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：:Surface water acidification was identified as a major environmental problem in the 1960s. Consequently, a liming program was launched in Sweden in the 1970s. The primary purpose of liming is to restore conditions that existed prior to acidification. To reach this goal, as well as achieve 'good status' (i.e. low levels...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Norberg M,Bigler C,Renberg I

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the development and application of the new approach 'Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) based sustainable basin growth and management strategy' to give better insight for the management of surface waters. The establishment of the proposed decision process mainly comprised: beneficial use designation...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Boyacioglu H,Alpaslan MN

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changing the landscape has serious environmental impacts affecting the ecosystem services, particularly in the tropics. In this paper, we report changes in ecosystem services in relation to land use and land cover over an 18-year period (1988--2006) in the Menglun Township, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. We used Land...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hu H,Liu W,Cao M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water samples were collected in the Pearl River Estuary in July 2002 and April 2003. The particulate and dissolved phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined. Total PAH concentrations in water samples were higher in April of 2003 (C (p): 4.0-39.1 ng/L or 445.1-1,089.9 ng/g; C (w): 15.9-184.2 ng/L) t...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Luo XJ,Mai BX,Yang QS,Chen SJ,Zeng EY

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) were deployed in the Columbia Slough, near Portland, Oregon, on three separate occasions to measure the spatial and seasonal distribution of dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine compounds (OCs) in the slough. Concentrations of PAHs and OCs in SPMDs...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： McCarthy K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In especially urban areas and their proximity, environmental pollution has reached a level which threatens both people and public health. Although environmental problems in Turkey have been studied for many cities, including Erzurum, no study is present combining all the environmental matters of the city with short de...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Demircioğlu Yildiz N,Yilmaz H,Toy S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These days, wildfires are prevalent in almost all areas of the world. Researchers have been actively analyzing wildfire damage using a variety of satellite images and geospatial datasets. This paper presents a method for detailed estimation of wildfire losses using various geospatial datasets and an actual case of wil...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Heo J,Park JS,Song YS,Lee SK,Sohn HG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternaria and Cladosporium, known as the most allergenic spores were first collected by means of Durham gravimetric sampler from Eskisehir atmosphere from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2001. The daily, monthly and annual variations in spores/cm(2) of Cladosporium and Alternaria were recorded. During this period, a ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Erkara IP,Asan A,Yilmaz V,Pehlivan S,Okten SS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lesina lagoon is located on the southern Adriatic coast of Italy; many marine species, such as the shrimp M. kerathurus, use the Lesina lagoon as a nursery, spending their initial growth phase there. In order to assess the usefulness of migratory species as biomonitors of the environmental quality of this nursery ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： D'Adamo R,Di Stasio M,Fabbrocini A,Petitto F,Roselli L,Volpe MG

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, which hit and devastated several Countries in Southeast Asia, University of Brescia and Mahidol University started a project on water monitoring and treatment for drinking purposes in Takua Pa district (Thailand), the most damaged by the tsunami. In particular, this paper presents the ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Collivignarelli C,Tharnpoopasiam P,Vaccari M,De Felice V,Di Bella V,Worakhunpiset S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive visibility monitoring was carried out simultaneously in the urban area of Gwangju and the rural area of Anmyon, Korea. This study examines patterns of visibility impairment and haze-forming pollutant concentrations on both sites resulting from natural and anthropogenic sources of gases and particles. Opti...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kim KW,Kim YJ,Bang SY

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wastewater pollution in industrial areas is one of the most important environmental problems. Heavy metal pollution, especially chromium pollution in wastewater sources from dyeing and tannery has affected the life on earth. This pollution can affect all ecosystems and human health directly or by food chain. Therefore...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Oktor K,Yilmaz S,Türker G,Erkuş E

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosolids from the WWTP of Thessaloniki were examined for the leaching of phosphorus (as PO4(3-) -P), nitrogen (as NH4+ (-N) and NO3- (-N)), and organic matter (as TOC and COD), using two tests: (1) a pH static leaching test and (2) a characterization test, relating contaminant release to the liquid to solid (L/S) rat...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Batziaka V,Fytianos K,Voudrias E

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:The present investigation deals with the limnobiotic status of Almatti reservoir from February, 2003 to January, 2005. The study revealed that, the distribution and population density of zooplankton species depend upon the physico-chemical factors of the environment. Statistical analysis showed that there exists a sig...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hulyal SB,Kaliwal BB

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate characterization of heavy-metal contaminated areas and quantification of the uncertainties inherent in spatial prediction are crucial for risk assessment, soil remediation, and effective management recommendations. Topsoil samples (0-15 cm) (n=547) were collected from the Zhangjiagang suburbs of China. The se...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhao Y,Xu X,Sun W,Huang B,Darilek JL,Shi X

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of toxicopathic liver lesions in demersal fish on the San Pedro Shelf, California was determined for a 15-year period (1988-2003). Fish livers were sampled at fixed locations as part of the Orange County Sanitation Districts (OCSD) ocean monitoring program. Histopathological examination of selected fish...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Basmadjian E,Perkins EM,Phillips CR,Heilprin DJ,Watts SD,Diener DR,Myers MS,Koerner KA,Mengel MJ,Robertson G,Armstrong JL,Lissner AL,Frank VL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study which was carried out between March 2003 and February 2005 Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cr, Pb and Cd contents were determined in muscle, liver and gill of carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758) caught from Beyşehir Lake. Among the heavy metals analyzed Cr, Pb and Cd were below the detection limit (<0.03). Heavy metal conce...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Tekin-Ozan S,Kir I

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:The present study was carried out to identify the factors influencing the sinuosity of the Pannagon river, using the IRS P6 LISS III data and Geographical Information System (GIS) on 1:50,000 scale. The river follows meandering course and exhibits a narrow, highly sinuous and incised channel. Several lines of evidence...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Aswathy MV,Vijith H,Satheesh R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric surface aerosol radiative forcing (SARF) DeltaF, forcing efficiency DeltaF(e) and fractional forcing efficiency DeltaFF(e) evaluated from cloud-screened narrowband spectral and thermal-offset-corrected radiometric observations during the Asia dust outbreak episodes in Gwangju, Republic of Korea are reporte...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ogunjobi KO,Kim YJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:Air pollution is threat to the lives of people living in big cities of Pakistan. In Lahore 1,250 people die annually because of air pollution. Mass transit system that can be put forth as solution to urban air pollution is contingent with right choice of system and its affiliation with motorized vehicles and nature of...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Aziz A,Bajwa IU

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia is an important water quality variable, which in excess, can be detrimental to waterways and their ecosystems. In the Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program in South-east Queensland ammonia is monitored monthly, however, often more than 50% of the ammonia observations in Moreton Bay are below detection limit, mak...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Toscas PJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable research indicates that a wide range of socio-economic factors influence attitudes and perceptions about environmental hazards and risks, and that social trust in those who manage a hazard is strongly correlated to judgements about risks and benefits. We suggest that there are three steps that lead to env...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Burger J,Greenberg M,Gochfeld M,Shukla S,Lowrie K,Keren R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particles in a dental office can be generated by a number of instruments, such as air-turbine handpieces, low-speed handpieces, ultrasonic scalers, bicarbonate polishers, polishing cups, as well as drilling and air sprays inside the oral cavity. This study examined the generation of particles during dental drilling an...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sotiriou M,Ferguson SF,Davey M,Wolfson JM,Demokritou P,Lawrence J,Sax SN,Koutrakis P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Community asks its Member States to provide a comprehensive and coherent overview of their groundwater chemical status. It is stated that simple conceptual models are necessary to allow assessments of the risks of failing to meet quality objectives. In The Netherlands two monitoring networks (one for agri...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Boumans L,Fraters D,van Drecht G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate exposure to cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) through cigarette smoking, the concentrations of both metals in the blood or/and urine of smokers (20 cigarettes or more per day for 10 years or longer) and their non-smoking counterparts inhabiting an environmentally unpolluted area (Bialystok, Poland) were evaluated...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Galazyn-Sidorczuk M,Brzóska MM,Moniuszko-Jakoniuk J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research is to determine agricultural land loss and environmental pollution caused by industrialization and urban sprawl using the Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing technique (RS). Remotely sensed data is the most powerful tool for monitoring land use changes and GIS is the best ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kurucu Y,Chiristina NK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qiantang River is a typical river used for drinking water source, flowing through agricultural area in east China. Surface water samples at 45 sampling sites from the river were collected and analyzed for 13 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) during six surveys in 2 years of 2005-2006. Sediments, soils, farmland runoff ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Zhou R,Zhu L,Chen Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in particulate depositions on vegetation foliages near highway in the urban environment of Lucknow city (India) using the principal components analysis/absolute principal components scores (PCA/APCS) receptor modeling approach. The mult...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Singh KP,Malik A,Kumar R,Saxena P,Sinha S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface sediment samples (n = 18) were collected from the Algerian Mediterranean coasts and analyzed for seven metals using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry in order to asses the distribution and bioavailability of metals and to study the anthropogenic factors affecting their concentrations. Se...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Alomary AA,Belhadj S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing interest in management of MSW through micro-treatment of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (OFMSW) in many cities of India. The OFMSW fraction is high (>80%) in many pockets within South Indian cities like Bangalore, Chikkamagalur, etc. and is largely represented by vegetable, fruit, packin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chanakya HN,Ramachandra TV,Guruprasad M,Devi V

更新日期：2007-12-01 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 main aim of this study was the quantitative assessment of desertification process in the case study area of the Fidoye-Garmosht plain (Southern Iran). Based on the MEDALUS approach and the characteristics of study area a regional model developed using GIS. Six main factors or indicators of desertification includin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Sepehr A,Hassanli AM,Ekhtesasi MR,Jamali JB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paper industries using different raw materials such as hard wood, bamboo, baggase, rice-straw and waste papers and bleaching chemicals like chlorine, hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, sulphite and oxygen were studied to estimate organic pollution load and Adsorbable Organic Halides (AOX) per ton of pr...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Ranganathan K,Jeyapaul S,Sharma DC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mangrove formations of Godavari estuary are due to silting over many centuries. The estuary covers an area of 62,000 ha of which dense Coringa mangrove forest spread in 6,600 ha. Satellite sensor data was used to detect change in the mangrove cover for a period of 12 years (1992-2004). It was found that an area of...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Satapathy DR,Krupadam RJ,Kumar LP,Wate SR

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exxon Neftegas Limited, operator of the Sakhalin-1 consortium, is developing oil and gas reserves on the continental shelf off northeast Sakhalin Island, Russia. DalMorNefteGeofizika (DMNG), on behalf of the Sakhalin-1 consortium, conducted a 3-D seismic survey of the Odoptu license area during 17 August-9 September 2...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Yazvenko SB,McDonald TL,Blokhin SA,Johnson SR,Meier SK,Melton HR,Newcomer MW,Nielson RM,Vladimirov VL,Wainwright PW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00