AbstractIn 2004, the types of shoreline were estimated on Lake Balaton, such as rip-rap covered, reedy, concrete or grit. Exact area of a specific face of a rock in the rip-rap covered parts can be determined by digital image analysis. Wetted rocky area of the shore was estimated as a function of water level in 10 cm steps of level changes. Taking into account the reproduction characteristics of the studied fish species (Cyprinidae) the potential substrates for spawning are dominantly the shallo...
Autori: Gabor Borbely, Gabor Paulovits, Laszlo G. Toth, Nora Kovats
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Contain all the articles from this issueICEEM /02 PLENARY SESSION:"Environmental Engineering and Management in the Context of Sustainable Development"Design for sustainability (D4S): towards advanced product conceptsHan Brezet, Sacha SilvesterICEEM/02 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SECTION"Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies"Complex approach to the problem of persistent organic pollutants degradation in water environmentVictor Covaliov, Olga Covaliova, Angela Cincilei, Gilles Mailhot, Pasca...
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Contain all the articles from this issueNitrous oxide decomposition over Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts prepared by different methodsMircea Teodor Nechita, Ioan Rosca, Daniel Sutiman, Gabriela Apostolescu, Ioan Iordache Geometrical correlation method for global estimation of the ecosystem stateCamelia Popa, Cornel Cojocaru, Matei MacoveanuImmobilized lipases as biocatalysts for organic synthesis 1. Transesterification of ethyl acetate with alcohols in the presence of free Candida antarctica lipase BBrindusa...
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AbstractEnvironment is a major issue which confronts industry and business in today's world on daily basis. Different industrial activities are degrading various environmental components like water, air, soil and plant vegetation. Cement industry is one of the 17 most polluting industries listed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Jaypee Rewa Cement Cement industry, Rewa, Madhaya Pradesh is located between 24o 33' North longitude and 81o 10' east latitude and is situated at Jay Pr...
Autori: Baby Sunisha, Nagpure Ajay Singh, Shrivastava Preeti, Shukla Ravindra Nath, Shukla Sudheer Kumar, Singh Deepali, Vivek Kumar
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AbstractEnvironmental pollution has posed and continues to cause specific to and complicated problems. The unsustainable production and consumption patterns result in waste that can harm health and the environment. Because of rapid population growth and urbanization, industrialization process and rural to urban migration, solid waste management is becoming more and more critical now, being a problem in rapidly growing urban centers in developing countries. All these threaten the health and well-...
Autori: Abdelnaser Omran, Maria Gavrilescu
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- Artificial intelligence applications in the atmospheric environment: status and future trends- Kernel methods and neural networks for water resources management- Environmental decision support systems based on models and model-based reasoning- Towards an intelligent tutoring system for environmental decision makers- SBC-MEDIU: A multi-expert system for environmental diagnosis- Fast and accurate residential fire detection using wireless sensor networks- Validation of a knowledge-based risk mode...
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AbstractThe authors propose a calculation example of the optimal sizes regarding the protected areas, taking into account the biological, ecological and behavioral needs of the animal species which are situated in the top of the trophic pyramid. Carnivores and great herbivores are considered the best bioindicators for the Romanian ecosystems....
Autori: Corneliu Maior, Petru Aurel Darau, Viorel Soran
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Pollution with sources from towns and industrial centres affect considerable the ecosystem waters. An accumulation of nutrients favourable to the growth of certain tiny marine organisms called phytoplankton stimulates their rapid reproduction in the water.These plankton blooms appear as patches on the surface of the water. The consequence of this process is the diminishing of the amount of oxygen from water (in the process of decompose the algae), the decease of aquatic animal and the multiply o...
Autori: Laura Stefanescu, Laura Ungureanu
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AbstractSolid waste management problems proved to be complex in origin and in solution. The rapid economic development and population growth experienced by the State of Penang, Malaysia have resulted in a tremendous increase in the quantities and types of solid wastes generated. Domestic solid waste is the most visible consequence of this economic development. However, considerable amounts of this waste could be recycled and reutilized if separated. This paper reviews the current status of solid...
Autori: Abdelnaser Omran, Abdelsalam O. El-Amrouni, Abdul Hamid Pakir, , Latifa K. Suliman, Mahyuddin Ramli
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AbstractAn experimental three-stage subsurface flow constructed wetland system was investigated for the removal of nutrient and organic matter from primary-treated domestic wastewater. Built in the Turkey Scientific and Technical Research Council-Marmara Research Center, Gebze, Turkey (Istanbul), the system consisted of a vertical flow-gravel filtration in the first stage, a horizontalsubsurface flow bed vegetated with Iris in the second stage, and a vertical-subsurface flow bed vegetated Phragm...
Autori: Bilal Tuncsiper
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Include urmatoarele articole:� CsHSO4/mesoporous silica composites - new electrolytes for solid acid fuel cells� Trend in exhaust emissions from in-use gasoline vehicles� Analysis of distribution of oxygen transfer rate in stirred bioreactors for bacterial broths� Electrochemical characteristics of Ti6Al7Nb alloy in Ringer's solution� Pulsed high voltage discharge technology as a new method for killing Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cells� Hydrodynamic modelling of pollution with LNAPL gene...
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Abstract The paper presents actual trends concerning the selective collection of the household waste. The collecting methods used in the EU countries and the results obtained by the Romanian municipalities in the last two years are also exposed. The results show thedynamics of household collection and the expectations for the next years. It is known that a town of 100 000 inhabitants collecting 100% of its household recyclable packaging waste could recycle 780 tonnes of steel, 200 tonnes of a...
Autori: Liana Baltes, Camelia Draghici, Camelia Manea, Dan Ceausescu, Mircea Tierean
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Abstract Increasing the solar energy conversion into electrical or thermal energy represents an European and national priority, because it offers clean alternatives to the use of fossil fuels, in no pollutant systems, based on photovoltaic modules and solar collectors. The global solar radiation is the most important factor affecting the amount of energy produced by a PV module. In direct connection with the change in the solar energy conversion, the TR - Loss Coefficient (Tr??bungsfaktor) is...
Autori: , Dorin Valentin Diaconescu, Maria Valentina Dinicu (Popa), Bogdan Gabriel Burduhos
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Abstract The Aries River, due to its geographic position and its significance in the Mures - Tisza Basin, has a major impact on environmental media, influencing their quality. In the Middle Catchment Basin the main industrial activity is mining, since the Roman times, when the first mines were opened. The mining operations in the region generated a severe pollution of all the environmental media. The paper identifies the risk areas in the middle Aries River in terms of surface water pollutio...
Autori: , Lucrina Stefanescu, Camelia Costan, Mirela Miclean, Cristina Modoi, Serban - Nicolae Vlad
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Abstract This paper is a study about the symbiosis between the environmental aspects – innovation and competitive character of an industrial organization in our modern and sophisticated world. In actually global market and in conditions of world sever recession, for any organization or economic sector, the chance for surviving and development is given by adopting an innovative culture. This work contains case studies about the necessary steps for developing an innovative organization, a deb...
Autori: Florin Negoescu, Eugen Axinte, Gheorghe Nagit, Adrian Iosub
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Abstract The idea of sustainable farming relies on raising its yield along with a safe and constant gain with minimum environmental impact and by ensuring the population’s food security. Sustainable agriculture is a large concept that encompasses the complexity of this production system, the biological stability of farming plants and varieties, the conservation and protection of natural resources, but also the implementing and generalization of high-output modern technologies. Sustainable a...
Autori: Brindusa Robu, Carmen Cătălina Ioan, Edinel Robu, Matei Macoveanu
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Abstract The work studies the orientations regarding the recycling of the products from the industry of auto-vehicles parts and components, orientations that can provide solutions which permit to the enterprises producing auto components the efficient management of the related products and services during the whole life cycle of the products, from the conception phase to that of recycling. The new way of approaching the development of metallic auto products promoted in Romania will contribut...
Autori: Petrica Corabieru, Stefan Velicu, Dumitru Zait, Anisoara Corabieru, Dan Dragos Vasilescu
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Abstract The constructed wetlands are considered as a low-cost alternative system for nitrogen removal. Shale was selected as a media in constructed wetlands, on the basis of adsorption capacity and suitability for plant growth. The specific objective of this study was to evaluate nitrogen adsorption capacity for using as a media in constructed wetlands. Shale was sieved into 5 particle sizes Shale A-E. The physical and chemical characteristics of shale showed that it is suitable to be use as...
Autori: Amara Daothaisong, Jareeya Yimrattanabovorn
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Abstract Romania’s drinking water and wastewater sector is currently going through a process of regionalization. This process involves a replacement of a local-focused governance structure by a regional-focused governance structure. The objective of this paper is to explore and explain this regionalization from a governance perspective. In two case studies, the situation before and after the regionalization are investigated. Analyses of the case studies show that the local-focused governanc...
Autori: Joanne Vinke-de Kruijf, Valentina Dinica, Denie C.M. Augustijn
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Abstract: This paper analyses and discusses the concept of water footprint, developed in order to have an indicator of water use in relation to consumption of people. The water footprint of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the country. The use of water resources comprises water use in the agricultural, industrial and domestic sectors. The overall objective of water management, which adopts integrate...
Autori: , Simona-Andreea Ene Popa
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Abstract Tourism and services are important components of any developed European society. The Northern-Eastern Region of Romania (NER), which comprises six counties with various problems, is lacking of good promotion and there are major gaps between the component counties. The failures of the communication and promotion system are caused by an insufficient development of the domestic network of tourist information offices within the towns and villages. The limited financial resources of the l...
Autori: Florin Alexandru Luca, Igor Creţescu
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Abstract As a result of the global climatic changes generated by the alteration of the environment through polution, the ecosystems' natural ressources are incontrollably distributed, generating unforseeable effects at the level of the subsequent evolution of the natural balance factors. One of the greatest challenges of the science concerned with environment protection, is that of real time monitoring of the biochemical constitution. The real time monitoring of a great number of biochemical ...
Autori: Andrada Pretorian, Bojin Dionezie, Gabriel Epure, Ion Savu, Lucia Mutihac, Mihaela Muresan, Nicoleta Petrea, Petrisor Zamora Iordache, Razvan Petre, Rodica Lungu, Vasile Somoghi
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Abstract Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can be used in biological conservation as decision support systems, integrating the spatially referenced CORINE land cover and using data to assess whether natural protected areas cover particular types of ecosystems and/or biogeographical diversity. This study analyzes whether the Natura 2000 sites, which are Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation declared in Romania cover the diversity of wetlands and coastal areas habitat...
Autori: Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor
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? SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE HARDENING PROCESSES IN NORMAL CLIMATIC AND THERMAL TREATMENT CONDITIONS ? THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION ? AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREA ? MENU PLANNING STRATEGY BASED ON ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ? EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF NIGERIAN COMPOSTED WASTES USING LABORATORY EXTRACTION TEST ? IN SITU RADIOFREQUENCY FIELD LEVEL ASSESSMENT IN TWO URBAN AREAS IN ROMANIA: OPEN QUESTIONS TO ELECTROMAGNETIC POLLUTION ? INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR WARNING ON HI...
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? AN ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF CHLOROPHENOLS FROM WASTEWATER ? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: A PSYCHOLOGICAL-BEHAVIORAL MODEL FOR RESEARCHERS ? ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE: DYNAMICS OF THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN SOILS CULTIVATED WITH MAIZE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZATION ? SOLAR-ASSISTED JOULE-BRAYTON ENGINES USED TO REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ? STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF HEATING SYSTEMS ? MIXED JET-VORTEX METHOD FOR ...
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? POST-DARCY FILTRATION THROUGH RIGID PERMEABLE MEDIA ? BIOSORPTION OF Cr(VI) FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS ONTO Hydrilla verticillata WEED: EQUILIBRIUM, KINETICS AND THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES ? IMPACT OF BUILDING A TIDAL GATE ON THE YONGJIANG RIVER IN CHINA ? MONITORING OF THE HYDROTECHNICAL TORRENT CONTROL STRUCTURES: A STATISTICAL APPROACH ? RESEARCH ON SOIL PROPERTIES CONSERVATION DURING THE PREPARATION OF GERMINATION BEDS IN GREENHOUSES ? MANAGEMENT OF THE POTATO CROPS FOR MIN...
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Rhizobag incubation experiments were conducted to study microbial biomass carbon (MBC), microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN), soil respiration and enzyme activity (urease and phosphatase) in the rhizosphere soil of three different wetland plants and its influence on the removal of total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen (TN). MBC, MBN, soil respiration and enzyme activity were higher in the rhizosphere than in the non-rhizosphere soil of the wetland plants. Microbial activity in the rhizospher...
Autori: Defu Xu, Hua Fang, Xianghua Xu, Xiaoli Zhao, Yingxue Lihttp://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=25679

The beneficial effect of urban plants in improving air quality is often mentioned in literature but is seldom quantified and valuated. Quantification and valuation of the benefits provided by urban plants allow direct comparison between plant species and help make more informed urban planning decisions. Based on fieldwork study and data processing, carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration, oxygen (O2) generation, transpiration cooling, sulfur dioxide (SO2) removal and dust interception are quantified ...
Autori: Qijiao Xie, Zhixiang Zhou, Fang Chenhttp://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=25710

Abstract:The paper describes some studies on the influence of water flow rates through water-supply networks on drinking water quality. Water residence time in pipelines for more than seven days in buried pipes and two days in above-ground pipes promotes the development of biochemical systems when the flow rates are low and very low having detrimental consequences on drinking water quality. These shortcomings are due to the residual chlorine decrease below the allowed technical limits (0.5 m/s) ...
Autori: Adrian Carabeţ, Alina Gîrbaciu, Constantin Florescu, Cristian Stăniloiu, Ion Mirel, Irina Olaru
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Abstract:The implementation of the EU Bird and Habitat Directives by the ports and dredging industry caused severe project disruptions across North-West Europe in the past. The prevalence of negative experience triggered a new approach, which aims to integrate site-specific ecosystem characteristics and project objectives during the development of the initial project design. This approach is termed "Building with Nature". The authorities and practitioners hope that the new approach will improve ...
Autori: Hans Bressers, Kris Lulofs, Vera Vikolainen
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Abstract:The insufficient waste collection service and scarcity of studies about municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in rural communities from developing countries has negatively influenced how MSW is managed by residents and authorities. This has brought about pollution and affected the quality of life of the residents from those communities. This study aims to determine the quantity and type of household waste generated, as well as to know the perception of the community on MSW management i...
Autori: Carolina Armijo, Paul Taboada-González, Quetzalli Aguilar-Virgen, Sara Ojeda-Benítez
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Abstract:Drinking water produced in water treatment plants almost invariably fulfils the water quality requirements set, for example by the European Union Drinking Water Directive 98/83/EC (EU DWD) and national legislation. However, EU DWD requires that water quality should also meet the requirements at the consumers’ tap. The quality of drinking water changes due to the transportation through the distribution networks and the time spent in the reservoirs until the last point of consumption. W...
Autori: , Ioana Gabriela Dascalescu, Maria Cohl
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Freshwater is a fundamental natural resource. It is essential for sustaining life, supports the development of ecosystems and economies and is also used as a recreational resource. Therefore, its appropriate management is critical if we want to guarantee the long-term sustainability of the supply. The aim of this paper is to analyze the main aspects influencing water saving in Spanish households. To accomplish this goal, we start by developing a theoretical analysis of those aspects that affect ...
Autori: Juan Carlos Gázquez-Abad, Juan-Antonio Mondejar-Jimenez, Manuel Vargas-Vargas
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Human nature constantly tends to place personal interest first, to the detriment of general interest. In this respect, tax and duty payers have always attempted to evade payments on their tax liabilities, resorting to various tactics, as they view such compulsory payments as detrimental to their wealth and income. On the other hand, the state seeks to maximise its receipts from taxes, duties, excises etc. In Romania, after 1990, an entire range of anti-tax reactions occurred in the sphere of pub...
Autori: Carmen Sandu, , Marius Vorniceanu,
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The structure of biological communities is a result of the combined action of an environmental selection, determined by the physico-chemical characteristics of an ecosystem. This process results in the selection of the species depending on their tolerances (abiotic filter) and their ability to cope with the interactions among species (biotic filter). In this work, the importance of abiotic filters on the structure of benthic macro-invertebrate guilds was evaluated in a hyperalyne transitional wa...
Autori: Alberto Basset, Aurelia Caldararu, Catalina Iticescu, Enrico Barbone, Ilaria Rosati, Lucian P. Georgescu
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Pollutants transfer via the food chain was investigated in a wetland ecosystem from the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park in Romania. Trace elements (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) from samples belonging to primary producers and primary and secondary consumers, and also from water and sediments samples. Non-essential trace elements as Cd and Pb exhibited low concentrations in molluscs and fish, but zinc had shown conc...
Autori: Alin Tudorache, Gabriel Chisamera, Gabriel Lucian Radu, Iulia Gabriela David, Laurentiu Rozylowicz, Marius Lucian Matache
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Infrasound is a sound wave with a range of frequencies below that of human hearing and is a constituent of the environment in which we live. Taking into consideration that infrasound is below the audible range and that its overall effects on the entire human organism are yet unknown, the ambiguity of the phenomenon requires further research. Although infrasound has been analyzed in depth in the past few decades and assumptions have been made regarding experiments on human subjects (with or witho...
Autori: Carmen Cătălina Ioan, Cornelia Ursu
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The aquatic species are permanently subjected to various stresses through the ecosystem and the food habit. Elucidating the impact at the cellular level allows us to understand the ways in which the polluting elements and their derivatives can disrupt the metabolism of aquatic organisms triggering apoptosis in individual cells or necrosis affecting groups of neighbouring cells. The aim of this preliminary study is to highlight the influence of the environmental factors on two fish population by ...
Autori: , Camelia Ureche, Dorel Ureche, Gabriel Lazar, Ileana Denisa Nistor, Irina Loredana Ifrim, Iuliana Mihaela Lazar, Marius Stamate, Valentin Nedeff
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Global existence of a large percentage of lakes with eutrophication problems (54% in Romania) demands a predictive tool for the quality of these ecosystems. In this context, this paper proposes an eutrophication model that describes the thermal and biochemical behaviour of an eutrophic reservoir. This model was used to study an artificial lake (Goleşti reservoir) located in Romania. The conceptual model concerns a lake, which is considered as a closed aquatic system, and analyze a simply fo...
Autori: Gabriela Elena Dumitran, Iulia Rodica Damian, Liana Ioana Vuta
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Tourism is one of the essential components of population services and a major influence factor for economic and social development. The tourism industry is characterized by a great structural complexity, in multiple forms of this service.This industry can also have an impact on the natural resources and environment in the various tourist destinations, on everyday life of these locations and also on the individuals from those areas, whether rural or urban. Nowadays, tourism faces different challe...
Autori: , Elena Elisabeta Pomeanu
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Abstract Oil contamination has been one of the most common environmental pollution due to its threat to both human health andecosystems. It is difficult for the application of conventional chemical analysis to detect oil contamination in-situ, estimatebioavailability and rapidly assess the environmental risk. In this study, two bioreporters were employed for the rapid and directdetection of oil content and genotoxicity in a cutting oil contaminated site in China. Acinetobacter baylyi ADPWH_...
Autori: Bo Jiang, Chuan Li, Dayi Zhang, Guanghe Li, Wei E. Huang, Yizhi Song
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AbstractThe detection of environmental pollutants has challenged conventional chemical analysis for the rapid estimation of thebioavailability and toxicity of the contamination impact on human health and ecosystems. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs)functionalization as bioreporters can enhance the ability for biosensing in complex contaminated samples such as soils, and theimmobilization of bioreporters will promote the detection of gas and online monitoring. In this study, Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1...
Autori: Aizhong Ding, Cheng Chen, Dayi Zhang, Musen Duan, Steven F. Thornton, Wei E. Huang, Yanjun Luo
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AbstractBased on the field survey, this paper analyzes the relationship between groundwater and ecological environment in arid andsemiarid areas in northwest China. Groundwater in the arid and semiarid areas is a natural resource with economic and ecologicalvalues. The concept of the ecological value of groundwater is firstly presented. This ecological value can be reflected in fouraspects: (1) the maintenance of base flow in rivers and areas of lakes and wetland; (2) the supply of physiological...
Autori: Donghui Cheng, Jinling Kong, Lei Duan, Wenke Wang, Zeyuan Yang, Zhoufeng Wang
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A fast economic development in China over thelast three decades has lifted hundreds of millions ofpeople out of poverty. However, an annual GDPincrease of over 10% due to the large scale industrialactivities and fast urbanization has released substantialamounts of pollutants into the environment and exertedtremendous pressure on local ecosystems. Although alarge amount of investment has been made by theChinese government and a series of efforts have beenmade by the environmental regulators, scie...
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“The Exploratory Workshop „Progress inEnvironmental Engineering, Biotechnology andManagement in The Frame of Knowledge-BasedSustainable Economy” took place in the contextwhen worldwide research shows that the currentindustrial system supports a population that useresources and generates waste, consuming the Earth'ssupply, but who’s biocapacity is far outweighed bythe increased demand of products for a developmentsystem that often works on unsustainable bases.Today’s challenge is the integration ...
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AbstractWorldwide efforts are made to conserve biodiversity, to avoid degradation of ecosystems and not least to restore ecologicalstreams. Ecological restoration is a field which assume multidisciplinary and multisectoral involvements. In the last yearsecological restoration has emerged as an important component of ecosystem management and environmental protection. Manyprojects were planned and implemented to maintain and improve the ecological integrity of streams, by restoring naturalecosyste...
Autori: Cristina Ghinea, Maria Gavrilescu
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AbstractIodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroid hormones which are extremely important in the process of growth and developmentof human body. The effects of iodine deficiency implies thyroid enlargement (goiter) and others disturbances so called iodinedeficiency disorders (IDD). The iodine deficiency is an ancient but still existing problem with medical and environmentalconnotation. Soil and water from various regions worldwide are iodine deficient. This problem is aggravated by defores...
Autori: Carmen Vulpoi, Cristina Cristea, Cristina Preda, Letitia Leustean, Maria Christina Ungureanu, Maria Gavrilescu, Voichita Mogos
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AbstractWater and its sustainable use is closely connected to developments in other fields, such as industry, agriculture and services,energy, nature conservation and health. The pressures imposed by the higher water demands, quality of discharges and climatechange raise new water challenges which can be overcome only by coordinated efforts of multiple stakeholders throughcooperation and participatory processes.This study presents how public participation – within the context of integrated water...
Autori: Carmen Teodosiu, George Bârjoveanu, Joanne Vinke-de Kruijf
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AbstractWater quality is an inportant concern for the ecosystem state from a particular region. Since the continuous urban and economicdevelopment induces a negative impact on entire hydrological cycle, this study investigates the water quality of a Romanian lake,located in the Surduc area - Timis County. This perimeter has undergone significant economic development in the past twodecades due to increased tourism potential and the number of holiday residences.We proposed hybrid materias for the ...
Autori: Adina-Elena Segneanu, Cornelia Bandas, Florentina Cziple, Ioan Grozescu, Paula Sfîrloagă, Titus Slavici
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AbstractOne of the main objectives of S.C. AVI-TOP S.A. Războieni – Iasi management is the implementation and continuousimprovement of a functional environmental management system in accordance with European standards and their integration intothe unit’s management systems. Environmental management strategy at S.C. AVI-TOP S.A. Războieni – Iasi aims to achieve abalance between economic and environmental protection outcomes, directing all activities towards eliminating pollution. Thepap...
Autori: Aurel Chiran, Benedicta Drobotă, Elena Gindu, Monica-Ionela Pandelea
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AbstractEast Calcutta Wetland ecosystem is a Ramsar Site in India covering almost 51 km2 and is one of the largest of its type. Thiswetland receives a massive load of almost untreated industrial and domestic effluents every day, throughout the year, that hasbeen effectively utilized in pisciculture for having a better yield (2.85 metric tons of fish per 0.01 km2 of water body per annum).The present investigation was carried out to study the toxicity of the untreated effluents discharged from tan...
Autori: Utpal Singha Roy
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AbstractTwo laboratory-scale constructed wetlands planted with Juncus effusus were used to investigate the effect of nitrate load on thesulfur transformation dynamics related to the removal of organic carbon and ammonium. Organic carbon was removed at aconstant high mean level of 80% (inflow of 25 mg/L total organic carbon), irrespective of the nitrate load. In contrast, sulfatereduction responded immediately to the presence or absence of nitrate in an opposing manner, indicating a high abundanc...
Autori: Shubiao Wu
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26095

Abstract The Black Sea is seriously affected by a large range of pollutants, despite severe laws regarding the protection of sea ecosystems. Heavy metals are among the most important xenobiotics from the environment, presenting also toxicity for humans. The studies upon heavy metals have proven that the sediments have the highest concentrations and they can release metals back to water and this fact represents a risk for the humans and aquatic ecosystem life. The use of aquatic ...
Autori: Oana Jitar
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26112

Abstract The aim of this paper is to provide a framework for the improvement of the processes involving risks evaluation and management evaluation in Central East Moldavian Region, considering the occurrence of natural disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, forest fires and landslides. Consequently, a GIS application has been developed in order to graphically reflect and analyze these risks. The studies on the targeted region would be a starting point to further extensions to othe...
Autori: Iulian Furdu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26133

AbstractThe objective of this study is to evaluate the urbanized ecological environment quality with land use classification system(artificial ecological subsystem, water ecological subsystem and continental ecological subsystem). Three land use type ecosystem combined with characteristics of urban ecological environment conditions (space pattern, environment characteristics, biological characteristics, ecosystem service) established the urban ecological environment quality synthetic evaluation ...
Autori: Zhang Chen
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26160

AbstractThe Iraqi Marshlands, the largest wetland in the Middle East and one of the most outstanding in the world have been lost mainlyas result of drainage and damming. This study analyzed the dynamics of land use/cover change in Iraqi Marshlands Region from1973 to 2011. In this process, we established the land use/cover classification system and remote sensing interpretationcharacteristics. A laminar extraction technique was used in the identification of typical attributes of land use/cover ty...
Autori: Hongxia Zhang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26168

AbstractThe solidified waste drilling mud has been landfilled into slurry ponds with impermeable layer at oil & gas field since 1990s. Thisarticle aims to elucidate the heavy metal contaminations from landfill ponds at semiarid region. The heavy metal concentration inthe waste and its potential mobility based on its binding forms was studied. Furthermore, the blocking effect of impermeable layer was used to elaborate the environmental effects of heavy metals. From the analysis, Cr was found ...
Autori: Yun Ma
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26171

AbstractWith the rapid development of the city, people feel increasingly great pressure. Community Parks are playing more significantroles in people’s daily life. Community Parks with the theme of leisure and recreation provide communication platforms forresidents and have enriched their outdoor activities. The parks not only ease people’s life and work pressure, but also improvecommunication among neighbours. An excellent Community Park not only needs to satisfy residents’ utility requirements,...
Autori: Wenting Wu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26176

AbstractAdopting the theories and methods of emergy analysis, the annual average emergy input-output of the Lake Nansi wetlandecosystem is calculated. Further, the emergy analysis chart is drawn to evaluate the energy flow and the economic value of thelake. The structure and functions of the Lake Nansi wetland ecosystem are analyzed as a whole. The results showed that theamount of the input solar emergy (including sunlight, wind and rainfall) of the Lake Nansi is 1.11×1021 1021 solar emergyjoule...
Autori: Liang Chunling
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26183

AbstractToday's society experiences a growing interest in social problems. This leads to the need for companies to assess their impact onthe environment, in its social, environmental and economic dimensions. As a result, organizations are incorporating socialpractices that are used as variables of marketing to attract and retain customers. In this context, the purpose of the present study is twofold; namely to analyze the organizational culture change of the hotels directors because of the requi...
Autori: Isabel María Rosa Díaz
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26190

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact on rooms pricing of environmental management practices in the hotels ofAndalusia (Southern Spain). Empirical evidence is obtained using a database that was created as part of the project Quality,Productivity and Competitiveness in the Hospitality Industry for Andalusia (PO7/SEJ-02889). From this database, we use asample statistically representative of hotels in the region and applied a hedonic pricing model. The main reason for using thi...
Autori: Alejandro García-Pozo
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26192

AbstractEco-innovation is defined as any form of innovation aiming at significant and demonstrable progress towards the goal ofsustainable development, through reducing impacts on the environment or achieving a more efficient and responsible use ofnatural resources, including energy. The chemical industry is usually considered one of the most polluting industries. Ensuringsafe production, transport and handling of its products, with care for the environment and in full accordance with regulation...
Autori: Ángela González-Moreno
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26196

AbstractThe recrudescence and diversification of natural and anthropic hazards over the past decades are mainly attributed to an increasein the vulnerability of human communities. Understanding this vulnerability, as central predictive variable within the riskequation, proves to be a highly useful tool in land planning, namely in the development of various strategies. The current paperaims at proposing and integrating certain indicators into the methodology used in the evaluation of exposure to ...
Autori: Adrian Grozavu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26218

AbstractWhite Storks (Ciconia ciconia L.) may cause severe outages in electric networks leading to poor power quality service.Furthermore, bird fatalities often occur as consequence of electrocution. Therefore, equipment damages, economical losses ofindustry and electric corporations and bird deaths persuaded the main electric distribution operator and the regulator toimplement management programs of storks’ activities in the vicinity of electric distribution substructure to minimize storkfatali...
Autori: Pedro M.M. Araújo
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26229

AbstractWildlife-vehicle collisions are only a human safety problem, but road mortality can significantly impact some wildlifepopulations. Metal wire mesh fences are one of in most popular preventative means to reduce number of wildlife-vehicleaccidents in Lithuania. The fencing of this highway started in 2006 and continued in 2008 and 2009. The aim of this presentationis to give the investigation results on the impact of wildlife-vehicle accident prevention installations, e.g. underpasses and f...
Autori: Vytautas Oškinis
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26230

AbstractThe abundant availability of solid agroindustrial waste, sugarcane bagasse from sugar mills and juice extraction units, can bepotentially beneficial for the production of fermentation based biochemicals, paper boards and power. However, its role incausing bagassosis, an acute respiratory disease among the personnel handling large dry deposits has also been detected. Disposal of liquid waste whey from dairy industries poses a formidable threat to the aquatic ecosystem due to high BOD and ...
Autori: Manoj K. Ghosh
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26248

AbstractHealthcare waste management is one of the most important environmental problems in the world and particularly in Tunisia,because of the potential environmental hazards and public health risks. The collection of infectious healthcare waste is a highlyvisible and important service that involves large expenditures. This study discusses the off-site transport problem of infectioushealthcare waste from the 12 hospitals in the governorate of Sfax (Tunisia) to a planned steam sterilization disp...
Autori: Wafik Hachicha
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26252

AbstractThe aim of this study is to evaluate the treatment performance of mono azo dye Methyl Orange (MO)-containing wastewater byrecirculated up-flow constructed wetland (UFCW) with and without supplementary aeration. The successive anaerobic andaerobic treatment of the UFCW reactors could effectively remove color, organic matters and intermediate aromatic aminessimultaneously in a single reactor. With influent 50 mg/L of MO, the removal efficiencies of COD and MO were 91 and 75 %,respectively,...
Autori: Soon-An Ong
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26254

AbstractThe present study is aimed at a long-term treatment performance of a constructed wetland with horizontal subsurface flow atJimlíkov, Czech Republic. The system was put in operation in 1993 and the treatment performance is evaluated for the period1998-2009 due to non-existence of results from the beginning of operation. The parameters of concern were BOD5 (biochemicaloxygen demand), COD (chemical oxygen demand), TSS (total suspended solids), NH4-N (ammonia-N) and TP (totalphosphorus). A t...
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ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26258

AbstractEnergy efficiency in buildings is a key issue in achieving sustainable development. Many decision support methodologies andtools have been developed, mainly based on energy consumption measurements or simulations and rules designed by experts toconstruct Building Energy Management Systems. An extension of this information from raw consumptions to energy efficiency isrequired. In addition, a visual depiction of this information with temporal and spatial resolution, applied to the differen...
Autori: Mark Richard Wilby
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26259

AbstractA sustainable flood retention basin (SFRB) is an impoundment or integrated wetland, which has a pre-defined or potential role inflood defense and diffuse pollution control that can be accomplished cost effectively through best management practice in urbanor remote regions. A database comprising 372 SFRB, which belong to 6 types and are characterized by 43 variables, has beendeveloped for the central Scotland area. However, the determination of SFRB types and some characterisation variabl...
Autori: Qinli Yang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26264

AbstractThe Lake Bafa is an alluvial bar lake located in the Aegean Region in the Big Meander river basin in Aydın and Muğlaprovinces. However, the lake is currently threatened by severe pollution, being under the risk of serious degradation because of(i) uncontrolled urbanization; (ii) point and non-point source pollution; (iii) algae bloom; (iv) sediment transportation andpollution via influent creeks to the lake; and (v) severe degradation of the natural wetlands within its drainage...
Autori: Ebru Yilmaz
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26267

AbstractOil spills inflict serious pollution on the environment. Numerous environmental rules and regulations have been made to improve oil spill response and cleanup performance. However, current oil spill control technologies have failed to ensure environmental safety and ecosystem integrity. Cleanup efforts often lead to more environmental hazards in one way or the other causing public outcry for alternate energy sources. Since hydrocarbon driven energy demand is expected to rise in the fores...
Autori: Abdul Aziz Al-Majed, Abdulrauf Rasheed Adebayo, Mohammed Enamul Hossain
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26278

AbstractChina’s natural wetlands occupy 3.77% of the land and provide 54.9% of China’s ecosystem services. Healthy natural wetland ecosystems play an important role in the sustainable development of China, which was realized by the Chinese government in the early 1970s. In the past 5 years, China has made great efforts in wetlands conservation, which is signified by the funding of billions of dollars to restore degraded wetlands, the policy to return reclaimed croplands to wetlands, the specific...
Autori: Hongli Song, Huanhuan Jiang, Linus Zhang, Wanlong Sun, Wenguang Sun, Xiaojie Mou, Zhigao Sun
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26291

AbstractThe ever-growing demand for environmental assets is a phenomenon of our times. Calculating the value of these assets couldplay an important role in providing information about them and also contribute to their conservation and improvement. However,the intangible and subjective aspects involved in this kind of valuation make it difficult, if not impossible, to value them by thetraditional methods. This paper proposes the use of the Analytic Multicriteria Valuation Method (AMUVAM), which i...
Autori: Jerónimo Aznar, María Vallés-Planells, Vicente Estruch-Guitart
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26313

AbstractThis study was conducted to generate a hierarchical modelling based on ecological land classification in the Yukarıgokdere forestdistrict of the Mediterranean region, Turkey. Two ways indicator species analysis was applied to obtain response variables fromthe relevant vegetation matrix at each level. Response variables were modelled by using classification tree technique at eachlevel. Validation tests (i.e. multi-response permutation procedures for determination of differences of pl...
Autori: Kürşad Özkan
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26352

AbstractWireless sensor network (WSN) has been widely used in national defense, military and security, environmental monitoring andmany other fields. It’s of great significance to design WSN which consumes little energy but supports service quality flexibly andeffectively. To further improve the performance of WSN, this article, focusing on aspects of low energy consumption and longlife cycle of the WSN and taking energy limits and coverage requirements in WSN into account, attributes the covera...
Autori: Wenjuan Cheng, Yiming Tian, Yourui Huang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26359

AbstractNowadays, when the problem of environmental protection is quite stringent, the producers are concerned to bring on the marketproducts, which have reduced environmental impact. In their turn, the consumers have become more aware and selective inpurchasing products or services. Due to the financial crisis, consumers buy less but they are asking for quality and environmentalfriendly products. Under these circumstances the producers must find solutions in order to satisfy the consumers’ requ...
Autori: Mirela Panainte
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26433

AbstractIn order to diminish the climat changes due to greenhouse gases, the capture from the source, transport and storage of carbondioxide is one of the environmental priorities of the EU until 2050. Transportation of this gas through pipelines (one of thesolutions with most advantages in transport) can be done at ambient temperature only at high pressures, so the carbon dioxide toremain in the supercritical state. In case of underground pipelines, there is a risk of cracking at the wall of th...
Autori: Valentin Zichil
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26447

AbstractEnhanced nitrogen inputs to both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems affects biodiversity at all its levels. Grasslands provide acomplex range of functions, due to their wide representation throughout terrestrial ecosystems. Numerous studies demonstratesoil acidification, eutrophication and species richness reduction as a result of elevated reactive nitrogen availability. The presentstudy aims to assess soil nitrogen stocks and transformations for two Romanian grasslands during November 2...
Autori: Carmen Postolache
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26497

AbstractThis paper presents the effects of regularization and embankment of the Olt River and drainage of its floodplain on thegroundwater table from meadows and on the erosion base levels of tributaries within Ciuc Depression. The hydraulic worksreduced the wetlands and had important impact on the aquatic flora and fauna of the river and its floodplain. Measurements andobservations (before 1985 and after implementation of hydraulic works in 2008) undertaken upon the river, upon the drainagesyst...
Autori: Iosif Bartha
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26519

AbstractSocial and economic development can cause land cover changes that significantly affect ecosystem services and functions. Thisstudy investigated the temporal variation in ecosystem service values in response to land cover changes caused mainly by humanactivities in Harbin City, one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in northeast China. The aim was to provide guidance forregional sustainable development. An evaluation method for ecosystem service values based on land cover change wa...
Autori: Zi Tang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26556

AbstractThere is an increasing social and political awareness of the importance of sustainable innovations. Strategic partnerships betweenpolicy makers, businesses, researchers and citizens are keys to developing, implementing and applying eco-innovation, essentialfor the transition to a competitive green economy. Within this innovation ecosystem, universities can play a central role increating viable alternative models that are driven by environmental sustainability.Based on evidence from the f...
Autori: Francisco José Sáez-Martínez
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26571

AbstractWe reported the results of an isotopic study aimed at evaluating the medium to long-term effects of different water qualities anddeficit irrigation strategies on the ecophysiology of grapefruit in a 7-year-old plantation in SE Spain. For a better understandingof the interaction between nitrogen and salts from reclaimed water, RW, an experiment using natural abundance (δ) of 15N wasconducted. This study showed that in grapefruit crop irrigated with RW leaf δ15N value increased. ...
Autori: Cristina Romero-Trigueros
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26573

AbstractThe aim of the present work is to study the performance of a constructed wetland for domestic wastewater depuration alsoworking as a microbial fuel cell (MFC) under two different subsurface flow modes in the upper cathodic compartment (horizontalflow, HF, or vertical flow, VF), and to compare the efficiency under both situations. A pilot-scale subsurface constructed wetlandtreating domestic wastewater was used, and the installation also included the electrodes and devices needed to work ...
Autori: José Villaseńor Camacho
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26574

Abstract Patzcuaro Lake, placed in the lacustrine zone of Michoacán (central México), has four municipalities around its shoreline, and is an important tourist attraction in the region. Because the area is predominantly rural it lacks many efficient public services, amount them adequate management of solid wastes that is reflected in the insufficient collection services and lack of landfills in the area. The object of this research was to determine the local environmental perce...
Autori: Otoniel Buenrostro
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26604

Abstract Embankment works modify the river and floodplain hydrology by interrupting the transversal connectivity of the water bodies. The altered river flow regime affects riparian wetlands. This paper describes the rehabilitation possibilities of embanked areas by restoring connectivity of the river and topographically low zones on the floodplain (oxbows, backwaters, brooks). The following measures are proposed: refreshing inland waters from the river during droughts and evacuation of the e...
Autori: Josif Bartha
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26609

Abstract The effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) addition to peatland ecosystem on emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) were measured using the closed chamber method during one growing season within a peatland on the Tibetan Plateau. The highest N2O fluxes occurred during late spring (May), while fluxes of N2O were lowest during early autumn (September). No significant correlations were found between N2O emissions and soil temperature. Because of the sites stable hydrological conditions n...
Autori: Yongheng Gao
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26626

Abstract The environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a compulsory evaluation instrument for environmental management and decision making processes and applies to different phases of activities (plans, programmes, projects and /or existing production or services), because it measures the natural and anthropogenic activities effects upon the environment. These impacts may affect the cultural richness, biodiversity, social-economic conditions and human health as well as the ecosystem equilibri...
Autori: Brindusa Robu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26645

Abstract The transformation of lentic ecosystems in other types of ecosystems (plain, forest) is a part of normal process of ecological succession that occurs slowly, at geological scale. The filling of cuvette with eroded material transported by precipitations, air masses or detritus produced in situ, start from the moment when the body of water lakes is formed and has different rates depending on many factors: geographical location, geological substrate type, types of existing uses in the ...
Autori: Ofelia Axinte
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26672

Abstract One of the changes in marketing refers to the redirection of focus from profit to sustainable development. Sustainability marketing can influence sustainable development. The key contribution of the paper is the presentation of holistic approach to sustainable development and sustainability marketing through three dimensions: goals, actors and capital. Holistic management of sustainability marketing in the process of sustainable development is focused on economic, environmental and ...
Autori: Beba Rakic
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26711

Abstract Planktonic algal samples were collected from lakes with different salinity (Salt Lake Brăila, Amara Lake, Fundata Lake, Techirghiol Lake and Black Lake-Sovata), in which mud used in balneary therapy is formed. A total of 189 species were recorded: 35 Cyanobacteria, 10 Euglenophyceae, 96 Bacillariophyceae, 33 Chlorophyceae, 3 Chrysophyceae, 2 Cryptophyceae, 1 Xantophyceae and 9 Dinophyceae. The highest number of phytoplankton species was recorded in Techirghiol lake (127 species...
Autori: Liana Gheorghievici
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26719

Abstract Impact damage is considered the primary cause of in-service delamination in composite materials and promotes significant reduction in residual strength. Non-destructive techniques (NDT) include several methods able to detect the shape and the size of the interior damages without destruction of the structure or component, which is economically advantageous. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the properties after low velocity impacts using an experimental-numerical procedure based o...
Autori: Ana Martins Amaro
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26726

Abstract Cybernetic Transportation System (CTS) is a relatively new branch of the Intelligent Transportation System, which can provide flexible transportation services for university campuses, resorts, and industrial parks. The proposed simulation approach is suitable for a preliminary assessment of CTS-related environmental impact in real-world driving conditions. The model is built to allow performance prediction of a single cybercar or the whole CTS in a wide range of operational conditio...
Autori: Leonid Tartakovsky
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26737

Abstract Today, a new generation of software applications can be developed, as IT services developed by software providers can be integrated by solution developers in complex control and monitoring Smart Building Management solutions. This paper introduces the concept of Virtual Smart Building Service Enterprise (SBSE) as a novel perspective to develop an innovated services ecosystem for smart buildings. The Virtual SBSE allows different stakeholder categories to interact in order to develop...
Autori: Monica Drăgoicea
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26739

Abstract Resilience is meant in this paper as the capability of a networked infrastructure to provide its service even if some components are failed: it depends both on net-wide measures of connectivity and the role of a single component. This paper has two objectives: first to show how a set of global measures can be obtained using techniques from network theory, in particular how the spectral analysis of the adjacency and Laplacian matrices allows us to obtain a characterization of global ...
Autori: Antonio Candelieri
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26746

Abstract This paper reports the activity, promoted by the Italian agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable economic development (ENEA), in the framework of the project for the development and implementation of the first Italian Platform for Industrial Symbiosis implemented in Sicily (2011-2015). The goals of the project were: to provide a methodology and an instrument for industrial symbiosis implementation at regional scale, to implement a IS Platform as a support to SMEs to ind...
Autori: Laura Cutaia
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26774

Abstract Sustainability issues have driven academic researchers towards the definition of methodological tools to assess the impacts derived from products and services and to make them more ecologically friendly, economically profitable and socially suitable, and whose results have to be clear and understandable to a broad public. In the evaluation of complex socio-environmental systems, like agricultural ones, uncertainty often arises and the quality of decision processes can be a high conc...
Autori: Anna Irene De Luca
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26779

Abstract As the percentage of segregated waste, taken as individual indicator, is insufficient to measure the virtuosity of a Municipality waste management, a multicriteria indicator has been developed to broaden the horizon of the analysis of waste management performance. The aim of this study is to experiment a new and easy–to-use methodology for the evaluation of Municipalities virtuosity in waste management, built from Public Administrators to verify the responsiveness between thei...
Autori: Alessandra Bonoli
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26786

Abstract Jiaozhou Bay, a shallow semi-closed bay surrounded by Qingdao City, has become one of the most important industrial zones in Shandong Peninsula, China. The sound development of Jiaozhou Bay is crucial to the Qingdao regional economy and ecosystem, but rapid urbanization and industrialization of Qingdao have imposed numerous environmental stresses on Jiaozhou Bay. The influence of anthropogenic activities on the environment of Jiaozhou Bay is discussed based on satellite images, bath...
Autori: Zhao Jun Song
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26811

Abstract The short-term effects of plant diversity (number of plant species and species compositions) on aboveground biomass, substrate inorganic nitrogen (N) concentrations, and substrate solution “effluent” N concentrations were studied in a subsurface verticalflow constructed wetland (CW). Results showed that (1) the number of plant species increased aboveground biomass (P< 0.05) but had no effect on the overyielding index DMax; (2) the species compositions and presence of ...
Autori: Hai Wang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26822

Abstract Braila Small Island is situated on the Danube, in Braila County, Romania being considered a protected area, in the category V IUCN - Natural Parks. Because of aggressive tourism, inappropriate behaviour of the tourists as well as of the residents, as well as of the fact that the navigation channels are open and the transit is made by engine boats, the whole ecosystem is endangered by noise pollution. The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of the noise pollution emerging...
Autori: Mihaela Picu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26823

Abstract The problem of monitoring and controlling the complex and heterogeneous water distribution networks in urban environments is not new. Existing solutions include high-resilience and availability of telemetry systems where a wired or less often wireless backbone is connecting heterogeneous field devices to a centralized control centre. In the control centre, the administrative personnel of the utility are offered an overview of the system status, presented with possible alarms and may...
Autori: Athanasia Tsertou
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26825

Abstract There is an increasing variety of hydrometeorological information sources available for operational water management. These comprise in-situ measurements, Earth Observation, meteorological models, and hydrological models. The effective use of all these information sources together is challenged by two aspects. First, there is an information and communication technology (ICT) challenge of acquiring, processing, merging, and presenting the various data streams operationally. Secondly,...
Autori: Isnaeni M. Hartanto
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26827

Abstract Models are very important in the development of information systems for water management and they concern not only hydrology aspects, but also representations of complex software applications. Their conception requires big and orchestrated efforts of various stakeholders, like hydrologists, software and electrical engineers, emergency professionals, GIS specialists and ecologists. Water management blends multi-disciplinary aspects; therefore software analysis and design for this dom...
Autori: Anca Daniela Ionita
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26829

Abstract Urban environments present unique opportunities for developing new system architectures and applications aligned with the “Internet of things” paradigm. The data sources are still largely provided by physical sensors and technical devices, albeit a significant role is already played (e.g. in environmental monitoring networks) by virtual or soft sensors provided by simulation models, while a growing role is being played by human data generated thru participatory platforms...
Autori: Francesco Archetti
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26833

Abstract Work accidents are a major issue in occupational safety and health. Employees of companies that offer telecommunications services are exposed to work accidents, especially during installation and operation of radio networks, operations that involve, in most cases, working at height (e.g. telecom towers or pylons). The exploiting of risk assessment tools by the ones involved in this business could cut both human and financial losses caused by workplace hazards. Starting from this pre...
Autori: Sebastian Marius Roşu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26840

Abstract Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) is an important asset in the urban ecological system by reducing the heat, runoff and improving air quality. Estimating the available urban tree canopy is important for decision makers for better understanding of urban ecosystems and helps to improve environmental quality and human health in urban areas and plan conservation activities. This paper reports on an object-oriented tree extraction method developed by using spectral and textural information of High...
Autori: Muneeswaran Mariappan
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26858

Abstract The Waste Management activity (WM) is an urban action becoming more and more important in the municipal economy. In many cities, this activity is linked to significant revenues from the selective waste collection services. Because the current economic situation requires an increasing efficiency and profitability in order to succeed in cutting the operational costs, and as an important part of revenue comes from this selective waste collection activity, the effectiveness must be impr...
Autori: Gabriel Murariu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26872

Abstract In this paper we present results from the first European (EUR) and North Atlantic (NAT) volcanic ash exercise (VOLCEX) which includes all the warning phases associated as alerting, reactive and proactive phases. Because volcanic ash represents one of the most serious natural hazards that could affect aviation safety, the measurement campaign was focused on improving the reaction of relevant authorities in case of airspace contamination with volcanic ash and, particularly, to assess ...
Autori: Livio Belegante
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26874

Abstract Phytoremediation tests on heavy metals bioaccumulation were performed during 2012-2014 with aquatic species Lemna minor, Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, Vallisneria spiralis, Hydrilla verticillata, Cladophora glomerata on samples of contaminated waters collected from the toxic pond of waste landfill Şomârd-Mediaş, Sibiu County. With the purpose to check the species capacity for heavy metal removal and bioaccumulation, comparative analysis of water samples wa...
Autori: Dana Malschi
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26882

Abstract Air pollution is an increasing critical issue and the focus of innumerable studies and monitoring activities. In addition to automatic monitoring systems typically used to measure fine dust, ozone, nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide, the use of bioaccumulation monitors can also be exploited, especially when monitoring large areas. The advantage of biomarkers is the very low costs involved compared to traditional monitoring systems. Bio-indicator techniques do not measure directly air q...
Autori: Vincenzo Torretta
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26892

Abstract Heavy metals are considered important pollutants found in sewage sludge. That is why sewage sludge can have a limited use as fertilizer in agriculture. Some aquatic plants can remove nutrients and heavy metals from media as sewage sludge or contaminated sediments. In this paper, we investigated the effects of different concentration levels of two heavy metals (Ni and Cd), respectively, 10, 35, 85 and 20, 50, 150 mg/kg in sedimentary media on plant uptake of Ni and Cd, considering th...
Autori: Shahram Goudarzi
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26912

Abstract A new assessment method of groundwater vulnerability was done using multilayer data analysis through GIS Spatial Analyst Tools. The method presented here refers at Beliș district territory and describes two tasks: (1) groundwater vulnerability determination from Water Surplus, Ecosystem Services, Aquifers map, and Infiltration map; (2) the future vulnerability assessment for 2050, considering four scenarios of land cover and climate data changes. First results, carried out by p...
Autori: Mărgărit-Mircea Nistor
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26921

This study investigates the effects of earthworms and a variety of substrates on photosynthetic characteristics and rate of uptake of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) by Iris pseudacorus L. (Iridaceae) in a constructed wetland system under greenhouse conditions. The study seeks to identify those factors that maximize the efficient removal of N and P. Four substrates were tested: pure sand, sand and soil, sand and organic matter, and a mixture of sand, soil and organic matter. The photosyntheti...
Autori: Defu Xu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26936

The aim of this study was to examine the pollutant removal performance of a combined process using horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HFCW) and an oxidation pond (OP) in the treatment of a decentralized domestic wastewater. Waters along the water flow and at different depths of the wetland substrate were sampled and analyzed during continuous operation. It was found that the HFCW-OP combined system presented good organic matter and phosphorus removal capacity. In the first year, ...
Autori: Wendong Wang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26943

The coastal zone accommodates some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world and offers a wide range of ecosystem goods and services; therefore it has become a focal point of human development. Over the last five decades, starting from 1960s, Kuwait has seen a tremendous alteration in the natural coastal morphological landscape (CML) due to the tremendous increase on coastal population that existed 50 years ago to the present manmade environment today. Most of the population is located in ...
Autori: Saji Baby
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26947

Air pollution has a significant impact on human health and natural ecosystems. The principal gaseous pollutants compounds result from different types of combustion processes. In this category there are included carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), dust and hydrocarbons. Nitrogen oxides are a group of highly reactive gases, which contain nitrogen and oxygen in varying amounts. Most of the nitrogen oxides are colorless and odorless gas. This paper highlights the c...
Autori: Doina Capşa
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26988

Treatment of domestic wastewater using constructed wetland system vegetated with Phragmites australis was studied at lab scale. Response surface methodology (RSM) a mathematical model was employed for analyzing the effect of independent factors (inlet flow rate, outlet flow rate, retention time) on wastewater parameters e.g. electrical conductivity, BOD5, COD, nitrates, phosphates, total solids, suspended solids, heavy metals in order to maximally treat wastewater. All independent variables w...
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ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=26999

Emission from the combustion processes can cause adverse effect to the environment. The formation of pollutants such as oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxides of sulphur (SOx) are hazardous and harmful to the ecosystem. Due to these pollutants and also depletion of fossil fuel, several steps should be taken in order to mitigate this problem. Biofuel is known as the potential replacement for fossil fuel. Envo Diesel is one form of biofuel that can be us...
Autori: Mohammad Nazri Mohd Ja’afar
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27011

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of mercury pollution on soil, surface water, and sediment ecosystems in the area of old mercury mines. The study was performed in the touristic area of Sântimbru Băi and Sâncrăieni villages from the Harghita County, Romania. More than twenty years ago, a mine for the extraction of mercury operated in Sântimbru Băi. The area was decontaminated, but no monitoring studies have been made for over 15 years. During t...
Autori: Luisa Roxana Popescu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27038

The investigation of bottom sediments in oxbow lakes was conducted in the free-flowing, meandering section of the Łyna River in N Poland. Seven oxbow lakes, differed by a degree of hydrological connectivity with the river channel, were chosen for the present study. In samples taken from 21 sediment profiles, particle size distribution, pH, bulk density, CaCO3, organic matter, total organic carbon as well as total forms of N, P, K, Ca, Na, Mg, Mn and Fe were determined. The gradient of de...
Autori: Szymon Kobus
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27052

This study analyzed the determinants of eco-innovation in a sample of companies drawn from several sectors of economic activity in Spain and studied similarities and differences in their activity. The analysis used information obtained from the Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) database created by the Spanish Institute of Statistics. The methodology used showed that although all the variables used in the model were significant for all sectors of activity, their effects were specific to e...
Autori: Alejandro García-Pozo
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27072

Hospitality is the main industry in the service sector in Spain, contributing to more than 10% of the gross domestic product and approximately 12% of all employees. Firms in this industry are beginning to adopt eco-innovations to reduce their environmental impact and optimize the use of natural resources. However, most companies do not have the necessary resources to tackle ecoinnovation on their own and need to cooperate with different agents. The purpose of this paper is to examine how open...
Autori: Francisco José Sáez-Martínez
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27073

The release of low molecular weight (LMW) organic acids under lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) stresses in Typha latifolia (T. Latifolia) and Vetiver zizanioides (V. zizanioides) were investigated. In addition, changes in antioxidative enzymes: superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) in the leaves of T. Latifolia under Pb stress were also examined. Amongst the eight types of LMW organic acids detected in the present study, oxalic acid was found to be the most dominant during Pb and Zn treatmen...
Autori: Yu Bon Man
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27092

In this study, an interval-parameter queuing model (IPQM) for planning a municipal solid waste (MSW) management system with cost-effective objective is developed through introducing the queuing model with limited capacity into an interval-parameter linear programming (ILP) framework. IPQM can examine the effects of limited queue capacity on waste-flow allocation pattern and system cost under uncertainty. Random vehicles have to wait in queue due to limited capacities for disposing MSW, leadin...
Autori: Yongping Li
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27094

Urban water cycle, managing water supply, distribution, potabilization and wastewater treatment, comprehensively involve a considerable consumption of chemicals and energy. This study proposes an overview of the factors contributing to the environmental impact of Water Treatment (WT) process. The approach is based on the evaluation of Carbon Footprint, the environmental indicator able to relate direct and indirect emissions generated by any process in terms of CO2 equivalents. Energy consump...
Autori: Florina Fabian
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27113

The accumulated characteristics of typical veterinary antibiotics (tetracyclines, sulfonamides, quinolones and macrolides) and tetracycline resistance (tet) genes in the different wetland soils (Krasnozem and Chernozem), and the effects from Phragmites australis were evaluated in this study. Results indicated that the concentrations of targeted antibiotics and tet genes in soils with swine treatment would increase as time progressed. The tet genes and targeted antibiotics (except sulphonamide...
Autori: Lin Liu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27145

Antibiotic pollution has become one of the most important emerging soil contamination types, and has received great attentions in recent years. Understanding the microbial functional processes of soil ecosystems under antibiotic contamination is of critical importance for ecological risk assessment and pollution control. In this study, the responses of soil microbial respiratory activity and ammonification were studied under different concentrations of tetracycline, chlortetracycline, and nor...
Autori: Liangyin Yi
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27151

Phosphorous (P) and organic carbon (OC) found in organic matter (OM) play pivotal role in the productivity process of aquatic environment and significantly controlling its physico-chemical properties. The excessive P and OC containing muds of aquaculture systems deteriorate the congenial culture environment through developing eutrophication problems. The objective of present study was to determine the distributional relationship between the P, OC, and OM in the mud of shrimp-farming ponds of Vie...
Autori: Jatindra N. Bhakta
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27175

Any modern enterprise, with focus on marketing and management success have to be based on market principles, pursuing the main objectives, of increasing production and services in terms of sustainable development. In this context, rural tourism and agritourism, with a high rate in rural areas, is a major factor, with direct consequences on local development and meeting the consumption needs of tourists. There are several advantages of the agritourism which had been described previously such as: ...
Autori: Elena Leonte
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27206

Intensive cereal crops planted on soils from the Western part of Romania determine, annually, significant losses of essential microelements and macronutrients for plant development from the agricultural soil, which lead to the depletion of such lands. Fly ash (FA) resulted from coal combustion at the CET Timisoara power plant, can be used as supplement to an organic fertilizer, such as manure (M) to restore the balance of micro- and macronutrients, important to obtain healthy cereal crops and hi...
Autori: Smaranda Masu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27208

A model for parametric atmospheric transmittance in the UV range, embedding a biological action spectrum is reported. The resulting equations may be used straightforwardly for an algebraic calculation of the effective solar irradiance under clear sky and of the biological dose. Following the procedures described in the paper, various action spectra can be encapsulated into the atmospheric transmittance, besides the generalized plant response action spectrum used as example, leading to a collecti...
Autori: Nicoleta Stefu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27243

Rotifers are known as cosmopolitan organisms, found in high density in most waters, often representing the dominant group in terms of species diversity and abundance in the zooplankton community. Since the functionality of an ecosystem is closely related to the diversity of communities, analysis of rotifers assemblage may be a useful tool in understanding the mechanisms of the spatial and temporal changes on this level. Data were collected from 2008 until 2010, in distinct areas of Danube, Sf...
Autori: Larisa Florescu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27247

The Storm Water Flow (SWF) and the Dry Weather Flow (DWF) canals carry composite industrial and municipal effluent (nearly 50,000 m3 d-1) from Kolkata city. Wastewater from SWF and DWF canals is used for pisciculture at the East Calcutta Wetland (ECW) for nearly a century. A wastewater fed pisciculture pond was selected to study the efficiency of the pond in treatment of wastewater. Monthly changes of hydraulic variables viz. inflow and outflow rates, depth, hydraulic loading rates, detention ti...
Autori: Abhishek Roy Goswami
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27255

Current research details methodological framework for the land planning of the recreational activities based on ecologic approach. Human impacts on landscapes caused by touristic activities should be in accordance with sustainability level, i.e. without changing natural landscape elements, their function and processes, as well as environmental quality. Region of Štiavnické Bane in Slovakia represents a case study area that is completely under nature and landscape conservation. The ...
Autori: Michal Klaučo
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27264

The paper discusses the pollution status in the case of an important NE Romanian watercourse (Siret River) in Pascani town area based on the analysis of some water quality indicators (pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, organics (COD and BOD5), conductivity, fixed residues, nitrogen-based nutrients (N-NH4+, N-NO3-, N-NO2-), phosphates, total phosphorus (P), total calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), iron (Fe2+, Fe3+), turbidity and suspended solids content) measured at three local strategic control ...
Autori: Carmen Zaharia
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27281

The Amara Lake is located at the south-eastern part of Romania. It is a shallow lake with an average depth of 3m and average extent of 1.32 km2, having a particular importance for the area in which is situated. This importance derives from its main functions in the ecosystem, namely: source of food, shelter and breeding place for almost 54 bird, balneary tourism attraction and jobs for the residents of Amara who live in the northern part of the lake. Under these conditions, the sustainable devel...
Autori: Ofelia Axinte
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27282

Environmental issues have received ascending attention in recent years due to the increase of their negative effects. Greenhouse gas emission levels have experienced an exponential increase in the last decades mainly on account of the development of the building sector. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of buildings is a proper tool to analyse the full environmental impact during their designed lifespan. Inventory databases have a shortage of local parameters in some countries and need to be developed...
Autori: Iosif Boros
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27289

Pharmaceuticals contaminants in waters exhibit a significant threat on the human health and the ecosystem quality. This research demonstrates the utility of a silver-doped zeolite-modified carbon nanofiber-epoxy (AgZ-CNF) prepared by two-roll mill method in development of the fast methodology for the detection of fluoxetine (FXT) in the aqueous solution. The results showed the role of zeolite that improved the sensitivity and the limit of detection of FXT resulted to the possibility to propose a...
Autori: Magdalena Ardelean
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27328

Conversion of natural ecological systems has been one of the greatest human impact on terrestrial ecosystems. The expansion of anthroposphere altered virtually all biogeochemical cycles of elements. Nitrogen holds a key place in sustaining life and presents unique traits such as broad chemical speciation and mobility within the environmental compartments. With historically adapted ecosystems to low bioavailable nitrogen, understanding the complexity of the nitrogen disruption is a continuous cha...
Autori: Andreea Csolti
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27329

Mining activity implies a series of environmental issues that can have short or long term consequences: deterioration of natural landscape, air, water and soil pollution, negative impact on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and on human health. The present study was performed on a mine dump from the Giumalau Mountains, Eastern Carpathians, Romania. A number of 28 samples were collected and analysed by ICP-MS for 9 minor elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) and also by XRD for the m...
Autori: Madalina Paiu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27330

Inventory and monitoring of total organic carbon stock (TOC) it’s an issue of actuality in the context of breaking into the atmosphere an alarming quantity of CO2 result of human activities. Management and sustainable management of forest and agricultural ecosystems can have a positive influence on maintaining optimal stock of carbon sequestered. A case study achieved in the Humor catchment reveals that changing the land’s utility means important modifications in the quantity of the ...
Autori: Eugen Rusu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27336

The paper presents a study concerning the influence of the hydraulic and hydrological connectivity among the oxbow lakes and the restoration of riparian-zones have on aging. Interconnectivity oxbow lakes emerge after complex regulating works for the protection of the shores and bottom of the lakes. Research has analyzed the influence of the hydraulic connectivity of three lakes located in northern Poland on the structure of associated bottom invertebrates – elements that monitor the cond...
Autori: Anca Balan
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27342

Ecological restoration and reuse of degraded lands must contribute to the region's sustainable development. Therefore, in order to determine the post degradation land destination, a number of opportunities and restrictions should be taken into account. For this reason, it is necessary to develop a methodology for establishing the optimal reuse alternative, which should be based on scientific principles, without neglecting economic issues and those related to population requirements. For thi...
Autori: Maria Lazăr
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27357

The objective of this study is to develop a back-propagation neural network (BPNN) to assess the health status of estuarine ecosystems. The BPNN objectively reflected ecosystem health due to the weight and bias values obtained by the network training, owing to its adaptive learning, self-organization and fault tolerance. Correlation analysis is used to avoid double counting of the input variables. Particularly, 11 ecosystem health indices were used as assessment parameters to establish a set of ...
Autori: Chao Wang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27387

Anthropogenic activities negatively affect the ecosystems by introducing high amounts of metals in the environment. The study assessed the contamination and ecological risk caused by As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn in urban soils situated near a metallurgical complex, based on geochemical load (Igeo), contamination factor (Cfi), degree of contamination (Cd), potential ecological risk factor (Eri) and potential ecological risk index (Ri). The results showed concentrations above the geochemical backg...
Autori: Maria-Alexandra Hoaghia
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27394

• EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON THE PARAMETERS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS    • CONCENTRATIONS OF CHROMIUM, CADMIUM AND NICKEL IN TWO CONSUMED FISH SPECIES OF PERSIAN GULF, IRAN    • IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS BY USING A DRAIN WATER HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM    • ASSESSMENT OF METAL CONTAMINATION AND ECOLOGICAL RISK IN URBAN SOILS SITUATED NEAR A METALLURGICAL COMPLEX    • FINANCIAL DE...
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ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27398

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON THE PARAMETERS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS    • CONCENTRATIONS OF CHROMIUM, CADMIUM AND NICKEL IN TWO CONSUMED FISH SPECIES OF PERSIAN GULF, IRAN    • IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS BY USING A DRAIN WATER HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM    • ASSESSMENT OF METAL CONTAMINATION AND ECOLOGICAL RISK IN URBAN SOILS SITUATED NEAR A METALLURGICAL COMPLEX    • FINANCIAL DEVELOPME...
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27399

Carbon Footprint (CF) is an environmental indicator used in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that allows measuring the total amount of CO2 emissions caused directly or indirectly by an activity or accumulated through the life cycle stages of a product (ISO 14064-14067). In this article CF was used to analyse and assess the environmental impacts of the resources used for the collection of municipal solid waste by the company Contarina S.p.A. Contarina oversees waste management for part of the Treviso...
Autori: Alex Zabeo
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27415

Waste production and management is a strategic issue for all countries, because it relates to environmental, social, and economic conditions. The European Commission pushes EU member states to implement the “hierarchical principle”, which aims to prevent negative environmental impacts caused by waste. Within this context, the article deals with Italian municipal companies operating in the field of waste management. The objective is to verify if and how separate waste collection ra...
Autori: Francesca Bartolacci
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27416

Sharing economy business experiences are rapidly rising worldwide and deeply changing structures and models of customers purchasing attitudes and needs. Inspired by principles of sustainable consumption, its starting point is the idea that every underutilized resource is a wasted resource. Beyond the digital services implemented by sharing platform, there are also social and physical places where communities are experimenting the potential of collaborative and innovative solutions: purchasing...
Autori: Paola Sposato
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27417

A worldwide trend is leading the international community to explore the possible paths for the transition from a linear to a circular economic model. Recent studies identified the main enabling factors to facilitate this transition, among which closed loop logistics models and new service-based and function-oriented business models play a significant role. The diffusion of new business models relating to the use of a product rather than its ownership can indeed reduce material consumption and th...
Autori: Maria Grazia Gnoni
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27418

Turfy soil is a special soil formed in the swamp environment with the incomplete decomposition of plant residue. On one hand, the special engineering geological properties of turfy soil such as high compressibility, high moisture content, high void ratio, will cause great difficulty with engineering construction in turfy soil area, this study will make it clear of parameters value for engineering design. Turfy soil, on the other hand, is a part of the wetland, the essence of protection of the...
Autori: Lei Nie
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27445

Soil erosion by water, sediment transport, sediment deposition and their impact on watershed area are complex processes. Therefore, the state of theoretical knowledge and mathematical modeling of them are still in an incipient phase. Most of the existing mathematical models are based on relations obtained either experimentally or in laboratory conditions, either in situ or physical models; because of existence of multitude factors involved in these processes and influence each other. These m...
Autori: Erika Beilicci
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27449

A total of 152 different actinomycetes isolates were recovered from samples that were collected from different ecosystems of Algeria. The desert soil of Bousaada gives the greatest number of actinomycetes compared to others soils. The first screening indicates that 63.15 % of the isolates were able to produce carboxymethyl cellulase enzyme. Isolates were evaluated for their cellulase activity by growing in carboxymethyl cellulose broth. B-PNG23 isolate is one of the isolates displayed a high enz...
Autori: Azzeddine Bettache
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27451

In Romania many rivers have been canalized by non-submersible damming, flow diversions and channeling towards new routes, transversal arrangements, etc. The modifications of natural flow regimes brought severe impacts on all ecological functions of wetlands and on the natural functioning of river-floodplain systems. Due to damming only few of the floodplains function nowadays in a natural manner. Rivers and wetlands rehabilitations are bringing the well-known environment benefits, reason for wh...
Autori: Lăcrămioara Vlad
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27462

This paper presents the trampling effects on vegetation composition in three Long Term Socio-Ecological Research sites (LTSER), respectively Neajlov Catchment, Bucegi-Piatra Craiului and Braila Islands (distributed within different biogeographical regions: continental, alpine and steppic), over a period of 3 years (2007-2009). The degree of damage is related to trampling intensity. In forest ecosystems significant declines in species richness was observed two weeks after trampling, from 75 passe...
Autori: Mioara Dumitraşcu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27474

Protected areas are valuable ecosystems standpoint providing various ecological processes and functions. Unfortunately, during the recent decades, population growth and human development have been changed the land use/land cover of the most protected areas in the world. Varjin Protected Area is one of the oldest protected areas. In this study, landscape metrics were used to reveal landscape patterns in Varjin Protected Area using Landsat satellite imagery from 1986, 2000 and 2010. For this purpo...
Autori: Shirkou Jaafari
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27512

Irrigation is an increasingly important practice for sustainable agriculture. Water reuse as refined or non-refined wastewater can help agroecosystem productivity. Contaminated water may influence seed germination. Two experiments as laboratory and pot were carried out to assess impact of different levels of laundry detergent and water stress on seed germination and early growth in maize. At the laboratory experiment, seeds were treated with solutions of 0, -0.01, -0.09, -0.6 MPa polyethylene gl...
Autori: Hassan Heidari
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27527

Many firms are beginning to use sustainable Information Technology (IT) initiatives in their daily operations. The usage is generally associated with several factors, among them pro- environmentalism behavior and organizational pressure. Furthermore, the usage of sustainable IT initiatives has been considered to have influenced the financial performance of firms. Hence, this paper seeks to examine the factors associated with sustainable IT usage and their impact on the financial performance of ...
Autori: Noor Ismawati Jaafar
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27528

Due to its traditions and landscape characteristics, Romania has unique ecological advantages (e.g. diverse bioregions, unique habitats, flora and fauna diversity, large areas and functional land-use of semi-natural habitats) that need to be considered in nature conservation. Much of the biodiversity-rich habitats are in cultural landscapes, as well. This paper providing a review of how conservation policy evolved in Romania and how Romania managed to integrate components such as biodiversity co...
Autori: Klára Benedek
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27533

Livestock grazing may have a great effect on both standing vegetation and soil seed bank. The present study investigated the characteristics of the soil seed bank and determined its relationship to the above-ground vegetation in grazed and ungrazed sites in the Hei-wa-wu oxbow wetland of the Yangtze River, China. A total of 3700 seedlings across 59 species germinated from the soil seed bank. Annuals and terrestrial species dominated the soil seed banks of both grazed and ungrazed sites. Grazing ...
Autori: Dong Yang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27569

• Environmental engineering and Management Journal No. 4    • AN ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA MODELLING SYSTEM (FEMMS): PART II – USER INTERFACE AND FIELD VALIDATION    • COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF OPTIMIZING CONCENTRATED FEED BLENDS TO DECREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS    • FATE AND BIODEGRADATION OF ESTROGENS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS – A REVIEW    • ANALYSIS OF THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF MIXED MUN...
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27577

• Environmental engineering and Management Journal No. 4    • AN ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMEDIA MODELLING SYSTEM (FEMMS): PART II – USER INTERFACE AND FIELD VALIDATION    • COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF OPTIMIZING CONCENTRATED FEED BLENDS TO DECREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS    • FATE AND BIODEGRADATION OF ESTROGENS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS – A REVIEW    • ANALYSIS OF THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF MIXED MUN...
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http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27576

The impacts of anthropogenic activities on the water and sediment fluxes in coastal areas have caused significant economic and environmental damages over the last century. The development of large-scale water abstraction and sediment retention infrastructures has facilitated phenomena such as coastal erosion, frequent eutrophication events and sea water anoxia. The present work investigates the alterations that have been observed over the last 50 years in the area of Thermaikos Gulf, Northern Gr...
Autori: Elias Dimitriou
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27582

This paper presents the research on the temporal variability of water quality parameters for the most important river system in Romania and Europe – Danube River. The data on the river water quality had been obtained during ten years. The investigation was systematic and complex. Using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and traditional statistical methods based on correlation matrix - Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Factor Analysis (FA), and ANOVA all the samples data sets were classified...
Autori: Paula Popa
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27601

Over the last few decades intensive human activities and climate changing have stressed ecological systems impeding sustainable development of the social economy in many regions in China. The importance of ecological security has gained greater prominence. Sustaining or restoring natural functions of water ecosystems is also crucial for human welfare. To assess water related ecological security (WES), this paper constructed a framework based on the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model with indica...
Autori: Xiuping Hao
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27615

Eco-industrial parks (EIPs) and other eco-industrial developments have different histories, sizes, locations and organizational forms. In order to characterize them several classifications and models have been elaborated. In this work for the first time the existing European EIPs are overviewed with the help of four classifications. These classifications are based on (1) the stage of the development of the area, (2) the starting point, (3) the activity of the EIP and (4) the location of the comp...
Autori: Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojc
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27652

This study explores the sustainable development of organic farms and organic farming in Taiwan by analyzing leisure services and the relationship between farmers and their entrepreneurial goals. Internet searches were used to identify 120 organic leisure farms in Taiwan with their own websites, which were subjected to content analysis. The researchers then mailed questionnaires to each Taiwanese organic farm for which a full mailing address could be located. A total of 403 valid questionnaire...
Autori: Tsung Hung Lee
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27671

Though Scirpus triqueter plays an important role in protecting the ecological functions of Yangtze River estuary wetland which is frequently contaminated by petroleum, knowledge is limited about the mechanisms involved. In this study, comparative analysis of soil properties, microbial community structure and soil enzymes in the rhizosphere of S. triqueter and bulk soil was conducted throughout one year to provide an insight into the phytoremediation mechanism in the field. The total petroleum hy...
Autori: Jing Wei
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27697

A judicious use of energy is a fundamental factor to achieve sustainable development. The limited character of energetic fossil resources and the pollution generated by burning fossil fuels for electricity production generate the need to replace them with other sources of energy. Despite the fact that fossil fuels would continue to play a prevailing role in the energy supply for decades to come, renewable energy resources have the potential of contributing to the increasing global energy demands...
Autori: Tiberiu Rusu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27700

With the aim of contribute to a bioremediation technology drafting, this paper presents a preliminary research on bioremediation of wastewaters polluted with heavy metals and other toxic contaminants. Bioremediation tests were performed with aquatic species Lemna minor, Vallisneria spiralis, Eichhornia crassipes, Hydrilla verticillata, Pistia stratiotes, Cladophora glomerata, on samples of contaminated waters resulting from the toxic pond of waste landfill Şomârd-Mediaş, Sibiu Co...
Autori: Dana Malschi
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27702

This paper aims to identify the influencing factors of the acceptable amount of compensation (AAC) of farmers for controlling fertilizer-induced water pollution, and build a valid ecological compensation mechanism to curb the water impact. To this end, the ecological compensation for farmers is viewed as a good way to reduce fertilizer-induced pollution at drinking water sources, and the opportunity cost is introduced into the discussion of farmers’ AAC. To avoid the gaps of previous studi...
Autori: Jie Lin
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27781

Environmental decontamination requires strategies for removing organic contaminants from the ecosystem. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with toxic and carcinogenic properties are potentially hazardous pollutants. One suitable method for PAHs removal is their solubilization by micelles. This paper evaluates the effect of borax upon the aggregation ability of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) with consequence over the micellar solubilization of naphthalene. Various techniques, such as micellar ...
Autori: Elena Livia Vasilescu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27774

The construction of rural tourism actor-network is an innovative transformation process, which integrates natural, economic, social and cultural focal actors of multi-functional agriculture in a rural area. The transformation process is a translation of these actors incorporated into a spatial distribution of landscape, which accelerates rural tourism through innovative integration. This study provides a method to measure and analyze the characteristics of focal actors in the translation process...
Autori: Liaoji Zheng
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27761

In this study, the development of a suitable methodology for establishing and monitoring indicators of Ecosystem Health (EH) and its responses to wildfire using Earth Observation (EO) data synergistically with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is investigated. The proposed methodology combined GIS and Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) data to assess ecosystem characteristics, including its vigor, organization and resilience, for a case study in Central Gr...
Autori: Aaron Evans
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27745

The City of Jacksonville, Florida USA is in the midst of an important program to reduce nutrient load from its municipal storm water system. New regulations promulgated by the US EPA and State of Florida have targeted nutrient reduction within the St. Johns River watershed which includes most of the City of Jacksonville. In order to reduce overall nutrient loads to the St. Johns River, the City of Jacksonville and its consultant team have begun a construction program to build a series of wet det...
Autori: Killian Eckert
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27750

The Anzali Wetland, is located in south west of the Caspian Sea, is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in Iran. In recent decades much domestic and industrial untreated wastewater has been deposited in the wetland. This study was done to obtain a preliminary assessment of heavy metals contamination in the wetland sediments. Tests were done to determine levels and distribution of the heavy metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn in surface sediment of the wetland. Results showed that averages of ...
Autori: Maryam Panahandeh
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27753

Until now, humanity has strived to makes efforts for warranting the economic development on a sustainable way for well-being improvement, simultaneously with resource preservation and environmental protection. The industrial production processes, which generate added value and ensure people welfare are in connection with the environment regarding resource consumption and waste generation. In order to work on a sustainable basis, industry should attain a balance between economy, ecology and comm...
Autori: Elena - Diana Comăniță
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27759

Indoor environment significantly affects occupants’ health and productivity. However, in smart buildings and cities, it can be improved thanks to the implementation of innovative ICT systems and services. Thermal comfort is one of the most complex aspects to be considered to enhance occupants’ well-being, because of the relevant role played by subjective parameters (physiological, psychological and cultural) in its evaluation. This challenge can be tackled by integrating wearable dev...
Autori: Andrea Calvaresi
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27783

Water sea pollution is influenced mainly by anthropogenic causes due to industrial and municipal activities which affect the quality of sea water, sediments and the whole ecosystem. In this paper, the correlation between contamination sources and the environmental quality of marine sediments was analyzed through multivariate analysis, in particular Principal Components Analysis (PCA), Cluster Analysis (CA) and Correlation Analysis. Considering the case study of Mar Piccolo in Taranto (Ionian Sea...
Autori: Claudia Labianca
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27793

The analysis by numerical simulations can be applied to building materials subjected to different climatic conditions to envisage the influence of environmental factors in terms of drying time, water absorption and thermal performance of materials. Currently there is a wide variety of new building materials used for insulation, waterproofing and rehabilitation, each contributing in a specific way to constructions improvement during their service life. In time, every building is subjected to degr...
Autori: Alexandra Alisa Găină
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27863

The Eco-Indicator 99 (EI99) method and the ReCiPe method are used to determine the fundamental uncertainties in the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) model through the configurations of the following six methodological options: egalitarian/egalitarian (e/e), egalitarian/average (e/a), hierarchist/hierarchist (h/h), hierarchist/average (h/a), individualist/individualist (i/i), and individualist/average (i/a). In this study, the aforementioned options were presented as (i) a set of methodologica...
Autori: Oleg Verbitsky
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27839

A system dynamics (SD) process-based simulation model was developed using an object-oriented environment to simulate phosphorus (P) transformations in a two-stage pilot scale Dewatered Alum Sludge Cake (DASC) based Constructed Wetlands (CW), which is operated from February 2009 to January 2010 to treat relatively high concentration animal farm wastewater. Structural Thinking Experiential Learning Laboratory and Animation (STELLA v9.1.4) conceived on the principles of SD was used for the deve...
Autori: Lordwin Jeyakumar
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27907

Recent studies have demonstrated how buyers can influence the environmental performance of suppliers. However, although industrial waste accounts for much of the waste generated in the west, little is known about how industrial waste is managed downstream. We present an analysis of the drivers influencing the decision to opt for waste-to-recovery rather than disposal facilities. The drivers were investigated by a questionnaire survey. Findings show that the manufacturing industry is more like...
Autori: Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27915

Livestock farming in rural areas in Jilin Province is producing a huge amount of organic pollutants like livestock and poultry manure, of which, a large portion is directly dumped into the Yitng River, bringing serious harm to the environment. Taking Soonlng Village as an example, this paper investigates the environmental pollution caused by the livestock husbandry in this village and builds a biogas heat storage greenhouse ecosystem, which, by using solar energy to heat the biogas digester, ...
Autori: Songying Zhao
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27943

• ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN NORTH-EASTERN ROMANIA – A TRIGGER FACTOR FOR LYME DISEASE    • HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR EVOLUTION IN GEOTHERMAL GROUNDWATER IN YIZHANG, HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA    • CONSTRUCTION OF A BIOGAS HEAT STORAGE GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM UNDER THE CONTEXT OF WATER POLLUTION RESULTING FROM LIVESTOCK BREEDING    • ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE: HEALTH AND POLICY - AN UP TO DATE MINIREVIEW  &nb...
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ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27946

• ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN NORTH-EASTERN ROMANIA – A TRIGGER FACTOR FOR LYME DISEASE    • HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR EVOLUTION IN GEOTHERMAL GROUNDWATER IN YIZHANG, HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA    • CONSTRUCTION OF A BIOGAS HEAT STORAGE GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM UNDER THE CONTEXT OF WATER POLLUTION RESULTING FROM LIVESTOCK BREEDING    • ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE: HEALTH AND POLICY - AN UP TO DATE MINIREVIEW  &nb...
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ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27947

Sustainable development brings in advance a new set of values that will guide the future model of economic and social progress, values that focus on human and his current and future needs, on the natural environment - protecting and preserving it, as well as on mitigating the current deterioration of ecosystems. The present paper aims at improving a calculation method for measuring the ecological footprint generated by road traffic, through modifying the concept of integrating variables, incr...
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ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27948

• ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN NORTH-EASTERN ROMANIA – A TRIGGER FACTOR FOR LYME DISEASE    • HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR EVOLUTION IN GEOTHERMAL GROUNDWATER IN YIZHANG, HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA    • CONSTRUCTION OF A BIOGAS HEAT STORAGE GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM UNDER THE CONTEXT OF WATER POLLUTION RESULTING FROM LIVESTOCK BREEDING    • ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE: HEALTH AND POLICY - AN UP TO DATE MINIREVIEW  &nb...
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ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=27968

Contamination of the marine environment induced by metals has risen in recent years due to the global population increase and it affects the aquatic ecosystem via food chain. The current paper aims to present information regarding the heavy metals accumulation in fish from the Black Sea West, South and South-East coastal areas. Therefore, various databases were revised and the relevant information was centralized, in order to obtain a clear view on the concentration dynamics and accumulation ...
Autori: Ira-Adeline Simionov
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28000

In this study the effectiveness of Lactuca sativa, Medicago sativa and Phragmites australis for the treatment of domestic wastewater in horizontal subsurface flow was investigated. The removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TKN), total phosphorus (TP), and total suspended solids (TSS) was measured. The experiment was conducted in two different retention time (5 and 7 days) in three seasons (spring, summer and fall). The removal efficiency was increased as the rete...
Autori: Farham Aminsharei
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28009

The extent of the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) is not sufficient for the alternatives assessments performed in the industry in general and for the ecolabelling of the products/services. Given that the LCA is a widely-accepted methodology, the driving question behind this study was: “Is it possible to ecolabel each existing product/service in a case specific manner by using LCA results, so that the consumers would be able to know the extensive environmental impact of their ...
Autori: Semih Oguzcan
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28016

The release of metals from many industrial processes into aquatic ecosystems is currently a major environmental threat, especially in developing and emerging countries. Most traditional treatment approaches are not efficient in terms of removal yield and cost. Plants have the ability to stabilize metals in a fast and cost-efficient way. In this context, aquatic plants are successfully applied for remediation of hazardous elements from industrial wastewater. This study demonstrates the capabil...
Autori: Hosam M. Saleh
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28020

As one of the largest coastal wetlands in northern China, the ecological function of Caofeidian wetland has gradually degraded due to the influence of climate and surrounding environment. In order to regulate and repair the water area of the wetland, it is necessary to study and analyse the historical changes and influencing factors of the water area of Caofeidian wetland This paper extracts the water area of Caofeidian Wetland in 1984~2013 from the images collected by Landsat satellites usin...
Autori: Shaoxiong Zhang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28022

Groundwater recharge is an effective method to solve the groundwater overexploitation. In this study, the method of numerical simulation is used to discuss the environmental change of groundwater in the process of multi-source recharge. The results of multiple water sources including local regenerated water source, wetland water source and South-to-North water source show that the cumulative loss of groundwater resources in Mihuaishun area in 2007 ~ 2016 reaches -1.784 × 109 m3. The inf...
Autori: Dasheng Zhang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28024

Trace elements (TEs) in contaminated soils are considered as primary jeopardy issues in developing countries which can cause major concerns for this industry and also menace the surrounding ecosystems, human health and wildlife, so urgent reclamation methods are required. The present research aims to evaluate potential phytoremediation capability of selected plant species Tamarix Spp., Haloxylon Spp. and Malcolmia Africana to grow in TE contaminated soils. Muteh Gold mine, a widespread mountaino...
Autori: Ali Daryabeigi Zand
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28056

Human activities have intensively relied on and utilized riparian areas that have led to their substantial degradation. This is the reason why easy-to-use, reliable, inexpensive monitoring tools that describe the ecosystem integrity of riparian areas need to be developed. Bio-indicators are such tools, with many recommending the use of ground-dwelling insects. This study evaluates the use of diversity indices on ground-dwelling insects for three representative riparian habitat types of Greece. T...
Autori: George Nick Zaimes
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28060

Digestate derived from the anaerobic digestion of biowaste is a nutrient-rich substance whose direct use on land is not permitted by the Italian Legislation. The possibility of recovering its nutrients can be given by the processes of stabilisation and sanitation required by the Italian Legislation. Among these processes, composting and calcium hydrolysis with neutralization (CHN) permit to obtain useful soil improvers like compost and defecation gypsum (DG). In this paper a gate-to-gate Life Cy...
Autori: Sofia Spagnolo
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28080

The study describes the start-up phase of the door-to-door separate collection service of municipal solid waste (MSW) in a large metropolitan area, analysing not only the performance in terms of separately collected waste but also the feedback from citizens on how to improve it. For the scope, the case study of the city of Bari (Southern Italy) was considered. The methodological approach involved primarily the subdivision of the entire municipality into eight homogeneous territorial zones (HTZ) ...
Autori: Sabino De Gisi
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28084

Water is a vital resource for both human needs and the functioning of our ecosystem. Fresh water availability and water use have been a growing problem for centuries. This paper gives a brief overview on the current knowledge of water stress and describes possible solutions. In addition to a differentiated consideration of the various types of water stress, the special importance of water purification by membrane technology and the associated processes is discussed in detail. The economic provis...
Autori: Jan Koppe
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28086

Soil salinization is becoming worldwide one of the most serious land degradation issues. Seawater intrusion in upper aquifers is responsible for the largest proportion of salt-affected agricultural lands in coastal areas. In this study, the impact of different irrigation strategies on the salinity of a maize cultivated field located in the coastal plain of Ravenna, Italy, was simulated with the FAO AquaCrop model. Model calibration was supported by comparison with remote-sensed and field collect...
Autori: Marinella Masina
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28088

Sediments in coastal areas can accumulate a variety of contaminants, acting as both carriers and long-term secondary sources of contamination for aquatic ecosystems. Nowadays, there is a growing interest on developing new assessment criteria of sediment ecological quality for setting priorities and management strategies of contaminated materials. According to the literature, the weight of evidence (WOE) approach has been developed to provide a multidisciplinary characterization which combines di...
Autori: Francesco Todaro
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28089

The increase of population and the bad management of municipal solid waste (MSW) lead to a spectacular increase of the landfill leachates volume. These effluents represent a very harmful threat that can affect the environment and the ecosystems, their control and treatment became the first occupation of the authorities. In this context, this study contributes to characterize the landfill leachate composition and how its changes over different seasons. The results have shown an intermediate leac...
Autori: Soukayna Rhouat
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28100

The optimal pricing strategies and coordination contract of providers of low carbon tourism products and services (TCP) and an online travel agency (OTA) are discussed based on altruism preference of decision makers. A competition model is established to compare and analyze the revenue, pricing strategies and coordination conditions in Stackelberg game model. According to the study and comparison results, altruism preference can directly influence decision-makers' decisions and supply chain....
Autori: Xiaole Wan
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28108

Based on the interpretation of LUCC data, through the correction of basic equivalent value and value equivalent coefficient, this study sets up the evaluation system based on value transfer method, and realizes the dynamic evaluation of wetland ecosystem nservices value in Jiangbei New Area, i.e., the value of wetland ecosystem services in Jiangbei New Area was RMB 6,060.77 million, RMB 9,244.62 million and RMB 7709.68 million respectively in 2002, 2009 and 2017, which show obvious fluctuation ...
Autori: Shu Tang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28109

The maintenance of flexible roads or roads at end of life service generates high quantities of reclaimed asphalt pavement every year. The reuse of these materials, considered for a long time as waste, allows a substantial saving in transport, energy, and maintains dwindling natural resources. Recycling of asphalt also helps to reduce inert waste storage volumes, and conserve valuable landfill space. The applicability of recycled asphalt was tested in laboratory, and asphalt mixtures containing 2...
Autori: Mehena Oualit
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28117

Challenges that characterize the relations between humans and environment can be addressed using the concepts and methods of ecosystem services assessment to provide a proper basis for environmental accountability and policy development. While the provisioning ecosystem services received a lot of focus in the science, and based on different cultural values that may be associated to different regions, there are still gaps in understanding how local communities use the ecosystems’ cultural s...
Autori: Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28126

Invasive plant species, like Indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa L.), Boxelder (Acer negundo L.), Japanese knotweed [Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr] are altering the conservation status of terrestrial ecosystems along the Mureș Floodplain Natural Park in Romania. On a long run, and a large geographic scale, the invasive species have a high potential to generate a negative impact on the environment and the economy. Hence there is a stringent need of preventing, tracking down, and controlling i...
Autori: Oana BrĂŽnzan
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28170

The western forests and rangelands of Iran in Zagros Mountain are valuable ecosystems for protecting the water and soil resources and providing the habitat for endemic fauna and flora. These ecosystems have widely destroyed by human interferences in the recent years. The land cover mapping using an accurate method is the first step to prevent the further destruction of these ecosystems. The aim of this study was to generate a land cover map of Ilam (Western Iran) using Sentinel-2A data at 10 m s...
Autori: Saeedeh Eskandari
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28192

In the last decades, the effects of the climate change phenomena and the consumption rates of raw materials have led to an increasing awareness regarding the need of implementing the sustainable development concept at the global scale. The activities we complete each day have a direct negative influence over the current situation of the natural ecosystems, and therefore it is highly important to understand and reduce at the same time our global environmental footprint. One of the most significa...
Autori: Sebastian George Maxineasa
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28219

This paper develops investigations in the field of analytic hierarchy techniques that could be applied in public transportation systems. The study focuses particularly on the public transport bus services in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The research aims to investigate the methodological feasibility of the analytic hierarchy process to analyze and measure the perceptions and needs of the Romanian public transportation users. Towards this objective, the study presents the current state of t...
Autori: Ruxandra Dinulescu
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28220

Diesel oil (DO) as a mixture of alkanes and aromatic compounds causes damage to the ecosystem in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. One of the best methods of treating contaminated areas is to use microorganisms in a bioremediation method that can degrade pollutants. The aim of this study was to isolate indigenous bacteria with high biodegradation potential of DO from oil-contaminated wastewater. Bacterial isolation was performed using a mineral medium containing contain 1% DO as the sole source ...
Autori: Sharareh Dashteepour
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28224

The paper highlights the problem of assessing the level of environmentally acceptable green transport in modern supply chains. Cargo owners put the elements of time and price of service into the forefront, where the degree of pollution (CO2, NOx, SO2, PMs) and the need for energy efficiency is too often ignored. Various studies highlight the lack of methodological approaches to the standardized evaluation of the environmental impacts of intermodal transport, thus the aim is to formulate a modul...
Autori: Bojan BeĹĄkovnik
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28237

In Brazil, there is a deficit of access in relation to sewage services for a large part of the population, and this fact is the one responsible for the contamination of watercourses. This is because to the lack of investment in infrastructure in the country, since sewage treatment plants require high costs and high area demand for deployment, besides the installation of the collection system, which directs the wastewater to treatment. This paper describes the behavior of wetlands as a post trea...
Autori: Rodrigo de Freitas Bueno
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28241

Current landscapes have been intensively modified by humans and forest fragmentation has created substantial increases of forest edges. So far, scale-dependence between observable ecological patterns and the underlying processes affected by forest fragmentation have been widely ignored. To overcome the widespread ambiguity in selecting relevant spatial scales for studying the ecological effects of forest fragmentation, we investigated the effect of forest prevalence and edge length on carbon st...
Autori: Emilia I. Cojoc
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28242

The urban eco-environment is greatly affected by the ecosystem and landscape pattern of the wetlands nearby. Based on geological information system (GIS), this paper explores the landscape, plant distribution and animal distribution in a constructed wetland of the Yellow River Basin through field survey, identifies the landscape pattern of the ecosystem in the study area through correlation analysis, and thoroughly evaluates the health of the wetland ecosystem based on statistical results. The ...
Autori: XueLing Zhang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28266

Environmental governance is extremely urgent facing the severe environmental pollution, ecosystem degradation and resource constraint in China. Chinese government attaches great importance to it and integrates it into national development strategies. Ecobudget is a comprehensive environmental governance instrument successfully piloted in some European and Asian countries, and has great enlightenment and reference for China’s environment governance. Ecological environment in Beijing especia...
Autori: Yanqiu Zhang
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28270

In order to study how to effectively green the logistics capability, we establish a Stackelberg game model of logistics service demand side and logistics service provider. Taking the logistics service provider as the leading factor, this paper analyzes the coordination effect of revenue-sharing contract, cost-sharing contract and combination contract of revenue-sharing contract and cost-sharing contract on the enthusiasm of logistics service providers to rebuild green logistics capability. At t...
Autori: Zhigang Song
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28273

Pay as You Throw (PAYT) is a usage-pricing model for the disposal of Municipal Solid Waste. The implementation of the PAYT approach requires three main elements: a) measurement of the generated amount of waste; b) a means to identify the waste generator; c) the unit pricing for individual charging based on the amount of waste collected and services provided. The PAYT system splits the overall municipal solid waste tax into one fixed part, no-service dependent and a variable part related to the a...
Autori: Gaetano Drosi
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28285

Natural wastewater treatment systems can represent a smart solution in small communities (50-2000 Population Equivalent) as they are very low-cost technologies in terms of energy consumption and maintenance. Moreover, those systems could be implemented as clean processes for wastewater reuse in the frame of circular economy applications. In this context the present study examines the main features of Subsurface Flow System - horizontal (SFS-H) phyto-treatment process. To this aim a pilot plant w...
Autori: Carmine Fiorentino
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28297

The Urban Tool for Air Quality (UTAQ) is a project funded by CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) - ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). UTAQ is a web-based tool with a user-friendly interface that allows users to evaluate current and forecasted air quality for the following 4 days at urban scale with high resolution (10-50 m). UTAQ, in the mobile version, allows citizens to evaluate and then to limit their air quality exposition thanks to the personal position...
Autori: Fabrizio Ferrari
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28312

Since the emission of greenhouse gases is an important environment issue, this paper presents an analysis of CO2 emissions between two different building methodologies: conventional masonry and light steel frame. To this end, a 70m² building project used in Social Brazilian Housing Programs (SBHP) built according to both methods was analyzed. In addition to that, the quantitative materials used were determined, according to the building services (infrastructure, superstructure, closing and...
Autori: Silmara Dias Feiber
ISSN: 1843 - 3707
http://www.ecozone.ro/reviste.php?RID=28332