• Assessment of Feather Hydrolysate From Thermophilic Actinomycetes for Soil Amendment and Biological Control Application 

  Gousterova, A.؛ Nustorova, M.؛ Paskaleva, D.؛ Naydenov, M.؛ Neshev, G.؛ Vasileva-Tonkova, E. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  Protein-rich hydrolysate from feather waste was obtained using a mixed culture of selected thermophilic actinomycete strains, and was tested for possible application as soil amendment and biological control agent. For ...

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• Macro-invertebrates in the Wetlands of the Zarrineh estuary at the south of Urmia Lake (Iran) 

  Ahmadi, R.؛ Mohebbi, F.؛ Hagigi, P.؛ Esmailly, L.؛ Salmanzadeh, R. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  This research summarizes the data on benthic macro invertebrates collected from 25 points in the urmia Lake wetlands during November 2008 to February 2009. The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of elevated ...

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• Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Flux Densities Measured Near Hospital in Tehran 

  Nassiri, P.؛ Monazzam, M.R.؛ Yunesian, M.؛ Sowlat, M.H.؛ Safari, M.H.؛ Momen Bellah Fard, S.؛ Hosseini, S.A. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  The ever increasing rate of power consumption has led to an increase in public exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) and brought severe concerns about their health effects. Considering previous ...

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• Integrated Hydrogeological Study of Surface & Ground Water Resources in the Southeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina 

  Romanelli, A.؛ Massone, H.E.؛ Qutrozl, O.M. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  This paper gives an account of the implementation of geomorphological, hydrogeological, hydrochemical and isotopic techniques to understand groundwater-surface water interactions in a multiple use area, Los Padres-La Brava ...

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• Photocatalytic Degradation of Acetaminophen 

  Aguilar, C.A.؛ Montalvo, C.؛ Ceron, J.G.؛ Moctezuma, E. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  The photocatalytic degradation of a common analgesic (acetaminophen) with titanium dioxide irradiated with low energy ultraviolet light (365 nm) was studied in order to determine the effect of several parameters such as ...

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• Legal Criteria and Executive Standards of Solid Waste Disposal Subjected to Solid Waste Management Act 

  Nouri, N.؛ Poorhashemi, S.A.؛ Monavari, S.M.؛ Dabiri, F.؛ Hassani, A.H. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  This research work attempts to compare the legal and technical criteria of locating household and municipal landfills and discuss them along with legal and technical principles. For this purpose, it was attempted to discuss ...

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• Determination of Retardation Effect of SOM on Aqueous Leaching of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope 

  Zhang, Y.؛ Li, F.؛ Wang, J. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  Influence of soil organic matter (SOM) on the adsorption, desorption and transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has already been given full investigation in soils. In this paper, confocal laser scanning ...

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• Excess Sludge Minimization in Conventional Activated Sludge Pilot Plant by Three Chemical Matters 

  Hassani, A.H.؛ Nejaei, A.؛ Torabian, A. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  The excess sludge treatment and sludge disposal are major factors to the over-all economy of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). The ideal solution to the problem of sludge disposal is to combine sludge minimization with ...

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• Empirical Comparison of Seven two-parameter Sigmoid Equations for the Evaluation of the Concentration-response Curves from Standard Acute Ecotoxicity Assays 

  Trögl, J.؛ Benediktová, K. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  The acute ecotoxicity of a set of mixture samples (washing powders, wastes, fuel extracts etc.) was assessed using four acute ecotoxicity assays with aquatic organisms (Daphnia magna, Poecilia reticulata, Artemia salina ...

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• Prediction of the Aquatic Toxicity of Phenols to Tetrahymena Pyriformis from Molecular Descriptors 

  Jiang, D.X.؛ Li, Y.؛ Li, J.؛ Wang, G.X. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  The purpose of this work is to develop robust and interpretable quantitative structure"activity relationship (QSAR) models for assessing the aquatic toxicity of phenols using a combined set of descriptors encompassing the ...

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• Potential Hazards of Wind Energy For Rare, Tereatened, and Endangered Birds and Batsin Texas 

  Graham, T.L.؛ Hudak, P.F. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  The purpose of this study was to estimate relative potential hazards to birds and bats from wind developments in Texas. We compiled lists of rare, threatened, or endangered species, along with their respective ranges in ...

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• Ecotoxicity of Chloramphenicol and Hg Acting on the Root Elongation of Crops in North China 

  Chen, Q.Y.؛ Wu, Z.H.؛ Liu, J.L. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  Single and joint toxicity of chloramphenicol and Hg acting on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) were investigated. The results showed positive correlations between ...

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• Phytoremediation Potential of Populus Alba and Morus alba for Cadmium, Chromuim and Nickel Absorption from Polluted Soil 

  Rafati, M.؛ Khorasani, N.؛ Moattar, F.؛ Shirvany, A.؛ Moraghebi, F.؛ Hosseinzadeh, S. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  Metal pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems resulting from human activity. Phytoremediation utilizes plants to uptake contaminants and can potentially be used to remediate metal-contaminated ...

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• Public Participation in Environmental Education Centers 

  Lahijanian, A. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  This paper presents participation of faculties and Heads of Department (HODs) in environmental education. For this purpose 60 HODs/faculties from polytechnic colleges of Tamilnadu, India and 100 HODs/ faculties from ...

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• Modeling Seasonal Rainfall Erosivity on a Regional scale: A case Study from Northeastern Iran 

  Kavian, A.؛ Fathollah Nejad, Y.؛ Habibnejad, M.؛ Soleimani, K. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  There is a need to analyze and map rainfall erosivity to assess soil erosion at the regional scale. The objectives of this study were to develop a regional model to estimate seasonal erosivity from seasonal rainfall data ...

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• A Review on Environmental Process Engineering 

  Ataei, A.؛ Lee, K.S.؛ Lim, J.J.؛ Kim, M.J.؛ Liu, H.B.؛ Kang, O.Y.؛ Oh, T.S.؛ Yoo, C.K. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  In this paper, we introduce environmental systems engineering (ESE) and describe some of its applications combined with process systems engineering (PSE) to problems related to environmental systems. These systems—the ...

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• Chemical Composition of Rainwater over a Mining Area in Ghana 

  Akoto, O.؛ Darko, G.؛ Nkansah, M.A. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  A comprehensive study on the chemical composition of rainwater was carried out in Obuasi, a gold mining town in Ghana. Rainwater samples were analyzed for major ions (Ca2+,Mg2+, K+, Na+, NH4+, Cl-, NO3- and SO4 2-) and ...

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• Water Quality Assessment in Lakes of Vojvodina 

  Pamer, E.؛ Vujovic, G.؛ Knezevic, P.؛ Kojic, D.؛ Prvulovic, D.؛ Miljanovic, B.؛ Grubor-Lajsic, G. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  This study focused on use of bacterial extracellular enzyme activities as biochemical parameters, along with the microbiological and physicochemical characteristics, in a comprehensive assessment of water quality of four ...

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• Radioactivity Levels and Health Risks due to Radionuclides in the Soil of Yalova, Northwestern Turkey 

  Kapdan, E.؛ Varinlioglu, A.؛ Karahan, G. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  Naturally occurring radionuclide of terrestrial origin (also called primordial radionuclide) are present in various degrees in all media in the environment, including the human body itself. Their concentrations in environment ...

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• Evaluation of Treatment Characteristics and Sludge Properties in a UASB Reactor Treating Municipal Sewage at Ambient Temperature 

  Takahashi, M؛ Ohya, A.؛ Kawakami, S.؛ Yoneyama, Y.؛ Onodera, T.؛ Syutsubo, K.؛ Yamazaki, S.؛ Araki, N.؛ Ohashi, A.؛ Harada, H.؛ Yamaguchi, T. (University of Tehran/Springer, 2011-09-01)

  The evaluation of treatment characteristics and sludge properties of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) process was investigated using a pilot-scale 1.15 m3reactor. The UASB, inoculated with digester sludge, was ...

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