Volume 8, Issue 4 (2012) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Environmental Modeling for Traffic Noise in Urban Area

Francis Cirianni — 2012-06-18

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 18 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.345.351

Traffic noise can be classified among the worst factors in terms of damage to people’s health and well-being. The trend of noise pollution modeling variable from the smart result of classic regressi...

Remediation of Diesel Contaminated Soils Using Surfactants: Coulumn Study

E. Salehian — 2012-06-18

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 18 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.352.359

This study presents the experimental remediation studies of diesel contaminated soil with Sodium Deducible Sulfate (SDS) as surfactants using column tests. Sandy selected soil had the grain size distr...

Environmental and Safety Accidents Related to Blasting Operation

Lazar Kricak — 2012-06-18

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 18 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.360.365

The blasting process remains a potential source of numerous environmental and safety accidents. The majority of these accidents were contributed to the flyrock and lack of blast area security. A field...

Toxicity of Industrial Wastewater Acting Singly or in Joint-Ratios on Clarias gariepinus

Aina Olubukola Adeogun — 2012-06-18

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 18 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.366.375

Freshwater ecosystems were the most vulnerable to pollution due to their easy accessibility for disposal of wastewaters leading to deterioration of water quality. Ona river, Ibadan, Nigeria is part o...

Rectangular Storm Sewer Design Under Equal Sediment Mobility

Jaber Almedeij — 2012-06-19

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 19 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.376.384

Rectangular storm sewers are conduits delivering water to outfall locations and have sizes that are typically larger than standard pipes, by which they become subject to more sediment deposits during ...

Aerosol Filtration Using Quartz Sand Filter

Abbas H. Sulaymon — 2012-06-20

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 20 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.385.395

The cement industry is the major source of cement dust which contains heavy metals like nickel, cobalt, lead, chromium, arsenic and hazardous substances like dioxins and furans. Exposure to these subs...

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons By Gas Chromatography in Colombian Waters and Soils

C.. González — 2012-06-20

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 20 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.396.402

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) were required by the Colombian Environmental Authorities. However, the great diversity of hydrocarbon sources, in addition to the variety of available techniques an...

The Correlations Between Mercury Speciation and Dissolved Organic Matter in the Sediment of the Red Sea

M. A. Wedyan — 2012-06-21

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 21 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.403.411

This study addresses the correlations between Hg and organic matter in recent sediment; samples were collected from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea coasts (oligotrophic regions) during 2010. In the present...

Comparison of Two Analytical Techniques For Lead Determination in Soils and Mosses Samples

Albert Maxhuni — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.412.416

The aim of this study was to compare the results of the lead levels obtained by two different techniques in the soil and mosses samples taken from the entire territory of the Republic of Kosovo. The a...

Use of ¹³⁷Cs Activity to Investigate Sediment Movement and Transport Modeling in River Coastal Environment

M. E. Toriman — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.417.423

Conflicts between human and environment always triggered to sedimentation and erosion problems within the coastal areas, Therefore understanding sediment transport processes in a river estuary and co...

Kinetics of Biological Treatment of Low Level Pesticide Wastewater

Abdel E. Ghaly — 2012-07-04

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 4 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.424.432

Pesticides are chemical substances intended to protect food crops and livestock from pests in order to pro-mote agricultural productivity and protect public health. Contamination of soil, air and wate...

Climate Change Adaptation in Acid Sulfate Landscapes

Chuxia Lin — 2012-07-07

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 7 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.433.442

Oxidation of sulfide minerals produces sulfuric acid and consequently creates Acid Sulfate Landscapes (ASLs), which represent one of the most degraded types of land-surface environments. Although acid...

The International Multimodal Transport of Hazardous Goods and Waste

Giancarlo Carosso — 2012-07-10

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 10 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.443.453

The international multimodal transport of hazardous goods and waste is a sector of remarkable economic importance. This transport activity is connected to several productive sectors and it can have co...

The Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste: A Contribution to Improve the Present Technical-Judicial Model

Giancarlo Carosso — 2012-07-13

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 13 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.454.465

The expression "the transboundary movement of hazardous waste" refers, from the technical point of view, to a series of phases that begin with the creation of a hazardous waste and includes its ...

Safety Health Impacts of Particulate Matter from Excavation Work Sites

Giuseppe Pizzo — 2012-07-25

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 25 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.466.472

Epidemiological studies have shown a linear relationship between airborne particulates and effects on human health. This study examines the risk that can be run by populations which are exposed to sig...

The Impact of Anthropogenic Activities Recorded By Mercury in the Sediment from Dianshan Lake

Hui Zhang — 2012-08-04

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 4 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.473.478

The mercury in sediment cores from Dianshan Lake, Shanghai is studied in this study and it indicates that the mercury level changing from 52.78-145.66 µg kg-1 in sediment can be obviously divided int...