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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste: A Contribution to Improve the Present Technical-Judicial ModelGiancarlo Carosso, Cesare Luceri, Pierpaolo OresteThe expression &#34the transboundary movement of hazardous waste&#34 refers, from the technical point of view, to a series of phases that begin with the creation of a hazardous waste and includes its identification according to international, regional and national standards, its delivery to specialized companies and its movement from the exporting country to the importing country; these phases end with … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 13 Jul 2012 · 7,156 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAcceptance Towards Sustainable Agriculture among Contract Farmers and its Impingement FactorsHayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Bahaman Abu Samah et al.Problem statement: Rising demands and needs for food nowadays have put a great pressure on our natural resources. Overuse of the environmental sources has been proven to have profound impact on both; the community and the environment. To solve such problem, sustainable agriculture has been suggested as one of the solutions. Undoubtedly, sustainable agriculture will supply adequate nutrition sources at … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 12 Jun 2012 · 7,958 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPetroleum Hydrocarbon Pollution of Mangrove Swamps: The Promises of Remediation by Enhanced Natural AttenuationF. A. Orji, A. A. Ibiene, O. C. UgboguProblem statement: The Remediation by Enhanced Natural Attenuation (RENA) is currently being used as a cleanup technology in polluted environments in the Niger Delta and other parts of the globe. The effectiveness of RENA as a remediation technology in the most recent time has been challenged by few authorities. The deleterious effects of pollutants on the environment have led to … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 12 May 2012 · 8,228 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOverview of Membrane Processes for the Recovery of Polyphenols from Olive Mill WastewaterOmpe Aime Mudimu, Martin Peters, Florian Brauner, Gerd BraunProblem statement: Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW) is an ambivalent by-product of the olive oil production, which appears in huge amounts every year after the olive-harvest in the production countries, mainly in the Mediterranean region. OMW is characterized by a high organic load and i.a. contains considerable amounts of phytotoxical polyphenols, which cause important environmental problems. Approach: Due to their antioxidant … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 27 Mar 2012 · 8,548 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMacroinvertebrate Communities Differences on Riverine Parts and Reservoirs of Zarrineh RiverR. Ahmadi, A. Aliyev, M. Seidgar et al.This study was conducted to identify present macro invertebrate’s fauna in reverine and reservoir parts of the Zarrinehrood River for fisheries purposes. The abundance and species composition of macro invertebrate were analyzed and compared in various parts of the Zarrinehrood River (west Azerbaijan, Iran) during November 2008-February 2009 to evaluate the rivers benthic fauna as a resource of fish and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 24 Feb 2012 · 8,153 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMain Aspects of Tunnel Muck RecyclingRossana Bellopede, Fabrizio Brusco, Pierpaolo Oreste, Maurizio PepinoProblem statement: Italy is one of the first countries in the world as far as the number of tunnels is concerned. Many new tunnels are currently under construction or have been planned (300 km of railway tunnels and 150 km of road tunnels, some more than 500 m long, but also metropolitan tunnels). Tunnels are usually excavated in mountain areas … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 14 Sep 2011 · 9,342 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Critical Review of Climate Change Induced Psychosocial Impacts and Options for Strengthening Social Support SystemsParnali Dhar Chowdhury, C. Emdad Haque, Graham SmithProblem statement: Climate change and its associated manifestations have only recently emerged as significant threats to health faced by Canadians. The emergence of these threats has meant that Canadians are faced with increasing health-related concerns that are more frequent, more severe and occurring in communities where they have not been previously experienced. The compounding effects of change in weather patterns … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 26 Aug 2011 · 7,428 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Review of Static Tests and Recent StudiesSrilert ChotpantaratProblem statement: Acid mine drainage from waste rocks, tailings and other mine components, is one of the most important environmental concerns at mining sites. To attempt to determine the balance between the acid and neutralization potentials of the material and evaluate the possible acid-forming potential of mine waste, many static prediction tests have been developed to evaluate the acid-forming potentials … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 19 Apr 2011 · 7,669 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnti-Cardiolipin Antibody in Acute Myocardial InfarctionAbdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Mohammad Shojaie, Samira Dana, Abdoulhossain MadaniProblem statement: Myocardial infarction is the combined result of environmental and personal factors. Data concerning the relation between anti-Phospholipid (aPL) antibodies and myocardial infarction in subjects without evidence of overt autoimmune disease are conflicting. Anticardiolipin antibody is detected in various diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome. The study of Anticardiolipin antibody in Acute Myocardial Infarction … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,829 accessesView PDFCite