Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 27 Issue 2

Policy tools for agricultural nonpoint source water pollution control in the U.S. and E.U.

Ann Drevno

In the USA and Europe, agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution continues to be among the chief impediments to achieving water quality standards. While the implementation of…

The integrated model of theory planned behavior, value, and image for explaining public transport passengers’ intention to reuse

Sik Sumaedi, Medi Yarmen, I Gede Mahatma Yuda Bakti, Tri Rakhmawati, Nidya J Astrini, Tri Widianti

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the simultaneous effect of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control (PBC), perceived value, and image on public…

Reforestation with Abies cephalonica Loudon: a five-year study of seedling survival

Vassilis Detsis, Georgios Efthimiou, Olga Theodoropoulou, Stavroula Siorokou

The purpose of this paper is to establish the effects on the survival of outplanted Abies cephalonica Loudon seedlings of seedling characteristics, site characteristics and…

Enabling local authorities to produce short-term energy plans: A multidisciplinary decision support approach

Stella Androulaki, Haris Doukas, Vangelis Marinakis, Leandro Madrazo, Nikoletta-Zabbeta Legaki

The purpose of this paper is to identify the most appropriate multidisciplinary data sources related with energy optimization decision support as well as the related…

Whey decontamination by kefir immobilized on grape stalks

Magdalini Soupioni, Alexandra Psarologou

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the possibility of a new biocatalyst prepared by kefir cells immobilization on grape stalks (GS) to reduce quickly and efficiently the…

Use of waste derived fuels in cement industry: a review

Nickolaos Chatziaras, Constantinos S. Psomopoulos, Nickolas J. Themelis

Cement production has advanced greatly in the last few decades. The traditional fuels used in traditional kilns include coal, oil, petroleum coke, and natural gas. Energy costs…

Study on industrial macropollutants discharges in Milan sewer system

Shervin Shahvi, Enrico Orsi, Roberto Canziani, Enrico Larcan, Gianfranco Becciu

The purpose of this paper is to study the transformation of some macropollutants including hydrocarbons, surfactants and metals in Milan west sewer basin. The study is part of a…

Source separation and recycling potential of municipal solid waste in Ghana

S. Oduro-Kwarteng, K. P. Anarfi, H. M.K. Essandoh

The purpose of this paper is to assess the waste characteristics and separation efficiency of source separation of household waste in low- and middle-income communities in Kumasi…

Using life cycle assessment for estimating environmental impacts and eco-costs from the metal waste in the construction industry

Khairulzan Yahya, Halim Boussabaine, Ali Nasser Alzaed

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to estimate the ecological costs form metal waste based on life cycle assessment (LCA) environmental impacts generated from the…