American Journal of Environmental Protection

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014

  • Potential Impact of Some Soil Borne Fungi on Biodegradation of Some Organophosphorous Nematicides

    Tamer M. A. Thabit, Medhat A. H. El-Naggar

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 299-304
    Received: 04 November 2014
    Accepted: 24 November 2014
    Published: 27 November 2014
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    Abstract: Organophosphorous nematicides are highly toxic pesticides used to control nematodes in agriculture soil. An in vitro Biodegradation study was conducted to determine the biodegradability of, ethoprophos, fenamiphos and triazophos nematicides, using fungi strains isolated from sandy agriculture soil under date palm trees. Five fungi strains labeled a... Show More
  • Street Orientations: The First Step towards a Sustainable Place.

    Saad Khudhair Mahmood Al-jumaili

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 305-317
    Received: 17 November 2014
    Accepted: 24 November 2014
    Published: 16 December 2014
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    Abstract: In recent times emerged a lot of interests that seek to achieve sustainability in all fields, including the buildings and their relationship to the streets, which requires the organization of the relationship according to the local climate characteristics of each city, there are cities characterized by a warm climate, dry and other cities Hot- wet ... Show More
  • Synthesise of ZnO Nano Particle as an Alternative Catalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation of Brilliant Red Azo Dye

    Jayamadhava P., Sudhakara A., Ramesha S., Nataraja G.

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 318-322
    Received: 14 November 2014
    Accepted: 02 December 2014
    Published: 19 December 2014
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    Abstract: A simple and a very convenient solution combustion method have been described to obtain ZnO nanoparticle. The band gap energy, particle size and morphology were studied by absorption spectra, XRD and SEM. The photocatalytic activity of synthesized ZnO nano particle on Brilliant red dye was studied by varying pH, amount of catalyst and dye concentra... Show More
  • The Assessment of Space Radiation Exposure of Biology Experiments during Two Short-Term Missions

    Mariagabriella Pugliese, Filomena Loffredo, Maria Quarto, Vincenzo Roca, Gianna Vivaldo, Alba Zanini

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 323-326
    Received: 26 November 2014
    Accepted: 18 December 2014
    Published: 04 January 2015
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    Abstract: The assessment of space radiation exposure on plants, animals, cell cultures, as well as the astronauts, is crucial not only because it is very different from that to which they are subjected on the earth, but also to understand the combined effects of exposure to space radiation under microgravity. In particular, we evaluated the equivalent dose d... Show More