Volume 10, Issue 3 (2014) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

HEAT INTENSITY OF URBAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN HOT HUMID CLIMATE REGION

Beta Paramita — 2014-04-16

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 16 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.210.218

Large numbers of inhabitants in a dense area require land coverage for sheltering purposes. The anthropogenic heat emission potentially reduces ventilation of urban areas and significantly brings chan...

STUDY OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SURFACE AND GROUND WATER

A.Y. Al-Ghamdi — 2014-04-18

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 18 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.219.235

Of all the natural resources, water is unarguably the most essential and precious. Life began in water and life is nurtured by water. Ninety seven percent of the world’s water is found in oceans. On...

ENVIRONMENTAL CRITIQUE ON WATER SECTORAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF BANGLADESH

Shahriar Rahman — 2014-04-19

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 19 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.236.243

The water resources sector of Bangladesh relies on the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) to assess the possible positive and negative impacts on the environmental and social components of the pr...

DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHIMEDEAN’S PIPE-SCREW FOR THAI SAIL WINDPUMP

Ronnakorn Thepwong — 2014-04-22

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 22 April 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.244.259

This study describes new considerations in the design and development of Archimedean’s Pipe-Screw especially for water pumping in case of low head high volume form open farm pond at Rajamangala Univ...

INVESTIGATING THE STANDARD PROCESS OF INCINERATION IN LANGKAWI ISLAND, MALAYSIA

E. Shamshiry — 2014-05-02

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 2 May 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.260.276

Development activities and increasing urbanization have direct impact on solid waste generation, especially in municipalities of the developing countries, which poses a major challenge to the authorit...

TIME SERIES MODELING OF MONTHLY RAINFALL IN ARID AREAS: CASE STUDY FOR SAUDI ARABIA

Nidhal Saada — 2014-05-03

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 3 May 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.277.282

Stochastic techniques are essential in planning and management of water resources systems especially in arid and semi-arid areas where water is scarce. The forecasting of future events requires identi...

DETERMINATION THE CONCENTRATION OF SOME METALS IN IMPORTED CANNED FOOD AND CHICKEN STOCK

M. A. AL-Rajhi — 2014-05-05

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 5 May 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.283.288

This study was carried out to determine the level of same selected metals namely Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, As, Se, Al and V in some imported canned foods and chicken stock purchased from ...

GOLD MINING IN IGUN-IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER QUALITY

O. O. Ayantobo — 2014-05-08

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 8 May 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.289.300

This study was carried out in Igun-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria to determine the likely hotspots of water contamination for future treatment trials. Water quality analyses were based on physico-chemica...

NON-CANCER HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT FROM EXPOSURE TO HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER IN IGUN IJESHA, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

O. O. Ayantobo — 2014-05-10

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 10 May 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.301.311

Non-cancer hazard index for inhabitants exposed to heavy metals in surface and groundwater of the abandoned metal mine in Igun-Ijesha area were evaluated. A total of thirty-eight water samples were co...

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION OF MICRO-COGENERATION SYSTEM FOR CONVENIENCE STORES IN THAILAND

Suapphong Kritsanawonghong — 2014-05-15

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 15 May 2014; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2014.312.323

The growing worldwide demand for effective energy utilization has led to numerous techniques for rational use of energy including conservation techniques and renewable energy utilization. Recently, th...