Fractionation and mobility of cadmium and zinc in urban vegetable gardens of Kano, northern Nigeria.

abstract：:In environmental research (i.e., plant ecophysiology, environmental microbiology, and environmental chemistry), some assays require incubation of samples at controlled temperature and darkness. Until now, due to a lack of equipment providing such possibility in situ, researchers had to move collected samples to the la...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rajsz A,Wojtuń B,Bytnerowicz A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been found to be widely dispersed in the environment and are being considered potentially pathogenic for humans and animals, while reports of their human to human transmission are absent. Water and aerosols are potential transmission modes of NTM to humans. Hospitalized patients ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dovriki E,Gerogianni I,Petinaki E,Hadjichristodoulou C,Papaioannou A,Gourgoulianis K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are continued concerns on unscientific usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, particularly in many developing countries leading to adverse consequences for soil biological quality and agricultural sustainability. In farmers' fields in tropical Vertisols of peninsular India, "high" fertilizer and pesticide...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Malhotra J,Aparna K,Dua A,Sangwan N,Trimurtulu N,Rao DL,Lal R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We researched the behavior of pathogenic microbes in a treated wastewater reuse system to acquire knowledge for establishing new standards for the reuse of treated wastewater. Based on the results that showed occasional growth of total coliforms but barely any growth of Escherichia coli in the supply tank, we found th...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Tajima A,Sakurai K,Minamiyama M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metal pollution in water and sediment of the River Hindon in western Uttar Pradesh (India) was assessed for Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. The metal concentrations in water showed wide temporal variation compared with bed sediment because of variability in water discharge and variations in suspended solid load...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jain CK,Singhal DC,Sharma MK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health risks generated by cyanobacterial toxins in drinking and recreational waters are clearly recognised. During the monitoring programme on the distribution of toxic freshwater cyanobacteria in various water bodies including reservoirs, ponds and rivers of Morocco, many toxigenic cyanobacteria bloom-forming species...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Oudra B,Dadi-El Andaloussi M,Vasconcelos VM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two non-parametric kriging methods such as indicator kriging and probability kriging were compared and used to estimate the probability of concentrations of Cu, Fe, and Mn higher than a threshold value in groundwater. In indicator kriging, experimental semivariogram values were fitted well in spherical model for Fe an...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Adhikary PP,Dash ChJ,Bej R,Chandrasekharan H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of surface water and shallow groundwater near a rare earth mining area in southern Jiangxi Province, China. Water samples from paddy fields, ponds, streams, wells, and springs were collected and analyzed. The results showed that water bodies were characterized by low pH...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hao X,Wang D,Wang P,Wang Y,Zhou D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most important hydrogeologic problems in and adjacent areas of evaporitic formations is severe quality degradation of groundwaters. These kinds of groundwaters contain high content of dissolved solids and generally have some limitations for use. Tatlicay basin (north-central Turkey) is an example to effects...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Apaydın A,Aktaş SD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Check dam sediments document the process of soil erosion for a watershed. The main objectives of this research are as follows: first, to determine whether the sediments trapped in check dams can provide useful information about local erosion and the environment, and second, to obtain the extent to which they can be st...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wang Y,Chen L,Fu B,Lü Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seed germination is considered a critical phase in plant development and relatively sensitive to heavy metals. White poplar (Populus alba) trees tend to accumulate Cd and Zn in their tissues. We tested if soil contamination can affect P. alba progeny, reduced seed germination and explored the distribution of mineral e...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Madejón P,Cantos M,Jiménez-Ramos MC,Marañón T,Murillo JM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily mean, maximum and minimum surface air temperature data were gathered from a network of automatic weather stations (AWS) within the Moor House National Nature Reserve in northern England. Five AWS were installed next to the official Environmental Change Network weather station at Moor House. Data were compared gr...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Joyce A,Adamson J,Huntley B,Parr T,Baxter R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Department of Energy's (USDOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) is a former nuclear weapon material production and current research facility adjacent to the Savannah River in South Carolina, USA. The purpose of this study was to determine the background radiocesium ((137)Cs) body burden (e.g., from global fallout) f...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gaines KF,Novak JM,Bobryk CW,Blas SA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytopigment estimation has a considerable interest in the evaluation of freshwater bodies' quality, because it takes into account the synergistic effect of nutrients like phosphorus or nitrogen on algal growth producing eutrophication. Furthermore, their increasing concentration constitutes the first step in the form...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Devesa-Rey R,Moldes AB,Díaz-Fierros F,Barral MT

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was carried out to monitor Pb and Cd contamination in grazing land located near a highway. Environmental media at different distances from highway (soil, grass, water, cow's forage, fertilizer, manure and milk samples) were collected from three sampling locations. Soil and grass were characterized by ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Parkpian P,Leong ST,Laortanakul P,Thunthaisong N

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incident electromagnetic radiation hitting the Earth's surface shows three phenomena as absorptivity, reflectivity and transmissivity where sum of the three is equal to one. The transmissivity is zero when the surface is opaque. There is a strong relationship between absorptivity and emissivity that is explained by Ki...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Arslan N

更新日期：2018-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The biogeochemical and ecological assessment of the industrial city territory including urban soils and trees was carried out. Chemical (macroelement and microelement) composition of the city soils, morphological and biochemical properties of the linden leaves, possible impact of de-icing salts on soil and tree state,...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ermakov V,Perelomov L,Khushvakhtova S,Tyutikov S,Danilova V,Safonov V

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Rural coastal aquifers are undergoing rapid changes due to increasing population, high water demand with expanding agricultural and domestic uses, and seawater intrusion due to unmanaged water pumping. The combined impact of these activities is the deterioration of groundwater quality, public health concerns, and unsu...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jayasekera DL,Kaluarachchi JJ,Villholth KG

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of metsulfuron-methyl and its residues in an artificial pond was studied using a (14)C isotopic tracer technique. Throughout the experimental period, the majority of metsulfuron-methyl residues were sustained in the pond water. Furthermore, the metsulfuron-methyl residues were just found in the surface la...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wang H,Yang F,Liu G,Lei Y,Ye Q

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With rapid economic growth, road transport is contributing substantial adverse effects on urban air quality, especially in densely populated cities with high growth rate of GDP per capita, such as Macau. A high spatial-temporal resolution road traffic emission inventory is essential for assessment of environmental str...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Li X,Lopes D,Mok KM,Miranda AI,Yuen KV,Hoi KI

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The water level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) in the Three Gorges Reservoir is located in the intersection of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and assessing heavy metal pollution in the drown zone is critical for ecological remediation and water conservation. In this study, soils were collected in June and September 2009...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ye C,Li S,Zhang Y,Tong X,Zhang Q

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between nutrients and the trophic state of Borçka dam reservoir in the Çoruh River Basin, which is located in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey, were evaluated using the trophic state index (TSI), trophic level index (TLI), and statistical analysis. The samples data were analyzed for chlorophyll...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bilgin A

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Zacco platypus, pale chub, is an indigenous freshwater fish of East Asia including Korea and has many useful characteristics as indicator species for water pollution. While utility of Z. platypus as an experimental species has been recognized, genetic-level information is very limited and warrants extensive research. ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lee S,Kim C,Kim J,Kim WK,Shin HS,Lim ES,Lee JW,Kim S,Kim KT,Lee SK,Choi CY,Choi K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing countries like Pakistan, irrigation of crops with industrial and municipal wastewater is a common practice. However, the impact of wastewater irrigation on vegetables growth has rarely been studied. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of industrial wastewater on the germina...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Uzma S,Azizullah A,Bibi R,Nabeela F,Muhammad U,Ali I,Rehman ZU,Häder DP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the bioavailability of the metals (cadmium, copper, zinc, lead, and nickel) in sediment samples collected in seven stations from the São Paulo Estuary, Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil. The bioavailability was determined by employing the technique "acid-volatile sulfide (AVS) and simultaneously extracted...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Silva JB Jr,Nascimento RA,de Oliva ST,de Oliveira OM,Ferreira SL

更新日期：2015-10-01 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 considers the effectiveness of the monitoring of toxic trace elements in various media from a polluted river estuary over a period of 15 years, using the same analytical techniques, facilities and, in some cases, the same operators. It shows that reliable comparisons can be made for monitoring waters, sedim...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Noller BN,Bloom H,Dineen RD,Johnson MG,Hammond RP

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrofishing is widely used to monitor fish species composition and relative abundance in streams and lakes. According to standard protocols, multiple segments are selected in a body of water to monitor population relative abundance as the ratio of total catch to total sampling effort. The standard protocol provides...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Miranda LE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cancer risks (CR) by oral ingestion, dermal absorption, and inhalation exposure of trihalomethanes (THM) from tap water of ten districts in Fortaleza, Brazil were estimated. The mean levels of THM compounds were obtained in Fortaleza tap water as follow: 63.9 microg L(-1) for chloroform (CHCl(3)), 40.0 microg L(-1...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Viana RB,Cavalcante RM,Braga FM,Viana AB,de Araujo JC,Nascimento RF,Pimentel AS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waste management involves various procedures and resources for proper handling of waste materials in compliance with health codes and environmental regulations. Landfills are one of the oldest, most convenient, and cheapest methods to deposit waste. However, landfill utilization involves social, environmental, geotech...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Al-Ruzouq R,Shanableh A,Omar M,Al-Khayyat G

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00