Volume 11, Issue 2 (2015) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Building Information Modeling for Indoor Environmental Performance Analysis

Yaik-Wah Lim — 2015-04-29

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 29 April 2015; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2015.55.61

There are increasing numbers of Building Information Modeling (BIM) software available nowadays which change the working methods in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. From the ...

Developing a Geographic Information System-Based Assessment Model for Sustainable Metropolitan Development: The Case of the Semarang Metropolitan Region, Indonesia

Imam Buchori — 2015-05-15

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 15 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2015.62.75

Spatial dynamics of metropolitan development are becoming important issues in sustainable development. In developing countries like Indonesia, the growth of metropolitan regions is often followed by p...

The Phenomenon of Nonzero Norm of Long-Term Changes in the Total Water Supply in River Basins

Viktor V. Kovalenko — 2015-05-27

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 27 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2015.76.80

In hydrology, the norm of changes in water supply is considered to be equal to zero, under long-term averaging. This assumption allows for calculating and mapping the long-term evaporation rates linke...

Impacts of Biogas Digestate on Crop Production and the Environment: A Bulgarian Case Study

Nicholas Kathijotes — 2015-05-29

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 29 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2015.81.89

The water-energy nexus reveals that large amounts of energy is stored in used water and can be used as an energy source. Anaerobic fermentation is an excellent ecological waste treatment and a way of ...

Removal of Copper from Aqueous Solution using Tunisian Clay

N. Boujelben — 2015-06-15

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 15 June 2015; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2015.90.98

Natural adsorbents such as clay was used to replace expensive imported synthetic adsorbents. In this study, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques w...

Prospects of Using Wastewater as a Resource-Nutrient Recovery and Energy Generation

Musfique Ahmed — 2015-06-25

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 25 June 2015; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2015.99.114

It is well understood that both untreated and partially treated wastewater comprise substantial amount of resources, which can be recovered and utilized for different purposes. Since Waste Water Treat...

Synthesis and Characterization of Marine Clay-Supported Nano Zero Valent Iron

Ho Kuok How — 2015-06-26

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 26 June 2015; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2015.115.124

This study reports the preparation and characterization of marine clay nano zero valent iron (MC+nZVI) where marine clay acts as the composite material. Marine clay was air dried and pulverized before...