Volume 8, Issue 3 (2012) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Importace of the International Council of Environmental Engineering Education

Istvan Patko — 2012-03-27

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 27 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.189.194

Problem statement: Due to the climatic changes and the ecological variations of the biosphere, global natural resources including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biodiversities, genetic reso...

Overview of Membrane Processes for the Recovery of Polyphenols from Olive Mill Wastewater

Ompe Aime Mudimu — 2012-03-27

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 27 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.195.201

Problem statement: Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW) is an ambivalent by-product of the olive oil production, which appears in huge amounts every year after the olive-harvest in the production countries, ma...

Ecological Monitoring of Danube water Quality in Budapest Region

Hosam E.A.F. Bayoumi Hamuda — 2012-04-05

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 5 April 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.202.211

Problem statement: Serious health problems and other economic costs related to water treatment, remediation and locating a new water supply, become an evidence of water pollution caused by human activ...

Ecological Sanitation in Morocco Promotion of the Urine-Diversion Dehydration Toilets-Case of Dayet Ifrah

Youssef Abarghaz — 2012-04-07

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 7 April 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.212.219

Problem statement: Most of people in rural areas in Morocco don’t have adequate systems of collection, evacuation and transport of black and gray water. They simply defecate in nature. There is a hu...

Groundwater Flow Systems and Their Response to Climate Change: A Need for a Water-System View Approach

Joel J. Carrillo-Rivera — 2012-04-07

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 7 April 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.220.235

Problem statement: The interest in early hydrogeological studies was the aquifer unit, as it is the physical media that stores and permits groundwater transfers from the recharge zone to the discharge...

Olive Wastewaters' Impact on Oued Boufekrane in Meknes-Tafilalet

Majdouline Larif — 2012-04-20

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 20 April 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.236.240

Problem statement: Water quality of river Boufekrane is subject to heavy pollution exerted by population growth and industrial activity, including the OMW from the olive industry in which the presence...

The Water Demand Management by Monitoring the Technology Performance and the Water Use Efficiency

Fraj Chemak — 2012-04-23

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 23 April 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.241.247

Problem statement: Given the climate constraints and the limited resources, Tunisia has developed the irrigated sector in order to diversify the agricultural production and to meet the food needs of t...

Threat of the Health Quality of Garden Produces Linked to Pollution by Toxic Metals on Some Gardening Sites of Benin

Koumolou Luc — 2012-04-23

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 23 April 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.248.252

Problem statement: Water and soil are vital resources used in agriculture. Current data establish a link between the pollution of soil, water and public health. For this reason, this study attempted t...

Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils and Water Resources Kettara Abandoned Mine

Manuel Valiente — 2012-05-08

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 8 May 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.253.261

Problem statement: Metal mining; together with mineral smelting and processing, have contaminated the environment surrounding mine areas throughout the world exceeding natural background concentration...

Hospital Water Supply as a Potential Source of Opportunistic Pathogens

H. T. El-Zanfaly — 2012-05-18

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 18 May 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.262.270

In Egypt as well as in many other developing countries, there are no specific standards for hospital water. Even water is free from the traditional bacterial indicators, it may represent a source of h...

Trends and Multifractal Analyses of Precipitation Data from Shandong Peninsula, China

Meng Gao — 2012-05-23

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 23 May 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.271.279

Problem statement: Water shortage is a very serious problem in Shandong Peninsula, which is one of the most rapidly developed zone in China. As the major source of water supply is in this area, precip...

TiO₂ Nanoparticles-Coated Polypropylene Copolymer as Photocatalyst on Methylene Blue Photodegradation under Solar Exposure

Hasniah Aliah — 2012-05-29

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 29 May 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.280.290

Problem statement: Pollutions of water bodies by dye wastes from textile industries and other sources have become critical consideration. A photocatalytic technique using semiconductor materials such ...

Preliminary Evaluation of the Potential Biogas Production of Food-Processing Industrial Wastes

C. Roati — 2012-06-06

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 6 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.291.296

Problem statement: An Anaerobic Digestion (AD) process, traditionally applied to wastewater and sewage sludge treatment, has a great potential in the valorization of food-processing industry wastes. A...

Acceptance Towards Sustainable Agriculture among Contract Farmers and its Impingement Factors

Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril — 2012-06-12

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 12 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.297.303

Problem statement: Rising demands and needs for food nowadays have put a great pressure on our natural resources. Overuse of the environmental sources has been proven to have profound impact on both; ...

Determining the Effect of Sediment Resuspension from the Activity of Phenoloxidase in Penaeid Shrimp Post Larvae

Napaporn Leadprathom — 2012-06-12

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 12 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.304.310

Problem statement: Regular sediment resuspension or dredging in coastal zones can induce stress in a postlaval penaeid shrimp, which affects immune response. Phenoloxidase is a significant enzyme in t...

Measurement of Ground Level Ozone at Different Locations

Yasmen A. Mustafa — 2012-06-13

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 13 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.311.321

Problem statement: Ground level ozone is the most important index substance of photochemical smog. Photochemical smog is now observed in many urban and industrial centers around the world and it has b...

Removing Boron from an Aqueous Solution Using Turmeric Extract-Aided Coagulation-Flocculation

Azhar Abdul Halim — 2012-06-15

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 15 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.322.327

Problem statement: Boron exists in an environment naturally either through weathering of rocks or volcanic activity but due to anthropogenic activity, boron had been distributed widely into our surrou...

Microfinance and Sustainable Livelihood: A Conceptual Linkage of Microfinancing Approaches towards Sustainable Livelihood

Abul Bashar Bhuiyan — 2012-06-15

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 15 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.328.333

The aim of this study is to discuss about the conceptual explanation of microcredit and sustainable livelihood Moreover, this study also described about conceptual linkages of microcredit towards a su...

The Diatom Stratigraphy of Rawapening Lake, Implying Eutrophication History

Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati — 2012-06-15

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 15 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.334.344

Problem statement: The use of diatoms to reconstruct past ecological conditions in lakes is well established. Diatoms are microscopic algae that forms siliceous frustules which allow them to preserve ...