Volume 12, Issue 1 (2016) | American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Using Bioethanol Wastes as an Alternative Phosphorus Source for Snap Bean and Radish Production

Xiaolin Liao — 2016-02-04

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 4 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2016.1.7

Biorefinery waste has potential to provide alternative sources of phosphorus (P) for plant industry if biomass has been pretreated by phosphoric acids during its production process. In this study, we ...

Utilization of Sewage Sludge in Agricultural Soil as Fertilizer in the Republic of Benin (West Africa): What are the Risks of Heavy Metals Contamination and Spreading?

Fidèle Suanon — 2016-01-06

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 6 January 2016; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2016.8.15

Biosolids are the treated organic residuals, also known as sewage sludge, which are generated from domestic wastewater treatment plants. It is an organic matter and nutrients [phosphorous (P) and nitr...

Modeling the Evolution of Nitrate Pollution of Groundwater in the Plain of Western Middle Cheliff

Nessrine Belmiloud — 2016-01-12

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 12 January 2016; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2016.16.26

Groundwater constitute a potential source of drinking water supply and should, consequently, benefit from the necessary protection against the various forms of pollutions, particularly those diffuse o...

Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Extraction of a Bioherbicide from Canavalia ensiformis Leaves

Darlan Ferreira Silva — 2016-02-29

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 29 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2016.27.32

The objective of this study was to optimize the operational conditions of the Microwave-Assisted Extraction (MAE) of Canavalia ensiformis leaves by Response Surface Methodology (RSM), based on analysi...

Benthic Macro-Invertebrate Survey in Little Beaver Creek, Kaw Lake Watershed

Dejene Alemayehu — 2016-02-29

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 29 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2016.33.39

The Kaw Nation Environmental Department, as part of the water quality monitoring parameters in its non-point source pollution project conducted a benthic macro-inventebrat sampling and taxonomic class...

Relationship Pattern of Soil and Water Quality in Sustaining Natural Feed Stocks and the Life of Milkfish, Chanos chanos (Forsskal, 1775): The Case study on a Traditional Pond in Kedungpeluk Village, Candi, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia

Muhammad Musa — 2016-03-02

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 2 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2016.40.47

Traditional aquaculture activities in Kedungpeluk are currently facing the problem of low Survival (SR) and slow growth. The purpose of this study is to examine the development of soil and water quali...

Selected Heavy Metals as Indices of Atmospheric Pollution in African Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) Tree Barks

Olatunde S. Olatunji — 2016-03-02

American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published online: 2 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajessp.2016.48.54

Metallurgical industries are pollution “hot spots” for emission of dust, particulates of heavy metals and gaseous contaminants at levels that can be injurious to man and environment. The atmospher...