Environmental

Nigeria is among the group of developing countries that have adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) blueprint as a veritable vehicle for poverty eradication, economic growth and sustainable development. However, the pollution of its surface water from discharges from domestic, industrial an

The full implementation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) in Europe will contribute to obtain treated wastewaters of quite high quality that could be reused for certain applications or improved by polishing steps for uses with higher quality requirements. Even though reclaime

Water desalination processes have contributed to a better standard of living in a number of countries during the second half of the 20th century, following an increase in water demand for drinking purposes as well as industrial and agricultural uses. However, the technologies used in water desalinat

Cyprus an island with a semi-arid climate, and with its water resources already intensely utilized is suffering from structural and temporary water shortages. With a high level of utilization of its natural water resources, water demand increasing rapidly and water availability decreasing due to rep

The proposed EIA procedure follows a minimal guideline which consists of 1) analysis of the source of impacts, 2) analysis of the impacted ecosystem, 3) definition of the links between source and targets, 4) recommendation of mitigation measures and 5) sustainability of the environmental protection