Environmental indicators for long-range atmospheric transported heavy metals based on national moss surveys.

abstract：:Recommendations regarding disinfection by-products (DBPs) in pool waters consider the content of trihalomethanes (THMs) and combined chlorine (CC) as indicators of DBPs based on which the health risk for swimmers and staff of pool facility can be determined. However, the content of DBPs in swimming pools depends on ma...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wyczarska-Kokot J,Lempart-Rapacewicz A,Dudziak M,Łaskawiec E

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A prerequisite to sustaining ecosystems is the inventory and classification of landscape structure and composition. Ecological classification and mapping involves the delineation of landscapes into easily recognizable units. Topography, soils, vegetation, physical landscape form, and successional pathways are delineat...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Moores LJ,Pittman B,Kitchen G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the results of a study that explored whether outdoor recreational areas are sufficient in Istanbul in terms of their surface area and facility characteristics. All the municipalities in 32 subprovinces of Istanbul were sent a survey in 2007 and asked to prepare a list of their outdoor recreational...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kara F,Demirci A

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Concentrations of Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe, Cr, and Pb were estimated using ICP-MS in nine commercially important and locally consumed fish species (Sarda orientalis, Scomberomorus commerson, Rastrelliger kanagurta, Sardinella longiceps, Paraplagusia bilineata, Cynoglossus lida, Cynoglossus macrostomus, Lepturacanthus savala, a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Biswas S,Prabhu RK,Hussain KJ,Selvanayagam M,Satpathy KK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of responsible sources of pollution using physical parameter particulate matter (PM)10 in a critically polluted area is discussed in this paper. Database was generated by Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (AAQM) with respect to PM10 and PM2.5 in 18 monitoring stations at Jharia coalfield as per the siting ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Roy D,Singh G,Gosai N

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving adequate and desirable forest regeneration is necessary for maintaining native tree species and forest composition. Advance tree seedling and sapling regeneration is the basis of the next stand and serves as an indicator of future composition. The Pennsylvania Regeneration Study was implemented statewide to ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Westfall JA,McWilliams WH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traffic-related metal emissions have become a global concern due to their deposition in roadside soils and potential hazardous effects. This study evaluates metal levels in soils adjoining four highways of Rio de Janeiro (Linha Vermelha, Via Dutra, BR-465, and Avenida Brasil), chosen for their diverse traffic volumes,...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bernardino CAR,Mahler CF,Santelli RE,Freire AS,Braz BF,Novo LAB

更新日期：2019-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clean Water Act mandates that the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of our nation's waters be maintained and restored. Physical integrity has often been defined as physical habitat integrity, and as such, data collected during biological monitoring programs focus primarily on habitat quality. However, w...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Asmus B,Magner JA,Vondracek B,Perry J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and rapid method based on high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of imidacloprid and chlorfenapyr residues in chieh-qua. Field trials were designed to investigate the dissipation and terminal residue behavior of the mixed f...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Huang JX,Liu CY,Lu DH,Chen JJ,Deng YC,Wang FH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This quantitative and qualitative study aimed to evaluate the level of fungal contamination in computer keyboards from an Integrated Health Center (IHC) at Piauí, Brazil, and to evaluate the efficacy of 50% sodium bicarbonate and 50% alcoholic vinegar solutions to eliminate these microorganisms. Ten keyboards from six...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Nepomuceno DB,Lima DV,Silva MO,Porto JCS,Mobin M

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A portion of Arizona's San Pedro River is managed as a National Riparian Conservation Area but is potentially affected by ground-water withdrawals beyond the conservation area borders. We applied an assessment model to the Conservation Area as a basis for monitoring long-term changes in riparian ecosystem condition re...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Stromberg JC,Lite SJ,Rychener TJ,Levick LR,Dixon MD,Watts JM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estuarine sediments are important sites for denitrification, which is microbially mediated reduction of nitrate to dinitrogen that also influences global climate change by co-production of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. Physicochemical properties and nutrients of sediment samples that influence denitrificatio...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Salahudeen JH,Reshmi RR,Anoop Krishnan K,Ragi MS,Vincent SGT

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Volunteer-based citizen monitoring has increasingly become part of the natural resources monitoring framework, but it is often unclear whether the data quality from these programs is sufficient for integration with traditional efforts conducted by professional scientists. At present, the biological and physical charac...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gillett DJ,Pondella DJ 2nd,Freiwald J,Schiff KC,Caselle JE,Shuman C,Weisberg SB

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:The lakes of Kashmir Valley show multiple signs of deterioration. This study integrated multiple datasets pertaining to the land system, lake bathymetry and water quality in GIS environment to limnologically characterize the Nigeen Lake. Settlements in the vicinity of the lake were mapped using high-resolution satelli...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dar SA,Bhat SU,Aneaus S,Rashid I

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of arsenic (As) contamination and the geochemical composition of groundwater in Shuklaganj area located on the banks of the Ganges Delta of Kanpur-Unnao district were elucidated. Samples (n = 59) were collected from both India Mark II hand pumps (depth, 30-33 m) and domestic hand pump tube wells (10-12 m) lo...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chauhan VS,Yunus M,Sankararamakrishnan N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were extracted from Aspergillus fumigatus using cationic exchange resin technique. The EPS were mainly composed of polysaccharide and low quantities of protein and nucleic acid. Biosorption of Cd(II), Pb(II), and Cu(II) of EPS was investigated as a function of pH using differen...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yin Y,Hu Y,Xiong F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the current state of the environmental quality of soils in Beijing, we investigated contents of 14 metals in Beijing urban soils inside the 5th ring road by even grids sampling. Statistic analyses were conducted to identify possible heavy metal pollutants, as well as the effects of land uses on th...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wang M,Markert B,Chen W,Peng C,Ouyang Z

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wind-driven coastal upwelling along the Pacific Northwest Coast of the USA results in oceanic water that may be periodically entrained into adjacent estuaries and which possesses high nutrients and low dissolved oxygen (DO). Measurement of water quality indicators during these upwelling water entrainment events would ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Brown CA,Nelson WG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of industrial and municipal wastewaters on the freshwater snail, Lanistes carinatus, were evaluated. Concentrations of some chemicals in some effluents were greater than permissible limits promulgated internationally by various jurisdictions. Pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) observed in tissues ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Abdel-Halim KY,Mona MH,Giesy JP,Shouker FA,Osman SR

更新日期：2019-10-30 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：:June 2019 saw large-scale street protests in Hong Kong that impeded traffic flow along streets in areas around to the Legislative Council building. These had the potential to reduce overall air pollutant emissions from traffic and lower their concentrations. Two roadside monitoring stations relatively close to the Leg...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Brimblecombe P

更新日期：2020-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A water resource accounting study has been carried out for a limestone mining area located in Thondamuthur block of Coimbatore district under Tamilnadu state in India. The major source of surface water in the region is south-west and north-west monsoons during July-August and October-November, respectively. During the...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chaulya SK

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:Voles and small passerine birds were live-captured near the Delong Mountain Regional Transportation System (DMTS) haul road in Cape Krusenstern National Monument in northwest Alaska to assess metals exposure and sub-lethal biological effects. Similar numbers of animals were captured from a reference site in southern C...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Brumbaugh WG,Mora MA,May TW,Phalen DN

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is to evaluate trophic status and its limiting factors in the Renuka Lake, using surface water samples. The water of the lake is found to be slightly alkaline with pH 8.33-8.70 (avg. 8.61 ± 0.1). The turbidity 4.63-6.62 NTU (avg. 5.48 ± 0.63 NTU) indicated low level of clarity in the lake. The Carlso...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kumar P,Mahajan AK,Meena NK

更新日期：2019-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution indices and other environmental quality indicators have often been subjects of debate. This article presents a case study of the creation and criticism of an air pollution index in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Long known for its industrial production and the resulting pollution, Pittsburgh was home to engin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Longhurst J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation aimed to assess the impacts of integrated industrial wastewater (IIW) irrigation on soil properties in the rural area of Haridwar, India, under cultivation of a leafy vegetable, i.e., spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Based on the field data of two cropping years (2016-2017 and 2017-2018), soil character...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kumar V,Thakur RK,Kumar P

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This comment highlights a whole series of datasets on thallium concentrations in the environment that were overlooked in the recent review by Karbowska, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188, 640, 2016 in this journal. Geochemical surveys carried out over the last few decades all over the world at various scale...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： de Caritat P,Reimann C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00