Volume 7, Issue 6 (2011) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

A Rule-Based Expert System for Construction and Demolition Waste Management

Leila Ooshaksaraie — 2011-12-01

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 1 December 2011; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.492.498

Problem statement: The construction industry generates lots of construction waste which caused significant impacts on the environment and aroused growing public concern in the local community. Constru...

Particulate Matter in the Excavation Work Sites in Urban Areas

Giuseppe Pizzo — 2011-12-23

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 23 December 2011; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.499.504

Problem statement: Excavation work sites in urban areas for infrastructures and buildings cause a great deal of disturbance and damage due to the emission of particulate matter, in particular in the a...

Investigation of Deforestation on the Runoff-Peak by KINFIL Model

Alireza Mardookhpour — 2011-12-24

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 24 December 2011; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.505.509

Problem statement: In present study the KINFIL model was used for the catchment management, including the investigation of deforestation on predict flood runoff assessment with a significant precision...

Analysis of Eco friendly Refrigerants Usage in Air-Conditioner

C. Chinnaraj — 2011-12-27

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2011; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.510.514

Problem statement: There are two types of global warming contributions through refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The first one is the Direct Global Warming Potential (DGWP) due to the emissi...

Limnological Studies on the Wetland Lake, Al-Asfar, with Special References to Heavy Metal Accumulation by Fish

Gehan H. Fahmy — 2011-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2011; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.515.524

Problem statement: Al-Asfar Lake is one from the important shallow wetland lakes. It is located on the eastern region of Saudi Arabia, Al-Hassa Province. However, much of their limnology and its bioti...

Impact of Abattoir and Saw-Mill Effluents on Water Quality of Upper Ogun River (Abeokuta)

A. O. Adeogun — 2012-01-06

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 6 January 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.525.530

Problem statement: The unregulated discharge of contaminants from point sources into inland freshwater aquatic systems and the resultant deterioration of water quality are largely undocumented in deve...

Determination of Lead in Soil along the Highways of Kosova

Albert Maxhuni — 2012-01-06

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 6 January 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.531.533

Problem statement: During recent several decades soil was polluted more and more serious by heavy metals because of mining, smelting, irrigating with sewerage and some other human activities. These he...

The Negative Environmental Changes on the Sea and its Impact on the Aspects of Economic, Social and Health of the Fishermen Living in the East Coast Zone of Peninsular Malaysia

Bahaman Abu Samah — 2012-01-11

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 11 January 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.534.541

Problem statement: The sea has never been the same as before. Due to the environment and human factors, lot of negative environmental changes can be detected at the sea. Apparently, one of the main de...

Fabrication and Experimental Investigation of PCM Capsules Integrated in Solar Air Heater

Mahmud M. Alkilani — 2012-01-11

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 11 January 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.542.546

Problem statement: Thermal Energy Storage (TES) process can reduce the time or rate mismatch between energy supply and energy demand. Organic latent heat materials are suitable to use as storage mediu...

Environmental Radioactive Impact Associated to Uranium Production

Fernando P. Carvalho — 2012-01-14

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 14 January 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2011.547.553

Problem statement: One century of uranium mining in Europe and North-America created a legacy of ore mining and milling sites needing rehabilitation for environmental and human safety. In the last dec...