abstract：:Air pollution has assumed gigantic proportion killing almost half a million Asians every year. Urban pollution mainly comprises of emissions from buses, trucks, motorcycle other forms of motorized transport and its supporting activities. As Asia's cities continue to expand the number of vehicles have risen resulting i...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Srivastava A,Joseph AE,More A,Patil S

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:The concept of sustainable forest management (SFM) requires forest resource managers to monitor and collect information pertaining to their environmental, economic and social impact. There are increasing expectations from a variety of publics (government, customers, and other stakeholders) that forests be demonstrably...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hickey GM,Innes JL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cylindrical dialysis sampler (1.2 m in length; 5 cm in diameter) was designed and constructed to sample small-scale phytoremediation processes in the root zone of poplar trees. The study site was a 183-tree plantation of hybrid poplars located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, at the J-Field Area of Concern. The...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jackson WA,Martino L,Hirsh S,Wrobel J,Pardue JH

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work is to characterize the mineral phases present in the atmosphere at three locations in northern Oman. Samples of atmospheric particles were collected using a high volume sampler. Three indoor and one outdoor location were chosen in this investigation. Sampling locations included a residential house...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Abdul-Wahab SA,Worthing MA,Al-Maamari S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution indices and other environmental quality indicators have often been subjects of debate. This article presents a case study of the creation and criticism of an air pollution index in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Long known for its industrial production and the resulting pollution, Pittsburgh was home to engin...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Longhurst J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an environmental hazard assessment to account the impacts of single rainstorm variability on river-torrential landscape identified as potentially vulnerable mainly to erosional soil degradation processes. An algorithm for the characterisation of this impact, called Erosive Hazard Index (EHI), is de...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Diodato N

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metal pollution in water and sediment of the River Hindon in western Uttar Pradesh (India) was assessed for Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. The metal concentrations in water showed wide temporal variation compared with bed sediment because of variability in water discharge and variations in suspended solid load...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Jain CK,Singhal DC,Sharma MK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consistent estimators of change and state becomes an issue when sample data come from a mix of permanent and temporary observation units. A joint maximum likelihood estimator of state and change creates estimates of state that depend on antecedent viz. posterior survey results and may differ from estimates of state de...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Magnussen S,Köhl M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric deposition of the major elements was estimated from throughfall and bulk deposition measurements on 13 plots of the Swiss Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) between 1995 and 2001. Independent estimates of the wet and dry deposition of nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) on these same plots were gained from ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Thimonier A,Schmitt M,Waldner P,Rihm B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to monitor and record the specific characteristics and properties of most of the important water resources in Dalmatia located in Southern Croatia for a period of 5 years (1998-2002) according to established standards for drinking water. The paper presents a detailed account of their chem...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Stambuk-Giljanović N

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer simulations tested the ability of gravel interceptor trenches to capture a plume of contaminated groundwater. The plume had a maximum length and width of 87 and 19 m, respectively. In alternate simulations, one-meter wide trenches were located 5, 10, 20, and 50 m downgradient of the plume. A minimum trench le...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Hudak PF

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accelerated eutrophication of surface water is often caused by high phosphorus (P) losses from agricultural fields. Long-term measurements of P concentrations from arable fields are therefore important for understanding of processes and key factors behind losses. Unfortunately, long-time series are difficult to compar...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Djodjic F,Bergström L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were collected from 60 boatable sites using an electrofishing design that permitted comparisons of the effects of designs and distances on fish assemblage metrics. Sites were classified a priori as Run-of-the-River (ROR) or Restricted Flow (RF). Data representing four different design options (i.e., 1000 and 2000...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Flotemersch JE,Blocksom KA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gomti river receives industrial as well as domestic wastes from various drains of Lucknow city. In the process the water and sediment of the river Gomti get contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants. In the present study, impacts of domestic/industrial wastes on the water and sediment chemistry of river Gomt...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Gaur VK,Gupta SK,Pandey SD,Gopal K,Misra V

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of eleven metrics using macroinvertebrate assemblages were evaluated in an environmental gradient in a tropical river in south-east Brazil. Eight sites were sampled in an altitudinal range of 160-650 m.a.s.l. during 1999 (April and August) and 2000 (February). Four substrates were sampled at each site:...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Silveira MP,Baptista DF,Buss DF,Nessimian JL,Egler M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resistance pattern and mechanisms of bacterial isolates obtained from clinical origin, soil, industrial effluent, orange juice products and drinking water were studied using commonly used antibiotics. The microbial load of the water samples, industrial effluent and orange juice products were 1.0 x 10(1)-2.25 x 10(...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Lateef A,Oloke JK,Gueguimkana EB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two vegetation-monitoring methods were compared: subplot frequency analysis (SF) and visual estimation of percentage cover (VE). Two independent observers collected data from two semi-natural, species-rich grasslands on three different occasions during the growth-season. During the last data collection period, survey ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Carlsson AL,Bergfur J,Milberg P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combating desertification requires the involvement of many people ranging from communities who experience the effects on a daily basis and scientists attempting to understand the biophysical and socio-economic causes and consequences of desertification, to developers and policy makers on all levels. In many instances,...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Seely M,Moser P

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:There has been an accelerated expansion of deserts in the past five decades. Recent data reveal that the atmogenically formed organic compound, trichloroacetic acid (TCA) is a contributory factor in addition to anthropogenic and natural sources. The aim of this study was to use TCA as an indicator for the possible occ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Weissflog L,Krüger GH,Kellner K,Pienaar JJ,Pfennigsdorff A,Seyfarth K,Ondruschka B

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inter-tidal marshes are dynamic diverse ecosystems at the transition zone between terrestrial and ocean environments. Geomorphologically, inter-tidal salt marshes are vegetated land-forms at elevations slightly greater than mean tidal levels that have distributed channels formed under ebb (drainage) tidal flows that w...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Grismer ME,Kollar J,Syder J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of their sensitivity and importance, an ecological-economic analysis of wetlands has been carried out for various Indian states. Subsequently, the ecological wealths of different zones (north, south, east and west) have been computed and compared. Amongst states, Karnataka (7896.5 million US dollars yr(-1)), G...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pandey JS,Joseph V,Kaul SN

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study used ultraviolet absorption (UVa) and the florescence intensity (FI) to evaluate the coagulation efficiency for removing dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the raw water from Min-Ter, Li-Yu-Ten and Yun-Ho-Shen reservoirs in Taiwan. The results indicated that the ratio of DOC removal rate and FI remova...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Cheng WP,Chi FH,Yu RF

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This risk assessment on monochlorobenzene was carried out for the marine environment, following methodology given in the EU risk assessment Regulation (1488/94) and Guidance Document of the EU New and Existing Substances Regulation (TGD, 1996). Data from analytical monitoring programmes in large rivers and estuaries i...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： van Wijk D,Thompson RS,De Rooij C,Garny V,Lecloux A,Kanne R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a Decision Support System (DSS) approach developed in the context of the Copernicus project entitled System for Water Monitoring and Sustainable Management based on Ground Stations and Satellite Images (WATERMAN). The main objective of WATERMAN is the monitoring and management of the Strymon River ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Manos B,Bournaris T,Silleos N,Antonopoulos V,Papathanasiou J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of 11 elements, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn and V, have been determined in leaves of Ligistrum lucidum Ait. f. growing in Palermo, by simultaneous inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. A total of 72 samples from six different sites were investigated to deduce the bioindicator abili...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Oliva SR,Valdés B

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollutants pose a risk to forest health and vitality in the United States. Here we present the major findings from a national scale air pollution assessment that is part of the United States' 2003 Report on Sustainable Forests. We examine trends and the percent forest subjected to specific levels of ozone and wet ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Coulston JW,Riitters KH,Smith GC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geographical and temporal distribution patterns of airborne dust particulates have been studied in different representative areas of Raipur City. Dust fall samples from different sites were collected and some selected toxic metals namely Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sb and Pb in them were determined by AAS. Total annua...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Thakur M,Deb MK,Imai S,Suzuki Y,Ueki K,Hasegawa A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of future management and policy options based on different assumptions provide a mechanism to examine possible outcomes and especially their likely benefits and consequences. The San Pedro River in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico is an area that has undergone rapid changes in land use and cover, and subsequently is...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Kepner WG,Semmens DJ,Bassett SD,Mouat DA,Goodrich DC

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decision analysis method for integrating environmental indicators was developed. This was a combination of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and the Analytic Network Process (ANP). Being able to take into account the interdependency among variables, the method was capable of ranking ecosystems in terms of environme...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Tran LT,Knight CG,O'Neill RV,Smith ER

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A water resource accounting study has been carried out for a limestone mining area located in Thondamuthur block of Coimbatore district under Tamilnadu state in India. The major source of surface water in the region is south-west and north-west monsoons during July-August and October-November, respectively. During the...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Chaulya SK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Columbia River at the Hanford Site, located in south-central Washington State, U.S.A., is a regionally important refugium for overwintering birds. Some of the river shoreline has been designated by the U.S. Department of Energy for environmental clean-up following past production of materials for nuclear weapons. ...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Becker JM,McKinstry CA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of respirometric graphs for system diagnosis has recently drawn much attention due to the nature of the test being a fast method with reliable oxygen uptake (Ou) data. In this study, a new graphical analysis procedure is proposed, using the oxygen uptake rate (OUR) vs. Ou respirogram because of its distinct c...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wu YS,Chiang CF,Lu CJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 760 Tampa Bay (Florida, U.S.A.) sediment samples have been analyzed for organic contaminants (PAHs, organochlorine pesticides, and PCBs) since 1993. Data were analyzed to assess status by habitat (defined by overlapping salinity zones and sediment type). The habitats most degraded by PAHs and pesticides were...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Grabe SA,Barron J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycaemia, a classical indicator of stress, xanthine oxidase and aldehyde oxidase which are involved in phase I detoxication were investigated in two different fish species from two rivers with different pollution levels in the Western Niger-Delta. Four sampling zones covering the entire lengths of Warri and Ethiope R...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Isamah GK,Asagba SO

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and heavy metals viz. Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni and Fe were measured. Aerosol samples from four different locations in Delhi were collected by High-volume samplers for a period of one year from July 1997 June 1998. Metal concentration was determined by Atomic Absorption Spectromet...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Khillare PS,Balachandran S,Meena BR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents a review of environmental degradation and its threats in China. Air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, soil degradation, sand depositing in dams, decaying urban infrastructure, and more and more hazards such as floods, landslides and soil erosion are major consequences of environmental deg...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Wang Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Between 1986 and 2001, thirty-nine lakes in southwestern New Brunswick in Atlantic Canada were surveyed for acid precipitation-related water quality changes. Most of the study lakes are located on granite bedrock and represent the most acid sensitive lakes in the province. Between 1987 and 1992, hydrogen ion depositio...

journal_title：Environmental monitoring and assessment

authors： Pilgrim W,Clair TA,Choate J,Hughes R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00