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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-…
B. A. Adeniji, G. R. E. E. Ana, B. O. Adedokun, O. I. Ige
Exposure to high PM 10 by women and children for hours on a daily basis in poor ventilated kitchen may lead to respiratory morbidity among this vulnerable group. In Nigeria, data on the levels of air pollutants associated with kerosene stove combustion are ve…
Flavio Soares Silva, Ricardo Henrique Moreton Godoi, Romà T auler, Paulo Afonso de André, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Rene van Grieken, Mary Rosa Rodrigues de Marchi
Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter below 2.5 μm (PM 2.5 ), present in polluted air, has been associated with a large spectrum of health impairments, mainly because of its deep deposition into the lungs. Araraquara City (Southeast Brazil) is surro…
Qian-Feng Li, Lingjuan Wang-Li, R. K. M. Jayanty, Sanjay Shah
Particulate matter (PM) emissions from animal feeding operations (AFOs) have been considered as an important contributor to ambient PM in rural areas. Investigation of the chemical compositions of PM 2.5 inside and in the vicinity of AFOs can enhance our unde…
Samarita Sarker, Raghava R. Kommalapati, Ziaul Huque
Secondary pollutant ozone (O 3 ) formation in a particular area is often influenced by various factors. Source of emissions is one of the factors. In south east Texas, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) is a marginal non-attainment area for ozone (O 3 ). A summ…
Mirela Alushllari, Nikolla Civici
The current study reports the concentration of lead in top of the soil samples and its penetration until the depth of approximately 120 cm. Representative soil samples are collected around the former Factory Production of Batteries to Berat, Albania at a dist…
Bo Hong, Fang Chen, Peng Ren
Short Retraction Notice The paper does not meet the standards of "Journal of Environmental Protection". This article has been retracted to straighten the academic record. In making this decision the Editorial Board follows COPE's Retraction Guidelines . The a…
Hassidou Saidou, Soulé Aminou
As in many towns of African countries, the waste management, in particularly solid constitutes a major problem for the municipal authorities of Maradi. The aim of this study is to make a diagnosis of the present system of waste management in the town of Marad…
Adán Hernández-Sánchez, Josefina García-Navarro, María Esther Bautista-Vargas, Santiago Gómez-Carpizo, Raúl Hernández-Martínez
One of the main environmental issues at present times is the pollution of hydrological resources. Water quality is a major factor to ecosystems, mostly those that support human health, food production and biodiversity. The utilization of renewable energy sour…
Manoj Kumar Pandey, Petter Deinboll Jenssen
In urban and peri-urban areas of developing countries decentralized wastewater treatment using septic tanks as pretreatment is common. One challenge of decentralized wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) is handling and utilization of the generated sludge. Sl…
Elenwo Ephraim Ikechukwu
Urban centers are consistently exhibiting higher temperature than its surrounding suburban rural areas. The large amount of heat generated from urban structures such as road materials and pavement materials and other anthropogenic heat sources are the main ca…
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