Survival and sustainability : environmental concerns in the 21st century

Contents Part I Conservation and Management of Biodiversity Characterization of Serratia sp. K1RP-49 for Application to the Rhizoremediation of Heavy Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 So-Yeon Koo and Kyung-Suk Cho Predators in eAgri-environmentalf Sweden: Rural Heritage and Resistance Against Wolf Propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Annelie Sjolander-Lindqvist Seas, Ecological Balance and Sustainable Environment. Heavy Metals in the Water of Lake Ohrid and in Fish Species Belbica . Alburnus alburnus alborella de Filippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Suzana Aliu, S. Jusufi, Majlinda Daci, and Shefket Dehari Space Analysis and the Detection of the Changes for the Follow-Up of the Components Sand-Vegetation in the Area of Mecheria, Algerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Haddouche Idriss, Mederbal Khaladi, and Saidi Slim Biodiversity and Actual Status of Narta and Dukati Lagoons in Albania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Liljana Elmazi and Evelina Bazini Approximation of Sea Surface to Optimize Tide Gauge Network . . . . 61 A.N. Vlasov, D.B. Volkov-Bogorodsky, V.A. Kurochkina, M.G. Mnushkin, and C.J. Blasi Improvement of Germination of Three Endemic Species of the Sierra Nevada (S. Spain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 M. Diaz-Miguel, F. Serrano, and J.L. Rosua Early Growth of Quercus castaneifolia (C.A. Meyer) Seedlings as Affected byWeeding, Shading and Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Masoud Tabari, Javad Mirzaei, and Hadi Daroodi vii viii Contents The Role of Plant Diversity in Sustainable Exploitation in Highland Rangelands (Alborz Mountain . Iran) . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 R. Safaian, H. Arzani, H. Azarnivand, and N. Safaian Role of Indigenous People in Conservation of Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants: An Indian Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Pooja Joshi and Nilanjana Rao Stand Structure and Spatial Patterns of Trees in Mixed Hyrcanian Beech Forest, Iran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 H. Habashi, S.M. Hosseini, R. Rahmani, and J. Mohammadi Nutrient-Food Chain Modeling for Lake Prespa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Spiro Grazhdani and Spase Shumka Tolerance of Different Wild Oats Biotypes to Different Oat Killers and Their Impact on Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Imtiaz Khan, Gul Hassan, Muhammad Ishfaq Khan, and Meher Gul Effects of L-Proline and Cold Treatment on Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Anther Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Dudu Ozkum and R. Tipirdamaz Examination of Some Parameters for Ecological Growth of Maize in Pelic Vertisol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 I. Stoimenova, E. Djonova, A. Taleva, and N. Kaloyanova Effect of Bacterial and Fungal Abundance in Soil on the Emission of Carbon Dioxide from Soil in Semi-arid Climate in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Rashmi Kant, Chirashree Ghosh, Lokendra Singh, and Neelam Tripathi Part II Cultural Heritage and Environmental Factors The Evaluation of Sustainability of Organic Farms in Tuscany . . . . . 165 Chiara Certoma and Paola Migliorini Evaluation of the Sustainability on Cultural Heritage and Environmental Factors in Architecture from a Tourism Point of View: Ayvalik Historical City Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Olcay Cetiner and AyCsegul Cetiner Gokyilmaz Preserving the Mediterranean Landscape: The Role of Local Traditional Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Giovanni Quaranta and Caterina Salvia Climate Change Critical to Cultural Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 P. Brimblecombe, C.M. Grossi, and I. Harris Cultural Landscapes and Conservation Issues: Side Case . . . . . . . . 207 Elmas Erdogan Contents ix Survival of the Vernacular Environments in North Cyprus Through Sustainable Tourism Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Ozlem Ogac Turker Environmental Basis of Sustainable Tourism Along Sensitive Coastal Areas . Principles and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 D. Orhon, H. GokcekuCs, and Seval Sozen Part III Economics, Development, Sustainability and Risks Medical Waste Survey in a University Hospital: Do Intern Doctors and Emergency Nurses Know and Pay Attention to Segregation of Wastes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 F. Nur Aksakal, Evin Aras, Mustafa N. .Ilhan, and Sefer Aycan An Investigation of Appropriate Economic Instruments for Preventing the Negative Impacts of Construction Projects on the Environmental Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Javad Jassbi, Fatemeh Razavian, and Hanieh Nikoomaram gBreaking Eco-limitsh in Coal Mining in the Usti Region in the Czech Republic: Possibilities, Decision-Making and Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Iva Ritschelova, Miroslav Farsky, and Egor Sidorov Relationship Between Tourist Education and Development Perception About Environmental Impact of Tourism Development . . . 279 R. Shakeri and A. Barati Assessment of Dangerous Substances Release from Construction Products to Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Nicoleta Schiopu, Emmanuel Jayr, Jacques Mehu, and Pierre Moszkowicz Challenges of the Implementation of the WEEE Directive in the Danish Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Chiara Gobbi A Sustainable and Economically Recycling Real Estate Development Project: A Case Study for Istanbul Park . . . . . . . . . . 315 H. Demir, F. Balik Sanli, M. Gur, and C. Goksel Analysis of Land Use Changes in Nigeria: With Application of Integrated Bio-economic Spatial Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Igbekele A. Ajibefun Green MarketingWillingness of Bulgarian Market: Comparison with Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Teodoro Gallucci, Giovanni Lagioia, Julia Uzunova, and Vesselina Dimitrova x Contents The Distribution of Carcinogenic Heavy Metals in Cyprus Soil . . . . . 353 M. Ertan Akun, Rezan Fahrio.glu Yamac., Christophoros Charalambous, Savvas Lechtvich, and Mustafa B.A. Djamgoz Biotechnology: A Powerful Tool for Human Survival and Sustainability 361 Anwar Nasim Ecotourism . Environment Relationship in Contemporary Eastern Europe Countries. Its Facts, Myths and Challenges. The Case of Albania and Macedonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Liljana Elmazi and Jovan Stojanoski Earthquake is Manmade Catastrophe Rather than a Natural Disaster: Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Ozgur Yilmazer, Ozlem Yilmazer, Ali Ozvan, Yasemin Leventeli, and Ilays Yilmazer Mitigation of Seismic Risk on Earthen Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Marcial Blondet Land Use Conversion and Agricultural Intensification in Tropical Hill Slopes: A Geographical Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 David Lopez Cornelio Part IV Energy and Development: New and Renewable Energy Role of Renewable Energy in Development of Self Sufficient Housing in Developing Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 Debashis Sanyal Energy and Environmental Significance of an Alternative Fuels Utilization Produced with to Liquid Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 Nenad Kukulj and Tomislav Kurevija Sustainability Concept for Energy, Water and Environment Systems . . 447 Naim Hamdia Afgan Energy and Sustainable Development: Environmental Impacts of Energy Use in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 Muawya Ahmed Hussein Economizing the Energy Consumption in Circular Surface Aerator . . 481 Achanta Ramakrishna Rao and Bimlesh Kumar Sewage Biogas Conversion into Electricity by Using Small Systems . . . 491 Suani Teixeira Coelho, Silvia Maria Stortini Gonzalez Velazquez, Osvaldo Stella Martins, and Fernando Castro de Abreu Algae Biofuels as a Possible Alternative to Environmentally Doubtful Conventional Methods of Biodiesel Production . . . . . . . . . 499 Tomislav Kurevija and Nenad Kukulj Contents xi Investigation of Combustion Kinetics of Five Waste Wood Samples with Thermogravimetric Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 Sema Yurdakul Yorulmaz and Aysel Atimtay On Integration of Mirror Collector and Stirling Engine for Solar Power System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 B.F. Yousif, Ammar Al-Shalabi, and Dirk G. Rilling Part V Environment and Health Antioxidant Activities of Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius L.) Extracts . . 535 Nilgun Ozturk and Filiz Savaro.glu Solid Medical Waste Management in Healthcare Centers in Palestine . 545 Issam A. Al-Khatib, Mohamed Abu-Dayah, Hussein Hajjeh, and Tayseer Al-Shanbleh Sustainable Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Hospital Buildings . . . . . . . 557 Ci.gdem Belgin Dikmen and Arzuhan Burcu Gultekin The Regional Level of Microelements in the Food Materials . . . . . . . 567 Aida Sahmurova, Gunay (Yildiz) Tore, Atakan Ongen, and Suna Ozden Celik Microbiological Pollution Levels of Some Vegetable Specimens Taken From Public Markets of Three Central Towns of Konya-Turkey . 581 K. Gur, H.N. Ucan, and C S. Dursun Assessment of Metal Pollution Based on Multivariate Statistical Modelling of Soils from Gediz and Buyuk Menderes Rivers . . . . . . . 591 M. Bakac and M.N. Kumru A Commonly Used Pesticide Endosulfan in Diet Could Cause Hepatomegaly and Kidney Tumor When Combined with Nitrosamines 599 Recai Ogur and Omer Faruk Tekbas Effect of Different Time and Temperature of Various Cooking Methods on Sulfonamide Residues in Chicken Balls . . . . . . . . . . . 607 M.R. Ismail-Fitry, S. Jinap, B. Jamilah, and A.A. Saleha Reassessment of Tritium Dose Coefficients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 A. Melintescu, D. Galeriu, and H. Takeda Approaches on H5N1 Avian Influenza Spreading in Relation with Human Health Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623 Monica Popa, Daniela CurCseu, Dana Sirbu, Ioan Stoian, and Adriana Manciu The Relationship Between Infant Methemoglobinemia and Environmental Exposure to Nitrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 Daniela CurCseu, Dana Sirbu, Monica Popa, and Alina Ionutas xii Contents West Nile Virus: Risk Factors of Spreading, Prevention and Control Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 Dana Sirbu, Monica Popa, Daniela CurCseu, Ovidiu Ghiran, and Adriana Manciu The Determinants of Improved Water Supply for Rural Households in Kenya: A Differential Diagnosis Framework for Community Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 David W. Nerubucha Health Effects Due to Indoor Air Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665 John A. Hoskins Part VI Environmental Awareness, Education and Ethics Promotion of Nursery School Teacher and Junior Grade Teacher Education for Environment and Sustainable Development in the Republic of Croatia According to the Concept of Lifelong Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679 Vinka Uzelac and Dunja Andic Spatial Analyses for Environmental Impacts of Landfill Areas . . . . . 691 D.Z. Seker, S. Kaya, N. Musaoglu, H. Demirel, A. Tanik, and E. Sertel The Ethical Basis of Environmental Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 Tapan Narayana The Creation of New Ways of Acting in the Water Administration Field . the Implementation of the EU-WFD in Sweden . 707 Petra Adolfsson Education for gSense of Placeh in a Wide, Complex Land. A Challenge for Environmental Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719 Andrew Brookes The Humanly Dimension of Media that Affects Masses and Various TV Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729 Arma.gan Gokcearslan Engaging the Public in Environmental Decisions: Strategies for Environmental Education and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . 741 Martha C. Monroe Reconstruction of the Worldview as Strategy for Environmental Survival and Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751 Ibrahim Shogar Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making on Major Energy Projects in Turkey: The Case of BTC Crude Oil Pipeline Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759 Nuriye Say and Deniz BabuCs Contents xiii From Human Social gMatrixh to Perception of Social Structures and Corporate Actors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769 David Schnaiter Negative Effects of Creating Environmental Awareness of Public Relations Applications by Alming of Political Propagandas . . . . . . . 777 Emel Tozlu Aslan Part VII Environmental Science and Technology Monitoring of Wetlands by Using Multitemporal Landsat Data; A Case Study from Fethiye . Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785 .I. Ozdemir, K. Ozkan, A. Mert, and S. Gulsoy Analyzing Changes in Coastal Biospheres using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Techniques, Northern Nile Delta, Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795 H. Effat, M.N. Hegazy, and H.El. Gameely Exploring the Egyptian Terrain Characteristics from Space for Strategic Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805 M.N. Hegazy and H. Effat Composting and SolidWaste Management in Dhaka City . . . . . . . . 815 Md. Niamul Bari, Md. Kumruzzaman, Mohammad Harun ur Rashid, and Md. Muzibur Rahman Assessment of Dissolved Pollutants in Krishna River Using Mass Balance Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 M. Chandra Sekhar and B. Shailamber Copper (II) Removal from Water by Natural Zeolites . . . . . . . . . . 831 Sukru Dursun, M. Emin Argun, Nazan Celik, and Fatma Celebi Biodegradation of 4-Chlorophenol in Biosurfactant Supplemented Activated Sludge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841 Ayla Uysal and Aysen Turkman Use of Silk Industry Waste . Silkworm Pupa: A Remediation of Environmental Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851 B. Noroozi, S.H. Bahrami, and M. Arami Using Susceptibility Measurements on Polluted Areas by Exhaust Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 861 Ali Aydin Biowaste as a Resource for Bioproduct Development . . . . . . . . . . . 875 J. Pieter H. van Wyk xiv Contents Textile Azo Dyes Decolourization by Combined Ultrasonication and Microbial Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 H. Tu.gba GumuCsdere, Tuba Artan, Afife Guvenc, Gonul Donmez, and Ulku Mehmeto.glu Identification of Wastewater Leaching into the Wells by HPLC-SEC Using UV and Fluorescence Detection . . . . . . . . . . 893 Hilda Marta Szabo and Tuula Tuhkanen Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution Using Cotton Stalk: As a Bioadsorbent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899 Murat ErtaCs, Bilal Acemio.glu, M. Hakk. Alma, and Mustafa Usta Removal of Cyanide from Solutions by Air Oxidation and Adsorption . 907 Ersin Yener Yazici, Hac. Deveci, .Ibrahim Alp, Tu.gba Y.lmaz, and Oktay Celep Effects of Various Backwash Scenarios on Membrane Fouling in a Membrane Bioreactor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 N. Yigit, G. Civelekoglu, I. Harman, H. Koseo.glu, and M. Kitis NOx Formation of Co-combustion of Sweet Sorghum . Lignite (Orhaneli) Mixtures in Fluidised Beds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 M. Handan Cubuk, Derya B. Ozkan, and Ozlem Emanet Pretreatment of Ceftriaxone Formulation Effluents: Drawbacks and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 943 T. Tezgel, F. Germirli Babuna, I. Arslan-Alaton, G. Iskender, and O. Okay Reducing the Toxicity and Recalcitrance of a Textile Xenobiotic Through Ozonation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 F. Germirli Babuna, N. Oructut, I. Arslan-Alaton, G. Iskender, and O. Okay Bioidentification of Xenobiotics inWater as a Part of Pollution Control 967 Valerii Tonkopii Biosorption of CR+6 from Aqueous Solution with Activated Sludge Biosolids (Ref. NO: MT11-OP-475) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973 Aziz C Sencan, H. Cahit Sevindir, Mehmet Kilic, and Mustafa Karaboyaci Effect of Chromium on Growth Attributes in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985 M. Fozia Anjum, M. Anjum Zia, M. Ashraf, and Z.M. Khalid Use of Surfactants in Soil and Groundwater Remediation . . . . . . . . 995 Aras Gezer and Ahmet Karagunduz Co-digestion Approaches to Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste with Primary Sludge for a Municipal Treatment Plant in Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1005 R.K. Dereli, M.E. Ersahin, C.Y. Gomec, O. Ozdemir, and Izzet Ozturk Contents xv Radiochronological Methods as Tools to Study Environmental Pollution 1015 H.N. Erten Are Certain Invertebrate Species Sensitive Bioindicators of the Air Pollution? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023 Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu, Viorica Honciuc, Sanda Maican, Cristina Munteanu, Minodora St.anescu, Cristina Fiera, Mihaela Ion, and Dorina Purice Determination of Heavy Metal Pollution in Some Honey Samples from Yozgat Province, Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1037 Ahmet Aksoy, Zeliha Leblebici, and Yavuz Ba.gci Removal of Direct Orange-46 from Aqueous Solutions Using MN-Diatomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1045 Selay Aksoy, Mesut TekbaCs, Guleda Engin, and Nihal BektaCs Environmental Problems from the Open Dump in GumuCshane Province and Investigation of Biological Recycling for the Organic Solid Wastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1055 S. Serkan Nas and Adem Bayram Adsorption Behavior of Radionuclides, 137Cs and 140Ba, onto Solid Humic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1065 O. Celebi and H.N. Erten The Fate of Chlortetracycline During the Anaerobic Digestion of Manure from Medicated Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1087 Osman A. Arikan Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution onto Bentonite . 1097 J. KrstiLc, Z. MojoviLc, A. Abu Rabi, D. Lon.careviLc, N. VukeliLc, and D. JovanoviLc The Evaluation of the Pb(II) Removal Efficiency of Duckweed Lemna Minor (L.) from Aquatic Mediums at Different Conditions . . . 1107 Ya.gmur Uysal and Fadime Taner Biodegradation of a Tannery and Chemical Plant Producing AsetilsalisilikatWastewater Mixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1117 E.U. Cokgor, O. Karahan, and D. Orhon Boron Removal in Seawater Desalination by Reverse Osmosis Membranes . the Impacts of Operating Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 1127 H. Koseo.glu, N. Kabay, M. Yuksel, S. Sarp, O. Arar, and M. Kitis Respirometric Evaluation of Strong Wastewater Activated Sludge Treatment for a Complex Chemical Industry . . . . . . . . . . . 1139 E. Ubay Cokgor, G. Insel, E. Ayd.n, S. Ozdemir, and D. Orhon xvi Contents Cellulose Acetate-Polyethersulfone (CA-PS) Blend Ultrafiltration Membranes for Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment . . . . 1149 Ani Idris and Iqbal Ahmad Rehabilitation of Wastewater Treatment Plant of Sakhnin City in Israel by Using Advanced Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1161 Yasar Avsar, Hussein Tarabeah, Shlomo Kimchie, Izzet Ozturk, and Hadi Naamneh Removal of Mn(II) Ions from the Aqueous Solutions by Cotton Boll . . 1171 H. Duygu Ozsoy and Halil Kumbur Optimization of Electrochemical Oxidation of Textile Dye Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) . . . . . . . . 1181 Bahad.r K. Korbahti Dynamic Modelling of Bioconversion of Domestic Wastewater Sludge for Cellulase Enzyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1193 N.A. Kabbashi, Md. Zahangir Alam, and Khadijah B. Abdul Rahim Treatment of H-Acid Containing Wastewater by Wet Peroxide Oxidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1203 Zhao Binxia, Li Hongya, Wang Jin, Bai Weili, Zhang Xiaoli, and Jin Qiting Ambient Ozone Levels in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Assessment of Its Effect on the Forested Mountain Areas of Southern Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1213 Evrim Akkoyunlu, Rukiye Tipirdamaz, Saime BaCsaran, Halil SaribaCsak, Dudu Ozkum, and Gulen Gullu Physico-chemical Study of Bagasse and Bagasse Ash from the Sugar Industries of NWFP Pakistan and Remediation of Environmental Problems Caused by Refused Bagasse Ash . . . . . . 1225 Khurshid Ali, Noor-ul-Amin, Tahir Shah, and Saeed-ur-Rehman Adsorption of Different Reactive Dyes onto Surfactant-Modified Zeolite: Kinetic and Equilibrium Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1237 Bulent Armagan, Mustafa Turan, and Dogan Karadag Water Quality Index for Municipal Water Supply of Attock City, Punjab, Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1255 Humera Qasim Khan Reaction Kinetics of Spent Reactive Dye Bath Ozonation Process . . . . 1263 T. Olmez, I. KabdaCsl., and O. Tunay Copper Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions by Us.ng Red Mud . An Aluminium Industry Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1275 Semra Coruh and Osman Nuri Ergun Global Warming: How Much of a Threat to Tropical Forests? . . . . . . 1283 Philip M. Fearnside Contents xvii The European Sea Level Service Information System for Coastal Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1293 Christoph J. Blasi A Review on the Impact of the North Sea . Caspian Pattern (NCP) on Temperature and Precipitation Regimes in the Middle East . 1301 H. Kutiel Wave Damping and Retardance by Emergent Vegeatation . . . . . . . . 1313 Oral Ya.gci, Umut Turker, and M. Sedat KabdaCsli The Effect of Sludge History on Aerobic Sludge Stabilization Efficiency 1321 G. Insel, H. GokcekuCs, S. Sozen, E. Dulekgurgen and D. Orhon Morphological and Physiological Features of an Aerobic Granular EBPR Biomass Fed with Propionate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1327 Ebru Dulekgurgen, Nazik Artan and Derin Orhon Part VIII IntegratedWater Resources Management Water Quality Variation in a Tank Cascade Irrigation System: A Case Study fromMalagane Cascade, Sri Lanka . . . . . . . . . . . . 1345 Kushani Mahatantila, Rohana Chandrajith, H.A.H. Jayasena, and Sampath Marasinghe Investigation of Flood Event Possibility over Iran Using Flood Index . . 1355 Kazem Nosrati, Mohsen Mohseni Saravi, and Afsaneh Shahbazi Analysis of First-Flush Load from Urban Catchment in Isfahan, Iran . 1363 Afsaneh Shahbazi, Kazem Nosrati, and Mohsen Mohseni Saravi Assesment of Ecological Flow forMountain Rivers of the Kura Basin . 1369 Rovshan Abbasov Effictiveness of Water Resources Use in Aral Sea Basin and Lower Reaches of the Amu Darya River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1381 M. Ikramova, A. Khodjiev, and K. Misirkhonov Uncertainties in the Water Budget Computations of Develi Closed Basin in Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1397 Ibrahim Gurer and F. Ebru Yildiz Impacts Assessment of Newly Constructed Highways via Spatial Information Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1409 H. Demirel, M. Cetin, and N. Musaoglu Water Resources in the Slovak Republic and Their Protection . . . . . 1421 Jozef Kri., Fa.ko Martin, and .kultetyova Ivona E-Waste Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1433 Santosh M. Avvannavar, Ravi Kiran Mutnuru, and S. Shrihari xviii Contents Extreme Rainfall Events and Uncertainty in the Mediterranean Basin . 1439 Hadas Reiser and Haim Kutiel Part IX Pesticides in the Environment and Food Commodities An Investigation of Pesticide Transport in Soil and Groundwater in the Most Vulnerable Site of Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1451 Anika Yunus and A.H.M. Faisal Anwar Conservation of Beneficial Insects for Sustainable Agriculture . . . . . 1463 M. Anjum Suhail, M. Arshad, Jalal Arif, and M. Dildar Gogi Organochlorine Pesticides in Soil and Sediment from an Urban Zone of Novi Sad, Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1469 Nata.a Duri.iLc-MladenoviLc, Biljana .krbiLc, and Jelena Cvejanov Conversion of Agricultural Wastes into Value Added Product with High Protein Content by Growing Pleurotus ostreatus . . . . . . . 1483 Ahmad Al-Momany and Kholoud Ananbeh Plants as a Source of Biopesticides for Pest Control: A New Perspective 1491 E. Hassan and D. Prijono Study of Some Factors of Variation of intake on Course by Dairy Ewes 1501 T. Najar, Aziza-Guesmi Boubaker, A. Rigueiro-Rodriguez, and M.R Mosquera-Losada Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1509