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Focusing on the Susceptibility to Desertification in Chicualacuala, Republic of Mozambique

Desertification is evaluated as destruction of land. In desertification assessment, a general issue is that land degradation is neither assessed explicitly, since land degradation is derived from the wider definition of environmental degradation, nor is it clearly measurable and tracked. A geo-environmental diagnosis was introduced in this paper to identify susceptibility to desertification in southern…
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Editor 2PressRelease October 7, 2020 0

Forest Cover and Ecosystem Service Change: Assessing Household Economic Vulnerability to Drought Shocks in the Central Districts of Uganda

In Uganda, natural forests have undergone both spatial and temporal changes from various drivers, which need to be controlled in order to determine the effect on habitats of such changes and to avoid the associated risks of reducing the benefits of ecosystem services. Due to dual ownership, ground research can be complicated, although remote sensing…
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Editor 2PressRelease October 7, 2020 0

Biodiversity of Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality of the Boufekrane River, Meknes Morocco: Practical Guide to Water Biomonitoring

A research was performed on the effect of anthropogenic activities on the distribution and biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates and the Boufekrane River (Meknes) water quality. Four pristine upstream stations and two downstream stations receiving anthropogenic effects were chosen along the river. Based on the SEQ-V.2 scoring system , the water quality index groups, the upstream…
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Accumulation of Am-241 by the Submerged Macrophyte Elodea canadensis and Assessment of Radionuclide Toxicity with Direct and Indirect Effects

A submerged macrophyte of the Yenisei River, Elodea canadensis, was used to study the microdistribution of the artificial radionuclide 241Am among different components of the plant. The total amount of 241Am added to the experimental system was 1850±31 Bq/L. The total amount of 241Am accumulated by the plants was 182 Bq per sample, or 758±385…
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Editor 2PressRelease August 25, 2020 0

An Illustrated Study on Mapping of Soil Erosion Zones of Meghadrigedda Catchment, Visakhapatnam, India for Conservation– A Geospatial Approach

Geography and Earth Science Vol.3 Meghadrigedda, a non-perennial drainage system is one of the major water resources of Vishakhapatnam city located in the northern coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, India. It traverses through the hilly terrain of Eastern GhatMobile Belt (EGMB) characterized by khondalitic rock formations. Excessive siltation scenario aggravated due to soil erosion in…
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Geology of Evaporite Sulfate Deposits in Late Paleozoic Rocks of Wang Saphung Area, Loei Province, Thailand

The evaporite sulfate deposits in Loei-Wang Saphung (LWS) area of northeastern Thailand is a small evaporite sediment deposit with up to 50 m thick gypsum-anhydrite beds. The evaporite deposits are overlain by cross-laminated and fine-grained siliciclastic and carbonate rocks of the Carboniferous to Permian ages. This study documents some characteristics of the deposits, including lithologies,…
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Impact of Untreated Liquid Waste Disposal on Water Quality in a Tropical Region

The discharge of untreated liquid waste into the River Atta-dea makes its assessment of water quality indicators necessary with its associated human health implications and ecological management. Our study was therefore carried out to investigate the influence of untreated liquid waste on the physicochemical and microbiological parameters of the Atta-dea stream under different seasons in…
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Scientific Research: Biosorption and Chemical Precipitation of Lead Using Biomaterials, Molecular Sieves, and Chlorides, Carbonates, and Sulfates of Na & Ca

Lead, a heavy metal, is a wellknown contaminant in water and has been reported to cause serious health implications to humans, animals, and plants. One of the processes for heavy metal remediation of contaminated water is chemical precipitation. In this present work, chemical precipitation of lead from a contaminated aqueous matrix by chlorides, carbonates, and…
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Critical Study of the Diversity and Abundance of Nematodes in Pollution Prone Urban and Rural Areas of Thiruvananthapuram District in Kerala, South India

Nematodes represent a very abundant group of soil organisms in the food web and are important for soil quality. In the present study, the diversity of nematodes in the soils of urban and rural areas of Thiruvananthapuram District was noted and their densities calculated. Different categories of land use areas (coastal area, sewage disposal area,…
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Preliminary Risk Assessment Posed by Formaldehyde Residues in Clothing to Vietnamese Consumers: Critical Observation

The assessment of potential health risks posed by formaldehyde in clothing to consumers is of increasing concern worldwide. Because of this, it is necessary to develop an exposure model that can realistically mimic clothes wearing conditions. This study aims to preliminarily develop a health risk assessment model for formaldehyde in clothing, and then to assess…
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