Effect of seasonal variations on the surface sediment heavy metal enrichment of a lake in South India.

abstract：:The temporal variability of phosphorus (P) transport and the relationships between discharge, suspended sediment concentration and particulate (PP), and soluble (SP) phosphorus were examined. The study was conducted at the event scale in seven tributaries of the Zarivar Lake watershed in Kurdistan Province (Iran) from...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sadeghi SH,Ebrahimi Mohammadi S,Singh VP,Chapi K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal's suitability as a biomonitor of environmental change can be determined by biological, reproductive and ecological characteristics determined at the class, order and species level. The animal's habitat where the research is to be performed and the form, function and structure of the environmental change bein...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hollamby S,Afema-Azikuru J,Waigo S,Cameron K,Gandolf AR,Norris A,Sikarskie JG

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal concentration in soil was investigated at three sites with different topography (cut slope, flat and embankment) within the vicinity of Chengdu-Kunming railway in Sichuan, China. Surface soil was sampled at certain distances from the track at each site and was analyzed for Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd by atomic abso...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Liu H,Chen LP,Ai YW,Yang X,Yu YH,Zuo YB,Fu GY

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:Coastal lagoons are ecologically and economically important environments but a relative low number of studies were carried out in subtropical and permanently closed coastal lagoons. The present study aimed at assessing the temporal and spatial dynamic of trophic relevant water quality parameters in the small, deep and...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hennemann MC,Petrucio MM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Great Basin Desert lies between the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west and the Rocky Mountains to the east. Nearly 60% of the area's deserts and mountains (roughly 30 million ha) are managed by the U. S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management. This area is characterized by low annual precipitation, di...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pellanti M,Abbey B,Karl S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of scientifically based decision making tools to help address solid waste management issues dates back to the early 1960s. Researchers continue to use operations research tools to help optimize landfill design and operating parameters. This paper discusses the application of another type of decision ma...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ohman KV,Hettiaratchi JP,Ruwanpura J,Balakrishnan J,Achari G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of city effluents on water quality of Indus River was assessed in the southern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Water samples were collected in dry (DS) and wet (WS) seasons from seven sampling zones along Indus River and the physical, bacteriological, and chemical parameters determining water qualit...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Khan I,Khan A,Khan MS,Zafar S,Hameed A,Badshah S,Rehman SU,Ullah H,Yasmeen G

更新日期：2018-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to an increase in water consumption in the industrial sector and within the Brazilian population, surface water that receives wastewater from industries, domestic sewage, agricultural industries, and sewage treatment stations can pollute water bodies when not properly treated. The water quality has been linked to ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Düsman E,Luzza M,Savegnago L,Lauxen D,Vicentini VE,Tonial IB,Sauer TP

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This area has a rate of patients with obstructive chronic lung disease that is the highest in Portugal and the second in Europe. Levels of pollution observed in 1985/86 and 1986/87 allowed evaluating the effects of concentrations lower than those that usually cause acute episodes. It was observed that even low levels ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Alvim Ferraz MC,Faria Ferraz MC,Ferraz JM,Fonseca PI

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents information about airborne mesophilic bacteria in the indoor and outdoor air of child day-care centers (CDCCs) in the city of Edirne, Turkey. Air samples were collected using the Petri plate gravitational settling method from the indoor and outdoor air of CDCCs. Counts of airborne bacteria were mea...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Aydogdu H,Asan A,Tatman Otkun M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface mining disturbances have attracted attention globally due to extensive influence on topography, land use, ecosystems, and human populations in mineral-rich regions. We analyzed a time series of Landsat satellite imagery to produce a 28-year disturbance history for surface coal mining in a segment of eastern US...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Li J,Zipper CE,Donovan PF,Wynne RH,Oliphant AJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a food survey was carried out with two purposes: (1) to investigate the levels of nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) in various vegetables randomly collected in supermarkets of La Rochelle and (2) to assess the potential health risk for consumers by estimating the daily intake (EDI) and the target ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Cherfi A,Cherfi M,Maache-Rezzoug Z,Rezzoug SA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The St. Thomas East End Reserves or STEER is located on the southeastern end of the island of St. Thomas, USVI. The STEER contains extensive mangroves and seagrass beds, along with coral reefs, lagoons, and cays. Within the watershed, however, are a large active landfill, numerous marinas, resorts, various commercial ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pait AS,Hartwell SI,Mason AL,Warner RA,Jeffrey CF,Hoffman AM,Apeti DA,Pittman SJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survey techniques for larval salamanders vary in their effectiveness and efficiencies. In this study, the leaf litterbag sampling technique was employed to gather data on larval salamander populations in perennial streams of southern Georgia. Salamanders were collected monthly for 12 months to analyze capture counts a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Talley BL,Crisman TL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Freshwater fish, Cyprinus carpio, were exposed to sublethal concentration of cypermethrin (20 µg/l) for 6, 12, 24 and 48 h to determine the protein fractions, amino acids, protease, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, ammonia, urea and glutamine levels in gill, brain, liver and muscle tissues. Total,...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Reddy PM,Bashamohideen M

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present data on the distributional changes within an order of macroinvertebrates used in biological water quality monitoring. The British Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) have been shown to be expanding their range northwards and this could potentially affect the use of water quality metrics. The results show ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hassall C,Thompson DJ,Harvey IF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing demand of water has brought tremendous pressure on groundwater resources in the regions were groundwater is prime source of water. The objective of this study was to explore groundwater potential zones in Maheshwaram watershed of Andhra Pradesh, India with semi-arid climatic condition and hard rock gran...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rashid M,Lone MA,Ahmed S

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Chlorophyll-a (chl-a) is considered as a primary indicator for water quality and foods for oyster growth in Apalachicola estuarine ecosystem. Assessment of chl-a concentration variation in response to river inflow is important for estuarine environmental research and management. In this study, remote sensing analysis ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Huang W,Chen S,Yang X,Johnson E

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Soils play a vital role in the quality of the urban environment and the health of its residents. City soils and street dusts accumulate various contaminants and particularly potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from a variety of human activities. This study investigates the current condition of elemental concentration in...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Modabberi S,Tashakor M,Sharifi Soltani N,Hursthouse AS

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge about effects of different land use patterns on soil hydraulic properties is essential for best land management practices. This study examined hydraulic properties under different non-agricultural land uses in parts of Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria. Fifteen clusters surface soil samples at a depth of 0-20 ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ganiyu SA

更新日期：2018-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of heavy metals were determined in the water column (including the sea-surface microlayer, subsurface, mid-depth and bottom water) and sediments from Singapore's coastal environment. The concentration ranges for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in the seawater dissolved phase (DP) were 0.34-2.04, 0.013-0.1...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Cuong DT,Karuppiah S,Obbard JP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Populations of amphibians and reptiles are experiencing new or increasing threats to their survival. Many of these threats are directly attributable to human activity and resource development. This presents the increasing need for worldwide amphibian and reptile assessments and effective, standardized monitoring proto...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Icochea J,Quispitupac E,Portilla A,Ponce E

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In natural boreal forests, disturbances such as fire and variation in surficial deposits create a mosaic of forest stands with different species composition and age. At the landscape level, this variety of stands can be considered as the natural mosaic diversity. In this paper, we describe a model that can be used to ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gauthier S,Leduc A,Bergeron Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving better monitoring and radiation risk assessment is among the main issues in environmental studies. In this regard, natural radioactivity measurements in sediments can provide useful information about the environmental transport mechanism and about the sources of radionuclides. Anzali wetland, as the study ar...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Darabi-Golestan F,Hezarkhani A,Zare MR

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in the human population, urbanization, industrialization, infrastructural development, and current agricultural practices acts as major factors leading to the decline of the groundwater table in the region. The present study analyzes the noticeable effect of anthropogenic pressure on the groundwater table ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gautam A,Rai SC,Rai SP

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Water and sediment quality was monitored at four sites of Obidos coastal lagoon (Portugal) in February, May, July and October 2006, covering different hydrological conditions. Concentrations of nutrients and metals increased in autumn/winter, particularly in an inner branch with symptoms of eutrophication that receive...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pereira P,de Pablo H,Vale C,Rosa-Santos F,Cesário R

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitive analytical methods indicate the presence of hundreds of chemical contaminants in our environment. However, concentration of these pollutants is usually at the low parts per million or parts per billion level. At such low levels, toxicants induce long-term (chronic) rather than short-term (acute) toxicities. ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Giam CS,Holliday TL,Zheng Y,Williams JL,Ahmed MS

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00