Volume 5, Issue 6 (2009) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Heavy Metals Analysis and Sediment Quality Values in Urban Lakes

Aboud S. Jumbe — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.678.687

Problem statement: The objective of this research was to evaluate the degree of heavy metal contamination in lakes and the extent to which the sediment quality of the lakes of Bangalore city has deter...

Presence of Arsenic in Commercial Beverages

Jason Roberge — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.688.694

Problem statement: This study’s goal was to assess the arsenic concentration of various beverages and broths purchased from a local chain supermarket. A source of chronic arsenic exposure occurs via...

Assessing Community Health Risks: Proactive Vs Reactive Sampling

Sarah Taylor — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.695.697

Problem statement: A considerable number of native birds died in the West Australian coastal town of Esperance and surroundings during late 2006 and early 2007, which raised community concerns about e...

Comparison of Daily and Monthly Results of Three Evapotranspiration Models in Tropical Zone: A Case Study

Seyed Reza Saghravani — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.698.705

Problem statement: Evapotranspiration (ET) has crucial role in agricultural activity, water management and hydraulic engineering. Recently many forms of the equation have been applied for estimating d...

Change Detection Using Neural Network with Improvement Factor in Satellite Images

M. A. Fkirin — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.706.713

Problem statement: The aim of this study is to investigate the applicability of using the neural network techniques in change detection of remotely sensed data. Approach: In addition, the tuning param...

Ecological Capability Assessment for Multiple-Use in Forest Areas Using GIS- Based Multiple Criteria Decision Making Approach

Sasan Babaie-Kafaky — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.714.721

Problem statement: A valuable Source of plant and animal various species in the west of Iran is Zagros forests that, misuses by foresters and local societies has caused severe degradation. In this stu...

Effect of Skidding Operations on Soil Carbon Storage of a Tropical Peat Swamp Forest

Anton Eko Satrio — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.722.726

Problem statement: There is still lack of a study that compares the soil carbon storage of kuda-kuda skidding system and excavator skidding system in tropical peat swamp forests. The objective of this...

Groundwater Resources Pollution Risk: Application of the Holman Method

M. De Maio — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.727.739

Problem statement: The aim of this study is to make an attempt to assess, through the application of the Holman Method, the effects that a careless management of human induced activities could have on...

Suitability of Using Phragmites australis and Tamarix aphylla as Vegetation Filters in Industrial Areas

Wafa’a A. Al-Taisan — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.740.747

Problem Statement: Many soils of different areas of the world are subjected to heavy metal pollution due to human activities especially the industry. These metals are hazardous to human health and cou...

Effect of Logging Operation on Soil Carbon Storage of a Tropical Peat Swamp Forest

Anton Eko Satrio — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.748.752

Problem statement: Since heavy machinery are used in the logging operation activity for extracting the logs on sensitive forest site with peat soil, environment destruction should be the other concern...

Effects of Crude Oil and Spent Oil on Clarias garipinus: A Typical Marine Fish

A. M. Gbadebo — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.753.758

Problem statement: Petroleum hydrocarbon and petroleum residue (i.e., spent oil) remains the foremost pollutants to the fish communities in various aquatic media-ponds, streams, rivers, creeks, coasta...

Potential Plant Species for Live Pole Application in Tropical Environment

Sasan Mafian — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.759.764

Problem statement: Slope instability causing landslides, a major geologic hazard, is a risk common to most regions. Among all categories of landslides, shallow slope failures which affect many hill sl...

Ozone Treatment of Animal Manure for Odor Control

Fahad Nasser Alkoaik — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.765.771

Problem statement: The effectiveness of ozone in reducing odor emission from liquid animal manure was evaluated under batch and continuous treatment operations. Results: The results indicated that the...

A Cost Effective and User Friendly Approach to Design Wireline Formation Tests

Clara Bertolini — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.772.780

Problem statement: Wireline formation testing (also named Mini-DSTs) are gaining more and more popularity as a possible alternative to conventional well testing especially where there are major enviro...

Development of a Fully Coupled Approach for Evaluation of Wellbore Stability in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

Vera Rocca — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2009.781.790

Problem statement: When a well is drilled in a hydrocarbon reservoir, the original thermodynamic conditions are altered, the natural stresses are redistributed and a stress concentration occurs around...