Books by Justin A Daniels

Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with the latest developments in environmental research. Chapter One reviews different toxicological and ecotoxicological tests applied to different types of textile effluent treatments and their efficiency in detecting potential toxicity in treated effluents. Chapter Two illustrates that in properly leveraging green marketing through sustainability strategic initiatives, a firm can simultaneously become more profitable, promote quality environmental issues, and enhance corporate reputation. Chapter Three investigates drinking water recarbonization process based on a combination of experimental and mathematical modelling. Chapter Four discusses improving the management of ecosystem services by means of stakeholder perceptions. Chapter Five examines community involvement in river management for ecosystem services and livelihood. Chapter Six focuses on the effect of some environmental factors on milk production of primiparous Holstein raised in the Souss-Massa region in Morocco. Chapter Seven studies the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influence over precipitation in Argentina. The final chapter discusses kinematics of ice-cores near divides and inferences from age/depth data.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with the latest developments in environmental research. Chapter One provides a socio-economic analysis on the impact of the Cyclone Sidr on rural communities of Southwest Bangladesh. Chapter Two describes the recent status of Ophraella communa and the ragweed in Japan and discusses the changes in the relationship between this herbivore and its host plants. Chapter Three reviews seed dispersal systems in the regeneration of semiarid Mediterranean forests. Chapter Four examines important implications for providing adaptive silvicultural practices under future climate change. Chapter Five presents the mathematical model and results of numerical simulations of long-term thermal influences of different engineering construction on the permafrost in northern oil and gas fields exploitation. Chapter Six discusses the current policies for urban heat island (UHI) mitigation and adaptation in Canada. Chapter Seven examines the Bei''anHeihe highway, located in northeast China, which goes through a permafrost degradation area in the northwest section of the Lesser Khingan Mountain. Chapter Eight focuses on metal and metalloids in sediments from the estuary of the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal River. Chapter Nine reviews a study of the deforestation of Agave cupreata-Trelet Berger in Guerrero, Mexico. Chapter Ten analyses a 25-year-long study using tree-ring 13C records from Spanish forests, which reveals a transitory interruption of the Suess effect during the nineties of the past century.

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Book SynopsisFlooding is the number one natural disaster in the United States. While levees can help reduce the risk of flooding, it is important to remember that they do not completely eliminate the risk. Chapter One discusses their downsides, as well as why the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) require periodic levee inspections and evaluations. Chapter Two focuses on the Mississippi River levee system, which is one of the largest levee systems in the world, in order to better understand the levee-delta interaction and its impact on the loss of vast expanses of coastal land on deltas around the globe. Furthermore, the chapter examines the New Orleans levee system and its performance during Hurricane Katrina, to demonstrate how human-made changes to the Mississippi River delta natural environment amplified the effects of the storm. Chapter Three explores the basic principles of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) following the latest developments and the current state of research related to wastewater treatment in term of COD, nitrates, phosphates, sulphates and micro pollutants removal. The different factors affecting the MFCs performance treatment are also discussed. Chapter Four focuses on boron, an important element affecting bio-synthesis and cell metabolism, yet one that is harmful when it exceeds its critical limit. A model for the analysis of concentration polarization and the degree of rejection of boric acid, borate anions and monovalent ions is proposed. Chapter Five investigates the relationship between coral calcification rate and four different controlling factors: seawater pH, aragonite saturation state (Ωarag), temperature, and light intensity. Seawater temperature, pH, andΩarag are all being directly affected by the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide occurring. Chapter Six discusses pollution caused by mineral oil. The use of mineral oil in a great variety of products is a basic necessity for an industrialized country; however, the authors say we cannot turn our backs on the responsibilities for the incorrect use of this product, or the damage caused by dumping untreated mineral oil waste products into water bodies. In Chapter Seven, the results of geomorphological research in the Ejina Basin (Inner Mongolia) are presented with regard to identifying the main landforms and the contemporary geologic processes. Chapter Eight focuses on the study of geomorphology and landscape evolution in Namibia, southwestern Africa. The relationship between geomorphology and climate in Namibia reveals the degree and extent to which its landscapes are determined by changing environmental conditions. Finally, Chapter 9 is an analysis of the current global logging activities. The authors explore the major drivers of logging and the logging processes which range from large-scale commercial timber plantations to individual harvesting. The chapter also gives a review of logging operations at a global scale and its underlying effects on the environment and the economy.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Chapter One explores these conflicts and disputes focusing on the Harapan Rainforest Project, and weighs the relevance of ERCs for German development cooperation. Chapter Two discusses Cambodia, where land use has been changing increasingly as dry evergreen forests are being converted into rubber plantations. Based on the case of Slovenia, Chapter Three shows that social irresponsibility (eg: inadequate spatial planning, lack of supervision, insufficient insurance policies, and a mix of politics and capital influences) is a factor more responsible than climate change for the catastrophic consequences of natural disasters. In Chapter Four, a variety of optical methods is used to investigate the flicker patterns of light in small waterfalls and their splash zones. Chapter Five discusses the Chandrabhaga river basin, where to release partial pressure from ground water, delineation of the alternative surface water irrigation potential zone is necessary for agricultural sustenance. Chapter Six examines the spatial patterns of urban runoff and occurrences of droughts using Geographic Information System and spatial statistics. Chapter Seven seeks to highlight use of innovative and digital tools for improving design process and comfort in the built environment.

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Book SynopsisThe authors present a practical, theoretical approach for systemic landscape planning strategies that incorporate a synergistic view of nature and culture in the process of continuous construction of the landscape, while stressing the reality of urban growth in developing countries. This study was established through a technical analysis of the urban context and biophysical dynamics in correlation with with a social participation method. Afterwards, a report on various species employed in bio-monitoring campaigns: mussels, oysters and clams, algae, vegetables, lichens, mosses is offered. The numerous investigative techniques applied are critically examined, focusing on analytical performance in terms of accurateness and detectability. The authors also discuss applications of remote sensing technology to improve local and regional water governance programs, maintaining that the implementation of remote sensing techniques in water governance frameworks is essential due to their synoptic views which allow us to monitor large areas and thereby improve spatial and temporal management. Following this, deforestation and savanna development in Ghana is examined, with the contention that the current knowledge is incomplete because several gaps exist in the prehistoric, precolonial, and colonial landcover. The authors also go on to review the current changes in wetlands in the five US-Gulf states, the subsequent impact on carbon sequestration, the general function of wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico, the way this contributes to global warming, and the way this mitigates global warming. Later, a study is presented with the goal of exploring residents sense of place in post-conflict area of Africa, with the goal of supplying information that may guide policy makers in the enhancement of the economic and social welfare of the people in the study area. The compilation ends with a description of numerous causes of uncertainties in forest biomass estimation procedures using optical remote sensing and terrestrial forest inventory data-sets. These uncertainties are typically generated due to spatial resolution and information content on satellite imagery.

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Book SynopsisRecently, airborne particulate matter (PM), microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended in the atmosphere, has become a major concern in many countries because of its considerable damage as an air pollutant to the climate and human health. In the preliminary chapter of this book, the authors review the current status of fine PM in environmental technology regarding their emission source and discuss future prospects of PM-based air pollutants reduction and related research. Soil organic matter (SOM) is commonly recognized as one of the key parameters of soil quality, and it has been linked to ecosystem productivity, being recommended as a sensitive indicator for monitoring programs. Thus, the following chapter provides an overview of the most important factors altering SOM in agricultural land and forests, describing the current trends to keep soil capacity for biomass production and carbon sequestration. Next, a study is presented which analyzes parameters of the atmospheric boundary layer - such as height, thickness, and temperature- concerning the inversion layer in Murcia (2011-2016). The different factors and situations of more intense TI registered in the VMSR are analyzed using satellite images, synoptic information, and meteorological data provided by radiosonde. In Northern Cyprus, the Güzelyurt groundwater basin contains the most extensive aquifer of the island, which has been exploited since 1955 for both municipal and agricultural water supplies. The authors study hydrographs from 13 wells observed for 40 years to trace the long-term fluctuations of the groundwater level and to sketch temporal contour maps. Significant lowering of the groundwater level was noted in the west-central part of the basin, where the municipal wells are concentrated. Lastly, it will be described how some models treat the effective albedo in cities considering the atmospheric micro and the meso scale. For the microscale, the schemes used in ENVI-MET, SOLWEIG and SOLENE models are described. These models are mainly used to analyze the interaction between the urban design and the human thermal comfort. The albedo is one of the fundamental parameters to study this topic.

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Book SynopsisThe opening study presented in Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 65 aims to clarify the sources and characteristics of groundwater in the aquifers along the coast of the White Sea in northwestern Russia, and on this basis to perform a broad 14C and 234U/238U dating of all their types, taking into account the mixing processes. After this, the process of thermal conversion of layered double hydroxides into metal oxide catalysts and their applications in selected environmental processes is presnted and discussed. Thermal decomposition of hydrotalcite-like materials results in the formation of mixed metal oxides, which may be examined for their applications in catalysis due to their relatively high surface area, porosity and homogenous distribution of metal cations. The authors analyze Mongolia, a landlocked country located in Central Asia with a population of over 3 million people. Due to the harsh weather conditions, rapid urbanization and mining activities, environmental quality of the country has increasingly degraded as the air, soil and water pollution has surpassed permissible levels. The current situation has a harmful impact on the national economy, social development, health and environment. Later, this collection discusses inorganic solid phase supports, including pristine and surface-modified alumina, Fe3O4 nanoparticles and mesoporous silica extractants, which have demonstrated good retention capacity for naturally-occurring and anthropogenic actinides. The choice to adsorb or tether the ligand on the solid surface is addressed as it is a cornerstone for an effective and selective separation between the actinides and the lanthanides. The concluding paper provides a review of how the national struggle between Slovenes and Germans unfolded, and how it was reflected in the conquest of the summits and in the construction of mountain huts. The events presented mostly focus on the area of Carniola, Slovenia, particulary the area of the Julian Alps around Mount Triglav.

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Book SynopsisThis compilation opens by presenting a discussion on the main conditions for the successful start-up and operation of full-scale mainstream partial nitrification-anammox technology, advantages of partial nitrification-anammox technology over other technologies of wastewater treatment, and a description of the interactions among key microbial groups and their identification by using metagenomic approaches. Next, one study elucidates the performance of anammox hybrid reactors under various operating conditions to optimize and assess its efficacy and feasibility for nitrogen removal from wastewater. Four numbers of hybrid reactors conglomerating the dual advantages of attached and suspended growth were designed and investigated. The authors seek to produce a soil erosion susceptibility map with selected parameters including elevation, slope, aspect, slope curvature, stream power index, topographic wetness index, cover management factor, land use/land cover, rainfall erosivity, soil erodibility, lineament density, distance from lineament, and distance from stream and drainage density. The weighted linear combination method is applied using remote sensing and geographical information system techniques in the Shiri river basin of Darjeeling, Himalaya. The following study addresses the financial and economic benefits of tourism, and whether these economic benefits are to the detriment of the natural environment. This is done by conducting an investigation into community fishing practices around Mnemba Island. Semi-structured interviews were held with Mnemba Island Lodge staff, local fishermen and local authorities involved in the fisheries around Mnemba Participatory observations were also used to support the data collected by the semi-structured interviews. The authors present data suggesting that of insolation is of high importance for the structuring of floodplain ecosystems because it has potential to impact floodplain lakes regardless of flooding. It is proposed that future investigations of floodplain aquatic habitats should take into account insolation effects other than those of hydrology. The closing chapter provides a brief review of anchovy characteristics, habitats, use, and eco-friendly treatment of anchovy waste/wastewater for reutilization. Anchovy is an attractive resource for the production of functional compounds such as antimutagenic, antifungal, antioxidant and antibacterial agents.

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Book SynopsisThis compilation highlights current knowledge on iodide mobility in a soil-plant system and provides a theoretical and experimental basis for a better understanding of the geochemical behaviour of iodine in soils, including its availability in the food chain. Following this, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the uses of iodide salts by focusing on their applications in plants and microbiology, mechanisms of action and possible new uses in histology. The penultimate study contributes to a better understanding of Piauís vegetation through a floristic survey, phytosociological study and knowledge about the economic potential and geographic distribution of species from an area belonging to the municipality of Brasileira, north of Piauí, Brazil. Fifty five families, 126 genera and 141 species represented the flora. Biosphere reserves face the challenge of sustainable development. They have to foster economic development that is ecologically and culturally sustainable. Paradoxically, the demographic-economic-entrepreneurial nexus of biosphere reserves has not been researched, an omission addressed in the closing chapter by studying the towns of the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve in South Africa.

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Book SynopsisChapter one contains a rudimentary inferential analysis concerning conditions in the US such as the variation of the atmospheric content of carbon dioxide over two hundred and seventy two years up to 2016, and the contribution of major environmental sources to the atmospheric amount of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide and methane along with emissions caused by hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphurhexafluoride and nitrogentrifluoride The following chapter aims to present an overview of environmentally exploitable properties, as well as present and potential prospects of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances in addressing real life environmental problems. The authors go on to review the heavy metal processes that occur in the soil and leafy vegetables, particularly in cabbage, and the relationships between the soil levels and metal contents in plants. An approach for the utilisation of microorganisms from shallow hydrothermal vent sediments in environmental biotechnology is also presented. Next, it is shown that that SDG 13 and SDG 15 can be addressed simultaneously if policy makers and practitioners focus on reducing the costs of telecommunications and the internet, as this would reduce the costs for tablets and mobile phones, enabling improved access to information and practice on Ecosystem Based Adaptation and microforestry schemes. The authors discuss the responsibility of the Water Board of Nicosia to operate the water distribution network that covers more than 91 sq. km, water mains of 1,280 km length, and the management of the 13 water reservoirs. They also show how water management is governed and how it affects theiIsland of Cyprus. The subsequent study indicates that concentrations of trace elements in sediments and brackish wate,r and even interstitious waters, may not provide an accurate view of the levels of contamination and their potential ecotoxicity in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The closing paper focuses on the land-use/cover dynamicity and its impact on the land surface temperature of Lodhama river basin in Darjeeling Hill area during the period of 2001 and 2016.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/advances-in-environmental-research-volume-68/

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Book SynopsisVolume 69 opens with an overview of recent studies regarding toxic effects of chlorpyrifos and the methods of its removal, focusing mainly on the generation of its oxo-analogue, chlorpyrifos-oxon, as a result of organophosphate metabolism by cytochrome P450s, and the influence on some physiologically important enzymes. Following this, a comprehensive overview of the diversity of Basidiomycetes species present in polluted areas is provided, as well as potential uses in the restoration of these areas. Basidiomycetes fungi promote immobilization of mycogenic metals through the precipitation of oxalates or via ligand binding, as well as passive bio-absorption and accumulation in their biomass. Ecosystems of the European North show low tolerance to anthropogenic impact and very slow succession recovery. This largely determines the development of biota and ecosystems. Among the types of impact, the authors propose that special attention should be paid to those associated with gathering, hunting, and grazing, and aimed mostly on the use of bioresource potential of landscapes. Next, after a short introduction on the composition and sources of oil pollutants in the environment, the authors review all transformation processes that affect composition of oil pollutants in contaminated soils. The authors also describe detailed information on the toxicity of chlorpyrifos and its metabolites, the themobility of chlorpyrifos in soil and water following spraying, and residues of its metabolites on treated edible plants. In the penultimate chapter, the RUSLE model coupled with transport limited sediment delivery function were used to predict the longtime average annual soil loss, and to identify the critical erosion-/deposition-prone areas of Lodhama river Basin in Eastern Darjeeling himalaya, India. Lastly, although microorganisms cannot destroy pollutants, this collection discusses how they can alter their chemical properties via a surprising array of mechanisms. The focus is on the metals and metalloids that contaminate waters and are most commonly found in the environment, including: lead, chromium, mercury, uranium, selenium, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, silver, gold, and nickel.Table of ContentsPrefaceToxicity of Chlorpyrifos and Its Removal from the EnvironmentBasidiomycetes in Polluted Areas: Identification, Metal Accumulation and ApplicationsChanges in the Cryolithozone of European North under Anthropogenic Influence and Its ConsequencesTransformations of Oil Pollutants in Contaminated SoilsBehavior of Chlorpyrifos in Soil, Water and on Edible PlantsEstimation of Annual Soil Loss and Critical Deposition Prone Areas of the Lodhama River Basin, Darjeeling Himalaya, India Based on RUSLE Model Coupled with Transport Limited Sediment Delivery ModelRole of Microbes in Industrial Wastewater BioremediationIndex.

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Book SynopsisThis compilation discusses the most relevant and state-of-the-art information related to the evolution of aldehyde dehydrogenases in the plant kingdom, their multifaceted physiological and biochemical functions, and their catalytic and structural properties. The authors discuss how plants adapt in the face of different types of abiotic and biotic stress factors, the plausible mechanisms of rhizobiome recruitment by plants, and role of rhizosphere microorganisms in developing the immunity and defence responses in plants. In one study, the most important factors impacting the dangers of fire are analyzed though multi-dimensional statistical methods using the topographical, climatic, fuel, technical, economic, managerial and social data related to 59 large forest fires that occurred in Turkey between 1977 and 2017. Additionally, the impact of nature-based solutions on the climate resilience of cities is reviewed, particularly focusing on human health, quality of life and well-being. In closing, the authors analyze temporal landscape changes occurring in the Paraguay/Jauquara Basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, as well as their effects on the conservation of natural vegetation.

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Book SynopsisThis compilation comprises seven chapters each detailing a recent advancement in environmental research. Chapter One reviews the efficacy of alfalfa for the cleanup of soils polluted by petroleum hydrocarbons and other contaminants. Chapter Two discusses the growth rate of red algae in unusual environments such as the ecosystems of Takalar Regency and Mamuju Regency. Chapter Three provides an update on the current state of technology in connection with oil spill remote sensing via such techniques as infrared cameras and satellite-borne radar. Similarly, Chapter Four describes the environmental impacts of oil spills and describes the various ways in which technology can mitigate this problem. The fifth chapter describes how fly ash can be leveraged as an environmentally friendly, low-cost alternative to Portland cement for use in oil and gas wells. The sixth chapter studies traditional rainwater harvesting in Croatia and discusses whether this practice has value within the context of modern water supply solutions and environmental concerns. Lastly, Chapter Seven provides some anecdotes concerning the development of the world's first high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer.Table of ContentsPreface; Use of Medicago Sativa in Phytoremediation of Polluted Soils; Growing Red Algae Kappaphycus Alvarezii and Gracilaria Verrucosa in an Unusual Environment; An Update on Oil Spill Remote Sensing; Environmental Impacts of Oil Spills and Response Technologies; Utilization of Fly Ash in Oil and Gas Wells for the Development of Environmentally Friendly Geopolymer Cement; Traditional Rainwater Harvesting in Dalmatia (Croatia): Case Study from Zabiokovlje; Memories of the First High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer in the World: Anecdotes About its Development; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis monograph contains seven chapters that each detail a recent advancement in environmental research. Chapter One summarises the reactivity, mechanism and toxicity assessment of pesticides and pharmaceuticals by chlorine dioxide. Chapter Two presents a review of liquid fertiliser generation technologies. Chapter Three analyses the consequences of digital transformation technologies on the environmental sustainability of Brazilian agribusiness. Chapter Four presents results on mineralogical, chemical, and physiochemical characterisation of coal briquette ash. Chapter Five describes the potential of ecological sanitation as an innovative, environmentally sound technology for minimising waste and providing renewable energy. Chapter Six presents up-to-date information on commonly used pesticides and their possible immunotoxic effects. Finally, Chapter Seven provides information about toxic heavy metals, their toxicity mechanism, and their effects on the environment.Table of ContentsPreface; Chlorine Dioxide Use to Oxidate and Remove Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals from Water; Liquid Fertilizer Generation Technologies in Industrial Scale-Up: A Review; Brazilian Agribusiness: Analysis of the Consequences of Digital Transformation on Environmental Sustainability; The Physicochemical Characteristics and Composition of Coal Briquette Ash and Its Possible Applications; Ecological Sanitation: Closing the Loop in Domestic Wastewater Management; Immunotoxic Effects of Pesticides; The Possible Mechanisms of Toxic Effects of Heavy Metals; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Okavango Delta, a globally renowned wetland, is characterised by a mosaic of meandering watercourses, floodplains and islands, and is home to a variety of wildlife and vegetation species. It is a major source of livelihoods for the local communities and also an important attraction for tourism, the second most important economic activity in Botswana after diamonds, contributing 5% to the gross domestic product (GDP). As a globally renowned Ramsar Site and major tourist attraction, the Okavango Delta is a resource of national, regional and international importance. This book examines the results of empirical micro-level studies undertaken in the Okavango Delta and contributes to the formulation of relevant policies for sustainable development in the Okavango Delta.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on emerging microbiology issues of potable water in developed countries; vermiculture biotechnology; human waste as a potential resource; the redistribution of tissue metal; and the application of DNA microarrays to microbial ecology research.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on environmental odours; nuclear waste treatment and management; habitat loss; deciduous forest ecology and conservation; methane emissions impacts; forest logging and the biology, habitat and environment of the beetle.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on the management and conservation of lake ecosystems; plastic bag recycling in waste management; lichen communities of the montane quaking aspen forests; developing motor vehicle emission inventories and air quality regulation for ultrafine particles and bioremediation of aquatic systems polluted by oil.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on the management of agro-ecosystem services in Bulgaria; environmental problems of harbours in Hong Kong; heavy metals dispersal due to industrial activity; constraints in the environmental risk assessment of pesticides; carbon mitigation; management of forests in hurricane regions in the southern United States and molecular ecology.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment, including current research data on the impacts of antibiotics on the natural environment; the potential of biogas in the zero-waste mode in cold-climate environment; environmental considerations in construction projects; removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solution by adsorption; impact of spinosad and harvest time residues of oryzalin and benthiocarb.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment, including current research data on corporate environmental reporting and disclosure; effects of the fungicide and biocide dichlofluanid on living organisms; levels and trends of organochlorine pesticides; rhetoric construction of environmental values in business; diversity of fungi on submerged leaf and woody litter; water quality and sustainable development; identifying sources of fecal pollution in water with antibiotic resistance patterns and antimicrobial treatments of mold and bacteria.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on plant canopy conservation; environmental responsibility through ethnoecology education; human activity, landscape transition and the evolving biotope association; incentive programs to promote clean power technologies for regional economic/environmental sustainable development; morphometric studies and possible relations to evolution and environmental adaptations and a study of the urbanisation process around water-bodies which has caused damage to environmental balance.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates; including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centring on the environment.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates; including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centring on the environment.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centring on the environment including current research data on earthquake and tsunami warnings, paddy fields and soils, deforestation and environmental security.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centring on the environment including current research data on the links between environmental regulation and competitiveness; the economics of the Toxic Use Reduction Act in Massachusetts; empirical ozone-forecasting models for predicting hourly ozone concentrations and conserving rare species in national parks.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on spatial interpolation techniques for environmental data; the environmental degradation paradigm in Africa; wind erosion and wind turbines; as well as the effects of soil pollution and its relation with morbidity in shoreline areas.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on hydro-geological and soil setting for controlling the water logging hazards in dry land cultivation; rainwater harvesting and soil water conservation techniques for crop production in semi-arid areas; and urbanisation and parasitoids.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on the acclimation to a changing environment in Arabidopsis Thaliana; the impact of methomyl and carbofuran insecticides on the environment and their remediation by photochemical processes; systemic insecticides; phyrethroid environmental exposure as a risk factor for mammal diseases; the effect of zinc on primary and secondary metabolism of Datura innoxia and Datura sanguinea; soot particle suspensions and the stability of related foams and emulsion; ventilation and indoor air quality; and the utilisation of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous in carp culture ponds.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on black carbon and micro-organisms in aquatic systems; bamboo ecology, management and conservation; particulate problems in Delhi, India; the socio-economic effects of coastal environmental changes in Central Italy; lipo-polysaccharide endotoxins as emergent contaminants in reclaimed wastewater and landscape transformation in rural Italy and its economic effects.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on habitat degradation and changes in Lake Victoria fisheries; conservation status of zostera marina populations in the Mexican Pacific; sustainable water resources management in the Sudan; organic and inorganic particulate matter in urban ambient air; the distribution of organic carbon and composition of the carboniferous mud in the Baltic Sea; heavy metals in the environment; outdoor air pollution and total suspended particles concentration; toxic metalloid arsenic contaminants; and post dam hydro-geomorphic alteration of the Dwarka River in Eastern India.

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Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on the ecotoxicological and genetic approach paradigms for environmental assessment; polybrominated ether (PBDE)flame retardants as emergent environmental pollutants; bioindicators for water quality; water resources in Tunisia; quorum sensing for clean environment and green bioenergy; spatio-temporal ecosystem shifts in the Baltic Sea; and the effects of high deer density on forest regeneration.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment, including current research data on the depopulated rural landscapes in the north of Spain; the influence of environment on foliose lichen growth and its ecological significance; magnetic nanoparticles for environmental pollution management; helping agriculture through technology, energy efficiency and environmental protection; prioritizing competing needs in the management of the Waikato River; coexistence of conventional, organic and GM crops from a European Union governance approach; architecture and evolution of fault damage zones and their applications to fluid flow; land disturbances, vegetation invasions and implications for land degradation; palaoecology and palaeoenvironments; land-use changes and biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes; and road transport in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on the biomass energy potential and future prospects; landscape assessment as tool for protection and development of mining heritage; water management; multitemporal analysis of thermal field modification and its results in the landscape of the Itanheim River; sea level change as a forcing function of anchialine cave environments readjustment in the humid tropics of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean; under-utilised fruits of the Andes; ecophysiology of temperate fruit trees in the tropics; correlation between atmospheric CO2 and global climate; rainwater acidification with increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and its impact on calcium carbonate dissolution; sustainability of forest ecosystems and biotic regulation of carbon cycle; heavy metal pollution as a factor of soil acidification; and the impact of climate abnormalities in India on agriculture and farmers.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on improved gas and vapour detection using denuder technology; environmental protection from thermodynamic properties; solar and wind energy resources; salt-related processes in the leather industry; climate change impacts in the Philippines; ecological resilience; climate change and Australian rainforest; seawater desalination; biochemical gas sensors; desalination of brackish water; and time scales for aggregating climatic data.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on simulating future residential property losses from wildfire in Montana; potential impact of CO2 emissions on the seafloor; environmental factors versus distance of moths in forests; integration of bacterial genomics in plants for enhanced abiotic stress tolerance; advances in microbes-assisted phytoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls; development of sustainable energy and applications; and climatic factors and soil moisture status during the production stage and its statistical relation with cotton production.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on lead adsorption into activated carbon; energy efficiency improvement utilizing high technology; clean and green energy technologies, sustainable development and environment; a review of published "environmental flows" research; the study of biodiversity corals community on coral reefs of Vietnam; microbial community in heavy metal bioremediation; and the relationship between climatic factors prevailing prior to flowering or subsequent to boll setting and cotton production.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on renewable energy technologies, sustainable development and the environment; bioenergy for energy or materials; use of coal to manufacture carbon integral honeycomb monoliths with environmental applications; synthesis, characterisation and applications of nanocomposite materials in diverse fields; effect of marine environmental factors on the formation kinetics and phase equilibrium of CO2 hydrate; biodegradation of crude oil by rhizosphere micro-organisms; and environmental impacts and prospects of petroleum production.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on solar energy for buildings; sustainable development and environmentally friendly energy systems in Sudan; landscape matrix fragmentation effect on virgin forest and managed forest birds; the challenges of reaching sustainable future cutting cycles; photocatalytic application of TiO2 nanotube arrays for water treatment; ecologo-geographical lower zoning of boreal forest territories; remediation technologies for phosphate removal from wastewater; plant density, plant growth retardants and cotton yield and its fibre properties; activated carbon for dyes adsorption in aqueous solution; and silver nanoparticles as a biocide for water treatment applications.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on water and nutrient use efficiency and root distribution of selected horticultural crops; development of green energy-saving mechanisms; sustainable research and technological development on bio-energy; lentic habitats as study models for assessing aquatic contamination; significant change-points of subperiod levels in tree-ring chronologies as indications of climate change; differences in bryophyte diversity between subalpine abies forests and larix plantations; and mosses as biomonitors of atmospheric pollution.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on the hidden risks and unfulfilled expectations of biochar; clean and green energy development and sustainable development; catchment properties as useful proxies for freshwater biodiversity; resource conservation and environment management; an overview on the development of integrated bioenergy devices for improvement of quality of life of poor people; climatic factors before and after cotton anthesis and its statistical relations nature with cotton production; application, toxicology and environmental effects of nitrobenzene; prediction of California bearing ratio (CBR) for pavement subgrade soils in saturated and unsaturated conditions; and innovative approach of the regional food retail trade.

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Book SynopsisThis series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on UHI''s impacts on aquatic environments; the use of the lichen genus rhizocarpon in lichenometric dating with special reference to holocene glacial events; environmental problems, place elites and counter elites in depopulated rural areas; fumonisin in Zambia and neighbouring countries in a changing climate; major features on brazil''s legislative policy in uranium production and related environmental aspects; dissolved 222rn and 226ra in groundwaters of guarani aquifer system and serra geral aquifer at Ribeiro Preto City, São Paulo state, Brazil; ambient air conditions and emergency department visits in Vancouver; evaluation of urban heat island effect using modis remote sensing data of Guangzhou, China; changes in 2-de protein profile of white and red clover leaves in response to waterlogging stress and recovery; and spatial decision support systems integrating ecohydrology in limited water resources regions.

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