the behaviour of oxides of nitrogen (NOx: NO, NO2) in atmosphere has increased considerably. NOx undergoes various complex atmospheric reactions to generate secondary pollutants which are known to cause severe adverse effects on human health. This work focuses on the study of physical...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lal S,Patil RS

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) tracer tests were carried out in a shallow aquifer north of Fort Worth, TX. i-Propanol was used as the nonpartitioning tracer: n-hexanol and n-octanol were the partitioning tracers. Field data, mathematical modeling, the results of column tests, and field tracer tests with NaC...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Burt RA,Christians GL,Williams SP,Wilson DJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composite Water Quality Identification Index (CWQII) and multivariate statistical techniques were used to investigate the temporal and spatial variations of water quality in Honghu Lake. The aims are to explore the characteristics of water quality trends in annual, monthly, and site spatial distribution and to identif...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ban X,Wu Q,Pan B,Du Y,Feng Q

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the mudskipper, Periphthalmus papilio inhabiting the coast line of the Lagos lagoon, Gulf of Guinea, to determine suitable biomarkers of stress due to its current status as a polluted water body. The gill and liver samples showed evidence of some activities of antioxidative stress enzymes including catalas...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Nnamdi AH,Olumide AA,Adeladun AE,Oyenike K,Rosemary EI

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensor-based environmental monitoring networks are beginning to provide the large-scale, long-term data required to address important fundamental and applied questions in ecology. However, the data quality from deployed sensors can be difficult and costly to ensure. In this study, we use maintenance records from the 1...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Schoolmaster DR Jr,Piazza SC

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Iran imports nearly 55,000 tons of Chrysotile asbestos per year and asbestos cement (AC) plants contribute nearly 94% of the total national usage. In the present study, airborne asbestos concentrations during AC sheet manufacturing were measured. The fiber type and its chemical composition were also evaluated by scann...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Panahi D,Kakooei H,Marioryad H,Mehrdad R,Golhosseini M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses a multidisciplinary approach to simulate the spatial and temporal patterns of hydrodynamics and water quality in a thermally stratified reservoir in the southern side of the Mediterranean Sea in response to water withdrawal elevation using the 2D water quality and laterally averaged hydrodynamic model ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zouabi-Aloui B,Adelana SM,Gueddari M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the membrane filtration technique to count total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococci (FS), the microbiological water quality of the Mfoundi River and four of its representative tributaries at Yaoundé, Cameroon, was assessed for human use and contact. Sampling was conducted so as to examine ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Djuikom E,Njine T,Nola M,Sikati V,Jugnia LB

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00