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1. A hydrochemical profile for assessing the groundwater quality of Jaipur City

Author:
Tatawat, Rakesh Kumar; Chandel, C. P. Singh
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 337-343
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
absorption; bicarbonates; calcium; chemical analysis; electrical conductivity; groundwater; hardness; hydrochemistry; irrigation water; magnesium; monsoon season; nitrates; pH; potassium; pumps; salinity; sodium; sulfates; total dissolved solids; water quality; wells; United States
Abstract:
... A study was conducted to evaluate the water quality of Jaipur City. Groundwater samples from hand pumps and tube wells of eleven sampling stations were analyzed during monsoon session with the help of standard methods of APHA. The analytical results shows higher concentration of total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, total hardness and nitrate, which indicate signs of deterioration but v ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9936-3

2. Assessment of metals in down feathers of female common eiders and their eggs from the Aleutians: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, mercury, and selenium

Author:
Burger, Joanna; Gochfeld, Michael; Jeitner, Christian; Snigaroff, Daniel; Snigaroff, Ronald; Stamm, Timothy; Volz, Conrad
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 247-256
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Somateria mollissima; arsenic; birds; cadmium; chromium; down (feathers); eggs; females; human health; islands; lead; manganese; mercury; risk; selenium; women; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
Abstract:
... Concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, mercury and selenium were examined in the down feathers and eggs of female common eiders (Somateria mollissima) from Amchitka and Kiska Islands in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska to determine whether there were (1) differences between levels in feathers and eggs, (2) differences between the two islands, (3) positive correlations between m ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9973-y
PubMed:
17934788
PubMed Central:
PMC4300135

3. Assessment of sampling designs to measure riverine fluxes from the Pearl River Delta, China to the South China Sea

Author:
Ni, Hong-Gang; Lu, Feng-Hui; Luo, Xian-Lin; Tian, Hui-Yu; Wang, Ji-Zhong; Guan, Yu-Feng; Chen, She-Jun; Luo, Xiao-Jun; Zeng, Eddy Y.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 291-301
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
carbon; hydrology; particulates; river deltas; rivers; statistical analysis; China; South China Sea
Abstract:
... The Pearl River Delta (PRD), located in South China and adjacent to the South China Sea, is comprised of a complicated hydrological system; therefore, it was a great challenge to sample adequately to measure fluxes of organic and inorganic materials to the coastal ocean. In this study, several sampling designs, including five-point (the number of sampling points along the river cross-section and t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9982-x

4. A vulnerability analysis in the Fei-tsui reservoir watershed in Taiwan

Author:
Chang, Chia-Ling; Chiueh, Pei-Te; Peng, Yen-Shun
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 9-14
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
case studies; environmental assessment; land use; rainfall energy; watersheds; Taiwan
Abstract:
... The vulnerability analysis method has been widely used in many environmental fields. In recent years, the tool has succeeded in comprehensive assessment of environmental problems. This study applied the vulnerability and resilience analysis method on watershed conservation and grasped the environmental change capacity that watershed could bear. The Fei-tsui reservoir watershed in Northern Taiwan p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9943-4

5. Determination of nickel, copper, zinc and lead in human scalp hair in Syrian occupationally exposed workers by total reflection X-ray fluorescence

Author:
Khuder, A.; Bakir, M. A.; Hasan, R.; Mohammad, A.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 67-74
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
X-radiation; batteries; copper; coprecipitation; correlation; energy; fabrics; hairs; humans; industry; lead; nickel; olive oil; pollution; risk; zinc
Abstract:
... The concentrations of Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb in human scalp hair of 281 individuals working in 10 Syrian industrial plants were determined using co-precipitation by ammoniumpyrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC) method for total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) analysis. The results were compared to data obtained for a control group consisted of individuals working at the Syrian Atomic Energy Commission ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9958-x

6. Dioxin uptake by Indian plant species

Author:
Pandey, J. S.; Kumar, R.; Wate, S. R.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 51-58
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Azadirachta indica; Ficus religiosa; Syzygium cumini; aerosols; dioxins; exercise; green belt (land management); human health; models; pollutants
Abstract:
... Dioxins like various gaseous pollutants and aerosols can be scavenged by appropriate vegetative greenbelts. Based on their stomatal properties and the models for contaminant uptake, uptake of dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) by three important Indian plant species, viz. Eugenia jambolana (Jamun), Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Ficus religiosa (Peepal), has been estimated. 2,3,7,8-TCDD is a contaminant with se ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9956-z

7. Economics of place-based monitoring under the safe drinking water act, part III: performance evaluation of place-based monitoring strategies

Author:
Brands, Edwin; Rajagopal, R.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 103-120
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Safe Drinking Water Act; compliance; cost effectiveness; data collection; economic performance; ecosystems; laws and regulations; monitoring; natural resources; public health; space and time; water quality; Iowa
Abstract:
... The goals of environmental legislation and associated regulations are to protect public health, natural resources, and ecosystems. In this context, monitoring programs should provide timely and relevant information so that the regulatory community can implement legislation in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 attempts to ensure that public water syst ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9961-2

8. Economics of place-based monitoring under the safe drinking water act, part I: spatial and temporal patterns of contaminants, and design of screening strategies

Author:
Brands, Edwin; Rajagopal, R.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 75-89
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Safe Drinking Water Act; cost effectiveness; drinking water; economic performance; ecosystems; infrastructure; laws and regulations; monitoring; people; public health; screening; surface water; water quality; Iowa
Abstract:
... The goals of environmental legislation and associated regulations are to protect public health, natural resources, and ecosystems. In this context, monitoring programs should provide timely and relevant information so that the regulatory community can implement legislation in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 attempts to ensure that public water syst ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9959-9

9. Environmetrics to evaluate marine environment quality

Author:
Spanos, Thomas; Simeonov, Vasil; Simeonova, Pavlina; Apostolidou, Eleni; Stratis, John
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 215-225
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
heavy metals; lead; marine environment; cluster analysis; carbon; Mollusca; sediments; linear models; data collection; least squares; cadmium; coasts; cobalt; copper; Polychaeta; benthic organisms; principal component analysis; chromium; Crustacea; zinc; nickel; Bulgaria; Black Sea
Abstract:
... The environmetric data analysis of analytical datasets from sediment and benthic organisms samples collected from different sampling sites along the coast of Black Sea near to City of Varna, Bulgaria has given some important indications about the bioindication properties of both type of samples. Various multivariate statistical methods like cluster analysis, principal components analysis, source a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9970-1

10. Evaluation of water quality index for drinking purposes for river Netravathi, Mangalore, South India

Author:
Avvannavar, Santosh M.; Shrihari, S.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 279-290
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
drinking; rating scales; rivers; water quality; total dissolved solids; turbidity; sanitation; biochemical oxygen demand; watersheds; pH; anthropogenic activities; oxygen; India
Abstract:
... An attempt has been made to develop water quality index (WQI), using six water quality parameters Dissolved oxygen (DO), Biochemical oxygen Demand (BOD), Most Probable Number (MPN), Turbidity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and pH measured at eight different stations along the river basin. Rating curves were drawn based on the tolerance limits of inland waters and health point of view. Bhargava WQI ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9977-7

11. Heavy metal contents of refined and unrefined table salts from Turkey, Egypt and Greece

Author:
Soylak, Mustafa; Peker, Dondu Serpil Kacar; Turkoglu, Orhan
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 267-272
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; cobalt; coprecipitation; dysprosium; heavy metals; lead; manganese; nickel; table salt; Egypt; Greece; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... Trace metal contents of 28 of refined and unrefined table salt samples from Turkey, Egypt and Greece have been determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after coprecipitation by dysprosium(III) hydroxide. Copper, nickel, cobalt, manganese, lead and cadmium levels were found in the range of 0.17-0.47, 0.16-1.57, 0.22-0.48, 0.26-4.68, 0.50-1.64 and 0.14-0.30 μg g⁻¹, respectively. The result ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9975-9

12. Heavy metals pollution in a sewage treatment oxidation pond and the receiving stream of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

Author:
Ogunfowokan, A. O.; Adenuga, A. A.; Torto, N.; Okoh, E. K.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 25-41
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
aluminum; aquatic ecosystems; arsenic; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; chromium; cobalt; farmers; health hazards; heavy metals; humans; iron; lead; manganese; oxidation; peasantry; point source pollution; sewage; sewage treatment; streams; toxicity; wet digestion method; Nigeria
Abstract:
... This work centered on a 1-year evaluation campaign of point source pollution from a sewage treatment oxidation pond and its receiving stream. Water samples were collected from the sewage treatment oxidation pond and the receiving stream during July 2002 and June 2003. Concentrations of heavy metals were determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) after a triple acid dige ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9945-2

13. Impact of intensive agricultural practices on drinking water quality in the EVROS Region (NE GREECE) by GIS analysis

Author:
Nikolaidis, C.; Mandalos, P.; Vantarakis, A.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 43-50
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
agricultural products; agricultural soils; ammonium nitrate; ammonium sulfate; computer analysis; computer software; crop production; fertilizers; geographic information systems; groundwater; leaching; nitrites; phosphates; public health; tap water; water pollution; water quality; Greece
Abstract:
... Chemical fertilizers are used extensively in modern agriculture, in order to improve yield and productivity of agricultural products. However, nutrient leaching from agricultural soil into groundwater resources poses a major environmental and public health concern. The Evros region is one of the largest agricultural areas in Northern Greece, extending over 1.5 million acres of cultivated land. Man ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9955-0

14. Impact of poor solid waste management on ground water

Author:
Vasanthi, P.; Kaliappan, S.; Srinivasaraghavan, R.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 227-238
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
chemical analysis; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; cities; drinking; drinking water; electrical conductivity; groundwater; hardness; heavy metals; landfills; monitoring; monsoon season; municipal solid waste; nitrates; sulfates; total dissolved solids; water quality; water quality standards; India
Abstract:
... The leachate produced by waste disposal sites contains a large amount of substances which are likely to contaminate ground water. The impact of such sites upon ground water can be judged by monitoring the concentration of potential contaminants at a number of specific monitoring points. In this study, the quality of ground water around a municipal solid waste disposal site in Chennai was investiga ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9971-0

15. Migratory crustaceans as biomonitors of metal pollution in their nursery areas. The Lesina lagoon (SE Italy) as a case study

Author:
D'Adamo, R.; Di Stasio, M.; Fabbrocini, A.; Petitto, F.; Roselli, L.; Volpe, M. G.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 15-24
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Crustacea; cadmium; case studies; chromium; coasts; copper; environmental quality; exoskeleton; heavy metals; juveniles; lead; manganese; migratory species; muscles; pollution; sediments; shrimp; zinc; Italy
Abstract:
... The Lesina lagoon is located on the southern Adriatic coast of Italy; many marine species, such as the shrimp M. kerathurus, use the Lesina lagoon as a nursery, spending their initial growth phase there. In order to assess the usefulness of migratory species as biomonitors of the environmental quality of this nursery area, we evaluated the metal content of the M. kerathurus juveniles at the end of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9944-3

16. Modelling vegetation greenness responses to climate variability in a Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystem

Author:
Diodato, Nazzareno; Bellocchi, Gianni
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 147-159
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
air temperature; climate; farming systems; hills; meteorological data; models; normalized difference vegetation index; remote sensing; terrestrial ecosystems; vegetation; Italy
Abstract:
... This work presents a modelling study where monthly-based climate data are used to estimate the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). The latter is a measure of vegetation greenness, usually derived from satellite-driven information. A model was developed to link NDVI data to rainfall and temperature measures. The test area was a 3 x 3 km grid centred to the top of Monte Pino hill (Souther ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9964-z

17. Multivariate analysis of heavy metals concentrations in river estuary

Author:
Alkarkhi, Abbas F. M.; Ahmad, Anees; Ismail, Norli; Easa, Azhar Mat
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 179-186
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
arsenic; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; chromium; copper; data collection; discriminant analysis; estuaries; heavy metals; lead; mercury; metal ions; multivariate analysis; rivers; zinc; Malaysia
Abstract:
... Multivariate statistical techniques such as multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and discriminant analysis (DA) were applied for analyzing the data obtained from two rivers in the Penang State of Malaysia for the concentration of heavy metal ions (As, Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, and Hg) using a flame atomic absorption spectrometry (F-AAS) for Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, As and cold vapor atomic absorption s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9966-x

18. Nutrient environment of red tide- infested waters off south-west coast of India

Author:
Joseph, Thresiamma; Shaiju, P.; Laluraj, C. M.; Balachandran, K. K.; Nair, M.; George, Rejomon; Nair, K. K. C.; Sahayak, Satish; Prabhakaran, M. P.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 355-361
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Bacillariophyta; coasts; nitrates; phosphates; silicates; India
Abstract:
... The bloom-infested waters along the southwest coast of India were assessed to bring about the probable cause related to the excessive algal production. Low nitrate and silicate concentrations were concomitant with slightly higher levels of phosphate. The silicate depletion in the bloom area is possibly an indication of community succession (diatom to dinoflagellate), since it was completely utiliz ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9938-1

19. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons study and toxic equivalency factor (TEFs) in Tehran, IRAN

Author:
Halek, F.; Nabi, Gh.; Kavousi, A.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 303-311
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
air; carcinogenicity; carcinogens; combustion; developmental toxicity; emissions; high performance liquid chromatography; humans; lung neoplasms; people; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk assessment; urban areas; Iran
Abstract:
... Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are toxic pollutants released by various urban combustion sources. Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a representative member of the class of PAHs. Health risk assessment associated with inhalatory PAHs uptake is often estimated on the basis of the BaP concentrations in air. Atmospheric particulate PAHs concentrations were measured at five locations in Tehran, Iran. Si ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9983-9

20. Prediction models of CO, SPM and SO₂ concentrations in the Campo de Gibraltar Region, Spain: a multiple comparison strategy

Author:
Turias, Ignacio J.; González, Francisco J.; Martin, Ma. Luz; Galindo, Pedro L.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 131-146
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
air; air pollution; carbon monoxide; data collection; industrialization; learning; linear models; neural networks; particulates; pollutants; prediction; principal component analysis; sulfur dioxide; towns; Gibraltar; Spain
Abstract:
... The 'Campo de Gibraltar' region is a very industrialized area where very few air pollution studies have been carried out. Up to date, no model has been developed in order to predict air pollutant levels in the different towns spread in the region. Carbon monoxide (CO), Sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and suspended particulate matter (SPM) series have been investigated (years 1999-2000-2001). Multilayer perc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-007-9963-0