This paper examines conditions under which domestic political institutions mediate the effect of trade competition on regulatory races in the environmental area. We focus on the role of domestic veto players in shaping governments' policy responses to trade competition which are reflected eventually in air (Sulphur dioxide, SO2) and water pollution (Biochemical Oxygen Demand, BOD) intensity lev...

Four hundred and fifty eight water samples collected from domestic tanks and taps and community taps were analysed for bacterial contamination. Faecal pollution was more in domestic tanks and taps in Mehmoodabad, Korangi and least in water collected from community taps of Liaquatabad, Korangi and Mehmoodabad. Bacteria isolated were mostly E. coli, Enterobacter sp, Klebsiella sp. and A. faecalis...

OBJECTIVE To assess the pollution of water bodies by domestic sewage and to evaluate the basic sanitation conditions of residences and the knowledge of the local population concerning intestinal parasitic diseases and the hazards they present to public health. METHODS Thirteen water samples were collected from each of four sites in different water bodies of the Bairro da Serra region, in Ipor...

abstract the aim of this study is laboratory investigation of nitrate reduction in water using fe/cu nano particles. in this regards, nano fe0 (54±4 nm) and fe/cu particles (75±3 nm) was synthesized and characterized by x-ray diffraction pattern (xrd), scanning electron microscope (sem) and transmission electron microscopy (tem) photographs. the effects of coating load of nano-fe0 by cu (0, 5, ...