This research was carried out to investigate the efficacy of Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Moringa oleifera (Drumstick) in phytoremediation of heavy metals (Ni, Pb and Zn) from the potted contaminated soil. The three selected heavy metals were used to pollute three blocks; each b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37072
Aims: The purpose of this study is to investigate the key energy and environmental issues that Sri Lanka is to address under sustainable development agenda of the United Nations. Study Design: This study reviewed relevant recent studies and reports published by government and non...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/36556
Pandam Wildlife Park (PWP) is home to diverse wildlife resources. Indiscriminate encroachment by surrounding communities has become major problem to sustainability of biodiversity management. For this study, semi- structured household survey questionnaire was used in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37972
Mount Elgon forest is a trans-boundary ecosystem transcending Kenya – Uganda border. It is an important watershed which nourishes Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Turkana and a vast array of rivers including the Nile. The Benet/Ndorobo community has for a long time been using the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37838
This study analyzes a small island residents’ impact on development of marine tourism perception and support attitude to new island tourism development and investigates tourism dependence on residents’ impact perception and attitude toward support its moderating effect. This stud...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/38298
As Earth continues to experience increased global warming, biological species on Earth are pushed to constantly modify and adapt to the changing Earth’s climate in order to survive. This environmental pressure might push some of the more fragile species toward the brink of extinc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37610
The study evaluated the use and determinants of households’ adoption of biomass improved cook stove in Nigeria. Enugu State was chosen for the study. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the required data. Using a multi stage sampling techniques, a total of 160 househol...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/35281
Protected areas are clearly defined geographical spaces created to achieve long-term conservation of nature and surrounding areas, including cultural heritages, flora, fauna and so on. Nature conservation is hence one of the basic responsibilities of the state, society and every...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37105
Groundwater is the main source of water supply to both urban and rural populations as well as to industry and agriculture. Among various water cycle characteristics, groundwater recharge is the leading hydrologic parameter determining groundwater resources availability and sustai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/36987
Groundwater is the main source of water supply to both urban and rural populations as well as to industry and agriculture. Among various water cycle characteristics, groundwater recharge is the leading hydrologic parameter determining groundwater resources availability and sustai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/36811
Aim: Recently lake sediments and their studies have been drawing increasing attention due to organic farming and environmental engineering. This pilot study was carried out to examine chemical element content in sediments of several shallow freshwater lakes in the forest-steppe z...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37445
The delineation of watersheds can be carried out manually using topographic maps but these maps are mostly outdated, scarce and incomplete for most parts of Nigeria and may be of different scales for large watersheds that require several sheets of the map. Watershed boundaries ne...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/35972
The problem of erosion has over time been exacerbated by the development and constructions of buildings, roads, poor drainage system and other urban characters on areas transiting from rural to urban setting. This study set out to evaluate the vulnerability of Orlu L.G.A., Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/34143
Rehabilitation is one of the important and considerable topics for an environment protection in mine closure process. A lot of open cut mine keep the topsoil in the natural forest during soil stripping process to spread the topsoil to rehabilitation area for success of revegetati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37291
The present investigation was carried out to study the status of wetlands in the Coimbatore district in the TamilNadu, for the period of November 2016 to March 2017. Out of 49 wetlands, less than10 acres occupies 26%, between 11-100 acres represent 51%, 101-250 acres occupies 17%...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/36421