abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of surface water and shallow groundwater near a rare earth mining area in southern Jiangxi Province, China. Water samples from paddy fields, ponds, streams, wells, and springs were collected and analyzed. The results showed that water bodies were characterized by low pH...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hao X,Wang D,Wang P,Wang Y,Zhou D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abundance and composition of microzooplankton in Chilika Lake were studied covering three seasons during 2012-2013. Ciliates (19 species), rotifers (13 species), crustacean larvae (2 taxa) and heterotrophic dinoflagellates (2 species) were the four major groups. Ciliates, however, have emerged as the most dominant gro...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sahu BK,Srichandan S,Panigrahy RC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissipation behaviour of the chloronicotinyl insecticide, imidacloprid (Tatamida 17.8 % SL), in fresh and cured cardamom capsules was studied following application at doses 20 and 40 g a.i. ha(-1) in a cardamom plantation of Indian Cardamom Hills (ICH), Idukki, Kerala, India. A single-laboratory ultra performance liqu...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pratheeshkumar N,Chandran M,Beevi SN,Mathew TB,George T,Paul A,Xavier G,Ravi KP,Kumar SV,Rajith R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction of heavy metals in the environment by various anthropogenic activities has become a potential treat to life. Among the heavy metals, cadmium (Cd) shows relatively high soil mobility and has high phyto-mammalian toxicity. Integration of soil remediation and ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Coumar MV,Parihar RS,Dwivedi AK,Saha JK,Rajendiran S,Dotaniya ML,Kundu S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the developing countries have solid waste management problems. Solid waste strategic planning requires accurate prediction of the quality and quantity of the generated waste. In developing countries, such as Malaysia, the solid waste generation rate is increasing rapidly, due to population growth and new consu...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Younes MK,Nopiah ZM,Basri NE,Basri H,Abushammala MF,Maulud KN

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India, a mega-diverse country, possesses a wide range of climate and vegetation types along with a varied topography. The present study has classified forest types of India based on multi-season IRS Resourcesat-2 Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) data. The study has characterized 29 land use/land cover classes includ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Reddy CS,Jha CS,Diwakar PG,Dadhwal VK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacy of Allium cepa test system for screening cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of treated effluents originated from four types of industrial activities (two textile industries, three rubber based industries, two common treatment plants of industrial zones, and two water treatment plants) was assessed. Physico-chemica...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pathiratne A,Hemachandra CK,De Silva N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of four metals (Zn, Cu, Cd, and Pb) were evaluated in two fruit types (apricot and fig), a fruity vegetable (tomato), and three leafy vegetables (arugula, spinach, and lettuce) that are commonly grown and consumed in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry was employed for quan...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Oteef MD,Fawy KF,Abd-Rabboh HS,Idris AM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the total (Zn, Pb, Ni, Hg, Cr, Cd, Cu, As) and partially leachable metals (PLMs) in 25 ash and soil samples from recent (2012-2013) eruptions of the Popocatépetl Volcano in Central Mexico. More recent ash and soil samples from volcanic activity in 2012-2013 had higher metal concentrations than older sample...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rodriguez-Espinosa PF,Jonathan MP,Morales-García SS,Villegas LE,Martínez-Tavera E,Muñoz-Sevilla NP,Cardona MA

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:With the aim of determining arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) concentrations in bycatch fishes from SW Mexico and comparing elemental concentrations with limits for human consumption set in the national and international legislation, three fish species (Diapterus peruvianus, Pseudupeneus grandisquamis, and Trachinotus ke...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Spanopoulos-Zarco P,Ruelas-Inzunza J,Jara-Marini ME,Meza-Montenegro M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sustainable management of forest resources can only be achieved through a well-organized road network designed with the optimal spatial planning and the minimum environmental impacts. This paper describes the spatial layout mapping for the optimal forest road network and the environmental impacts evaluation that a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Tampekis S,Sakellariou S,Samara F,Sfougaris A,Jaeger D,Christopoulou O

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：: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：:This paper reports the bioavailability of the metals (cadmium, copper, zinc, lead, and nickel) in sediment samples collected in seven stations from the São Paulo Estuary, Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil. The bioavailability was determined by employing the technique "acid-volatile sulfide (AVS) and simultaneously extracted...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Silva JB Jr,Nascimento RA,de Oliva ST,de Oliveira OM,Ferreira SL

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:This study aimed at investigating the presence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in river bed sediments of the Apies River, Gauteng, South Africa, in order to better inform health management decisions designed to protect users of the river. Overall, 180 water and sediment samples were collected at 10 sites alon...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Abia AL,Ubomba-Jaswa E,Momba MN

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissipation behavior of octachlorodipropyl ether (OCDPE) residues in fresh tea shoots and in tea prepared under field conditions was investigated, and the transfer of residues from brewed tea to tea infusion was determined. OCDPE levels in tea shoots, prepared tea, tea infusion, and spent tea leaves were determine...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Liao M,Shi Y,Cao H,Hua R,Tang F,Wu X,Tang J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioclimatic comfort defines the optimal climatic conditions in which people feel healthy and dynamic. Bioclimatic comfort mapping methods are useful to urban managers and planners. For the purposes of planning, climatic conditions, as determined by bioclimatic comfort assessments, are important. Bioclimatic components...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Cetin M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paper summarizes the results of India-wide survey of natural treatment systems (NTSs) for wastewater treatment and reuse. The quality of treated wastewater from different types of NTSs was analyzed for various physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters, and needs for post-treatment were identified. Currently, abo...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kumar D,Asolekar SR,Sharma SK

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:In this study, radiological distribution of gross alpha, gross beta, (226)Ra, (232)Th, (40)K, and (137)Cs for a total of 40 natural spring water samples obtained from seven cities of the Eastern Black Sea Region was determined by artificial neural network (ANN) method. In the ANN method employed, the backpropagation a...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yeşilkanat CM,Kobya Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, index of entropy and catastrophe theory methods were used for demarcating groundwater potential in an arid region using weighted linear combination techniques in geographical information system (GIS) environment. A case study from Badra area in the eastern part of central of Iraq was analyzed and discus...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Al-Abadi AM,Shahid S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the chemical composition characteristic of pollution in a northern suburb of Nanjing, particle samples were collected by two Andersen cascade impactors from May to July 2013. The positive matrix factorization version 3 (EPA-PMF 3.0) was applied to identify the source contribution of PM2.1 concentrations ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： An J,Duan Q,Wang H,Miao Q,Shao P,Wang J,Zou J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trees outside forests (TOFs) are an important natural resource that contributes substantially to national biomass and carbon stocks and to the livelihood of people in many regions. Over the last decades, decision makers have become increasingly aware of the importance of TOF, and as a consequence, this tree resource i...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Schnell S,Kleinn C,Ståhl G

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:A study has been carried out in crystalline hard rock aquifers of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, to identify the spatial and temporal variations and to understand sources responsible for hydrogeochemical processes in the region. Totally, 216 samples were collected for four seasons [premonsoon (PRM), southwest monsoon (...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Thivya C,Chidambaram S,Thilagavathi R,Prasanna MV,Singaraja C,Adithya VS,Nepolian M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined studies on grain size distribution, organic matter contents of sediments, sequential extraction and bulk concentration of heavy metals, statistical analysis, and ecological risk assessments were carried out to investigate the contamination sources and ecological risks of surface sediments at Coleroon Rive...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Venkatramanan S,Chung SY,Ramkumar T,Selvam S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal uptake potentials of Pseudomonas aeruginosa CA207Ni, Burkholderia cepacia CA96Co, Rhodococcus sp. AL03Ni, and Corynebacterium kutscheri FL108Hg were studied to determine their competence in detoxification of toxic metals during growth. Metabolism-dependent metal biouptake of the bacteria revealed appreciable upt...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Oyetibo GO,Ilori MO,Obayori OS,Amund OO

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influence of deforestation on biodiversity of aquatic organisms was investigated in a stream in the Ulu Sedili Forest Reserve. The stream was monitored five (5) times from December 2011 until December 2012 with 2-month intervals. Sampling of benthic communities was carried out using rectangular dip net while water qua...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Nor Zaiha A,Mohd Ismid MS,Salmiati,Shahrul Azri MS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the factors influencing the abundance and community composition of airborne biotic contaminants in swine confinement buildings (SCBs). Microbial air samples were collected from three different SCBs equipped with three different types of manure removal systems (deep-pit manure removal with slats, ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kumari P,Choi HL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissipation and final residues of picoxystrobin in peanut and soil were determined by a modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) method and high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). The dissipation and final residue of picoxystrobin at three different ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhu K,Li P,Feng M,Hao X,Han L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury (MeHg) is the most bioavailable and toxic mercury species in the marine environment. MeHg concentration levels, methylation rates leading to MeHg formation, and methylation index (MI) are all used to assess the compliance of mercury to be methylated in the marine sedimentary environment. This paper repor...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Bełdowski J,Miotk M,Pempkowiak J

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:The chiral xenobiotics are very dangerous for all of us due to the different enantioselective toxicities of the enantiomers. Besides, these have different enantioselective bioaccumulations and behaviors in our body and other organisms. It is of urgent need to understand the enantioselective bioaccumulations, toxicitie...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hussain I,ALOthman ZA,Alwarthan AA,Sanagi MM,Ali I

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatial and temporal variation of suspended particulate matter was measured in Ibadan, Nigeria during the raining and dry months of 2013 and 2014, respectively. Six different locations were considered, reflecting city-spread, population density, lifestyle, and vehicular- and industrial-related activities. Elemental ch...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Akinlade GO,Olaniyi HB,Olise FS,Owoade OK,Almeida SM,Almeida-Silva M,Hopke PK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Afforestation of native tree species is often recommended for ecological restoration in mining areas, but the understanding of the ecological processes of restored vegetation is quite limited. In order to provide insight of the ecological processes of restored vegetation, in this study, we investigate the development ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhao Z,Wang L,Bai Z,Pan Z,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tributyltin (TBT) contamination is still recorded in the environment even after its ban in antifouling paints. Since most biomonitors of TBT contamination, through imposex evaluation, are hard-bottom gastropods, the identification of soft-bottom sentinels has become useful for regions where rocky shores and coral reef...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Petracco M,Camargo RM,Berenguel TA,de Arruda NC,del Matto LA,Amado LL,Corbisier TN,Castro ÍB,Turra A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a vast semiarid region of the Baja California Peninsula, remote sensing and GIS techniques were applied to moderate resolution images of Landsat 5 TM to explore the geospatial correlation among the grid aridity index (AI), shapefiles of geologic strata, land use, and geological fractures. A dataset of randomized sa...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Rodríguez-Moreno VM,Kretzschmar TG,Padilla-Ramírez JS

更新日期：2015-07-01 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