The study of regional variations and the anthropogenic contamination by metals of soils is very important for environmental planning and monitoring in urban areas. An extensive survey was conducted in the highly urbanized Kowloon area (46.9 km(2)) of Hong Kong, using a systematic sampling strategy with a sampling density of 3-5 composite soil samples (0-15 cm) per km(2). Geochemical maps of 'to...

The impact of growth management policy through zoning ordinances on land-use and -cover change is a topic of increasing interest, especially with regard to urban sprawl and forest and agricultural land preservation. As urban and residential land use is quickly replacing extractive land use in southern Indiana, implementation of growth management policy has become a topic of great debate. This a...

BACKGROUND The study was initiated by public concern about exposure to an industrial park (IP) emission. The study examined whether mortality in the Bedouin population in the southern part of Israel is associated with the residential distance to the IP. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ecological study during 1995-2001 included the entire Bedouin population. Mortality data was obtained from the Central B...

Only a few researchers have addressed the issue of lifetime exposure related to air pollutant concentration. This study aims develop methodology obtain most reliable estimates historical concentrations pollutants, which would be further applied long-term evaluation. In particular, PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, benzene, and B(a)P been obtained. Data monitored concentrations, model calculations, subsequ...

Numerous surveys have demonstrated that diffuse pollution from urban-residential run-off and industrial discharges can adversely impact salt marsh and tidal creek sediment quality (Barrett & McBrien, 2006; Fox et al., 2001; Iannuzzi et al., 1995; Long et al., 1995; Sanger et al., 2004; White et al., 2005). The impact of shipping activities, including major discharge of fuel oil onto salt marshe...

BACKGROUND Some studies have noted an association between maternal occupational exposures to chlorinated solvents and birth defects in offspring, but data are lacking on the potential impact of industrial air emissions of these solvents on birth defects. METHODS With data from the Texas Birth Defects Registry for births occurring in 1996-2008, we examined the relation between maternal residen...

Monitoring the sealing-over of the soil surface by impermeable material in urban environments is of great interest as a key indicator of sustainable land use. Many studies have attempted to automatically classify surface impermeability by using satellite or aerial imagery. Air photo interpretation (API) has been used as a method to verify their accuracy. However, independent accuracy assessment...

Low-density residential development, the fastest growing land use in the USA, is increasingly occurring adjacent to protected areas and in areas of high biodiversity. Thus, determining the environmental impacts, including the cumulative impacts, of proposed residential developments is a pressing challenge. The relative abundance and species richness of anurans in 19 ponds surrounded by landscap...

Monitoring soil sealing in urban environments is of great interest as a key indicator of sustainable land use. Many studies have attempted to automatically classify surface impermeability by using satellite or aerial imagery. Air photo interpretation (API) has been used as a method to verify their accuracy. However, independent accuracy assessments of API have not been widely reported. The aims...

extended abstract 1. introduction land use suitability assessment is necessary to prevent and imporove environmental issues. land use planning provides a basis for decision making in spatial planning and land-use management. selecting the appropriate land-use type and pattern according to ecological suitability of lands is the main purpose of watershed management and can lead to the control and...