American Journal of Environmental Protection

Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015

  • Above- and Below-Ground Reserved Carbon in Danaba Community Forest of Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Implications for CO2 Emission Balance

    Muluken Nega Bazezew, Teshome Soromessa, Eyale Bayable

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 75-82
    Received: 29 January 2015
    Accepted: 11 February 2015
    Published: 16 February 2015
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    Abstract: Forests can capture and retain enormous amount of carbon over long periods of time. Their role in carbon emission balance is also well documented. However, especially in developing country wide spread deforestation and forest degradation is continuing unknowingly and deliberately. This study was conducted to estimate CO2 mitigation capacity of the ... Show More
  • Effect of Coffee Processing Plant Effluent on the Physicochemical Properties of Receiving Water Bodies, Jimma Zone Ethiopia

    Dejen Yemane Tekle, Abebe Beyene Hailu, Taffere Addis Wassie, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 83-90
    Received: 10 December 2014
    Accepted: 18 December 2014
    Published: 25 February 2015
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    Abstract: Although the coffee wastewater emanating from the traditional coffee processing plants in Jimma zone is a valuable resource, it is disposed off to the nearby water course without any treatment. As a result, it becomes a severe threat to the aquatic ecosystem and downstream users. To tackle this problem, understanding the nature of the coffee proces... Show More
  • Analysis of Production, Transport and Lifecycle of Pellets

    Ricardo Díaz Martín, Gaston Sanglier Contreras, Adib Guardiola Mouhaffel

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 91-94
    Received: 22 January 2015
    Accepted: 02 February 2015
    Published: 03 March 2015
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    Abstract: The forestry production industry in the province of Galicia, represents one of the most available areas of biomass production in Spain. The aim of this study is determine the carbon footprint score in forestry production and processing of pellets for subsequent transportation to a community with little locally available biomass. The methodology pro... Show More
  • Description of Two-Peak Characteristics in Power Engineering

    Tetiana Lutchyn

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 95-100
    Received: 24 January 2015
    Accepted: 09 February 2015
    Published: 03 March 2015
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    Abstract: Many branches of Power Engineering have the same problems with signal processing. However they can be solved by a general approach. One of these problems is the complexity of signal description with the inertial change (without sharp peaks and dips), but the signal is a complex shape without symmetry and poorly responds to the cycling laws. Also of... Show More
  • Use of Information Technology in Emergency and Disaster Management

    Biswajit Mukhopadhyay, Buddhadev Bhattacherjee

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 101-104
    Received: 21 November 2014
    Accepted: 01 February 2015
    Published: 03 March 2015
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    Abstract: Disaster management being a key part of emergency management encompasses wide range activities. Emergency management programme are developed and implemented through the analysis and information. The majority of information is spatial and can be mapped. GIS allows emergency management to identify onset of any disaster. For this data has to be gather... Show More
  • Preconcentration and Determination of Traces of Heavy Metals with Polymer Chelating Sorbents in the Analysis of Natural and Waste Water

    Abdunnaser Mohamed Etorki, Ibrahim Salem Shaban

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 105-109
    Received: 04 March 2015
    Accepted: 16 March 2015
    Published: 31 March 2015
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    Abstract: Monitoring the concentrations of heavy metals in natural and waste water at and below the level of their maximum permissible concentrations is an urgent environmental problem. Hence, new procedures for the preconcentration of heavy metals with their subsequent determination by different methods are required. Along with other sorbents, significant a... Show More