Biodegradation of phenol by a halotolerant versatile yeast Candida tropicalis SDP-1 in wastewater and soil under high salinity conditions.

abstract：:A combination of biomass treatment, fluidized bed/membrane reactor, and a minimum-suspension fluidized bed reactor is proposed to remove strontium cations from aqueous solutions, such as those generated by nuclear reactors. After conducting a series of screening tests, three adsorbents were selected for their suitabil...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Chaalal O,Islam MR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flow records of the Rivers Bure, Nar and Wensum in eastern England have been examined with the aim of identifying long-term changes in flow behaviour relating to variations in rainfall amount, land use, land drainage intensity and water resources use. In the study area, and since 1931, there is no evidence of long...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Hiscock KM,Lister DH,Boar RR,Green FM

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 2 decades, policy-makers have been giving increasing attention to the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites, especially those located in urban areas commonly referred to as brownfields. Traditionally, private developers have tended to ignore these sites on account of a series of obstacles o...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： De Sousa C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of e-commerce is changing purchase and distribution patterns dramatically. One of the observed effects is that logistics become more efficient as products are directly shipped from a manufacturer or wholesaler to an end-user. Another effect is that market transparency increases, which has a downward p...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Reijnders L,Hoogeveen MJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous indices have been developed to assess water quality and the impact of programs to improve quality. The Index of Watershed Indicators (IWI) is one such index created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to assess watershed vulnerability and condition in the United States. The credibility and applicability...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Schultz MT

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact on sediment pollution of environmentally sensitive harvesting of a 15 ha plot (20% of the catchment area) of mature coniferous plantation forest in the 0.89 km2 Afon Tanllwyth catchment, Plynlimon, was investigated for 12 months before harvesting began and a further 18 months after. The results revealed: (a...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Stott T,Leeks G,Marks S,Sawyer A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opencast mining dominates coal production in India. A survey was conducted to evaluate its local atmospheric impact. Emissions data were utilised to compute dust generation due to different mining activities. Work zone air quality, ambient air quality and seasonal variations are described revealing high pollution pote...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Ghose MK,Majee SR

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of agricultural diffuse pollution requires targeting or prioritising critical source areas at various spatial scales within watersheds. This study develops, evaluates and illustrates a risk-based approach for assessment and targeting of source areas at catchment, subarea and individual farm scales. Catchmen...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Caruso BS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a forage allocation model using a deterministic, linear optimization module in a commercially available spreadsheet package to help resource managers in Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), North Dakota determine optimum numbers of four ungulate species, bison (Bison bison), elk (Cervus elaphus), mule...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Irby LR,Norland JE,Westfall JA Jr,Sullivan MA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional agricultural projects based on water resource development have many potential impacts on social and natural environments. In this research, potential long-term environmental problems of the Southeastern Anatolian Project (GAP) related to water resources, land use, land degradation, agricultural pollution and ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Saysel AK,Barlas Y,Yenigün O

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To support grazing and fire management of communal semi-arid to sub-humid African rangelands, the assessment of grazing capacity is illustrated for cattle. The forage dry matter intake (DMI) was divided into four components: 1) the mature standing crop, 2) the green part of the standing crop, 3) the regrowth after ran...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Baars RM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper considers technical measures and policy initiatives needed to improve environmental management in the Portovelo-Zaruma mining district of southern Ecuador. In this area, gold is mined by a large number of small-scale and artisanal operators, and discharges of cyanide and metal-laden tailings have had a seve...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Tarras-Wahlberg NH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remediation of contaminated land and groundwater is of common international concern. The context and approach taken to the problem are, however, country-specific. A survey of remedial activity occurring within England and Wales over the period 1996-1999 was commissioned by the Environment Agency (for England and Wales...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Rivett MO,Petts J,Butler B,Martin I

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The link between environmental and economic performance has been widely debated in the literature for the last ten to fifteen years. One view is that improved environmental performance mainly causes extra costs for the firm and thus reduces profitability. However, also the opposite has been argued for: improved enviro...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Schaltegger S,Synnestvedt T

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Economists have viewed the presence of externalities and other market failures as leading to a private equilibrium that would not be Pareto optimal. In the exploitation of common-pool resources, especially biological resources, this would lead to the much-discussed 'tragedy of the commons'. A challenge to this traditi...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Haab TC,McConnell KE

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental legislation is increasing the amounts of bought-in electricity required for sewage treatment, and generating larger volumes of sewage sludge to be treated and disposed of. Concurrently, concerns over global warming and food safety from sewage sludge recycling on agricultural land is augmenting the costs ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Zakkour PD,Gaterell MR,Griffin P,Gochin RJ,Lester JN

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of quantitative analysis and general scientific rigour in environmental impact assessment (EIA) is well documented. While reasons for this may include political and economic factors, the lack of high-level statistical knowledge and skills in environmental consultancies probably contributes to the problem, par...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Floater GJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1985, in response to declining coral reef conditions, local residents and officials established small, no-take marine sanctuaries on Balicasag and Pamilacan Islands through a community-based process. The implementation of marine protected areas (MPAs) on Balicasag and Pamilacan Islands has been a partial success. A...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Christie P,White A,Deguit E

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental conditions in the Mid-Atlantic region of United States are presently being documented in a series of reports that use 'environmental report cards' to summarize the condition of individual natural resources (e.g. estuaries, streams, forests, and landscapes) over the entire region and within major subregio...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Paul JF

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water transfers from agricultural to urban and environmental uses will likely become increasingly common worldwide. Many agricultural areas rely heavily on underlying groundwater aquifers. Out-of-basin surface water transfers will increase aquifer withdrawals while reducing recharge, thereby altering the evolution of ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Knapp KC,Weinberg M,Howitt R,Posnikoff JF

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Model simulations performed representing dairies in a 93000 ha watershed in north central Texas suggest that manure incorporation results in reduced phosphorus (P) losses at relatively small to moderate cost to producers. Simulated manure incorporation with a tandem disk on fields double-cropped with sorghum/winter wh...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Osei E,Gassman PW,Hauck LM,Jones R,Beran L,Dyke PT,Goss DW,Flowers JD,McFarland AM,Saleh A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farmers' perception of the environmental impacts of modern agricultural technology diffusion and factors determining such awareness were examined using survey data from 21 villages in three agro-ecological regions of Bangladesh. Results reveal that farmers are well aware of the adverse environmental impacts of modern ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Rahman S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main problems in using environmental cost-benefit analysis is deciding on the relevant population: whose benefits should we count? This is important since aggregate benefits depend on both per-person benefit and the number of beneficiaries. Yet this latter term is often hard to evaluate. Distance-decay func...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Hanley N,Schläpfer F,Spurgeon J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil erosion is the single most important environmental degradation problem in the developing world. Despite the plethora of literature that exists on the incidence, causes and impacts of soil erosion, a concrete understanding of this complex problem is lacking. This paper examines the soil erosion problem in developi...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Ananda J,Herath G

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public-private partnerships in urban environmental services have witnessed increased interest in recent years primarily to reform the weak performance of the public sector, reduce cost, improve efficiency, and ensure environmental protection. In this context, successful public-private partnerships require a thorough a...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Massoud MA,El-Fadel M,Abdel Malak A

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A numerical simulation model of pesticide runoff through vegetative filer strips (PRVFS) was developed as a tool for investigating the effects of pesticide transport mechanisms on VFS design in dormant-sprayed orchard. The PRVFS model was developed applying existing theories such as kinematic wave theory and mixing zo...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Watanabe H,Grismer ME

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local knowledge of the history and ecology of wetland ecosystems can be a valuable resource in wetland rehabilitation projects. This is especially the case when other historical ecological information is unavailable. As well as providing a source of historical information, time spent acquiring local knowledge can enha...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Robertson HA,McGee TK

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Land drainage is recognized as an integral part of agricultural activity throughout the world. However, the increase in agricultural production has resulted in the loss of wetland functions and values. Therefore, wetland management and agricultural drainage illustrate the conflict between economic development and natu...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Walters D,Shrubsole D

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large-scale industrial production and processing of munitions such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) over the past 100 years led to the disposal of wastes containing explosives and nitrated organic by-products into the environment. In the US, the Army alone has estimated that over 1.2 million tons of soil have been c...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Lewis TA,Newcombe DA,Crawford RL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wetlands in Australia provide considerable ecological, economic, environmental and social benefits. However, the use of wetlands has been indiscriminate and significant damage to many Australian wetlands has occurred. During the last 150 years one third of the wetlands in Victoria have been lost. A conspicuous problem...

journal_title：Journal of environmental management

authors： Herath G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00