In the recent years, agricultural soils have received more chemicals in various forms for higher yields. This may result in the accumulation of metals in soils which subsequently may be transferred into the agricultural crops. In the present investigation, nickel content of 58 composite soil samples and also agricultural crops, is studied. Ni in samples of soil and agricultural products were ex...

Outdoor lighting is becoming increasingly widespread, and residents are suffering from serious light pollution as a result. Residents’ awareness of their rights to protection has gradually increased. However, due to the sometimes-inaccessible nature of residential vertical light incidence intensity data and the high cost of obtaining specific measurements, there is no appropriate hierarchic com...

in the recent years, agricultural soils have received more chemicals in various forms for higher yields. this may result in the accumulation of metals in soils which subsequently may be transferred into the agricultural crops. in the present investigation, nickel content of 58 composite soil samples and also agricultural crops, is studied. ni in samples of soil and agricultural products were ex...

Banjarbarucity – located in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia – has high temperatures average and rain intensity. Those cause various disasters and adverse impacts on human life. Moreover, high urbanization and infrastructure development contribute landcover change and the increase of non-vegetation landcover. Air pollution from transportation needs to be reduced by developing urban forest i...

In this study, based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework, we empirically examine the effects of trade openness and the level of economic development on pollution emission across the Chinese provinces. Our regression analysis shows that increasing trade openness contributes to higher pollution emission, where the effect of the former may be realized through its impacts on total fa...

INTRODUCTION Exposure to air pollution impairs aspects of endothelial function such as flow-mediated dilation (FMD). Outdoor exercisers are frequently exposed to air pollution, but how exercising in air pollution affects endothelial function and how these effects are modified by exercise intensity are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effe...

Trade growth for a relatively poor country is thought to shift the composition of industrial output towards dirtier products, aggravating environmental damage. China's rapidly growing trade and serious environmental degradation appear to be no exception. However, much of China's trade growth is attributable to the international fragmentation of production. This kind of trade could be cleaner, i...

This paper investigates two aspects of China's pollution levy system that has been implemented for about 20 years in China. First, the determinants of differences in enforcement of the pollution levy across urban areas are analyzed. The results show that actual collections of the uniformly designed pollution levy are sensitive to differences in economic development and environmental quality, wh...

Atomic absorption spectrophotometery showed significant levels of contamination by Cd, Hg, Cu, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cr and Sn in fish habitats. Fatty acids from meat were detected by gas chromatography. C12:0, C20:0, C16:1(n-7), C16:1(n-9), C18:1(n-9), C20:1(n-9), C18:2(n-6), C18:4(n-3), C22:4(n-6), C20:5(n-3) and C22:4(n-6) fatty acids were found missing in fish obtained from area of higher pollution w...