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Spatial Variations of Particle-Bound Trace Metals in Ambient Air of Selected Niger Delta Communities of Rivers State, Nigeria

Godson R. E. E. Ana, Mynepalli K. C. Sridhar, Jerome Nriagu

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412172  2,717 Downloads  3,945 Views   Citations

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Surfactant-Enhanced Washing of Soils Contaminated with Wasted-Automotive Oils and the Quality of the Produced Wastewater

Montserrat Zacarias-Salinas, Mabel Vaca, Miguel A. Flores, Erick R. Bandala, Luis G. Torres

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412171  4,202 Downloads  6,283 Views   Citations

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A Study of Heavy Metals in the Dust Fall around Assiut Fertilizer Plant

Thabet A. Mohamed, Mohamed Abuel-Kassem Mohamed, Ragab Rabeiy, Mahmoud A. Ghandour

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412170  4,549 Downloads  6,217 Views   Citations

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Risk Assessment Capacity Building Program in Zaporizhzhia Ukraine: Emissions Inventory Construction, Ambient Modeling, and Hazard Results

Jane C. Caldwell, Andrei Serdyuk, Olena Turos, Arina Petrosian, Oleg Kartavtsev, Simon Avaliani, Alexander Golub, Elena Strukova, Michael Brody

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412169  2,784 Downloads  4,110 Views   Citations

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Fish Assemblages in the Degraded Mangrove Ecosystems of the Coastal Zone, Benin, West Africa: Implications for Ecosystem Restoration and Resources Conservation

Alphonse Adite, Ibrahim ImorouToko, Adam Gbankoto

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412168  3,788 Downloads  5,445 Views   Citations

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Environmental Impacts of Solid Waste Landfills on Natural Ecosystems of Southern Caspian Sea Coastlines

Seyed Masoud Monavari, Sanaz Tajziehchi, Razieh Rahimi

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412167  4,626 Downloads  7,276 Views   Citations

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics in Municipal Treated Wastewater in a Re-Circulation Reactor

Anna Jesil Cheriyan, Jyoti Prakash Sarkar, Feroz Sheik, Mahad Said Baawain

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412166  2,619 Downloads  3,715 Views   Citations

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Potential Groundwater Pollution Risks by Heavy Metals from Agricultural Soil in Songon Area (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)

Innocent K. Kouamé, Lazare K. Kouassi, Brou Dibi, Kouamé M. Adou, Ioan D. Rascanu, Gheorghe Romanescu, Issiaka Savané, Ion Sandu

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412165  3,654 Downloads  5,572 Views   Citations

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Removal of Alcyon II, CGR, MeV ⁶⁰Co Teletherapy Head and Evaluation of Exposure Dose

Yasser Tawflk Selim, Yasser Fouad Lasheen, Mahmoud Ali Hassan, Tarik Mohamed El Zakla

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412164  3,185 Downloads  4,687 Views   Citations

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Effects of Anthropogenic Pollution on Mangrove Biodiversity: A Review

Subodh Kumar Maiti, Abhiroop Chowdhury

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412163  8,876 Downloads  13,092 Views   Citations

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The Effect on Activated Sludge of Chemical Coagulants Applied in Synchronization Dephosphorization

Yasong Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412162  3,311 Downloads  4,711 Views   Citations

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Hydrological Modeling Using GIS for Mapping Flood Zones and Degree Flood Risk in Zeuss-Koutine Basin (South of Tunisia)

Khemiri Sami, Ben Alaya Mohsen, Khnissi Afef, Zargouni Fouad

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412161  4,311 Downloads  6,692 Views   Citations

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An Environmental Risk Evaluation Method Employing Atmospheric Dispersion Models and GIS

Masakazu Ishii, Kayoko Yamamoto

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412160  5,338 Downloads  8,596 Views   Citations

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Resilience in a Mexican Pacific Mangrove after Hurricanes: Implications for Conservation Restoration

Mateo D. M. Ruiz Bruce Taylor, José Luis Rangel-Salazar, Bonifacio Cortés Hernández

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412159  3,974 Downloads  5,554 Views   Citations

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Environmental Change in Agricultural Land in Southwest Côte d’Ivoire: Driving Forces and Impacts

A. Y. N’go, J. T. Ama-Abina, A. Z. Kouadio, H. K. Kouassi, I. Savané

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412158  3,731 Downloads  5,340 Views   Citations

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Development of Geotourism in Kutch Region, Gujarat, India: An Innovative Approach

K. Swarna, S. K. Biswas, T. Harinarayana

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412157  7,382 Downloads  10,807 Views   Citations

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A Study of Hygiene in Swedish Schools and Pre-Schools-Sources of Air Pollution

Thomas Alsmo, Catharina Alsmo

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412156  2,844 Downloads  4,503 Views   Citations

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Investigation of Infrasound Radiated from Highway Bridge Owing to Moving Truck

Saiji Fukada, Hiroyuki Okada, Hirokazu Hama, Takeshi Mitsuda

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412155  2,954 Downloads  4,386 Views   Citations

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Current Status of Sludge Collection, Transportation and Treatment in Ho Chi Minh City

Nguyen Trung Viet, Tran Thi My Dieu, Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan

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DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.412154  3,983 Downloads  5,606 Views   Citations

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