Assessment of heavy metal levels in sediment samples of Kapulukaya Dam Lake (Kirikkale) and lower catchment area.

abstract：:Agriculture and forestry are the two major land use classes providing sustenance to the human population. With the pace of development, these two land use classes continue to change over time. Land use change is a dynamic process under the influence of multiple drivers including climate change. Therefore, tracing the ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Singh RK,Sinha VSP,Joshi PK,Kumar M

更新日期：2020-03-14 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：: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 assessment of comprehensiveness of soil conservation measures (SCMs), along with economic, social, and environmental assessments of these projects, is a prerequisite for good governance in a watershed. This study was conducted using the cause-and-effect framework of DPSIR (Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response) to...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Salehpour Jam A,Mosaffaie J,Tabatabaei MR

更新日期：2021-01-07 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 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：: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：:Climatic and hydrologic variations between the decades 1976-1985 and 1986-1995 are examined at 34 climate stations and 275 hydrology stations. The variations in climate are distributed across a broad spatial area. Temperatures were generally warmer in the most recent decade, with many stations showing significant incr...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Whitfield PH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irrigation water quality has important implications on salinity, ion toxicity, production cost, and crop failures. There is a need for a comprehensive analysis of spatial and temporal dynamics in parameters at a watershed scale. This information is critical for irrigation management in agricultural production. The Lak...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yurtseven I,Randhir TO

更新日期：2020-11-26 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：:Concentrations of Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Zn, Fe and metallothioneins (MTs) were measured in the gonads of Paracentrotus lividus from Amvrakikos gulf (Ionian Sea, Greece). Three natural populations were selected; two of them, growing inside the gulf (Agios Thomas and Koronisia), presented higher density and smaller body size ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Strogyloudi E,Pancucci-Papadopoulou MA,Papadopoulos GL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existing data on the species composition of zooplankton and grazing intensities of crustacean plankton are discussed in the light of trophic status, particularly in the Dutch lakes of varying trophy. Several species of rotifers in northern Europe and North America are considered to indicate eutrophic environments....

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gulati RD

更新日期：1983-09-01 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：:Patterns of epilithic diatom species distribution in relation to environmental variables from 12 sampling sites on the main stream and some of its tributaries in the Nilüfer Stream Basin were determined using multivariate statistical techniques. The stream basin has been heavily influenced by anthropogenic effects. Th...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Karacaoğlu D,Dalkıran N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms and the toxins they produce are a global water-quality problem. Monitoring and prediction tools are needed to quickly predict cyanotoxin action-level exceedances in recreational and drinking waters used by the public. To address this need, data were collected at eight locations in O...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Francy DS,Brady AMG,Stelzer EA,Cicale JR,Hackney C,Dalby HD,Struffolino P,Dwyer DF

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the use of biomass data versus density data to estimate spatiotemporal variations in species diversity during ecological investigations assessing environmental impacts on aquatic communities. The community of benthic macroinvertebrates was selected to achieve this goal. Field studies were conducted...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Camargo JA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depending on the environmental conditions, surface sediments can retain all the contaminants present and provide a record of the anthropic activities affecting the aquatic environment. In order to analyze the impacts on reservoirs, surface sediments were collected in three characteristic regions (riverine, transitiona...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Frascareli D,Cardoso-Silva S,de Oliveira Soares-Silva Mizael J,Rosa AH,Pompêo MLM,López-Doval JC,Moschini-Carlos V

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Time-lapse resistivity measurements and groundwater geochemistry were used to study salinity effect on groundwater aquifer at the ex-promontory-land of Carey Island in Malaysia. Resistivity was measured by ABEM Terrameter SAS4000 and ES10-64 electrode selector. Relationship between earth resistivity and total dissolve...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Tajul Baharuddin MF,Taib S,Hashim R,Zainal Abidin MH,Ishak MF

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coal fly ash (CFA), a by-product generated from coal-burning power plants, readily leaches toxic elements into aquatic environments. The present study describes a classification system for CFA based on the chemical composition of CFA and leachability of toxic elements, which can promote the safe and effective utilizat...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Seki T,Ogawa Y,Inoue C

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Potentially toxic 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in four brands of grounded coffee. Four to 13 PAHs were detected. Concentrations of total PAHs in different brands of coffee samples were in the range of 831.7-1,589.7 μg/kg. Benzo[a]pyrene (2A: probable human carcinogen) was found i...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Grover IS,Sharma R,Singh S,Pal B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the acceleration of urbanization, the heat island effect, as a prominent feature of urban climate, has attracted more attention. Differences in urban landscape patterns have an essential impact on the urban thermal environment. The objective of the study is to examine the impact of urban landscape types and patte...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Li B,Shi X,Wang H,Qin M

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The most interesting economic instruments for the control of environmental pollution belong to the categories of taxes (or charges) and of tradeable pollution permits. After the basic theoretical propositions of the seventies and their early applications, the search now is for practical methodologies and for a correct...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pareglio S,Sali G

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anoxic biofilm involved in continuous denitrification process was monitored to investigate the effect of different concentrations of influent dissolved oxygen (DO) or nitrite on the biofilm. Microelectrode measurements evidenced nitrate removal activity of biofilm. When different concentrations of DO were applied t...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jang A,Ahn Y,Kim IS

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The California's San Joaquin River and its tributaries including Orestimba (ORC) and Del Puerto (DPC) Creeks are listed on the 2006 US EPA Clean Water Act §303(d) list for pesticide impairment. From December 2007 through June 2008, water and sediment samples were collected from both creeks in Stanislaus County to dete...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ensminger M,Bergin R,Spurlock F,Goh KS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A majority of the research on forest fragmentation is primarily focused on animal groups rather than on tree communities because of the complex structural and functional behavior of the latter. In this study, we show that forest fragmentation provokes surprisingly rapid and profound alterations in tropical tree commun...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Giriraj A,Murthy MS,Beierkuhnlein C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new spectrophotometric method is reported for the determination of nanomolar level of malachite green in surface water samples. The method is based on the catalytic effect of silver nanoparticles on the oxidation of malachite green by hexacyanoferrate (III) in acetate-acetic acid medium. The absorbance is measured a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sahraei R,Farmany A,Mortazavi SS,Noorizadeh H

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation reports the assessment of hydrochemical/geochemical processes controlling the concentration of fluoride in groundwater of a village in India (Boden block, Orissa). Boden block is one of the severely affected fluoride-contaminated areas in the state of Orissa (India). The sampling and subseque...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dey RK,Swain SK,Mishra S,Sharma P,Patnaik T,Singh VK,Dehury BN,Jha U,Patel RK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the buffering, oxygen-donating, and sorption capacities of soils and sediments as an inter-connected system for regulating the retention and release of chemical pollutants. In this context, the author discusses the chemical conditions under which sediments may serve as a source or a sink for toxic...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Stigliani WM

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heavy metal levels in six walnut cultivars from five geographical zones of Iran were measured. An assessment of risks was conducted by calculating the Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) and Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risk (ILCR) by use of the Monte Carlo simulation method. The highest amounts of As and Pb were reported...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Taghizadeh SF,Rezaee R,Badibostan H,Karimi G

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Lakes, ponds, and streams are the sources of surface water, which anchorage the survival of aquatic life flora and fauna and maintain ecological balance. Due to urbanization, population explosion, and industrialization, these natural sources are getting polluted. Present paper is an attempt to evaluate the uptake rate...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dixit S,Dhote S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00