International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy

Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018

  • Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment-Trickling Filter with Moringa oleifera Seeds for Improved Energy Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Malawi

    Chimwemwe Mndelemani, Yinling Song, Fankai Wei, Ya Chen

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
    Pages: 26-31
    Received: 22 March 2018
    Accepted: 15 April 2018
    Published: 21 May 2018
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    Abstract: Only 10% of the population in Malawi has access to electricity and there is increasing surface water pollution especially in urban areas. This research was conducted with the objectives of improving electricity generation and reducing water pollution in Malawi. A chemically enhanced primary treatment-trickling filter (CEPT-TF) system with Moringa o... Show More
  • An Optimization Analysis on Testing Method for Cooking Oil Fumes Control Equipment in China

    Jun-Xiao, Lihua-Wang, Yan-Liu, Haien-Xiang

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
    Pages: 32-35
    Received: 15 May 2018
    Accepted: 31 May 2018
    Published: 19 June 2018
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    Abstract: Cooking Oil fumes have become one of the most important pollutants in China's society. Oil fume purification equipment has emerged as the times require. China has issued inspection standards for the quality control of such products, but these standards have some drawbacks such as poor operation, low test accuracy, and poor data reproducibility. Acc... Show More
  • Hydrological Study Using SWAT and Global Weather, a Case Study in the Huai Khun Kaeo Watershed in Thailand

    Sombat Chuenchooklin, Udomporn Pangnakorn

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
    Pages: 36-41
    Received: 20 June 2018
    Published: 21 June 2018
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    Abstract: The Huai Khun Kaeo watershed was chosen to study the hydrological productions from 2007 to 2013. There is lack of the hydrological observation data which can be considered as the Prediction in Ungauged Basin (PUB). It locates between the Sakae Krang river basin in Uthai Thani and the Tha Chin river basin in Chai Nat provinces, Thailand. The soil an... Show More
  • The Influences of Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP) and Methyl Orange (MO) on Enzyme Hydrolysis of Excess Sludge

    Cao Lu, Xue Fei, Liu Eryan, Li Dengxing, Asif Hussain, Taimore Hussain

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
    Pages: 42-49
    Received: 20 June 2018
    Published: 21 June 2018
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    Abstract: The effect of Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP) and Methyl Orange (MO) on the hydrolysis of sludge were investigated under the optimum condition of alkaline protease hydrolysis. The results showed that as the concentration of SHMP was increased, the content of Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand (SCOD), protein, and polysaccharide in the sludge hydrolysat... Show More
  • Application of Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation for the Air Quality Assessment in the Selected Cities of China

    Linan Yu, Haiyang He, Guoming Zhang

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
    Pages: 50-55
    Received: 20 June 2018
    Published: 21 June 2018
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    Abstract: In this research, the air quality of six selected cities in China are evaluated according to the air monitoring data. Air pollutants including SO2, NO2, PM10, PM2.5, CO and O3 are chose as air quality indicators and compared with the ambient air quality standards of China (GB3095-2012). Using the fuzzy theory, the fuzzy synthetic evaluation model a... Show More
  • Study on Geological Disaster Susceptibility in Nanyang and Xiangyang Basin

    Yongpeng Fu, Yiyong Li, Bei Wang, Lei Wang, Xueping Li

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2018
    Pages: 56-62
    Received: 20 June 2018
    Published: 21 June 2018
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    Abstract: Nanyang and Xiangyang Basin is located in the east of Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain, and the west of Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain. Its north is the Funiu Mountain seated at the east end of Qinling Mountain, and the south is the east end of the Daba Mountains. The main geological environment problems in the area include collapse, landsl... Show More