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Contents list for Journal of Environmental Monitoring, issue 11, 2009
Front cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1889
DOI: 10.1039/b922075p
Inside front cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1890
DOI: 10.1039/b922076n
Contents and Highlights in Chemical Science
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1891
DOI: 10.1039/b922077c
News
News
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1903
DOI: 10.1039/b920555c
Mike Sharpe provides a summary of the latest environmental news, literature and legislation.
Conference Report
Meeting Report—3rd international passive sampling workshop and related satellites
Graham A. Mills, Richard Greenwood, Branislav Vrana and Tomá
Ocelka,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1911
DOI: 10.1039/b913775k
Application of passive sampling technology for monitoring pollutants in water is now approaching the level of regulatory acceptance achieved by devices used to measure time weighted averaged concentrations of contaminants in air.
Critical Review
Statistical approaches used to assess and redesign surface water-quality-monitoring networks
B. Khalil and T. B. M. J. Ouarda,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1915
DOI: 10.1039/b909521g
This paper is a state-of-the-art comprehensive review of the statistical approaches utilized for the assessment and redesign of surface water quality monitoring networks. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach are presented and discussed. The paper ends with recommendations of newly developed techniques that overcome the disadvantages of the presented approaches as well as areas of further research.
Papers
Arsenic speciation in Japanese rice drinks and condiments
Antonio J. Signes-Pastor, Claire Deacon, Richard O. Jenkins, Parvez I. Haris, Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina and Andrew A. Meharg,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1930
DOI: 10.1039/b911615j
Arsenic speciation in commercial Japanese rice drinks and condiments shows high levels of inorganic arsenic that may be potentially harmful to human health. It is advisable to eat these products prepared from other cereals, at least until low inorganic arsenic containing rice is available.
Survey on LPS endotoxin in rejected water from sludge treatment facility
Mokhtar Guizani, Mahmoud Dhahbi and Naoyuki Funamizu,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1935
DOI: 10.1039/b911165d
This paper assesses LPS endotoxin in rejected water from sludge treatment plant. Rejected water found to contain a considerable amount of organic matter showing endotoxicity which remains in the effluent.
Application of a sensor system for determining the kind and quantity of two component VOC mixtures in air after the use of solvents
Andrzej Szczurek, Monika Maciejewska, Barbara Flisowska-Wiercik and 
ukasz Bodzoj,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1942
DOI: 10.1039/b907820g
A sensor system consisting of measuring elements (shown in the figure) has successfully identified organic compounds, resulting from the use of solvents, and determined their concentrations.
Monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in Africa. Part 1: Passive air sampling across the continent in 2008
J. Klánová, P. 
upr, I. Holoubek, J. Bor
vková, P. P
ibylová, R. Kare, T. Tomej and T. Ocelka,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1952
DOI: 10.1039/b913415h
An air sampling survey was conducted across the African continent with the aim to establish baseline atmospheric levels of POPs as a reference for future monitoring programs.
Monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in Africa. Part 2: Design of a network to monitor the continental and intercontinental background
G. Lammel, P. Dobrovolný, A. Dvorská, K. Chromá, R. Brázdil, I. Holoubek and J. Hoek,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1964
DOI: 10.1039/b913418b
Based on a pilot phase sampling programme in 2008 and objective criteria, i.e. meteorological and climatological information from 1961–2007, a continent-wide network is designed.
On the arsenic source mobilisation and its natural enrichment in the sediments of a high mountain cirque in the Pyrenees
Dragos George Zaharescu, Peter S. Hooda, Javier Fernandez, Antonio Palanca Soler and Carmen Ionela Burghelea,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1973
DOI: 10.1039/b912432b
Here we report on the natural enrichment with arsenic, a hazardous trace element, and its mobilisation/transportation from source areas in a glacial origin cirque of the Pyrenees.
Monitoring reservoir water quality with Formosat-2 high spatiotemporal imagery
Chih-Hua Chang, Cheng-Chien Liu, Ching-Gung Wen, I-Fan Cheng, Chi-Kin Tam and Ching-Shiang Huang,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1982
DOI: 10.1039/b912897b
We develop an effective and reliable approach for mapping the water contents of Chlorophyll-a and suspended solids for the Tsengwen Reservoir, based on the high spatiotemporal observations made by Formosat-2 that are difficult to attain with other space-borne platforms.
Onsite infectious agents and toxins monitoring in 12 May Sichuan earthquake affected areas
Maosheng Yao, Tong Zhu, Kejun Li, Shuofei Dong, Yan Wu, Xinghua Qiu, Bo Jiang, Liansheng Chen and Shiqi Zhen,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1993
DOI: 10.1039/b910243d
A mobilized laboratory consisting of advanced bioaerosol sampling and molecular equipment and tools was used for biological agent and toxin monitoring in the Sichuan earthquake disaster areas.
Perfluorinated compounds in delivering women from south central Vietnam
Charlotta Rylander, Duong Trong Phi, Jon Řyvind Odland and Torkjel M. Sandanger,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2002
DOI: 10.1039/b908551c
The association between age, body mass index, parity, place of residence and plasma concentrations of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were assessed in a study population of 91 delivering women from Vietnam.
Assessment of the optimal time interval for repeated soil surveys at intensively monitored forest plots
W. de Vries, G. J. Reinds and M. F. P. Bierkens,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b909480f
Novel statistical methods are described and applied to optimize soil monitoring programmes by calculating time intervals that are needed to assess significant differences in element pools.
Spatial inhomogeneity of metals in particulate matter on ambient air filters determined by LA-ICP-MS and comparison with acid digestion ICP-MS
Richard J. C. Brown, Kym. E. Jarvis, Benoit A. Disch, Sharon L. Goddard and Andrew S. Brown,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2022
DOI: 10.1039/b911441f
LA-ICP-MS has been used to examine the spatial distribution of metals in particulate matter on ambient air filters. The implications of the inhomogeneous distribution observed for the sub-sampling of such filters for multiple analyses have been discussed.
Comparison of methods for the detection and extrapolation of trends in groundwater quality
Ate Visser, Igor Dubus, Hans Peter Broers, Serge Brouyčre, Marek Korcz, Philippe Orban, Pascal Goderniaux, Jordi Batlle-Aguilar, Nicolas Surdyk, Nadia Amraoui, Hélčne Job, Jean Louis Pinault and Marc Bierkens,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2030
DOI: 10.1039/b905926a
The ideal method for investigating trends in groundwater quality depends on the specific goals of the study, the character of the groundwater body and monitoring system, and the available resources.
Contamination of heavy metals in birds from Embalse La Florida (San Luis, Argentina)
Fabricio Damián Cid, Claudia Gatica-Sosa, Rosa Isabel Antón and Enrique Caviedes-Vidal,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2044
DOI: 10.1039/b906227k
Lead and cadmium in three bird species of the Midwest of Argentina were monitored and the potential risk of these heavy metals are discussed.
Study of Pb sources by Pb isotope ratios in the airborne PM10 of Zaragoza, Spain
María Teresa de la Cruz, Francisco Laborda, María Soledad Callén, José Manuel López and Ana María Mastral,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2052
DOI: 10.1039/b912274e
Lead concentrations and lead isotope compositions in the airborne PM10 of Zaragoza were determined in order to discern lead sources as well as to check the influence of the leaded gasoline ban during the studied period: 2001–2004.
Factors affecting metal exchange between sediment and water in an estuarine reservoir: A spatial and seasonal observation
Joo-Hyon Kang, Young Geun Lee, Keun-Young Lee, Sung Min Cha, Kyung Hwa Cho, Yun Seok Lee, Seo Jin Ki, In-Ho Yoon, Kyoung-Woong Kim and Joon Ha Kim,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2058
DOI: 10.1039/b910526c
Comprehensive spatiotemporal monitoring data statistically elucidated the relationships between seasonal benthic conditions and the levels of metallic elements in sediment and overlying water in a contaminated Korean estuarine reservoir.
Annual transition and seasonal variation of indoor air pollution levels of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in large-scale buildings in Nagoya, Japan
Kiyoshi Sakai, Michihiro Kamijima, Eiji Shibata, Hiroyuki Ohno and Tamie Nakajima,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2068
DOI: 10.1039/b910558a
The emission of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol continues for a long time with seasonal variation after combining some factors on the alkali hydrolysis of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatein flooring materials.
Ship particulate pollutants: Characterization in terms of environmental implication
O. Popovicheva, E. Kireeva, N. Shonija, N. Zubareva, N. Persiantseva, V. Tishkova, B. Demirdjian, J. Moldanová and V. Mogilnikov,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2077
DOI: 10.1039/b908180a
Analysis of ship-emitted particulate characteristics: morphology, microstructure, elemental composition, inorganic/mineral/metal chemistry and volatile, water soluble and ionic compounds, responsible for environmental impact, and more precisely for interaction with water in the humid marine boundary layer.
Technical Note
Application of bag sampling technique for particle size distribution measurements
M. Mazaheri, G. R. Johnson and L. Morawska,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2087
DOI: 10.1039/b907891f
A mobile sampling technique was developed to temporarily store aerosol samples in order to provide sufficient time for slower instruments to analyse the sample. The novelty of this technique lies in its ability to be used in on-road exhaust measurement studies.
Back cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 2091
DOI: 10.1039/b922078j
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