Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Curonian Lagoon and the Nemunas River Delta (Lithuania, Baltic Sea): distribution, origin, and suggestions for the monitoring program.

abstract：:Two strains of Pseudomonas species (B2 and D5) selected from an array of lead solubilizing and accumulating bacteria obtained from the effluent contaminated soil samples of a battery manufacturing factory were studied. Increase in pH between 4.0 and 6.0 favoured the growth of isolates: Peak log10 cfu mL(-1) values of ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ekundayo EO,Killham K

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the extent of heavy metal accumulation in traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). In this study, the levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg) in traditional animal medicines were monitored using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). Additionally, for the fi...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zuo TT,Li YL,He HZ,Jin HY,Zhang L,Sun L,Gao F,Wang Q,Shen YJ,Ma SC,He LC

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytopigment estimation has a considerable interest in the evaluation of freshwater bodies' quality, because it takes into account the synergistic effect of nutrients like phosphorus or nitrogen on algal growth producing eutrophication. Furthermore, their increasing concentration constitutes the first step in the form...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Devesa-Rey R,Moldes AB,Díaz-Fierros F,Barral MT

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing interest in the environmental occurrence of veterinary and human pharmaceuticals is essentially due to their possible health implications to humans and ecosystem. This study assesses the occurrence of human pharmaceuticals in a Malaysian tropical aquatic environment taking a chemometric approach using clus...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Al-Odaini NA,Zakaria MP,Zali MA,Juahir H,Yaziz MI,Surif S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The applicability of the headspace liquid phase microextraction and gas chromatography (HS-LPME/GC) for the expeditious and reliable screening of 68 well water samples for selected fuel oxygenates compounds, viz. methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), tertiary-amyl methyl ether (TAME), ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE) a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kaykhaii M,Mirbaloochzahi MR

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil salinization is an important worldwide environmental problem, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Knowledge of its temporal and spatial variability is crucial for the management of oasis agriculture. The study area has experienced dramatic change in the shallow groundwater table and soil salinization during...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wang Y,Xiao D,Li Y,Li X

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supervised field trials were conducted at the research farms of four agricultural universities located at different agro-climatic zones of India to find out the harvest time residues of flubendiamide and its des-iodo metabolite on pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) during the year 2006-2007. Two spray applications of flubendi...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kale VD,Walunj AR,Battu RS,Sahoo SK,Singh B,Paramasivam M,Roy S,Banerjee T,Banerjee H,Rao CS,Reddy DJ,Reddy KN,Reddy CN,Tripathy V,Jaya M,Pant S,Gupta M,Singh G,Sharma KK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to develop and test an optimal and cost-effective regional quality monitoring system in depleted transboundary low-temperature Neogene geothermal aquifers in the west Pannonian basin. Potential tracers for identification of seasonal and long-term quality changes of the Pleistocene thermal wate...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rman N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal pollution in aquatic bodies is a matter of serious concern for aquatic fauna and human health. This study evaluated the effect of heavy metals on structural aberrations in fish scales of freshwater Indian major carp Labeo rohita. Scales from two size groups-lesser than and equal to 40 cm and greater than 4...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Vaid V,Hundal SS

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Waste management involves various procedures and resources for proper handling of waste materials in compliance with health codes and environmental regulations. Landfills are one of the oldest, most convenient, and cheapest methods to deposit waste. However, landfill utilization involves social, environmental, geotech...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Al-Ruzouq R,Shanableh A,Omar M,Al-Khayyat G

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:During the summer of 1999, two automated water quality measurement stations were installed along the Dender river in Belgium. The variables dissolved oxygen, temperature, conductivity, pH, rain-intensity, flow and solar radiation were measured continuously. In this paper these on-line measurement series are presented ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Vandenberghe V,Goethals PL,Van Griensven A,Meirlaen J,De Pauw N,Vanrolleghem P,Bauwens W

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:We studied within-site spatial variation of the carbon stock in the organic layer of boreal forest soil. A total of 1,006 soil samples were taken in ten forest stands (five Scots pine stands and five Norway spruce stands). Our results indicate that the spatial autocorrelation disappears at a distance of 75-225 cm. Thi...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Muukkonen P,Häkkinen M,Mäkipää R

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:Mining plays an important role in Brazilian exports. On the other hand, large urban centers like São Paulo, with approximately 21 million inhabitants, also demand an increasing domestic consumption of natural resources, such as construction aggregate. There are many quarries located in the surroundings of urban center...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wichers M,Iramina WS,de Eston SM,Ayres da Silva ALM

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty years of mining and milling activities of the Priargunsky Mining-Chemical Production Company (South-Eastern Siberia, Russia) have resulted in an enrichment of uranium in adjacent steppe soils by a factor of up to 600. A number of attendant pollutants (thorium, arsenic and heavy metals) also have high concentrat...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gongalsky KB

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An objective methodology is presented for determining the number and disposition of ambient air quality stations in a monitoring network for the primary purpose of compliance with air quality standards. The methodolgy utilizes a data base with real or simulated data from an air quality dispersion model for application...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Liu MK,Avrin J,Pollack RI,Behar JV,McElroy JL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the concentration and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the sediments of Oji River due to point sources of pollution from abattoir and power plant and determined the ecological and human health risks associated with the PAHs in the sediments. Oji River in Nigeria receives co...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ugochukwu UC,Onuorah AL,Okwu-Delunzu VU,Odinkonigbo UL,Onuora OH

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of the increasing urbanization and fast pace of work life, people started to turn to rural areas so as to regenerate both socially and psychologically. Increasing interest in the rural areas made the importance of landscape quality of these areas more significant. This improvement gave way to the idea of t...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Düzgüneş E,Demirel Ö

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill accident, semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) and polyethylene devices (PEDs) were deployed in wetland areas and coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to monitor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The measured PAH levels with the PEDs in coastal areas were 0....

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hong Y,Wetzel D,Pulster EL,Hull P,Reible D,Hwang HM,Ji P,Rifkin E,Bouwer E

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to monitor long-term temporal and spatial groundwater NO(3) (-) removal efficiencies in different riparian zones via a limited number of sampling wells. Groundwater NO(3) (-) concentrations were measured fortnightly or monthly over a period of two years using transects of ground water samplin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Dhondt K,Boeckx P,Verhoest NE,Hofman G,Van Cleemput O

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil salinization and desalinization are complex processes caused by natural conditions and human-induced risk factors. Conventional salinity risk identification and management methods have limitations in spatial data analysis and often provide an inadequate description of the problem. The objectives of this study wer...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhou D,Xu J,Wang L,Lin Z,Liu L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morgan Island, located within the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve in South Carolina, is home to the only free-ranging colony of rhesus monkeys (Macca mulatta) in the continental United States. The purpose of this study was to assess environmental impacts of the monkey colony on water quality in adjacent ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Klopchin JL,Stewart JR,Webster LF,Sandifer PA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sediment contaminants were monitored in Milford Haven Waterway (MHW) since 1978 (hydrocarbons) and 1982 (metals), with the aim of providing surveillance of environmental quality in one of the UK's busiest oil and gas ports. This aim is particularly important during and after large-scale investment in liquefied natural...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Little DI,Bullimore B,Galperin Y,Langston WJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metals are released into the environment by both anthropogenic and natural sources. Highly reactive and often toxic at low concentrations, they may enter soils and groundwater, bioaccumulate in food webs, and adversely affect biota. Heavy metals also may remain in the environment for years, posing long-term risk...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gall JE,Boyd RS,Rajakaruna N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epiphytic lichen biodiversity (LB) distribution was evaluated in a 1000 km2 area in Tuscany (Central Italy). In the same area, a survey was performed to monitor tropospheric ozone (O3) phytotoxic effects using tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum) cv. Bel-W3 (O3 supersensitive) and cv. Bel-B (O3 resistant) as bioindicato...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lorenzini G,Landi U,Loppi S,Nali C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research aims to study a novel approach for waste load allocation (WLA) to meet environmental, economical, and equity objectives, simultaneously. For this purpose, based on a simulation-optimization model developed for Haraz River in north of Iran, the waste loads are allocated according to discharge permit marke...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ashtiani EF,Niksokhan MH,Jamshidi S

更新日期：2015-08-01 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 study was performed using a silicon surface barrier alpha spectrometer at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India. Through the study, the observed (210)Po activity in water sample from different locations in the Domiasiat area ranges from 0.04 to 0.69 Bq/l. The daily and annual intake of (210)Po through water...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Marbaniang DG,Poddar RK,Nongkynrih P,Khathing DT

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water reservoir of Vargem das Flores, Brazil, has been subject to eutrophication problems. The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in this water body has raised concerns regarding the presence of toxic metabolites. In order to understand the factors that promote the proliferation and distribution of cyanobacteria ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gomes LN,Oliveira SM,Giani A,von Sperling E

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00