Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Research Summaries on Environment
Ecotourism in the Brazilian Amazon Region: Promises and Challenges
Fish Contamination with DDT due to Malaria Control in the Brazilian Amazon
The Dynamic of Land Use in Brazilian Amazon: A Structural VAR with Panel Data Analysis
Isn’t there an Alternative to Deforestation in Amazonas
Oxidative Stress as a Component of Transition Metal Toxicity in Fish
Pharmaceuticals in Water and their Potential Impact on Reuse
Microbial and Chemical Assays to Determine the Origin of Faecal Pollution and the Presence of Waterborne Pathogens
Side-Effect of Pesticides on Aquatic Organisms
Ecotoxicology of Heavy Metals in Marine Sponges: Different and Contrasting Effects of Heavy Metals on Different Biological Levels
Fine Scale Environmental Variation on Microbial Community Structure and Function in Aquatic Environments
The Micronucleus Test for Aquatic Toxicology
Colonisation of Water Systems in the Built Environment of Northern Germany by Legionella spp. and Pseudomonas SPP
Ferritin and Labile Iron Pool in Limpets from the Beagle Channel
Life Strategies of Marine Sessile Organisms as an Approach for Exploration of Structure and Succession of Fouling Communities
General Defense Mechanisms of the Integument against Bio-Coating in Aquatic Mammals
Marine Biofouling in Heat Exchangers
Biofouling and Anti-Fouling of Medical Devices
Force Measurements of Bacterial Adhesion to Metals Using a Cell Probe in Atomic Force Microscopy
Green Anti-Biofouling Strategies
Electrochemical Technologies for Antifouling Treatments of Cooling Circuits
Surface Modification of Membranes for Antibiofouling
Pharmaceuticals as Antifoulants: Inhibition of Growth and Effects on Adhesion of Marine Bacteria
Protein Resistant Surfaces Based on Polymer Coatings: A Study of Hyperbranched Polyglycerols and Polyethylene Glycol on Gold and PDMS Surfaces
Deposition of Colloidal Particles from Electrokinetic Flow Suspension in Microfluidic Channel
Colonization of Blue Mussels (Mytilus Edulis) on Offshore Wave Power Installations
Antifouling Activity of Marine Paints Studied by Scanning Electron and Confocal Laser Microscopies
Experimental Low-Cost Tool to Reduce Biofouling in Oyster Longline Culture
Analytical Chemistry of Cadmium: Sample Pre-Treatment and Determination Methods
Relation of Cadmium to Other Elements and the Antioxidant System
Mechanisms of Cadmium Toxicity to Various Trophic Saltwater Organisms
Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Effects of Cadmium on Marine Invertebrates: Focus on Paracentrotus Lividus Sea Urchin Development
Accumulation, Transfer and Remediation of Cd in Soils Affected by the Aznalcóllar Mine Spill (SW Spain): A Decade of Experience (1998-2008)
Total Metallothionein Quantification by Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Fluorescence Detection after Monobromobimane Derivatization
The Case of Exceptional Capacity of Cephalopods to Accumulate Cd in the Digestive Glands
Determination of Cadmium by Flow Injection Analysis: A Review of Recent Applications
Immunotoxicology of Cadmium
The Potential Use of the Cockle Cerastoderma Glaucum as a Bioindicator of Cadmium Exposure in the Gulf of Gabès Area, Tunisia
Aerobic Solid- State Processes to Mitigate Greenhouses Gas Emission in Municipal Solid Waste Management
Organic Carbon Content of Sandy Soil: Effect of Long-Term Fertilization and Aggregation
Quantitative Analysis of Canopy Photosynthesis Influenced by Light Simulation Models
Volumetric Strain Induced in Medium-Rank Coal by Sorption of Carbon Dioxide, Methane and their Mixture
A Possible Way to Storage Carbon Dioxide on Mechanically Activated Olivine (Mg, Fe) 2SiO4
An Estimation of Carbon Storage Potential, Economic Value and Determinants in Kakamega Forest and Adjacent Farms, Kenya
Carbon Sequestration in Andosols
Rural Households’ Response to Fuelwood Scarcity around Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
Carbon Sequestration in Soil: The Role of the Crop Plant Residues. A useful Strategy to Balance the Atmospheric CO2
Parameterization of a Process-Based Forest Growth Model using Long-Term Yield Survey Plot Data for Predicting Carbon Sequestration in Cryptomeria Japonica Plantations
Amendment-Enhanced Phytoextraction of Soil Contaminants
Radioecological Geoinformational Systems for Assessment of the Radiation Impact on the Environment Contaminated by the Soviet Nuclear Complex
From Soil Contamination to Land Restoration
Investigation of Metal Pollution in Soils by Single and Sequential Extraction Procedures
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal/Metalloid-Contaminated Soils
Environmental Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics: Environmental Impact Characterization and Bioremediation Process of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils
Bioactive Microbubble Dispersions as an Emerging Bioremediation Technology
Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Long-Term Risk Assessment of Organic Residues by Using Cyclodextrins
Biodegradation of Mustard Gas Hydrolysis Products in Contaminated Soils
Integrated Surfactant Enhanced Soil Washing and Physicochemical/Biological Treatment of Produced Wastewaters
Evaluation of Agroecosystems Functioning and Resistance on Baikal Siberia Soils Polluted by Aluminum Production Fluorides
Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Polluted Soils: The Role of Bioavailability and other Environmental Conditions on the Process
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Heavy Metal Polluted Soils and their Role in Phytoremediation
The Use of the Physiologically-Based Extraction Test in Contaminated Land Studies
On the Requirements to Optimise Restoration of Radioactively Contaminated Soil Areas
Response of Plant Species to the Radioactive Contaminated Soil around Nuclear Power Plant Jaslovské Bohunice, Slovakia
Reduction and Removal of Cr (VI) by Streptomyces sp. MC1: As Strategy of Cr (VI)-Contaminated Environment Remediation
Application of Autochthonous Bioaugmentation in Cold Regions of Japan
Contamination of soils with microbial pathogens originating from effluent water used for irrigation
Evaluation of Remediation Technologies Effectivity Based on Life Cycle Impact Assessment Categories
Advances in Marine Ornamental Aquaculture: Breeding and Rearing Studies
Free-Living Zooxanthellae: Behavior, Ecology and Importance on the Coral Reef
The Cost and Benefits of Developing Sustainable Use Strategies and Restoration Activities for Corals and Coral Reefs
Anthropogenic Surface Ocean Acidification with Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and its Impact on Coral Calcification
Economic Analysis of Local Global Threats to Caribbean Coral Reefs
Precious Coral Exploitation
Assessment of Marine Pollution in Tropical and Subtropical Regions using Trace Elements in Coral Skeletons
El Nino and Coral Reefs
Review: Capacity building in science and management for sustainable development of coral reefs. An example from the MesoAmerican Barrier reef
Changes of Caspases in the Brains of Hypoxic Fish – A comparison Between a Coral Reef and a Freshwater Teleost
A Simple Numerical Model for the Damage of Corals by Tsunami
Hybridization of Membrane Processes with Conventional Thermally-Based Co-Generative Technologies (Sustainability and Techno- Economic Advantages)
Performance Evaluation and Optimization of the MSF Desalination Plant
TiO2-Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Herbicides in Aqueous Solution: A Review
Modeling of a Membrane Distillation Unit for Desalination
Membrane Desalination:Methods, Cost, and Technology
Recent Advances in Supported Ionic Liquid Membrane Technology
A Nonconventional Reverse Osmosis Plant Powered by Storage of Wind Energy as Gravitational Potential Energy
Vapour Side Corrosion (VSC) of Copper-Nickel Condenser Tubes in MSF Plant: Copper-Nickel Dust Formation
Freshwater Scarcities and Desalination: Evidence from Morocco, Spain, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and South India
Renewable Energy Sources for Seawater Desalination -Present Status and Future Prospects
Dust Storm Identification via Satellite Remote Sensing
Dust Storms in Northern China: Temporal-spatial Distributions and Influences, Climate Controls, Forecasts and Impacts of the Surface Conditions
Utilisation and Development of Solar and Wind Resources
Chemical Modification of Asian Dust during Long-range Transport
Establishment and Application of the Meteorological Dust Storm Occurrence Probability Descriptor
Study on the Meteorological Factor’s Impact on the Dust Storm Occurrence
Probing Dust Optical Depths over the Cold Polar Regions of Mars with the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)
Dust and its Prediction in North China
Ecotourism in Marine Protected Areas: Development, Impacts and Management – A Critical Review
Ecotourism and Flagship Species: Holistic Approaches and Higher Levels of Connectivity for Endangered Tropical Mudflats and Coastal Swamps
Environmental Education as a Crucial Component of the Environmentalist Dimension of Ecotourism: Inducing Short-Term Effects on Environmental Literacy with Long-Term Implications for Protected Area Management
Ecological Tourism and Cameroon – Opportunities and Constraints
Environmental Impacts of Recreational Activities on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment: The Urgent Need to Implement Marine Sustainable Practices and Ecotourism
Is Ecotourism in Marine Protected Areas a Relevant Way for Sharing Benefits from Biodiversity Conservation? A Case Study in West Africa
The Eco-Inn and its Evaluation Indicators in Taiwan
Infant Mortality and Stress Indicators Linked to Tourism Management of Tibetan Macaques
Coastal Ecotourism and Water Quality in Yucatán Peninsula
Ecotourism with Utilization of Wild Animals – Its Conservation Medical Impact and Risk Assessment in Hokkaido, Japan
Past Landscapes for the Reconstruction of Roman Land Use: Eco-History Tourism in the Algarve
Effective Management Decision-Making Depends on Rigorous Research
Quality and Buying Process in Rural Tourism in Spain
Ecotoxicology of Free-Living Soil Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans
Responses and Tolerance of Azolla- Anabaena System against Salinity Stress
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition as a Relevant Biomarker in Environmental Biomonitoring: New Insights and Perspectives
Sorption and the Ecological Risk Assessment of Nonionic Organic Contaminants
The Application of Ecotoxicological Tools in the Assessment and Monitoring of Brazilian Waters: An Overview
Responses of Microorganisms to Pollutants and its Application in Environmental Risk Assessment
Applicability of Ecotoxicological Methodologies Developed in Temperate Regions for the Risk Assessment of Pesticides in Tropical Thailand: From Laboratory to (Semi-) Field
Pesticides and Male Reproduction: How to Quantify the Real Impact?
Ecotoxicological Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Ecotoxicological Assays Applied in Soils Contaminated by Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Neurotoxicological Effects of Aeration Lagoons Effluents for the Treatment of Domestic and Hospital Wastewaters on Elliptio Complanata
Aquatic Ecotoxicology in Tasks of Water Quality Assessments: Moving from Theory to Practices
The Retrospective Analysis of Aquatic Ecosystem Modification of Russian Large Lakes under Antropogenic Impacts
Antioxidant Response, Heavy Metal and Selenium Accumulation in Juvenile and Adult Procambarus clarkii of Both Sexes from Lake Trasimeno
Iron Pollution in Dora Baltea River (Valle D‘aosta, North-Western Italy): A Case of Acute Toxicity in Wild Brown Trout (Salmo Trutta Trutta)
Wild Salmonids in Italian Northwest Inland Waters: Cadmium, Mercury and Lead Pollution
Environmental Risks of Magnetic Ionic Liquids: Ecotoxicity
Mining the Deep-Sea Vents: Pollution and Conservation Issues
Marine Pollution Research Employing Bivalves in Venezuela
Acid-Enhanced Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Resuspension of Sediment as a Method for Managing Eutrophic Lagoons?
An Updated Report on the Water Chemistry of the Lakes of Central Italy
Availability and Potential Mobility of Heavy Metals in Sludges Using Simple Extraction Procedures
Brown Colored Wastewaters from Molasses Fermentation Processes
Enhanced Losses of Phosphorus in Mole-Tile Drainage Water Following Short-Term Applications of Dairy Effluent to Pasture
Effects of Sampling and Sample Preparation in Bioindication of Invertebrates
Application of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) to Wastewater Treatment. Case Studies: Decolourization of Textile Effluents, Detoxification of Olive Mill Effluent, Treatment of Domestic Wastewater
Adsorption of Imidaclopid by Heat Treated Kerolites: Effects of Ionic Strength and Temperature
Application of an “O2/CO2 Headspace Test with GC-TCD” for Biodegradability Testing of Synthetic Ester Lubricants in Water and Soil
Removal of Halogenated Hydrocarbons from Water by Zero-Valent Iron
Protist as Tools for Environmental Biomonitoring: Importance of Cholinesterase Enzyme Activities
The Role of Deep Submarine Tailings Placement (STP) in the Mitigation of Marine Pollution for Coastal and Island Mines
Marine Debris, A Growing Problem: Sources, Distribution, Composition, and Impacts
An improved method for rapid determination of the reduced and oxidized states of metallothioneins in biological samples
Integrative Ecotoxicological Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in a Complex Tropical Estuarine System
Recent Analysis of Soft Tissue of Clams to assess Marine Pollution in Venezuela
Impact of climate and environmental factors on the epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae in Aquatic Ecosystems
The Possibility of False Negative Results Hampers the Ability to Elucidate the Relationship between Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Human Pathogens and Source Tracking Markers in Beach Water and Sand
Toxicity of African Dust and Related Components to Marine Organisms
Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Toxicity around a Municipal-Industrial Wastewater Discharge in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas
Seasonal modulated MT synthesis in the cockle (Cerastoderma edule) after parasite and cadmium contamination
Petroleum Pollution and Penguins: Marine Conservation Tools to Reduce the Problem
Organic Pollutants in Mussels from Guanabara Bay, A Representative Tropical Estuary
Heavy metal assessment in two Subtropical Estuarine Systems in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Production of Salt Aerosol and Bioaerosol from a Sea-Salt Aerosol Generator
Environmetrics as a Tool for Lake Pollution Assessment
Lakes in the Apulian Karst (Southern Italy): Geology, Karst Morphology, and their Role in the Local History
Ecotoxicity and Bioaccumulation of Toxin from Cylindrospermopsis Raciborskii: Towards the Development of Environmental Protection Guidelines for Contaminated Water Bodies
Focus on Understanding the Relation between Lakes and Pollution-model based approach and Case Study of Subarctic Lakes
Aquatic Pollutant Assessment Across Multiple Scales
Fish Assemblage Subjected to Strong Anthropogenic Stress: The Case of the Barra Bonita Reservoir, Tiete River Basin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pollution Impacts and Key Athropogenically Induced Processes in Lakes of the Russian Euro-arctic Region
Health Effects of Lake Pollution
Mean Residence Times of Stream and Spring Water in a Small Forested Watershed with a Thick Weathered Layer
An Analysis of Internal Phosphorus Loading in White Lake, Michigan
Hydraulic Characterization of Deep Dquifer(s) in the Arsenic Affected Meghna Floodplain, Southeastern Bangladesh
Weight of Evidence Assessment of Impacts from an Abandoned Mine Site to the Lake Dasserat Watershed, Quebec Canada
Simulation of Ecosystem Degradation and its Application for Effective Policy-Making in Regional Scale
Radionuclide Distribution in the Lower Yenisey and Pechora Reaches: Landscape Geochemical Signatures and Patterns of Global and Regional Contamination
Photochemical Transformation Processes of Organic Pollutants in Surface Waters
Complexity, Nonlinearity and Scaling in Sediment Transport Dynamics
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Watersheds
Applications of an Urban Diffuse Pollution Model to Support WFD Investment Appraisal
Assessing Groundwater Pollution Risk in Sarigkiol Basin, NW Greece
What Do People Think About Pollution? Contributions of Human Ecology to the Study of River Pollution with A Focus on Brazil
Surveillance of River Water Pollution by use of an Automatic Trace Metal System
The Status of River Water Chemical Pollution in Zimbabwe: A Review
Ambivalent Role of Microbial Communities in Polluted Rivers
Assessment of Pathogen Indicator Microorganism Loading From Diffuse Sources
Advanced Technologies Based on Ozonation for Water Treatment
Paradigm Shift from a Clean Ocean to a Bountiful Ocean -An Essential Vision Revealed by Ecological Modeling of “Tidal Flats – Central Bay Area Coupling” and “Benthic-Pelagic Ecosystem Coupling”
Bank Filtration of Rivers and Lakes to Improve the Raw Water Quality for Drinking Water Supply
Chitosan for Pesticide Control on Environmental Protection and Water Purification
Silica-Supported CdS-sensitized TiO2 Particles in Photo-Driven Water Purification: Assessment of Efficiency, Stability and Recovery Future Perspectives
Photo-Degradation of Methyl Orange with Direct Solar Light using ZnO and Activated Carbon-Supported ZnO
Water Purification using Compression and Absorption Heat Pumps
Why Vapor Pressure of a Volatile Liquid Decreases by Addition of Solutes: A New Qualitative Model
The Biotechnology of the Phased Drinking Water Purification in the Conditions of Astrakhan Region)
Additional Purification of Water Bodies and Waste Waters with Consorciums of Aquatic Plants Containing Microorganisms
Environmental Investing Practices in Europe: A Harbinger of Future U.S. Best Practices?
The Environmental Management System
Energy Use, Environment and Sustainable Development
A Game-theoretic Analysis of Environmental Behaviour at the Corporate and Global Level
Sustainable Energy: Challenges of Implementing New Technologies
Market Valuation of the Long-Run Effects of Adoption of Effective Environmental Cost Strategies
Biophysical Terrain Analysis
Organizing Effective Health Care Delivery where Resources are Limited: Special focus on Diabetes
Quantifying the Environmental Performance by Exergy-based
Indicators
Environmental Considerations into Strategic and Tactical Planning of Supply Chains
The Links between Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness: The Case of the Agriculture Sector in Andalucía
Enhancing Environmental Planning through the Use of the Thermodynamic Quantity Exergy
Environmental Planning Inputs by the Forest Sector: The Scale Factor, the Connection Planning-Management and the Relations with other Planning Sectors in Italy
Operations Research Methods in Production Management with Environmental Constraints