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Our article presents the results of studies on performance and effectiveness of the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) system. Therefore, the aim of the article is to analyze the indicators monitored by the EMAS-registered organizations in Poland, to determine the strengths and areas for the implementation of corrective or improvement actions, and to develop recommendations in building effective...
This paper presents the physicochemical properties of soil and functional characteristics of sward on a grass runway of the airport in Gryźliny near Olsztyn (NE Poland). Soil samples for physicochemical analyses were collected from the surface layer (5-15 cm), and the overwintering success, density, color, and overall quality of the sward at 12 sites were graded on a nine-point scale in 2010-13. Long-term...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accumulation of heavy metals in the liver, skin, gills, and muscles of two freshwater edible fish species (Labeo rohita and Wallago attu) collected from Taunsa barrage of the Indus River in Pakistan. Fish samples were collected on a seasonal basis and were analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Gills and liver accumulated relatively higher heavy metal...
Several statistical techniques were combined with a backward trajectory model and emission inventory to locate sources of total hydrocarbon (THC) emissions and to calculate contributed ratios of emission sources. Emission attraction, a novel method of combining emission inventory and residence time, was introduced to confirm respective contributions of specific emission sources with detailed meteorological...
A laboratory-scale study was performed for fostering an eco-friendly approach by substituting synthetic colorant with natural plant extracts as dye source in the presence of hard water (prepared from NaHCO₃, MgSO₄, CaSO₄, and KCl). The dyeing behavior of cotton fabric was analyzed using extract from Eucalyptus globulus and Curcuma longa. Alum and ferrous sulphate were used as mordanting agents to...
Heavy metal pollution in coastal regions has become a serious problem due to significant environmental degradations. In the present study, an algal species, U. lactuca, was investigated to assess the impact of heavy metal pollution on the six different locations along the coastal line of the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul. Heavy metal and mineral nutrient elements such as Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Pb,...
This work evaluates the efficiency of ammonium removal from piggery wastewater using a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) inoculated with a newly isolated strain of Pseudomonas putida HJH1. The strain HJH1 not only could survive and remove up to 72.4 mg/L NO₂⁻-N under aerobic conditions, but it also has good performance for simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) with no nitrite accumulation...
The adsorption of selected metals (Cu, Mn, and Fe) from water solution using orange peel was studied by means of batch mechanism. The aim of this study was to determine the dependency of the sorption process on pH of the solution, the initial concentration of the sorbent, contact time, and temperature. The Langmuier and Freundlich isothermal models were used to describe the sorption isotherms of ions...
Ground-level ozone is one of the dominant criteria pollutants that contribute to unhealthy days in ambient air measurements throughout Malaysia. In addition to VOCs and NOx, meteorological factors such as insolation and temperature influence the formation of ground-level ozone. For this reason, the relationship between daily maximum temperature and variation of ground-level ozone concentrations using...
Chongming Island is located in the lower Yangtze Estuary in China. Due to the Leachate from a refuse landfill and the hydrodynamics of the Yangtze Estuary, the groundwater environment is particularly complicated on Chongming Island. Field observations were carried out around the landfill disposal site. The groundwater table, temperature, pH, salinity, and dissolved oxygen were measured in the field...
We studied the effects of selenite on growth and anthocyanin accumulation in purple lettuce. The results will ascertain which selenite concentration is more advantageous to the purple lettuce and help study the effect of selenite on the molecular mechanism of plant anthocyanin accumulation using the quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). In this study, the low selenite...
Due to the increasing importance of low-concentrated pollution of water resources, the photocatalytic decomposition of ibuprofen down to low ppm concentrations over zinc oxide catalyst has been studied. The aim of this work was to evaluate the degradation of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ibuprofen (IBP) using heterogeneous ZnO photocatalyst under UV-C irradiation. The photo catalyst...
A major threat to the comfort of human life has been imposed by increased industrialization and urbanization. The generation and disposal of huge amounts of toxic materials and pollutants have heavily contaminated our environment. Some Organics such as synthetic dyes (SD) and heavy metals (HM) are becoming increasingly prevalent as the most dangerous pollutants in soil and surface water environments...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are contaminants widespread in the environment and vehicular emissions have long been recognized as the most important anthropogenic sources of PAHs in urban air Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emitted in the exhaust gases of diesel and petrol engines using different fuels were quantified. Size fractionated chemical analysis of particles in vehicle emissions...
Pakistan is home to three of the world’s largest mountain ranges in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB), where the majority of Pakistan’s water resources are located: the Himalayan, Karakorum, and Hindu-Kush. This work estimated the (snow+glacier) and rainfall runoff from one of the major tributaries, the Gilgit River, nestled within the UIB of Pakistan. The snowmelt runoff model (SRM) derived by the cryospheric...
This study takes the Southern antimony smelting slag depot in Xikuangshan (XKS) Sb mine in the city of Lengshuijiang, Hunan, China, as the research object and explores the release law of Sb, As, and Hg in smelting slag under different pH-value simulated acid rain by a semi-dynamic leaching experiment of simulating the local rain. The results show that the leachate pH value is positively correlated...
Aleyrodidae fly is a vector carrier of various diseases in crops, plants, and vegetables. The present investigation evaluated the Aleyrodidae fly population for its relationship with cotton disease under different environmental conditions. Faisalabad, Chiniot, Sargodha, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh (T. T. Singh), and Burewala from Punjab, Pakistan were selected for this study. The Aleyrodidae fly population...
Our article describes a study on the influence of mineral and organic fertilisation and three strains of Trichoderma sp. isolated from Polish soils on the count of moulds, including the Fusarium and Alternaria genera, as well as the soil fertility index and the yield of red beets. Apart from that, the aim of the study was to assess the interaction between Trichoderma sp. and plant pathogens. A field...
Nowadays, the contaminations generated by anthropogenic activities have had damaging effects on the life cycle of plants, particularly on the plants living in the vicinity of urban areas that are more associated with the life of people. Bamboo, as a local plant, is one of the most widely used plants in China. So, a pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of three HMs (Cu, Pb, and Zn)...
Agricultural management practices play an important role in soil structure and fertility. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the effects of long-term fertilization on aggregate structure in the Loess Plateau region in China. This study was devoted to examining the responses of soil aggregate stability and associated structure to fertilizers over 19 years under a soybean (Glycine max L.)-corn...
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