Volume 8, Issue 2 (2012) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Permeability, Strength and Filtration Performance for Uncoated and Titania-Coated Clay Wastewater Filters

Masturi — 2012-02-29

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 29 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.79.94

Problem statement: Wastewater problems continue to be a relevant issue, particularly in urban areas. One promising low-cost material for manufacturing porous ceramics as water filter is clay. Clays ca...

Estimation of Pan Coefficient using M5 Model Tree

Pakorn Ditthakit — 2012-02-29

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 29 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.95.103

Problem statement: Pan Evaporation has extensively been used for estimating reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) due to its simplicity, low cost, ease of data interpretation and application and suitabil...

Impact of Shrimp Farm Effluent on Water Quality in Coastal Areas of the World Heritage-Listed Ha Long Bay

Thuyet D. Bui — 2012-03-03

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 3 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.104.116

Problem statement: Shrimp farming has rapidly developed in coastal areas of the World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay since the last decade. Effluent discharged from shrimp farms with high levels of nutri...

Biomagnification Profiles of Trace Elements through the Food Web of an Integrated Shrimp Mangrove Farm in Ba Ria Vung Tau, South Vietnam

Nguyen Phuc Cam Tu — 2012-03-09

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 9 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.117.129

Problem statement: Ba Ria Vung Tau (BRVT), a Vietnamese province with one of the fastest growing economies in the country, faces significant environmental challenges, including increased contamination...

Metals in Sediment Cores from Nine Coastal Lagoons in Central Vietnam

Stefania Romano — 2012-03-09

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 9 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.130.142

Problem statement: After being dramatically hit by war events, Vietnam is presently experiencing a huge economical and social development. However, very few data, relative to pollution levels and tren...

Effect of Dose-Response of Zinc and Manganese on Siderophores Production

Mehri Ines — 2012-03-10

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 10 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.143.151

Problem statement: This study was conducted to find and determine whether the siderophores of the four environmental Pseudomonas spp. isolates possess a sequestering activity towards essential transit...

Pesticide use in South and South-East Asia: Environmental Public Health and Legal Concerns

Abhik Gupta — 2012-03-12

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.152.157

Problem statement: The South and South East Asian countries are characterized by their rich biodiversity as well as cultural diversity. Agricultural expansion for livelihood security is leading to an ...

The Effect of Water on The Strength of Building Stones

Bellopede Rossana — 2012-03-17

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 17 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.158.161

Problem statement: Water is one of the main causes of stone decay and the presence of water alone inside a stone could cause a decrease in its mechanical strength. In order to study the effect of wate...

Drinking Water Quality Assessment in Tetova Region

B. H. Durmishi — 2012-03-19

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 19 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.162.169

Problem statement: The quality of drinking water is a crucial factor for human health. The objective of this study was the assessment of physical, chemical and bacteriological quality of the drinking ...

Levels of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its Metabolites in the Blood of Agrochemicals Retailers

Anthony J. Hotton — 2012-03-22

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 22 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.170.175

Problem statement: In tropical countries like Nigeria, the storage, sales and handling of pesticide by agrochemical retailers in indoor stores located in open markets and residential areas were fraugh...

Mercury in Hair of Muskox on the Seward Peninsula

Claudia Ihl — 2012-03-24

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 24 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.176.178

Problem statement: Muskoxen (Ovibus moschatus) are distant relatives of sheep (Caprinae) and have roamed the Arctic for a million years, with populations reaching North America between 150,000 and 250...

An Applied Study on the Debris Recycling in Tunnelling

Pierpaolo Oreste — 2012-03-27

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 27 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.179.184

Problem statement: A simple calculation has shown what the impact of muck created during the construction of a hypothetical 50 km long and 100 m2 cross section tunnel could be on the environment: arou...