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Environments, Volume 5, Issue 3

March 2018 - 11 articles

Cover Story: Analytical data related to trace contamination in three officinal plants from the Peruvian Amazonian forest (Graviola, Mullaca, and Balsamina) caused by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), as organochlorine pesticides, are reported and discussed. The recorded DDT contamination could be due to its use against malaria in the period 1992–1997 or to a probable usage of dicoflos and rothane insecticide in the harvesting area. Our analytical determinations exclude the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls. View this paper
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Articles (11)

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
11,025 Views
18 Pages

Rural mountain communities in developing countries are considered particularly vulnerable to environmental change, including climate change. Forests and agriculture provide numerous ecosystem goods and services (EGS) to local communities and can help...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
13,361 Views
16 Pages

The main aim of this study was to identify the enabling conditions that can lead to better wastewater management by industries (non-oil and gas sector) in Nigeria. The relevant data and information’s required for this study were obtained through semi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,244 Views
16 Pages

Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from Farmers and Peri-Urban Fringe Residents in South Australia

  • Guy M. Robinson,
  • Douglas K. Bardsley,
  • Christopher M. Raymond,
  • Tegan Underwood,
  • Emily Moskwa,
  • Delene Weber,
  • Nicolette Waschl and
  • Annette M. Bardsley

This paper reports on results from two major research projects conducted in South Australia. The first investigates adaptation to climate change in two of the state’s major grain and sheep farming regions, using semi-structured interviews and focus g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,480 Views
17 Pages

A Method to Estimate Students’ Exposure to Road Traffic Noise Events

  • Simone Secchi,
  • Giovanni Brambilla,
  • David Casini and
  • Gianfranco Cellai

The correlation between exposure to traffic noise and students’ performance and annoyance has been investigated in literature mainly considering the relationship between indoor equivalent A-weighted sound pressure level (LAeq) and students’ cognitive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
11,754 Views
11 Pages

This article envisions urban agriculture as a solution to address global warming by decreasing the urban heat island effect while also addressing many other urban sustainability issues, such as multi-functionality, creating new commons, amenities and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
16,121 Views
16 Pages

Integrated Approach to Sustainable Land Use Management

  • Zita Izakovičová,
  • Jana Špulerová and
  • František Petrovič

This article presents the integrated approach to sustainable land use management based on the assessment of land use and related land cover changes. Land use changes are conditioned by human activities producing changes in landscape cover and initiat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,449 Views
14 Pages

Alkali-Activated Mortars for Sustainable Building Solutions: Effect of Binder Composition on Technical Performance

  • Agnese Attanasio,
  • Livio Pascali,
  • Vito Tarantino,
  • Wanda Arena and
  • Alessandro Largo

There is a growing interest in the construction sector in the use of sustainable binders as an alternative to ordinary Portland cement, the production of which is highly impacting on the environment, due to high carbon dioxide emissions and energy co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,173 Views
20 Pages

We explored how presence data and expert opinions performed with respect to identifying the ecological preferences and the spatial needs of six butterfly species in the Federal State of Saxony, Germany. We used presence records and a land-cover map....

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,296 Views
20 Pages

Contamination of Plants from Amazonia by Environmental Pollution

  • Bartolomeo Sebastiani and
  • Stefano Falcinelli

Analytical data concerning the contamination on three officinal plants due to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), as organochlorine pesticides, are reported and discussed. Analyzed vegetation—“Graviola” (Annona muricata), “Mullaca” (Physalis angula...

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Environments - ISSN 2076-3298