Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Investigation of Environmental Pollution in Kosovo through Mosses as a Bioindicator
Flamur Sopaj1, Musaj Paçarizi*, Trajče Stafilov2, Krste Tašev3 and Robert Šajn4
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Kosovo
2Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Chemistry, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
3State Phytosanitary Laboratory, Skopje, North Macedonia
4Geological Survey of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chapter 2. Moss Biomonitoring of Organic Pollutants: Up-to-Date Achievements, Needs and Potentials
Gordana Jovanović1,2, Mira Aničić Urošević1, Snježana Herceg Romanić3, Gordana Mendaš3, Milan Janković4 and Aleksandar Popović4
1Institute of Physics Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
2Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia
3Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
4Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Chapter 3. Mosses as Bioindicators of Air Pollution with Rare Earth Elements in the Abundant As-Sb-Tl Mining Area
Katerina Bačeva Andonovska1, Robert Šajn2, Claudiu Tănăselia3 and Trajče Stafilov4
1Research Center for Environment and Materials, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, North Macedonia
2Geological Survey of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3INCDO-INOE 2000 Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation (ICIA), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
4Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
Chapter 4. The Effects of Microbiological Life on Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage
Belma Nural Yaman1,2, PhD, Pınar Aytar Çelik2,3, PhD, and Ahmet Çabuk2,4, PhD
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey
2Biotechnology and Biosafety Department, Graduate and Natural Applied Science, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey
3Environmental Protection and Control Program, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey
4Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Chapter 5. Sustainable Development and Public-Private Partnership: What Are the Main Managerial Features of This Tool for Environmental Sustainability?
Fabio De Matteis, Stella Lippolis and Giovanni Notaristefano
Ionian Department of Law, Economics and Environment, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Chapter 6. The Rapid Urban Sprawl and Its Impact on the Growth of Car Use: Policies to Mitigate Polluting Emission Saul Antonio Obregon Biosca, PhD, Miguel A. Perez-Lara, PhD, and Jose Luis Reyes Araiza, PhD
Graduate Studies, School of Engineering, University of Querétaro, México
Chapter 7. New Investigation and Challenges for Spatiotemporal Drought Monitoring Using Soil Water in Arid Rangelands
A. Zbiri and A. Hachmi, PhD
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Rabat, Morocco
Chapter 8. Environmental Impacts and Technologies for Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage: Current Situation and Perspectives
Juliana A. Galhardi1 and Estefanía Baigorria1,2
1Department of Environmental Engineering, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
2Grupo de Materiales Compuestos Termoplásticos (CoMP), Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (INTEMA), CONICET, CONICET – Univ. Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, CP, Argentina
Chapter 9. Hydroponics and Environmental Control as Powerful Tools for Enhancing the Functionality and Utilization of Prickly Pears
Takanori Horibe
College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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