8 articles in this issue
Calvin Lakhan
This study undertook a critical examination of the relationship between perception of environmental harm and consumer willingness to pay for environmental handling fees (EHF). This analysis was supplemented by asking study participants to indicate under w... see more
Charles P. Madenjian, Mark P. Ebener and David P. Krabbenhoft
We determined whole-fish Hg concentrations of 26 female and 34 male adult lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) from northern Lake Huron captured during November 2010. Subsampling from these 60 fish, Hg concentration was also determined in both somatic ... see more
Francesco Pasanisi, Carlo Tebano and Francesco Zarlenga
The paper reports a field investigation on a reach of the lower Zambezi River about 230–240 km downstream of the Cahora Bassa dam in the Republic of Mozambique. In the framework of a wider research program, bathymetric measures of the riverbed were perfor... see more
Alex Okiemute Onojeghuo and George Alan Blackburn
Reedbeds across the UK are amongst the most important habitats for rare and endangered birds, wildlife and organisms. However, over the past century, this valued wetland habitat has experienced a drastic reduction in quality and spatial coverage due to pr... see more
Wenhao Wang, Fuzhong Wu, Keke Wang and Huixin Jin
Various approaches to flue gas desulfurization by low-grade manganese and high efficiency desulfurization in sintering enterprises were investigated, and the predominance areas of the Mn/Fe-S-O system were constructed in this paper. Additionally, the area... see more
Katerina Kyriakidou, Ioannis Mourtzinos, Costas G. Biliaderis and Dimitris P. Makris
Aqueous mixtures of glycerol and 2-hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin (CD), two non-toxic eco-friendly substances, were used as a means of extracting antioxidant polyphenols from oak acorn (Quercur robur) husks. The process was optimized by implementing a centr... see more
Environments Editorial Office
The editors of Environments would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2015. [...]
Md. Enamul Haque, Richard W. Bell, Amir Kassam and Md. Nur Nobi Mia
Smallholders in Asia and Africa require low-cost seed drills for minimal soil disturbance while establishing various crops. A seed drill that can be drawn by the widely-available two-wheel tractor (2WT) is an attractive option for mechanization of no-till... see more