Indoor and outdoor airborne bacteria in child day-care centers in Edirne City (Turkey), seasonal distribution and influence of meteorological factors.

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) used extensively over the past 3 decades as flame retardants in most types of polymers, all over the world, have been identified as global pollutants. PBDEs pose various health problems such as thyroid hormone disruption, permanent learning and memory impairment, behavioral chang...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kumari K,Sharma JK,Kanade GS,Kashyap SM,Juwarkar AA,Wate SR

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:The levels of four metals (Zn, Cu, Cd, and Pb) were evaluated in two fruit types (apricot and fig), a fruity vegetable (tomato), and three leafy vegetables (arugula, spinach, and lettuce) that are commonly grown and consumed in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry was employed for quan...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Oteef MD,Fawy KF,Abd-Rabboh HS,Idris AM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have evaluated the impact of climate change on groundwater resources for a region with no pumping well. Indeed, the uncertainty of pumping wells may undesirably influence the results. Therefore, a region without any pumping well was selected to assess the impact of climate change on the karstic spring flow...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zeydalinejad N,Nassery HR,Shakiba A,Alijani F

更新日期：2020-05-16 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：:Validamycin is the most active component of the antibiotic and antifungal validamycin complex. Since it is widely used to protect rice crops, its persistence in soil and rice matrices may affect the quality and the health of the consumer. Methods for its estimation from soil matrices are not available. Besides, its an...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Subudhi BB,Muduli NR,Behera PK,Moharana AK,Sahu R

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

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：:This study aims to assess the relationship between chemical and microbial contamination of groundwater sources and a range of potential hazards in two peri-urban areas of Kisumu, Kenya where shallow wells and pit latrines are widely used. From 1998 to 2004, 263 samples were taken from 61 groundwater sources and tested...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wright JA,Cronin A,Okotto-Okotto J,Yang H,Pedley S,Gundry SW

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of carbon (C) sequestration through photosynthesis depends on the nature of different plant species. Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) is an evergreen perennial plant and cultivated over a wide region in the world, and its potential to sequestrate atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in plant biomass is already eva...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pramanik P,Phukan M

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the importance of landscape and land cover to the implementation and performance of agricultural conservation projects designed to improve stream quality. In our study, we addressed the potential importance of landscape and land cover to conservation projects by measuring variation across 191 mu-...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yates AG,Bailey RC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Etili neighborhood in Can County (northwestern Turkey) has large reserves of coal and has been the site of many small- to medium-scale mining operations since the 1980s. Some of these have ceased working while others continue to operate. Once activities cease, the mining facilities and fields are usually abandoned...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yucel DS,Baba A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a questionnaire survey of school drinking water quality of 42 schools in Pingtung County was conducted according to the water sources, treatment facilities, location of school as well as different grade levels. Among them, 45% of schools used tap water as the main source of drinking water, and the schoo...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chung PL,Chung CY,Liao SW,Miaw CL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, handly and powerful tool, called the DIMO model based on the Shannon-Wiener index, has been developed for analysis and evaluation of species diversity at plant community (alpha) level. Three axes, i.e. species richness, species evenness and the Shannon-Wiener index, were plotted in a two-dimensional space. A...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Qinghong L

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the artificially-produced radioactive isotope Cesium-137 for the measurement of soil erosion is examined in this article as an example of the development of a chemical indicator of a specific environmental stress. The theoretical and methodological bases of the technique ar examined in the context of seven ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pennock DJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study which was carried out between March 2003 and February 2005 Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cr, Pb and Cd contents were determined in muscle, liver and gill of carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758) caught from Beyşehir Lake. Among the heavy metals analyzed Cr, Pb and Cd were below the detection limit (<0.03). Heavy metal conce...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Tekin-Ozan S,Kir I

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flood events around the globe have severely impaired the soil functioning resulting in compromised food security in several parts of the world. The current study was aimed to explore the impacts of floods on soil heavy metals and nutrients status at three locations; Tibbi Solgi (TS), Vinri Khosa (VK), and Noshehra Wes...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hafeez F,Zafar N,Nazir R,Javeed HMR,Rizwan M,Faridullah,Asad SA,Iqbal A

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:According to Directive 2002/49, strategic noise maps and their correspondent action plans were carried out in the Autonomous Community of Navarre, Spain. Six strategic noise maps were produced for 120 km of major roads as well as a strategic noise map for the Agglomeration of the Region of Pamplona (ARP) with a popula...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Arana M,Martin RS,Nagore I,Pérez D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to understand the sources of potentially toxic elements (PTE) and provide some suggestions to control PTE pollution. For this purpose, data from 30 monitoring stations for 2009-2018 were used to assess the PTE concentrations of Hg, Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, and As in the Yangtze River Estuary. The P...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hu Y,He N,Wu M,Wu P,He P,Yang Y,Wang Q,Wang M,Fang S

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite California policies requiring assessment of ambient wetland condition and compensatory wetland mitigations, no intensive monitoring tools have been developed to evaluate freshwater wetlands within the state. Therefore, we developed standardized, wadeable field methods to sample macroinvertebrate communities an...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lunde KB,Resh VH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Land-use change through degrading natural vegetation for agricultural production adversely affects many of soil properties particularly organic carbon content of soils. The native shrub land and grassland of Gaziantep-Adiyaman plateau that is an important pistachio growing eco-region have been cleared to convert into ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yakupoglu T,Gundogan R,Dindaroglu T,Kara Z

更新日期：2017-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Life cycle assessment (LCA) had proven to be an appropriate assessment tool for analysis of agro-ecosystems by identifying, quantifying, and evaluating the resources consumed and released into the environment. In order to assess the relevant environmental impacts of rice agro-ecosystems due to a specific process, usin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Habibi E,Niknejad Y,Fallah H,Dastan S,Tari DB

更新日期：2019-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatial interpolation methods are widely used to estimate some ecological and environmental parameters that are difficult to measure. One of these parameters is forest site index, which is a demonstration of forest productivity. The aim of this study was to estimate forest site index in a beech forest ecosystem in Tur...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Günlü A,Bulut S,Keleş S,Ercanlı İ

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacy of Allium cepa test system for screening cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of treated effluents originated from four types of industrial activities (two textile industries, three rubber based industries, two common treatment plants of industrial zones, and two water treatment plants) was assessed. Physico-chemica...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pathiratne A,Hemachandra CK,De Silva N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of bivalves as sentinel organisms for collectives of marine pollutants is evaluated with data from the U.S. Mussel Watch, 1976-1978. The utilization of soft parts and of the shells are compared for metals and plutonium. Finally, the need for a global mussel watch, emphasizing the analyses of chlorinated hydroc...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Goldberg ED

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review critical issues that must be considered when selecting indicator species for a monitoring program that aims to maintain or restore ecological integrity. First, we examine the pros and cons of different management approaches on which a conservation program can be based and conclude that ecosystem management i...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Carignan V,Villard MA

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Cd) concentrations and their chemical speciations were investigated for the first time in bed sediments of Bharali River, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra River of the Eastern Himalayas. Levels of Fe, Mn, Pb, and Cd in the bed sediments were much below the average Indian ri...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hoque RR,Goswami KG,Kusre BC,Sarma KP

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blended water, always existing in a drinking water distribution system (DWDS) with different sources, can cause some unintended results, including corrosion and/or release of corrosion by-products. Although some studies have specially focused on the blended water in DWDSs, the water quality characteristics, variations...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhang H,Wang K,Zhou X,Zhu W,Wang W

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The wetland of focus, Inle Lake, located in central Myanmar, is well known for its unique biodiversity and culture, as well as for ingenious floating garden agriculture. During the last decades, the lake area has seen extensive degradation in terms of water quality, erosion, deforestation, and biodiversity concomitant...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pradhan N,Habib H,Venkatappa M,Ebbers T,Duboz R,Shipin O

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the potential of soil microarthropods and enchytraeid worms to be useful as bioindicators of soil condition in forest, wetland, and agricultural ecosystems over a range of ecoregions. Selected mesofauna and soil characteristics in soil and litter in relatively undisturbed and disturbed examples of each of...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Barbercheck ME,Neher DA,Anas O,El-Allaf SM,Weicht TR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garhwal Himalaya in northern India has emerged as one of the most prominent hot spots of landslide occurrences in the Himalaya mainly due to geological causes related to mountain building processes, steep topography and frequent occurrences of extreme precipitation events. As this region has many pilgrimage and touris...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Guri PK,Ray PK,Patel RC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00