Most of the historical earthquakes and recent seismicity in Myanmar indicate that earthquake occurrences are closely associated with major fault zones of two different structural trends in N-S direction and NW-SE direction. Series of pull-apart basins along the Burma plate both i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i130303
The transformation of forested lands by human actions represents one of the great forces in global environmental change and one of the great drivers of biodiversity loss. Forests are cleared, degraded and fragmented through timber harvest, conversion to agricultural lands, and ro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i130301
Geomorphological constraints have led to the scarcity of lands in most urban and newly urbanizing areas by reducing land that would have been available for urban expansion. This study aims at looking at the conflict among various types of land related activities over geomorpholog...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430299
Surface sediments of Conakry mangrove, Guinea were sampled and analyzed to assess their concentration and potential ecological risks. Seventeen trace elements and five major elements were analyzed using XRF. Mean, STDEV, correlation matrix, CF, Cd, EF, PI, MPI, Eri, RI and PCI we...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430300
The Jeneberang River flows between settlements, rice fields, traditional ports which are located in the southernmost part of Makassar. Regional development and increasing population are anthropogenic as a source of heavy metal input to rivers, and require a sustainable geochemica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430297
The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of refuse dumping on arthropods population and heavy metals concentration in Calabar Cross River state, Nigeria. Soil, and arthropod samples were collected from Lemna, Nassarawa, University of Calabar female hostel and Gold...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430298
In the past few decades, there has been increasing interest and concern about the environmental presence of human and veterinary pharmaceutically active chemicals (PHACs). and the implication of such on ecosystem health at organismal and population levels This study was conceived...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430296
This study followed the descriptive method of research, and conducted to assess the impacts of Catarman Oil Mill, Incorporation’s production in Barangay Aquadahan, San Jose, Northern Samar. It identified the possible environmental impacts, socio-economics impact, and on health an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i330294
This descriptive study determined the status of the National Greening Program (NGP) implementation of mangrove reforestation in Barangay San Antonio, Biri, Northern Samar. Self made questionnaire was the main tool in gathering information. The respondents were the randomly sample...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i330293
Trees are the unsung heroes of the environment that requires care and maintenance so as to continue its provision of quantifiable benefits. Hence a better understanding of the physical aspect of tree mechanics would help to provide basis for the proper management of trees. The st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i330292
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (VGDS), Bhagalpur, Bihar is the only protected area in India for the endangered Gangetic Dolphins ( Platanista gangetica gangetica ). Besides, this sanctuary has been an important roosting, nesting and foraging ground for a large number of r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i330291
A study was conducted to determine soil organic carbon stocks (SOCs), total nitrogen (TN) and available phosphorous (AP) changes in agricultural land use practices with a focus on maize and coffee based agricultural systems along Kapingazi river catchment in Embu County. Demarcat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i330295
Forest carbon is identified in three major pools that is, above and below ground living vegetation, dead organic matter and soil organic carbon whose quantities have been identified for few forest types. The study investigated the carbon stock in above and below ground biomass in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i230290
Ramírez Sánchez Hermes Ulises, Fajardo Montiel Aida Lucia, Ortiz Bañuelos Alma Delia & De la Torre Villaseñor Odila·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2022
Climate and the water cycle are intimately related; so, any change in temperatures and precipitation patterns estimated for different climate change scenarios will have an impact on the availability of water resources. The objective of this study is to present a set of regional t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i230289
Traditional knowledge (TK) is a key component of a nation’s knowledge bank reflecting on the traditional culture, norms and customs. The protection of traditional knowledge is an important component of conservation and preservation directly contributing to the sustainable develop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i230288