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• Paper Mills, Avoidance of Pollution Control, Copying of Equipment & Patents in India≈  Deepak DewanEffluent Treatment Facilities in India are either inadequate and/or are non-functional.
• Passive and Active Environmental Controls in Malaysia: Case Study Sabah≈  Djamila Harimi, Narayanan Sambu Potty, Chu Chi MingThis paper focuses on passive cooling including the traditional passive cooling strategies under tropical climatic condition.
• Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): a Niche Market in SE Asia≈  Michel BuronThis article looks at the opportunity to develop a centralized treatment plant for POPs in South-East Asia.
• Personal Motivation Dictates Choices to Greater Extent≈  G. VenkateshExcerpts from an interview with Prof. Dr. Helge Brattebø about the environment, environmental education and the economy-environment-society.
• Physicochemical and Metal Analysis of Well Water Samples from Akure, Nigeria≈  Ogundele Joan OlayinkaThis study illustrates the need for constant routine analysis to ensure safety and non-contamination of the wells.
• Planning for Compliance Reporting≈  Prab Mistry and Tim DowlingThis paper examines the challenges that industry faces and provides a case study showing how two companies have worked together to understand how they can get more value from their environmental data.
• Polluted Mine Drainage Clean Up≈  David McConchieVirotec International, is releasing treated water from a 14.5-hectare 1.5 billion litre mine tailings dam which the company’s new technology has cleaned of heavy metals and Acid Mine Drainage.
• Pollution in the Demolition Industry≈  Erik K. LauritzenOverall view on the pollution problems that the demolition contractor has to take into consideration during the demolition work and how to solve or control these problems.
• Post Harvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables≈  Farzana PanhwarThis article looks at ways to reduce post-harvest losses in crops to lower cost of production, trade and distribution, the price for the consumer and increases the farmers income.
• Precautionary Principles and Ethics Applied to Energy-Environmental Systems≈  Peter J. CataniaThis paper introduces the precautionary principles, ethics and the relationship with regards to energy and the fundamental principles in the development of energy standards.
• Preventing an Ecological Disaster – The Saving of Lake Qarun≈  Dev M. MohuntaThis paper identifies ways to prevent further increase in salinity of Lake Qarun in Egypt on an economically sustainable basis.
• Production of Biodiesel from Vegetable Oils or Tallow≈  Hans ValeriusPresentation of the Continuous Jet Reactor (CJR) biodiesel production process.
• Promoting Healthy Environment through Enhanced Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Improved Crop Yields by using Calcium Carbide≈  A. Zeshan, Z.H. Shah, M. ArshadThis paper outlines strategies to improve the nitrogen use efficiency for improving agricultural productivity and protecting the environment.
• Prospect of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Developing Nations≈  Syed Masiur RahmanThis paper looks at the role of SEA in evaluating and anticipating the consequences of decisions taken before the project stage.
• PuriSoil, Ecological Gain Without Economic Pain≈  Nico Grootjen and Wim SteenbakkersThis article introduces a patented technology for treating contaminated soil. A description of the technology is given as well as a comparison with other soil remediation technologies. The paper is completed with two large scale examples of remediation projects with the PuriSoil technology.
• Re-Drawing the Waste Disposal Preference Hierarchy Chart≈  Olubukola Betty OlatoyeThis study identifies waste segregation at source as a major step towards attaining waste recovery, reuse and recycling.
• Recycling of Packaging Materials – The Ronchi Decree≈  Anthony Sistilli and Gianfranco PuopoloEditorial on the provisions of the Ronchi Decree regarding packaging and handling of waste.
• Recycling Water-Based Cleaners – Myth or Reality?≈  Raymond J. Graffia, Jr.This article describes a multiple-pass cross-flow membrane system for recycling aqueous cleaners used in industrial washing operations.
• Removal of Dyes from Wastewater using Plant based Biosorbent Hydrilla Verticillata≈  N. Rajamohan and R. KannanThis study illustrates the development and use of biosorbent materials for the removal of color from dye-bearing effluents.
• Renewable Energy and the Hydrogen Economy≈  Peter LynchFuel Cells are in the news. This article describes what they are and how they are used, examines different types, and looks at companies involved in the fuel cell business.
• Renewable Energy Sources and Islands≈  Eva Michalena and Joseph StefanouThis paper looks at the benefits of employing renewable energy sources on the greek islands.
• Rural Bio-Energy Production as a Bundled CDM Project≈  M. P. Singh and Geetika KalhaThis article attempts to apply the Clean development Mechanism to Rural Bioenergy production. It is written keeping India in mind, but is applicable to all developing countries who are signitaries to the Kyoto Protocol.
• Safeguarding of Military and Municipal Water Supplies≈  Michael BresslerThis paper introduces a technology to treat oily wastewater, which allows for decontaminated water to be elevated to drinking water quality at roughly 2-3 cents per gallon, the same cost experienced at conventional municipal treatment centers.
• Scoping the Channel≈  Abe BeaglesThis article looks at the potential of desalination when applied to the Sea of Cortez to the Salton Sea Shipping channel project of Southern California.
• Seasonal Variations in Chlorophyll Content and Chlorophyllase Activity in Betelvine≈  Roy Chowdhury and J.K. JohriThis paper describes a study on seasonal variations in chlorophyll content and chlorophyllase activity in Bangla and Mitha varieties of Betelvine, grown in different soil treatments. The aim of this work was to study the physiological response of an important crop plant to seasonal environmental stress, which could also provide information about how crops affected in less than optimum growing conditions.
• Selection Criteria for Membranes used in Filter Presses≈  Hans ValeriusEditorial on evaluating available design options and selecting appropriate systems for specific applications.
• Sequential Degradation of Procian Blue in Textile Effluent by Bio, Electro and Photo Oxidation Using Bacteria and Fungi≈  A. Raja and P. GajalakshmiThis study outlines an efficient process to degrade effluent from textile dye industry through a combination technology.
• Sewer, one of the largest Wastewater Problems≈  Bjorn SundbakkenAbout compact containerized Bio plants that is fully automated and will meet or surpass any effluent standard.
• Should Onsite Wastewater Follow Agriculture´s Lead?≈  Robert K. ReboriWith farmers finding much success with hardwood chips, the onsite industry could also benefit from looking into alternative denitrification processes for treating high nitrate wastewaters.
• Silent Roads for Cost Effective Noise Reduction≈  Wim van KeulenThis paper looks at the application of low noise road surfaces as a cost-effective alternative to sound barriers for reducing traffic noise.
• Simplified Biofuels Measurements with Mid Infrared Analysis≈  Joseph Boyd and Sandra RintoulThis article provides guidelines for the selection of measurement methods and instruments to ensure product quality in biodiesel production.
• Simultaneous Recovery of Nickel and Aluminium from Spent Reformer Catalyst≈  Dipak J. Garole and A.D. SawantThis paper outlines procedures, materials and apparatus for the separation and recovery of Nickel and Aluminium from spent reformer catalyst.
• Site Produced Cellular Lightweight Concrete – a Boon for Housing≈  G.B. SinghThis article outlines the technical, environmental and economical benefits of utilizing Fly Ash in building construction.

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