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The Journal of Environmental Protection (JEP) is published monthly and one of most prospective international journals with multiple disciplines. It covers various aspects of environmental issues, such as research, strategies and the state-of-the-art technologies for prediction, prevention and protection addressing up-…
Mohamed A. Shreadah, Mohamed I. Abdel Moneim, Tarek O. Said, Eiman M. I. Fathallah, Mohamed E. Mahmoud
The distributions of 15 out of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in surface and bottom water of Alexandria coasts (Egyptian Mediterranean Sea). Total average PAH concentrations were ranged from 9.89 to 677.25 ng/l, and from 2.21 to 34…
Aitbek Kakimov, Zhainagul Kakimova, Zhanibek Yessimbekov, Aigerim Bepeyeva, Klara Zharykbasova, Yerlan Zharykbasov
In this study, the pollution level of Cd, Pb, Zn and Cu was estimated in the samples of soil, water, vegetation and milk collected from the regions of East-Kazakhstan. High concentrations in the soils were measured of Cd in Ayaguz 0.11 mg/kg, of Pb in Urdzhar…
Peter C. Smiley Jr., Charles M. Cooper
Riparian zones of channelized agricultural streams in northwestern Mississippi typically consist of narrow vegetative corridors low in habitat diversity and lacking riparian wetlands. Land clearing practices and stream channelization have led to the developme…
Amjad Aliewi, Najwan Imseih, Deeb Abdulghafour
Domestic sewage, solid waste, industrial activities, and excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides are the main sources of pollution that threaten the main groundwater aquifers of Tulkarem City of Palestine which add to the problem of water scarcity already…
C. L. Dlamini, A. O. Fadiran, J. M. Thwala
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is an industrial pollution of prime concern for the whole world. It is the driving force for an array of water pollutants especially heavy metals. Heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) were investigated in this study. Wate…
Magdalena Sut, Thomas Fischer, Frank Repmann, Thomas Raab
Iron-cyanide (Fe-CN) complexes have been detected at Manufactured Gas Plant sites (MGP) worldwide. The risk of groundwater contamination depends mainly on the dissolution of ferric ferrocyanide. In order to design effective remediation strategies, it is relev…
Santiago A. Echaniz, Alicia M. Vignatti
Phosphorus and nitrogen are essential nutrients for living organisms. Their concentration in the water of an aquatic ecosystem is one of the factors responsible for the trophic status of the lake and is related to the soils of the region and to the human acti…
María Elena Pérez López, Maria Guadalupe Sanchez-Martinez, Maria Guadalupe Vicencio de la Rosa, Margarita Teutli Leon
This paper presents an eutrophication diagnosis for the San Pedro - Mezquital basin at Mexico; procedure accounted to set up 10 sampling points distributed along the river pathway, sample collection was done at two extreme conditions: rainy season and dry sea…
Rosa Ma. Leal-Bautista, Melissa Lenczewski, Cheyenne Morgan, Amy Gahala, Jean E. McLain
The Yucatan Peninsula’s groundwater is experiencing increases in degradation due to swelling population and tourism; yet little is known about sources and transport of contaminants in drinking water supplies. The karst allows for rapid transport of microbial…
Lourdes Villalba, Luis Colmenero-Sujo, Adan Pinales-Munguia, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutiérrez, Héctor Rubio-Arias, Fernando Mireles-Garcia, Ignacio Dávila-Rangel
There exist potential health risks due to the presence of some elements in groundwater. This study presents measurements of gross alpha and beta activity and chemical concentrations (fluorides and nitrates) in 25 water wells in Aldama municipality, Chihuahua,…
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