Environment

Urban slum communities throughout the Indian subcontinent face critical challenges including inadequate access to safe water and environmental degradation, resulting in significant public health impacts. A research collaboration between Queen’s University and the Indian Institute of Technology (Madr

The effects of the treated municipal wastewater (TMWW) on the essential nutrients interactions in the various plant parts of Brassica oleracea var. Italica (Broccoli) was studied, in comparison to the fresh irrigation water, denoted as “control”. The experiment was based on a randomized block design

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is the most substantial piece of EC water legislation, to date. The WFD sets out a timetable for the implementation of requirements for EU member countries. The candidate countries like Turkey will also adapt the directive and prepare an individual implementation

The generation of hydrogen peroxide and the decomposition of free cyanide by ultrasonic waves were studied and the statistical analysis of the results for significance was performed using Ergun’s test (essentially One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for gradients). Effects of the ultrasonic intensi

Processes of desalination of seawater are intended to reduce the deficits in potable water both at present and in the future. Water desalination processes offer various environmental benefits (related to sanitation, water softening, quality of sewage effluents), but the process is also accompanied b

Many communities in arid regions have both waste disposal and water shortage problems suggesting the use of the thermal energy inherent in municipal waste to desalinate sea and brackish waters. The technology requires to be demonstrated in an appropriate pilot study effected on a complex having the

In the run of the last decades the coming up of new technologies as well as new needs has increased the interest in wastewater treatment. This study concerns the synthetic membrane development; synthesis of polymers for membrane preparation and the extraction of volatile organic components in aqueou

The biodegradability of two petroleum fractions f1 (180–235°C) and f2 (235–350°C) with different boiling ranges has been studied by using pure cultures of Pseudomonas sp., isolated from the contaminated water of Algiers’ port. Experiments were carried out in batch cultures at two temperatures, 15°C

Water, a limited definite resource, vital for the very existence of life on earth and a necessity for economic and social development and for environment sustainability, is becoming a scarce commodity. This is caused by the population growth, the change of life style, water pollution caused by the h

La récente conférence de la Haye, sous l’égide du Conseil Mondial de l’Eau, a eu le mérite de rappeler avec insistance que la rareté de l’eau dans de vastes contrées du Monde a un caractère autant géophysique qu’économique: les investissements nécessaires pour renverser la tendance à la pénurie et m