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Volume 19, Issue 5

June 2012

Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact

Issue Editor:

Yong-Guan Zhu

57 articles in this issue

Environmental impacts of rapid urbanization in China: a showcase of recent research developments
Yong-Guan Zhu
Editorial 29 June 2012 Pages: 1351 - 1351
Impacts of urbanization on surface sediment quality: evidence from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contaminations in the Grand Canal of China
Youwei Hong
Shen Yu
Min Wang
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1352 - 1363
Urban transformation of a metropolis and its environmental impacts
Zhan Tian
Guiying Cao
Xinhu Li
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1364 - 1374
Urbanisation and human health in China: spatial features and a systemic perspective
Xinhu Li
Cuiping Wang
Jane Dixon
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1375 - 1384
Enhanced degradation of azo dye alizarin yellow R in a combined process of iron–carbon microelectrolysis and aerobic bio-contact oxidation
Bin Liang
Qian Yao
Aijie Wang
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1385 - 1391
Occurrence, distribution, and seasonal variation of estrogenic compounds and antibiotic residues in Jiulongjiang River, South China
Xian Zhang
Dandan Zhang
Changzhou Yan
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 25 June 2012 Pages: 1392 - 1404
Perfluoroalkyl compounds in municipal WWTPs in Tianjin, China—concentrations, distribution and mass flow
Hongwen Sun
Xianzhong Zhang
Alfredo C. Alder
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1405 - 1415
Harvesting of Chlorella sp. using hollow fiber ultrafiltration
Cui Huang
Xiaolin Chen
Xiuxuan Sun
Research Article 22 February 2012 Pages: 1416 - 1421
China’s wastewater discharge standards in urbanization
Wen-Wei Li
Guo-Ping Sheng
Han-Qing Yu
Research Article 20 June 2012 Pages: 1422 - 1431
Algae community and trophic state of subtropical reservoirs in southeast Fujian, China
Jun Yang
Xiaoqing Yu
Peiyong Guo
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1432 - 1442
Characterization of PM₁₀ atmospheric aerosol at urban and urban background sites in Fuzhou city, China
Lingling Xu
Xiaoqiu Chen
Yang Wang
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1443 - 1453
Utilization of urban sewage sludge: Chinese perspectives
H. Chen
S-H. Yan
Y-G. Zhu
Urbanization in China and its Environmental Impact 20 June 2012 Pages: 1454 - 1463
The use of date palm as a potential adsorbent for wastewater treatment: a review
Tanweer Ahmad
Mohammad Danish
Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim
Review Article 30 December 2011 Pages: 1464 - 1484
Co-polymerization of penta-halogenated phenols in humic substances by catalytic oxidation using biomimetic catalysis
Barbara Fontaine
Alessandro Piccolo
Research Article 04 October 2011 Pages: 1485 - 1493
Physiological effects of arsenate on transplant thalli of the lichen Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl
Rajesh Bajpai
A. K. Pandey
V. Pandey
Research Article 08 October 2011 Pages: 1494 - 1502
Effect of diurnal changes in VOC source strengths on performances of receptor models
Selami Demir
Arslan Saral
Göksel Demir
Research Article 11 October 2011 Pages: 1503 - 1514
Effect of a cationic surfactant on the volatilization of PAHs from soil
Li Lu
Lizhong Zhu
Research Article 14 October 2011 Pages: 1515 - 1523
Distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in marine sediments directly exposed to wastewater from Cortiou, Marseille
Agung Dhamar Syakti
Laurence Asia
Pierre Doumenq
Research Article 04 November 2011 Pages: 1524 - 1535
Highly efficient degradation of ofloxacin by UV/Oxone/Co²⁺ oxidation process
Jianhui Sun
Mengke Song
Yunqing Pi
Research Article 10 November 2011 Pages: 1536 - 1543
A tiered ecological risk assessment of three chlorophenols in Chinese surface waters
Xiaowei Jin
Jijun Gao
Kristine L. Richardson
Research Article 18 November 2011 Pages: 1544 - 1554
Phytoremediation of phenol using Vicia sativa L. plants and its antioxidative response
Sabrina G. Ibáñez
Lucas G. Sosa Alderete
Elizabeth Agostini
Research Article 24 November 2011 Pages: 1555 - 1562
Degradation and mineralization of sulcotrione and mesotrione in aqueous medium by the electro-Fenton process: a kinetic study
Minir Murati
Nihal Oturan
Mehmet A. Oturan
Research Article 25 November 2011 Pages: 1563 - 1573
Occurrence of endocrine disrupters and selected pharmaceuticals in Aisonas River (Greece) and environmental risk assessment using hazard indexes
Athanasios S. Stasinakis
Smaragdi Mermigka
Nikolaos S. Thomaidis
Research Article 25 November 2011 Pages: 1574 - 1583
Biofilm formation and microbial community analysis of the simulated river bioreactor for contaminated source water remediation
Xiang-Yang Xu
Li-Juan Feng
Han-Ying Qi
Research Article 27 November 2011 Pages: 1584 - 1593
Adsorption of Remazol Red 198 onto magnetic N-lauryl chitosan particles: equilibrium, kinetics, reuse and factorial design
Aline Debrassi
Thaisa Baccarin
Clóvis Antonio Rodrigues
Research Article 02 December 2011 Pages: 1594 - 1604
Effects of alfalfa and organic fertilizer on benzo[a]pyrene dissipation in an aged contaminated soil
Dengqiang Fu
Ying Teng
Peter Christie
Research Article Open access 02 December 2011 Pages: 1605 - 1611
Mycoremediation—a prospective environmental friendly technique of bioseparation and dewatering of domestic wastewater sludge
Abul Hossain Molla
Ahmadun Fakhru’l-Razi
Research Article 02 December 2011 Pages: 1612 - 1619
Characterizations of particle-bound trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) within Tibetan tents of south Tibetan Plateau, China
Chaoliu Li
Shichang Kang
Guor Cheng Fang
Research Article 03 December 2011 Pages: 1620 - 1628
Exposure to heavy metals in blood and risk perception of the population living in the vicinity of municipal waste incinerators in Korea
Chung Soo Lee
Young Wook Lim
Dong Chun Shin
Research Article 04 December 2011 Pages: 1629 - 1639
Lead tolerance and physiological adaptation mechanism in roots of accumulating and non-accumulating ecotypes of Sedum alfredii
Huagang Huang
D. K. Gupta
Tingxuan Li
Research Article 07 December 2011 Pages: 1640 - 1651
Effect of particle size of titanium dioxide nanoparticle aggregates on the degradation of one azo dye
Yang-hsin Shih
Cheng-han Lin
Research Article 08 December 2011 Pages: 1652 - 1658
Effects of phosphorus amendments and plant growth on the mobility of Pb, Cu, and Zn in a multi-metal-contaminated soil
Yueying Fang
Xinde Cao
Ling Zhao
Research Article 08 December 2011 Pages: 1659 - 1667
Removal of arsenate from groundwater by electrocoagulation method
Imran Ali
Tabrez A. Khan
Mohd Asim
Research Article 08 December 2011 Pages: 1668 - 1676
Comparison of two wild rodent species as sentinels of environmental contamination by mine tailings
E. Tovar-Sánchez
L. T. Cervantes
P. Mussali-Galante
Research Article 09 December 2011 Pages: 1677 - 1686
Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies on the biosorption of reactive acid dye on Enteromorpha flexuosa and Gracilaria corticata
A. Sivasamy
S. Nethaji
L. L. Josmin Lalli Nisha
Research Article 09 December 2011 Pages: 1687 - 1695
Short-term effects of compost amendment on the fractionation of cadmium in soil and cadmium accumulation in rice plants
Kai-Wei Juang
Pei-Chi Ho
Chun-Hui Yu
Research Article 09 December 2011 Pages: 1696 - 1708
Bacterial assisted phytoremediation for enhanced degradation of highly sulfonated diazo reactive dye
Rahul V. Khandare
Niraj R. Rane
Sanjay P. Govindwar
Research Article 09 December 2011 Pages: 1709 - 1718
Genotoxic effect of ciprofloxacin during photolytic decomposition monitored by the in vitro micronucleus test (MNvit) in HepG2 cells
Manuel Garcia-Käufer
Tarek Haddad
Volker Mersch-Sundermann
Research Article 13 December 2011 Pages: 1719 - 1727
An investigation of anthraquinone dye biodegradation by immobilized Aspergillus flavus in fluidized bed bioreactor
Saadia Andleeb
Naima Atiq
Safia Ahmed
Research Article 13 December 2011 Pages: 1728 - 1737
Application of central composite face-centered design and response surface methodology for the optimization of electro-Fenton decolorization of Azure B dye
E. Rosales
M. A. Sanromán
M. Pazos
Research Article 13 December 2011 Pages: 1738 - 1746
Can body-size patterns of ciliated zooplankton be used for assessing marine water quality? A case study on bioassessment in Jiaozhou Bay, northern Yellow Sea
Yong Jiang
Henglong Xu
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid
Research Article 15 December 2011 Pages: 1747 - 1754
Temperature influence on silver nanoparticles inhibitory effect on photosystem II photochemistry in two green algae, Chlorella vulgaris and Dunaliella tertiolecta
Abdallah Oukarroum
Stephanie Polchtchikov
Radovan Popovic
Research Article 16 December 2011 Pages: 1755 - 1762
Comparative acute toxicity of leachates from plastic products made of polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene, and epoxy to Daphnia magna
Delilah Lithner
Ildikó Nordensvan
Göran Dave
Research Article 20 December 2011 Pages: 1763 - 1772
Identification of cadmium-excluding welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) cultivars and their mechanisms of low cadmium accumulation
Xuhui Li
Qixing Zhou
Wenjie Ren
Research Article 28 December 2011 Pages: 1773 - 1780
Acute and chronic toxicity of benzotriazoles to aquatic organisms
Anne Seeland
Matthias Oetken
Jörg Oehlmann
Research Article 28 December 2011 Pages: 1781 - 1790
Characterization of particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the east of France urban areas
Olivier Delhomme
Maurice Millet
Research Article 28 December 2011 Pages: 1791 - 1799
Removal of hexavalent chromium of contaminated soil by coupling electrokinetic remediation and permeable reactive biobarriers
B. Fonseca
M. Pazos
M. A. Sanromán
Research Article 28 December 2011 Pages: 1800 - 1808
Bioremediation of chromium by novel strains Enterobacter aerogenes T2 and Acinetobacter sp. PD 12 S2
Jigisha Panda
Priyabrata Sarkar
Research Article 28 December 2011 Pages: 1809 - 1817
Assessing the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a full-scale activated sludge plant
R. Salgado
R. Marques
M. A. M. Reis
Research Article 30 December 2011 Pages: 1818 - 1827
Heterocatalytic Fenton oxidation process for the treatment of tannery effluent: kinetic and thermodynamic studies
S. Karthikeyan
M. Ezhil Priya
G. Sekaran
Research Article 30 December 2011 Pages: 1828 - 1840