Determination of heavy metal contents in water, sediments, and fish tissues of Shizothorax plagiostomus in river Panjkora at Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

abstract：:Disinfection is used to deactivate pathogens in drinking water. However, disinfectants react with natural organic matter present in water to form disinfection by-products (DBPs). While a few of these DBPs have been studied extensively and are regulated in many countries, new unregulated DBPs (UR-DBPs) have also recent...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mian HR,Chhipi-Shrestha G,Hewage K,Rodriguez MJ,Sadiq R

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking interferes with the metal homeostasis of the human body, which plays a crucial role for maintaining the health. A significant flux of heavy metals, among other toxins, reaches the lungs through smoking. In the present study, the relationship between toxic element (TE) exposure via cigarette smoking a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Afridi HI,Talpur FN,Kazi TG,Brabazon D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacious botanical derivatives can provide an alternative to synthetic pesticides for organic farming systems. However, there is lack of information regarding the side effects of organic pesticides on key soil ecological processes. In this study, we investigated the effects of aqueous extracts from Urginea maritima...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Okur N,Tuna AL,Okur B,Altunlu H,Kayikçioğlu HH,Civelek HS

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of dispersed catalysts in aqueous medium inside reactors in advanced oxidative processes is common among researchers. However, due to the difficult separation of these species after treatment, in many cases, the treatment process is unfeasible. In this context, the main target of the work was the evaluation of...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Oliveira Guimarães C,Boscaro França A,Lamas Samanamud GR,Prado Baston E,Zanetti Lofrano RC,Almeida Loures CC,Rezende Naves LL,Naves FL

更新日期：2019-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Forest management today has to meet a number of objectives. Planning of multi-functional forest road networks is one essential for meeting the aims of the sustainable forest concept. Road construction damages the natural environment unless it is carefully thought out. As forest engineers we have to consider the protec...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gumus S,Acar HH,Toksoy D

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term (40 yr) observation results of phosphates-phosphorus concentration and its runoff in the Lithuanian fourth largest river Nevezis are analysed. Amounts and peculiarities of background runoff, agricultural runoff, and point source pollution from towns were studied for various periods. It has been determine...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sileika AS,Kutra S,Berankiene L

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Street dusts collected from 20 locations in the Chang-Zhu-Tan (Changsha, Zhuzhou, and Xiangtan) region, Hunan, China, in May to July 2006, were investigated for sources of polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The individual PAH concentrations were in the range of 10-4316 ng g(-1), and ∑PAHs(16) levels were in the r...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Long Y,Dai T,Wu Q

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:We describe a low-cost fiber optic sensor for measuring photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in turbulent flow. Existing technology was combined in a novel way for probe development addressing the need for a small but durable instrument for use in flowing water. Optical components including fiber optics and a wid...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chudyk W,Flynn KF

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The US Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program collects information on trees in areas that meet its definition of forest. However, the inventory excludes trees in areas that do not meet this definition, such as those found in urban areas, in isolated patches, in areas with sparse or predominantly ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lister AJ,Scott CT,Rasmussen S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), widespread environmental pollutants, have been measured in aerosols and dustfall in Macao. In this paper, we compare concentration distributions and determine the partitioning of PAHs in aerosols and dustfall for different areas, sampling times and sampling heights. The results...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Shihua Q,Jun Y,Gan Z,Jiamo F,Guoying S,Zhishi W,Tong SM,Tang UW,Yunshun M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a new approach that allows us to partition the anthropogenic and natural contributions to heavy metal accumulations in roadside agricultural soils. This approach, combining trend analysis and multivariate statistical analysis, partitions total heavy metals into three components: anthropogenic, nat...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wu S,Zhou S,Li X,Jackson T,Zhu Q

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural NH(3) emissions affect air quality and influence the nitrogen cycle. In the subject study, NH(3) emissions from a broiler farm and the resulting atmospheric concentrations in the immediate vicinity during three growing cycles have been quantified. Additionally, vegetation along a transect in an adjacent w...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： von Bobrutzki K,Ammon C,Berg W,Einert P,Fiedler M,Müller HJ,Scherer D,Strohbach B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of microalgae in water supplies and industrial applications are becoming increasingly important, yet there are few options available that are simple and accurate, and can provide real-time information. The present work illustrates a new method to determine the concentration of microalgae in water and wastew...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Almomani FA,Örmeci B

更新日期：2018-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Tehran is one of the megacities of the world with a population of over eight million. Its air is highly polluted mainly due to the suspended particulate matters, which encompasses a wide spectrum of chemical elements. These elements based on their type, size, and impact on the life cycle have various environmental and...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sekhavatjou MS,Rostami A,Hoseini Alhashemi AS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to investigate competitive sorption behaviour of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) under different management practices and identify soil characteristics that can be correlated with the retention and mobility of heavy metals using 65 calcareous soil samples. The lowest sorption...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jalali M,Moradi F

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed concentration levels of particulate matter (PM) in the ambient environment of Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria, during haze episodes. Meteorological data (wind speed and direction, rainfall data, sunshine data, relative humidity and temperature) were obtained. Aerocet 531S particle counter (MetOne Instru...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Adeniran JA,Aremu AS,Saadu YO,Yusuf RO

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We present diurnal variation of ambient ammonia (NH(3)) in relation with other trace gases (O(3), CO, NO, NO(2), and SO(2)) and meteorological parameters at an urban site of Delhi during winter period. For the first time, ambient ammonia (NH(3)) was monitored very precisely and continuously using ammonia analyzer, whi...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sharma SK,Datta A,Saud T,Mandal TK,Ahammed YN,Arya BC,Tiwari MK

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic premise underlying the approach presented in the paper is the assumption that humans are unique beings that can evaluate. The environment is described as a system of resources satisfying human needs. The assessment of the effects of environmental pollution derives from the fact that there is, or will be, non...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Janikowski R,Starzewska A

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies indicate health problems among hairdressers to be related to their chemical exposure at work. The purpose of this study was to describe the exposure of chemical compounds in the air of Spanish hairdresser salons, and to study differences between salons in central and suburban areas. Ten hairdresser sal...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ronda E,Hollund BE,Moen BE

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soils from different land use areas in Lahore City, Pakistan, were analyzed for concentrations of heavy metals-cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb). One hundred one samples were randomly collected from six land use areas categorized as park, commercial, agricultural, residential, urban, and industri...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Alam N,Ahmad SR,Qadir A,Ashraf MI,Lakhan C,Lakhan VC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of natural processes and human activities, aluminum (Al) toxicity is recognized as a major limiting factor for plant productivity, and the secretion of organic acids facilitated by channel proteins is one of the most important Al resistance mechanisms in plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ding H,Wen D,Fu Z,Qian H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed 25 river water samples collected from the Bogacayi River in Antalya, Turkey, to evaluate the potential risk of pollution by heavy metals. Concentrations of As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr, and V were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The method was ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Cengiz MF,Kilic S,Yalcin F,Kilic M,Gurhan Yalcin M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ecosystem disruptive bloom of red Noctiluca scintillans (hereafter Noctiluca) was observed in coastal waters of the north-western Bay of Bengal during April 2014. Based on the principle of phytoplankton group/species specific remote sensing reflectance (Rrs), a technique of detecting green Noctiluca and diatom was ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Baliarsingh SK,Dwivedi RM,Lotliker AA,Sahu KC,Kumar TS,Shenoi SSC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Metropolitan Region of Santiago has been declared as nonattainment area for carbon monoxide (CO). The data was based on seven air monitoring stations that do not necessarily represent the real population exposure. Usually, a series of coefficients that relates the concentration of pollutants with health effects (b...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sanhueza P,Pizarro J,Vargas C,Torreblanca M,Passalacqua M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is vitally important to define the critical condition for a receiving water body in the total maximum daily load (TMDL) development process. One of the major disadvantages of using a continuous simulation approach is that there is no guarantee that the most critical condition will be covered within the subjectively...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hsu TH,Lin JY,Lee TC,Zhang HX,Yu SL

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is worldwide concern over the increase use of nanoparticles (NPs) and their ecotoxicological effect. It is not known if the annual production of tons of industrial nanoparticles (NPs) has the potential to impact terrestrial microbial communities, which are so necessary for ecosystem functioning. Here, we have ex...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Mohanty SR,Rajput P,Kollah B,Chourasiya D,Tiwari A,Singh M,Rao AS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potentially important exposure route for humans is the ingestion of chemicals via drinking water. If comprehensive exposure assessments are to be completed for either existing or proposed new chemicals and cost effective control strategies developed, then a quantitative understanding of multimedia transport and fate...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hedden KF,Mulkey LA,Tucker WA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Industrial complexes may release dust emissions through several to up to tens of stacks, as well as via fugitive area sources. Several diffusion models for small-scale fugitive dust sources have been developed and combined with a point source model to form a series of models for industrial complexes. The applicable ar...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gengxin H,Liguo X,Yanfeng H

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate how various combinations of atmospheric pollutants may affect α-GPDH activity in the satin moth. Enzyme activity was measured in crude larva and pupa as well as in hoogenates from the fat body and thoracic muscles of adults. The insects were divided into five groups and tre...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Migula P,Karpińska B

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00