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Contents list for Journal of Environmental Monitoring, issue 6, 2009
Front cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1117
DOI: 10.1039/b910453b
Inside front cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1118
DOI: 10.1039/b910454m
Contents and Chemical Science
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1119
DOI: 10.1039/b910455k
News
JEM News June 2009
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1127
DOI: 10.1039/b909135c
Mike Sharpe provides a summary of the latest environmental news, literature and legislation.
Papers
A study of aerosol entrapment and the influence of wind speed, chamber design and foam density on polyurethane foam passive air samplers used for persistent organic pollutants
Chakra Chaemfa, Edward Wild, Brian Davison, Jonathan L. Barber and Kevin C. Jones,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1135
DOI: 10.1039/b823016a
This study investigates how wind speed and deployment conditions can affect the performance of a widely used passive air sampling medium (three dimensional image of trapped atmospheric particulates (green).
Particulate air pollution in transport micro-environments
Zaheer Ahmad Nasir and Ian Colbeck,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1140
DOI: 10.1039/b821824b
A large percentage of the working population spends a significant time commuting in cars or in trains and the knowledge of in-transit exposure to particulate matter is potentially important to understand the total exposure.
Biotransformation and antioxidant enzymes of Dreissena polymorpha for detection of site impact in watercourses of Berlin
Valeska Contardo-Jara, Angela Krueger, Hans-Juergen Exner and Claudia Wiegand,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1147
DOI: 10.1039/b820734h
This paper presents the applicability and restrictions of active biomonitoring using biotransformation and antioxidant enzymes of the moderate sensitive species Dreissena polymorpha as biomarkers for assessment of water quality in reasonable polluted urban watercourses.
Insecticide dissipation from soil and plant surfaces in tropical horticulture of southern Benin, West Africa
Ingrid Rosendahl, Volker Laabs, Cyrien Atcha-Ahowé, Braima James and Wulf Amelung,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1157
DOI: 10.1039/b903470f
This study identified environmental concerns of horticulture in West Africa although pesticide field half-lives were reduced in comparison to temperate climates.
Nanoplankton population dynamics and dissolved oxygen change across the bay of Izmir by neural networks
F. S. Sunlu, I. Demir, G. Onkal Engin, B. Buyukisik, U. Sunlu, T. Koray and S. Kukrer,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1165
DOI: 10.1039/b815185g
In this study, neural network analysis was used to construct prediction models for nanoplankton population change with nutrients and other environmentally important parameters. The predicatable results for the future were obtained.
An assessment of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in wild and rope grown blue mussels (Mytilius edulis) from Scottish coastal waters
L. Webster, M. Russell, P. Walsham, L. A. Phillips, G. Packer, I. Hussy, J. A. Scurfield, E. J. Dalgarno and C. F. Moffat,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1169
DOI: 10.1039/b901012b
Persistent organic pollutants were measured in Scottish farmed and wild mussels. Site-specific and seasonal differences were investigated and concentrations assessed using a recently proposed traffic light system.
Comparing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in airborne particles in Guangzhou and Hong Kong: sources, seasonal variations and inland outflow
Jun Li, Xiang Liu, Li-Li Yu, Gan Zhang, Xiang-Dong Li, Celine S. L. Lee and Hai-Tao Lin,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1185
DOI: 10.1039/b900525k
Significant atmospheric PBDE pollution was observed in the inland (Guangzhou) of the PRD, and the outflow from this area contributed to the elevated levels of PBDEs in Hong Kong.
Impact of recreation on recreational water quality of a small tropical stream
Dawn Arlene Teresa Phillip, Peter Antoine, Vincent Cooper, Lorraine Francis, Erin Mangal, Nabilla Seepersad, Rajesh Ragoo, Shalini Ramsaran, Ianthe Singh and Adash Ramsubhag,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1192
DOI: 10.1039/b817452k
We investigated the impact of recreation-driven resuspension of river sediments on microbial water quality.
The occurrence of chloramphenicol and tetracyclines in municipal sewage and the Nanming River, Guiyang City, China
Hong Liu, Guoping Zhang, Cong-Qiang Liu, Ling Li and Meng Xiang,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1199
DOI: 10.1039/b820492f
Municipal sewage makes a large contribution to antibiotic contamination in a river. We found that tetracyclines show weaker sorption than indicated by previous studies, possibly due to the high Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations and pH of surface water in a carbonate area.
Influence of in situ biological activity on the vertical profile of pre-emergence herbicides in sediment
Damien A. Devault, Sébastien Delmotte, Georges Merlina, Puy Lim, Magali Gerino and Eric Pinelli,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1206
DOI: 10.1039/b820793c
Sediment stocks contaminants and is the location of early diagenesis which impacts on the process of chemical biodegradation. The coring experiment presented confronts early diagenesis indicators and pre-emergence herbicides in reservoir sediment.
Temporal distribution, behaviour and reactivities of BTEX compounds in a suburban Atlantic area during a year
Débora Pérez-Rial, Purificación López-Mahía, Soledad Muniategui-Lorenzo and Darío Prada-Rodríguez,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1216
DOI: 10.1039/b819370c
This work summarises a study of the temporal distribution, behaviour, reactivities and possible origin of BTEX compounds in a suburban Atlantic area during a year.
Utility of benthic foraminifera for biomonitoring of contamination in marine sediments: A case study from the Naples harbour (Southern Italy)
Luciana Ferraro, Simone Sammartino, Maria Luisa Feo, Paola Rumolo, Daniela Salvagio Manta, Ennio Marsella and Mario Sprovieri,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1226
DOI: 10.1039/b819975b
The paper represents an improvement on the knowledge of the potential toxic effects of a variety of pollutants on the distribution patterns of benthic foraminiferal species.
Distribution and behavior of manganese in the Alto do Paranapanema Basin
R. Bonne Hernández, E. Oliveira and B. P. Espósito,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1236
DOI: 10.1039/b822579f
Manganese speciation was investigated in the Alto do Paranapanema Basin, a Brazilian environmental protection area, as a means of determining the mobility of a potentially neurotoxic metal.
Relationship of pyrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contamination among environmental solid media
Dong Won Kim, Seung Kyu Kim and Dong Soo Lee,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1244
DOI: 10.1039/b900620f
The relationship of PAH contamination among environmental solid media evidenced that environmental quality objectives for soil and bottom sediment should be set in a more coherent manner under the conditions of heavy rain and/or large river regime coefficient.
First record of butyltin body burden and imposex status in Hexaplex trunculus (L.) along the Tunisian coast
Youssef Lahbib, Sami Abidli, Jean François Chiffoleau, Bernard Averty and Najoua Trigui El Menif,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1253
DOI: 10.1039/b822102b
Butyltin concentration was assessed for the first time in a gastropod collected along Tunisian waters.
Episodic discharge of lead, copper and antimony from a Norwegian small arm shooting range
Arnljot Einride Strømseng, Marita Ljønes, Loella Bakka and Espen Mariussen,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1259
DOI: 10.1039/b823194j
Elements, such as lead, copper and antimony, from use of ammunition may leach into the waterway and pose an environmental threat. High flow conditions may lead to a sudden increase in elemental discharge.
Terpenoid emissions from Quercus robur. A case study of Galicia (NW Spain)
Débora Pérez-Rial, Josep Peñuelas, Purificación López-Mahía and Joan Llusià,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1268
DOI: 10.1039/b819960d
In this work we have studied the terpenoid emissions from Quercus robur species at a leaf-level and we have estimated the forest emissions in a northwestern region of Spain.
Comparison of methods for measuring atmospheric deposition of arsenic, cadmium, nickel and lead
Wenche Aas, Laurent Y. Alleman, Elke Bieber, Dieter Gladtke, Jean-Luc Houdret, Vuokko Karlsson and Christian Monies,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1276
DOI: 10.1039/b822330k
A new European standard has been developed for the measurement of atmospheric deposition of trace elements. Wet only or bulk collectors are recommended at wet rural sites and Bergerhoff or bulk bottle+funnel methods at industrial sites.
Oil spill management: elimination kinetics of PAHs in mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Rita Enwere, Patricia Pollard, Lynda Webster, Ian Davies and Colin Moffat,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1284
DOI: 10.1039/b821346a
Efficient oil spill management in the marine environment requires the ability to predict the rate of loss of individual priority hydrocarbon compounds from marine organisms. Rate of elimination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from mussels decreases with increase in molecular weight and degree of alkylation.
Technical Notes
Underestimation of sulfate concentration in PM2.5 using a semi-continuous particle instrument based on ion chromatography
Xiaohong Yao, Kerolyn Shairsingh, Ping Hai Lam and Greg J. Evans,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1292
DOI: 10.1039/b819630c
The GPIC is subdivided into two systems that semi-continuously collect and analyze particulate matter and their gaseous counterparts. Species of interest include SO42-, NO3-, etc.
Effects of a drought period on physico-chemical surface water quality in a regional catchment area
Gert-Jan Wilbers, Gertjan Zwolsman, Gerard Klaver and A. Jan Hendriks,
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1298
DOI: 10.1039/b816109g
This study shows that the impact of a drought period on physico-chemical water quality in a small catchment is relatively small as inflow of deep groundwater and input of treated effluents sustain a constant base flow in the river.
Back cover
J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1303
DOI: 10.1039/b910456a
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