Volume 11
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The Yannarie Solar Project: Design of a Solar Saltfield in Western Australia to Safeguard the Natural Environment
General
The Northwest Coast of Western Australia is the location for a number of large solar saltfields. More than 10 million tonnes of high grade solar salt is exported annually from these saltfields; predominantly servicing the chloralkali industries of Northern and Southeast Asia. Straits Resources...
Development of a biofilter media for removal of hydrogen sulphide
General
Industrial facilities emit pollutant air that contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and reduced sulphur compounds (RSCs) which are nuisance, corrosive to materials and dangerous to health. In recent years, biofiltration has replaced numerous conventional processes (i.e. adsorption) due to its...
Benefit of ecotoxicological bioassays in the evaluation of a biological treatment of PAHs polluted soil
General
The performance of a biological treatment of a PAH-contaminated soil was evaluated with respect to its physicochemical and ecotoxicological properties. After six months, the biological treatment led to an significant reduction of 2- and 3-ring PAHs and to a lesser extent to 4-ring PAHs. As a...
Behaviour of trace elements during the naturel evaporation of sea water: case of solar salt works of Sfax saline (S.E. of Tunisia)
General
We have carried out a geochemical study on the behaviour of certain trace elements during the evaporative concentration of free brines (salinity from 41 to 400 ‰) of the solar salt works of Sfax saline (S.E of Tunisia). The elements concerned by this survey are Zinc, Cadmium, Manganese, Molybdenum...
Super Absorbent Polymers in Environmental Remediation
General
Laboratory studies reported earlier, have shown very promising results in the selective removal of dyes from aqueous solutions by a commercially available (super absorbent polymer) SAP, Jalshakti® (JS). JS is mesoporous in nature and is a potential adsorbent for the basic dyes studied. This paper...
Stabilization/Solidification (S/S) Pb and W Contaminated Soils using Type I/II Portland Cement, Silica Fume Cement and Cement Kiln Dust
General
Stabilization/solidification (S/S) processes were utilized to immobilize lead (Pb) and tungsten (W) in contaminated soils, the inclusion of W motivated by the use of the new W-based ammunition. Artificially contaminated soils were prepared by mixing either kaolinite or montmorillonite with 10% Pb...
Rehabilitation of abandoned saltworks to maximize conservation, ecotourism and water treatment potential
General
Numerous saltworks have been abandoned throughout the Greek islands and mainland as operations have decreased in number and increased in size. Such areas have great potential for serving the broader society if rehabilitated correctly. Changes in landscape uses recently, especially agricultural...
Treatment of distillery spent wash by combined UF and RO processes
General
The present study deals with the treatment of distillery spent wash by an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane followed by reverse osmosis (RO) membrane on a pilot scale membrane setup. The performance of the system was evaluated by varying applied pressure on the thin-film composite polyamide (TFC-PA) UF...
Investigation of the Annual Variability of the Aleppo Pine Tree-Rings Width: the Relationships with the Climatic Conditions in the Attica Basin
General
The relationships between the annual variability of the Aleppo pine tree-ring widths and the variability of the main climatic parameters in the Attica basin are analysed in the present study for a 45-year period (1959-2003). The Principal Components Analysis was applied to the times-series of the...
Secovlje Salina Nature Park, Slovenia – new business model for preservation of wetlands at risk
General
Ecological management plan and its implementation for particular wetland are highly dependent on securing effective management tools, including management according to the management plan. The implementation of such a plan requires adequate resources, both in terms of human and financial support...