Volume 8, Issue 6 (2012) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Lagrangian Micromixing Models for Concentration Fluctuations: An Overview

Paolo Monti — 2012-12-28

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 28 December 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.577.590

This study presents a brief overview of the main features, theoretical formulations and validation tests of some Lagrangian micromixing models, currently used for estimations of the ensemble mean and ...

Environmental Ethics in Governing Recycled Material Styrofoam for Building Human Habitat

Ravichandran Moorthy — 2012-12-28

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 28 December 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.591.596

Styrofoam is extensively used in food packaging businesses throughout the world. Its light weight makes it a favorite food package for entrepreneurs in food businesses. However, unlike its content, th...

Determination of Atmospheric Turbidity and its Correlation with Climatologically Parameters

U. Ali Rahoma — 2012-12-28

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 28 December 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.597.604

Study of Atmospheric turbidity is important for purposes of meteorology, ecology, climatology and monitoring of atmospheric pollution. Linke Turbidity factor (LT) is commonly used to model the attenua...

Field Scale Modeling to Estimate Phosphorus and Sediment Load Reductions Using a Newly Developed Graphical User Interface for Soil and Water Assessment Tool

Aaron R. Mittelstet — 2012-12-28

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 28 December 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.605.614

Streams throughout the North Canadian River watershed in northwest Oklahoma, USA have elevated levels of nutrients and sediment. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to identify areas that l...

Speciation of Arsenic Across Water-Sediment Interface of Falgu River

Rajeeva Ranjan — 2012-12-31

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2012; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.615.621

Two predominant species of arsenic compounds, As(III) and As(V), are found in soils and natural water and they have been classified as carcinogens. The focus of the present study was to examine the sp...

Sulfur Dioxide and Volatile Organic Compound Exposure to a Community in Texas City, Texas Evaluated Using Aermod and Empirical Monitoring Data

Joyce A. Chen — 2013-01-01

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 1 January 2013; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.622.632

According to emissions data reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the BP Products North America Inc. (BP) Texa...

Abolishing Toxicity of Copper by Some Environmental Factors Using Green Alga Chlorella vulgaris

Adel A. Fathi — 2013-01-02

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 2 January 2013; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.633.641

A variety of environmental factors are known to modify the toxicity of heavy metals on algae. This study was undertaken to examine the impact of some inorganic and organic complexes on the toxicity of...

Hair Lead Bio-Monitoring Among School Children in the Province of Cavite, Philippines

Janet P. Macawile — 2013-01-22

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 22 January 2013; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.642.647

Airborne lead is one of the pressing environmental problems that cause neuropsychological impairments to people who are exposed to it. In assessing people’s exposure to airborne lead, bio-monitoring...

Morphological Features of Rodoretto Valley Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations

Maria Gabriella Forno — 2013-02-09

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 9 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.648.660

A new, detailed survey of the Rodoretto Valley (Western Alps, Italy) has been conducted resulting in the production of a new morphological and quaternary geological map of the area. The authors used t...

On the Influence of Climate and Socio-Economic Condition to the Dengue Incidences: A Semiparametric Panel Regression Approach

Nurma Yussanti — 2013-02-14

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 14 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2012.661.667

Dengue is one of the most dangerous diseases in the worlds. In particularly in East Java province Indonesia, dengue has been identified as one of the major causes of death. Hence, it is important to i...