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Contents list for Journal of Environmental Monitoring, issue 1, 2010
Front cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 1
DOI: 10.1039/b926632c
Contents
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 3
DOI: 10.1039/b926633j
News
News
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 19
DOI: 10.1039/b925186n
Mike Sharpe provides a summary of the latest environmental news, literature and legislation.
Editorials
Water and water related issues
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 27
DOI: 10.1039/b924224b
Deb Swackhamer, Editorial Board Chair, introduces this themed issue on water and water related issues, and looks forward to the start of a new decade for JEM.
Profile
Contributors to the Water themed issue
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 28
DOI: 10.1039/b923904a
Journal of Environmental Monitoring profiles the contributors to the Water issue
Focus
Implementation of E.U. Water Framework Directive: source assessment of metallic substances at catchment levels
Ho-Sik Chon, Dieudonne-Guy Ohandja and Nikolaos Voulvoulis,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 36
DOI: 10.1039/b907851g
Anthropogenic sources of metallic substances at catchment levels are identified, according to the E.U. Water Framework Directive.
Editorials
Foreword: JEM Spotlight: Nuclear desalination—environmental impacts and implications for planning and monitoring activities
André P. Maïsseu,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 48
DOI: 10.1039/b913882j
André Maïsseu introduces the JEM Spotlight Critical Review.
Critical Reviews
JEM Spotlight: Nuclear desalination—environmental impacts and implications for planning and monitoring activities
Vladimir Anastasov and Ibrahim Khamis,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 50
DOI: 10.1039/b907794d
The environmental impacts of nuclear desalination projects have not been assessed through comprehensive monitoring programs and are largely unknown. This paper tries to highlight some of the essential environmental impacts and provide an overview of their nature and magnitude.
Fate and removal of estrogens in municipal wastewater
LeeAnn Racz and Ramesh K. Goel,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 58
DOI: 10.1039/b917298j
Estrogens, important endocrine disrupting compounds, enter surface waters through wastewater treatment effluent. This review provides current and in-depth knowledge of the fate, transport, effects and treatment of natural and synthetic estrogens.
Long-term monitoring of river water nitrate: how much data do we need?
T. P. Burt, N. J. K. Howden, F. Worrall and M. J. Whelan,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 71
DOI: 10.1039/b913003a
Upward trends in river water nitrate concentration in the post-war period reflect the intensification of agriculture, including a shift to arable crops, land drainage and increased fertiliser use. Riparian buffer zones (right-hand side of photograph) provide some protection for aquatic ecosystems from agricultural nitrate pollution.
New methods to monitor emerging chemicals in the drinking water production chain
Annemarie van Wezel, Margreet Mons and Wouter van Delft,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 80
DOI: 10.1039/b912979k
New techniques enable a shift towards monitoring chemicals affecting water quality during the whole production chain. This brings about more information on more diverse substances, underpinning the pro-active management of drinking water production.
How reliable are environmental data on 
orphan
elements? The case of bismuth concentrations in surface waters
Montserrat Filella,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 90
DOI: 10.1039/b914307f
Like all elements of the periodic table, bismuth is ubiquitously distributed throughout the environment as a result of natural processes and human activities. In this first critical review paper on the existing information on bismuth occurrence in natural waters, 125 papers on fresh and marine waters have been collated.
The fate of metals in wastewater treated by the activated sludge process and membrane bioreactors: A brief review
Ana Santos and Simon Judd,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 110
DOI: 10.1039/b918161j
The most advanced biotreatment process available, the membrane bioreactor which provides complete solids removal with enhanced biotreatment, reduces the metals concentration by no more than 55% over the conventional process.
Perspectives
Planning for sustainability in China's urban development: Status and challenges for Dongtan eco-city project
Hefa Cheng and Yuanan Hu,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 119
DOI: 10.1039/b911473d
This perspective presents the development of the Dongtan eco-city project on Chongming Island, Shanghai, particularly on how it plans to address issues including energy, water, waste, transportation, and ecosystem protection, and discusses the challenges of eco-city development based on the Dongtan experience.
A systematic approach to choosing an automated nutrient analyser for river monitoring
Ulrike Bende-Michl and Peter B. Hairsine,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 127
DOI: 10.1039/b910156j
A variety of high frequency instruments for monitoring river nutrient concentrations have recently become available. In this article a structured method to choose the appropriate equipment is presented.
Frontier
On the challenge of quantifying man-made nanoparticles in the aquatic environment
Alan G. Howard,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 135
DOI: 10.1039/b913681a
The release of novel man-made nanoparticles into the environment requires new approaches to their quantification in natural water systems; is this the next frontier of analytical method development?
Papers
Responses of two sentinel species (Hexagenia limbata—mayfly; Pyganodon grandis—bivalve) along spatial cadmium gradients in lakes and rivers in northwestern Québec
Stéphane Masson, Yves Couillard, Peter G. C. Campbell, Caroline Olsen, Bernadette Pinel-Alloul and Olivier Perceval,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 143
DOI: 10.1039/b912185d
Higher dissolved Mn concentrations in waters overlying sediments of lakes and rivers protect against Cd bioaccumulation in the burrowing larvae of the mayfly Hexagenia limbata.
Development of water quality thresholds during dredging for the protection of benthic primary producer habitats
Jeremy J. Sofonia and Richard K. F. Unsworth,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 159
DOI: 10.1039/b904986j
Monitoring natural underwater light environments can provide robust, biologically meaningful, water quality thresholds for use in the management and protection of benthic primary producers during dredging and coastal development programs.
Natural attenuation of nutrients in a mediterranean drainage canal
Fotini E. Stamati, Nikolaos Chalkias, Daniel Moraetis and Nikolaos P. Nikolaidis,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 164
DOI: 10.1039/b913083g
The removal of nutrients due to natural attenuation mechanisms were elucidated by investigating the fluxes in groundwater, sediments, and reeds (Phragmites Australis and Arundo Donax) in a Mediterranean drainage canal.
Equivalence versus classical statistical tests in water quality assessments
Murage Ngatia, David Gonzalez, Steve San Julian and Arin Conner,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 172
DOI: 10.1039/b912098j
We present an innovative method of collecting high frequency organic carbon data in the field using laboratory process analyzers as well as demonstrating the advantage of using equivalence statistical tests which are not widely known in water quality science.
Recent trends in nutrient concentrations in Estonian rivers as a response to large-scale changes in land-use intensity and life-styles
Arvo Iital, Karin Pachel, Enn Loigu, Margus Pihlak and Ülle Leisk,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 178
DOI: 10.1039/b912923e
The paper describes the effects of large-scale changes in emissions on nutrient concentrations in rivers in Estonia. The study results will help environmental authorities and policy makers to focus on more cost-effective options to control pollution.
Spatial patterns of surface water quality in the Cértima River basin, central Portugal
Raquel Vasconcelos Ferreira, Mário Azevedo Cerqueira, Maria Teresa Condesso de Melo, Daniela Rebelo de Figueiredo and Jan Jacob Keizer,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 189
DOI: 10.1039/b914409a
The extended sampling network of this study has provided new insight into the importance of the catchment's four types of water bodies, and of the associated physical-environmental and land-cover/use settings.
A multi-year survey of organic disinfection by-products in drinking waters of Castilla y León, Spain. The need and difficulty to comply with the legal limit of 2009
Rafael J. Garcia-Villanova, Belén Blanca Mera, Ana M. González Paramás, J. Miguel Hernández Hierro, Ramón Ardanuy Albajar and Ivania M. Toruño Fonseca,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 200
DOI: 10.1039/b911269c
The largest use of surface waters (frequently with high T.O.C. values), the moderate-to-high water temperatures during the warm seasons and the high chlorine dosages which are frequently applied account for the high levels of disinfection by-products.
Trace elements in recent groundwater of an artesian flow system and comparison with snow: enrichments, depletions, and chemical evolution of the water
William Shotyk, Michael Krachler, Werner Aeschbach-Hertig, Stephen Hillier and Jiancheng (James) Zheng,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 208
DOI: 10.1039/b909723f
Using clean lab methods and ICP-SMS, trace elements in recent groundwaters emanating from two artesian flows in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada were found to be either significantly enriched or depleted, relative to the precipitation (collected as snow) from which they are derived.
The unintended energy impacts of increased nitrate contamination from biofuels production
Kelly M. Twomey, Ashlynn S. Stillwell and Michael E. Webber,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 218
DOI: 10.1039/b913137j
Increases in corn cultivation for biofuels production, due to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, are likely to lead to increases in nitrate concentrations in both surface and groundwater resources in the United States.
Correlations between in situ sensor measurements and trace organic pollutants in urban streams
Michael B. Henjum, Raymond M. Hozalski, Christine R. Wennen, William Arnold and Paige J. Novak,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 225
DOI: 10.1039/b912544b
We investigated the use of data from standard in situ water quality sensors for predicting the concentrations and loadings of fecal coliform, prometon, atrazine, and caffeine in urban streams.
A comparison of total maximum daily load (TMDL) calculations in urban streams using near real-time and periodic sampling data
Michael B. Henjum, Raymond M. Hozalski, Christine R. Wennen, Paige J. Novak and William A. Arnold,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 234
DOI: 10.1039/b912990a
A network of in situ sensors and nutrient analyzers collecting high frequency data demonstrates that periodic sampling is prone to underestimate pollutant loads.
The potential use of fauna and bacteria as ecological indicators for the assessment of groundwater quality
Heide Stein, Claudia Kellermann, Susanne I. Schmidt, Heike Brielmann, Christian Steube, Sven E. Berkhoff, Andreas Fuchs, Hans Jürgen Hahn, Barbara Thulin and Christian Griebler,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 242
DOI: 10.1039/b913484k
An improved data basis of the composition of natural groundwater faunal and microbial communities and its driving forces, provide the prerequisite for the identification of ecological criteria.
Changes in abundance of heterotrophic and coliform bacteria resident in stored water bodies in relation to incoming bacterial loads following rain events
Anthony Richard Martin, Peter John Coombes, Tracey Lee Harrison and R. Hugh Dunstan,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 255
DOI: 10.1039/b904042k
This investigation assessed the influx and survivability of bacteria within rainwater tanks following rainfall. Proliferation or deterioration? The results of a time-based sampling regime are presented.
Implications of human pharmaceutical occurrence in the Sindian river of Taiwan: A strategic study of risk assessment
Angela Yu-Chen Lin, Sri Chandana Panchangam and Huan-Yo Chen,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 261
DOI: 10.1039/b903880a
The risk assessment of human pharmaceuticals occurring in the metropolitan Sindian river was investigated based on the novel method proposed in this study which is validated with a high degree of accuracy.
Influence factor of 17
-estradiol photodegradation by heterogeneous Fenton reaction
Yaping Zhao, Minsheng Huang, Ming Ge, Xiaochun Tang and Lu Liu,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 271
DOI: 10.1039/b907804e
E2 degradation was effectively achieved by hydroxyl radicals that were generated in the heterogeneous photo-Fenton process and the E2 degradation mechanism was given combing the previous study.
Fecal steroids in riverine runoff of the Pearl River Delta, South China: Levels, potential sources and inputs to the coastal ocean
Ji-Zhong Wang, Yu-Feng Guan, Hong-Gang Ni, Gui-Jian Liu and Eddy Y. Zeng,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 280
DOI: 10.1039/b909049p
This study, based on the measurements of coprostanol and other fecal steroids in riverine runoff of the Pearl River Delta, South China, shows that direct wastewater discharge has remained a significant source of anthropogenically derived pollution to the aquatic environment.
Spatial assessment of Langat river water quality using chemometrics
Hafizan Juahir, Sharifuddin Md Zain, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Mohd Kamil Yusoff and Mazlin Bin Mokhtar,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 287
DOI: 10.1039/b907306j
Spatial assessment of the Langat River Basin, Malaysia using cluster and discriminant exploratory data analysis with integration of artificial neural network based on the rivers historical water quality data.
Sedimentary pools of phosphorus in the eutrophic Tamar estuary (SW England)
Phil Monbet, Ian D. McKelvie and Paul J. Worsfold,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 296
DOI: 10.1039/b911429g
Speciation of phosphorus in Tamar estuary sediment shows that the exchangeable and organic phosphorus sedimentary pools, although small, are the main potential sources of phosphorus release to the water column.
Adsorptive selenite removal from water using a nano-hydrated ferric oxides (HFOs)/polymer hybrid adsorbent
Bingjun Pan, Lili Xiao, Guangze Nie, Bingcai Pan, Jun Wu, Lu Lv, Weiming Zhang and Shourong Zheng,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 305
DOI: 10.1039/b913827g
A novel hybrid sorbent HFO-201 was fabricated by irreversibly impregnating hydrated Fe(III) oxide (HFO) nanoparticles within a polymeric anion exchange resin D-201 for enhanced removal of selenite from aqueous media.
Sorption of micropollutant estrone to a water treatment ion exchange resin
Peta A. Neale, Maibritt Mastrup, Thomas Borgmann and Andrea I. Schäfer,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 311
DOI: 10.1039/b913338k
The bipolar hormone interacts with the resin in both charged and uncharged states. This has implications on the potential application of IX resin for micropollutant removal and the risks associated with the accumulation of micropollutants on resin materials as well as in brines.
Sediment and water nutrients and microalgae in a coastal shallow lagoon, Ria Formosa (Portugal): Implications for the Water Framework Directive
Ana Brito, Alice Newton, Paul Tett and Teresa F. Fernandes,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 318
DOI: 10.1039/b909429f
Benthic chlorophyll can represent up to 99% of the total chlorophyll of the system, when compared with phytoplankton. Sediment–water interactions are key for the understanding of the lagoon. The Water Framework Directive may fail to track changes in nutrient conditions and algal processes.
Discrimination between diffuse and point sources of arsenic at Zimapán, Hidalgo state, Mexico
Ondra Sracek, María Aurora Armienta, Ramiro Rodríguez and Guadalupe Villaseñor,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 329
DOI: 10.1039/b911873j
This study investigates the differences between point sources (mine tailings) and diffuse sources (regional flow system) of arsenic in a semiarid environment. Both types of sources produce similar concentrations of arsenic in groundwater, but the impact of water from point sources on the health of local population is limited.
The importance of nitrogen limitation in the restoration of Llangorse Lake, Wales, UK
Linda May, Bryan M. Spears, Bernard J. Dudley and Tristan W. Hatton-Ellis,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 338
DOI: 10.1039/b912827a
Llangorse Lake has eutrophication problems. It is partly fed by groundwater, so nutrient inputs may originate from beyond the traditional surface water catchment. Both nitrogen and phosphorus inputs need to be controlled.
Stable carbon and hydrogen isotope analysis of methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-amyl methyl ether by purge and trap-gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry: Method evaluation and application
Dorothea M. Kujawinski, Manuel Stephan, Maik A. Jochmann, Karen Krajenke, Joe Haas and Torsten C. Schmidt,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 347
DOI: 10.1039/b914514a
Sensitive 2-D stable isotope analysis of fuel oxygenates allowed distinction of areas with predominant aerobic (red) and anaerobic (blue) degradation at a gasoline release site.
Monitoring of oxygen condition in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal
Alice Newton, Pedro S. Oliveira, John D. Icely and Peter A. Foster,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 355
DOI: 10.1039/b914015h
This study uses the example of the Ria Formosa, a meso-tidal lagoon on the south coast of Portugal to demonstrate how monitoring of water quality for coastal waters must be well designed to identify symptoms of episodic hypoxia.
Evaluation of surface sampling techniques for collection of Bacillus spores on common drinking water pipe materials
Benjamin H. Packard and Margaret J. Kupferle,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 361
DOI: 10.1039/b917570a
This study evaluated two sampling techniques that drinking water utilities might use to sample exhumed pipe sections for bacterial endospore contamination.
The European bathing water directive: application and consequences in quality monitoring programs
Iago López Martínez, César Álvarez Díaz, José Luis Gil Díaz, José A. Revilla Cortezón and José A. Juanes,
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 369
DOI: 10.1039/b903563j
The novel aspects of the work: the method to evaluate bathing water quality established in the Directive 2006/7/EC is not a good approach in those cases in which normality is not fulfilled. In these cases, using non-parametric methods seems to be a better approach .
Back matter
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 377
DOI: 10.1039/b926634h
Back cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 379
DOI: 10.1039/b926635f
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