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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54109#.VO2BaCzQrzE Author(s)   Carly Hyatt Hansen 1 , Gustavious P. Williams 2 , Zola Adjei 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA . 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA . ABSTRACT Algae blooms pose a threat to water quality by depleting oxygen during decomposition and also cause other issues with water quality and water use. Algae biomass is traditional monitored through field samples analyzed for chlorophyll-a, a pigment present in all algae. Field sampling can be time- and cost-intensive, especially in areas that are difficult to access and provides only limited spatial coverage. Estimations of algal biomass based on remote sensing data have been explored over the past two decades as a supplement to information obtained ...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53700#.VNBnryzQrzE Author(s)    Ramandeep S. Sidhu 1* , Mark Dougherty 1 , Wesley C. Zech 2 , Beth Guertal 3   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, USA . 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, USA . 3 Department of Crop, Soils and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, USA . ABSTRACT The main goal of this study was to quantify reduction of runoff responses using selected erosion control covers on 1.2 m × 0.6 m plots under simulated rainfall to determine the most cost-effective temporary cover treatment under similar soils, rainfall and embankment slope conditions. The different erosion control covers tested were polyacrylamide (PAM), wheat straw and PAM (WS + P) with and without seed; and engineered fiber matrix (EFM) with and without seed. The EFM + S and WS + P + S tr...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53059#.VLSMV8nQrzE Author(s)   Reza Ali Fallahzadeh 1 , Maryam Gholami 2 , Elham Madreseh 3 , Mohammad Taghi Ghaneian 1 , Mohamad Hadi Farahzadi 4* , Ali Akbar Askarnejad 5 , Shahram Sadeghi 6   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran . 2 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Abarkouh Paramedical School, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran . 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . 4 Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . 5 Abarkouh Health Network, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran . 6 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sc...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52468#.VJoLocCAM4 Author(s)   Valbona Sinani 1 , Majlinda Sana 2 , Elton Seferi 3* , Abdyl Sinani 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Economics and Agribusiness, Agriculture University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania . 2 Aleksander Moisiu University, Durres, Albania . 3 Faculty of Food Biotechnology, Agriculture University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania . ABSTRACT Water, a simple chemical ingredient, is so important during the process of cooking and baking product as flour. Its functions in baking processes are numerous, some of which are not entirely clear, while others are evaluated by characteristics of the mature product. Regardless of ...