Tag: Environmental Science

Weed Control, Sustainability, Hazards and Risks in Sweetpotato Cropping Systems
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Weed Control, Sustainability, Hazards and Risks in Sweetpotato Cropping Systems Abstract Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] is one of the most important food crops worldwide and is used for anima...

Water Quality Monitoring System Based on Sensors
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: ABSTRACT Water pollution is one among the largest fears for the green world. To stop the pollution, initially, we’ve to estimate the water parameters such as PH measurement, Conductivity meas...

Effects of Solar Radiation Reflection
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Introduction This particular research is intended to compare the thermal performance in means of reflectivity of facades materials with H/W ratios of urban canyons. Because it can see that contempora...

Techno-economic Analysis of a Suitable Business Model for a Rooftop Solar PV Project
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF A SUITABLE BUSINESS MODEL FOR A ROOFTOP SOLAR PV PROJECT (CASE STUDY OF ACCRA, GHANA) ABSTRACT The study conducted in this thesis examined the technical and economic ...

Solar Panel System for Eco Shelter in Refugee Camps
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Eco shelter Power Contents Aim: Literature Review: Type of solar system: PV or Photovoltaic  Direct: Batteries Charge controller Design charge controller Hardware Design Hardware: microcontroller ...

Turbine-Site Matching For Reliable Wind Power Application in Iraq
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Turbine-Site Matching For Reliable Wind Power Application in Iraq Abstract Matching between site and wind turbine characteristics for three selected sites in Iraq was conducted and revealed. The anal...

Effects of Heavy Metals on the Human Body
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Heavy metals are defined as metallic elements that have a relatively high density compared to water. In recent years, there has been an increasing ecological and global public health concern associat...

Fungal Biodiversity: Zygomycetes Associated with Plant Roots
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Fungal Biodiversity: Zygomycetes Associated with Plant Roots in the New Jersey Pine Barrens Abstract Due to the significant lack of our knowledge regarding the fungal kingdom, it is pivotal to enviro...

Flood Modelling and Forecasting Methods and Management Strategies
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Table of Content Task A – Estimation of 1% AEP flood Catchment´s characteristics FEH WINFAP statistical method FEH Rainfall-Runoff method SHETRAN simulation method Comparison of methods Alternativ...

Mount Rainier Debris Flow Evaluation
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview Looming over the skylines of Seattle and Tacoma is the sleeping giant, stratovolcano Mount Rainer (David A John et al., 2008; Driedger and Scott, 2008). With its height o...

Anthropogenic VOC in West Africa: from Source Quantification to Atmospheric Impacts
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Anthropogenic VOC in Abidjan, southern West Africa: from source quantification to atmospheric impacts Abstract In the framework of the Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa (DA...

REMOVAL OF METALS FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0. Types of metals and  their sources 3.0 Environmental and health risks 4.0 Wastewater Treatment Process 5.0 Remediation of wastewater 5.1 Conventional methods 5.1.1Elect...

Phytoplankton Communities Affected by Oil Pollution: A Multivariate Approach
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract Although several experimental studies demonstrated the impact of oil pollution on the marine environment with positive and negative effects, several aspects are unanswered as yet. We studied...

Recovery and Utilization of Bioactives from Food-Waste
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract: Food and Agriculture Organization estimated a trillion of US dollar loss in food waste annually in 2013. The land used equivalence of food waste was big enough to the size of Canada. The d...

Particulate Pollution (PM) Sensors
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Particulate pollution (PM) is solid or liquid matter suspended from the earth surface. PM contains the solid and liquid droplets. dust, ash, sea-spray PM can directly release from a source or it can ...

Environmental Effects on Quantum Systems
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: When the words Quantum Theory are spoken it immediately conjures images of Schro ̈dinger’s cat or of bearded men writing furiously on a black board whilst students scratch their heads bewildered b...

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Infrastructure
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Literature review Why we need to reduce the carbon footprint of infrastructure The UK has a legally binding commitment to achieve an 80% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2050 and although there a...

Development of Real-time Warning Systems for Landslides
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: The Literature Review Introduction Landslides are defined as the downward movement of slope-forming materials under the influence of gravity (Highland & Bobrowsky, 2008) which can be considered a...

Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Sea Ice and Phytoplankton Dynamics
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Sea Ice and Phytoplankton Dynamics Keywords: Sea ice, sea algae, phytoplankton, climate change, global warming Abstract: Global warming is rapidly changing the mari...

Impact of Single-Use Plastics on Marine Life
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Preface The ocean is beautiful, full of colour and life… …or at least it should be. Today, our oceans are polluted by plastic put there by us. Marine life is being choked by it, we are sw...

Development of Environmentally Friendly Amphicar
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: AMPHICAR II – System Specifications 1 Statement of work Our team has aimed to produce an energy efficient, environmental friendly personal consumer vehicle that is capable of travelling on road...

Effects of Indoor Plants on Air Pollution
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Are indoor plants adapted to get rid formaldehyde, Sipin, Elly Lorreta one of the noxious wastes commonly found at home 002348-019 nowadays? 1.0 Introduction I did further research and found out that ...

Risks of Engineered Nanoparticles for the Environment
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract: The objectives of this article are to: (1) investigate the current state of knowledge of the risks of engineered nanoparticles for the environment and human health, (2) estimate whether this...

Effects of Atmospheric Aerosols on Human Health
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract: A highly Sensitive (LOD; 0.04-0.4 ng/ml) method is developed for detection and quantification of acidic compounds (C3 -C10) containing mono and dicarboxylic acids on GC-MS. These compounds (...

Predicting Effects of Environmental Contaminants
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1.1. Debunking some chemical myths… In October 2008, the Royal Society of Chemistry announced they were offering £1 million to the first member of the public that could bring a 100% chemical free ...