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  1. Ecosystem service (ES) is a growing field of research characterized by an increase in publication number. The review was conducted to provide an overview of trends of forest ecosystem services (FES) research a...

    Authors: Wondimagegn Mengist and Teshome Soromessa

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:22

    Content type: Review

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  2. Water induced soil erosion has been continued to threaten the land resources in sub humid northwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Soil and water conservation measures have been implemented without site-specific sc...

    Authors: Mengie Belayneh, Teshome Yirgu and Dereje Tsegaye

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:20

    Content type: Research

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  3. Landscape change and disturbance are major challenges of wildlife management worldwide. The purpose of this study is to determine the impacts of anthropogenic landscape disturbances on the abundance and habita...

    Authors: Aaramde Fetene, Kumelachew Yeshitela and Ephrem Gebremariam

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:19

    Content type: Research

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  4. The most critical step to control sewage pollution and recycle of wastewater is to establish sewage treatment plants and to monitor their performance. This research aims to assess the environmental impacts of ...

    Authors: Siamak Baharvand and Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:18

    Content type: Research

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  5. Water induced soil erosion is the most prevailing form of land resources deterioration in the highlands of Ethiopia, where huge amount of fertile soil is being lost annually. The purpose of this study was to e...

    Authors: Asnake Yimam Yesuph and Amare Bantider Dagnew

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:17

    Content type: Research

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  6. This study was made to assess airborne dust by sampling particles trapped in car air filters (CAFs) of Mexico City. The CAFs dust was analyzed by optical microscopy and SEM–EDX. The optical microscopy revealed...

    Authors: Martin Gerardo Rodriguez, Birmania Heredia Rivera, Melvin Rodriguez Heredia, Birmania Rodriguez Heredia and Rodolfo Gonzalez Segovia

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:16

    Content type: Research

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  8. Groundwater pollution ensuing from ion exchange, weathering, agricultural and anthropogenic activities is on the rise in Nigeria. Since groundwater is used for domestic purposes, there is need for routine inve...

    Authors: Christopher Ehizemhen Igibah and Joseph Apagu Tanko

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:14

    Content type: Research

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  10. The south of Mexico is the least developed part of the country but its basins generate more than 60% of the country’s available water. Though disturbances to the rivers caused by development are still low, the...

    Authors: Juan Antonio García-Aragón, Klever Izquierdo-Ayala, María Mercedes Castillo-Uzcanga, Laura Carrillo-Bibriezca and Humberto Salinas-Tapia

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:12

    Content type: Research

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  11. Mopani worms have been considered a critical food security resource as people living in Mopani woodlands depend on the worms both as a food source and as an income generating resource. These become a readily a...

    Authors: Iphithule Ndlovu, Wilfred Njabulo Nunu, Nicholas Mudonhi, Oliver Dube and Auther Maviza

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:11

    Content type: Research

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  12. After food and water, clean air is essential for continuity of life on the planet. Complex trans-boundary air pollution problem is often linked to sustenance and eutrophication. Air pollution problem has no un...

    Authors: Naeem Abas, Muhammad Shoaib Saleem, Esmat Kalair and Nasrullah Khan

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:10

    Content type: Research

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  13. From the last few decades several lakes and wetlands showed water quality degradation that is one of the major problems globally resulting in serious environmental impacts and concern in both aquatic and terre...

    Authors: Javaid Ahmad Shah, Ashok K. Pandit and G. Mustafa Shah

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:9

    Content type: Research

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  15. The climate change fact is intensive among the Middle East countries and especially Iran. Among the Middle East countries, Iran will experience an increase of 2.6 °C in mean temperatures and a 35% decline in p...

    Authors: Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar, Majid Ebrahimi and Hamid Nejadsoleymani

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:7

    Content type: Research

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  16. Temporal change detection of informal settlement was conducted using geographic information system and remote sensing in order to evaluate the land use land cover change (LULCC) in Jimma city, southwestern Eth...

    Authors: Misgana Secho Abebe, Kiros Tsegaye Derebew and Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:6

    Content type: Research

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  17. In the rainfed areas, water, not land, is the foremost restraining resources for better agricultural production to satisfy the growing demand of food and other needs. Water harvesting and enhancing productivit...

    Authors: Tesfa Worku Meshesha and Deepak Khare

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:5

    Content type: Research

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  18. Growing and planting of Eucalypts tree at a farm level in the form of woodlot has become a common practice among Ethiopian rural households. Currently, Ethiopian smallholder farmers mainly establish Eucalypts ...

    Authors: Abebe Birara Dessie, Asmamaw Alemu Abtew and Abebe Dagnew Koye

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:4

    Content type: Research

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  19. Cassava is a heavy feeder crop that can cause serious depletion to soil nutrient stocks. This research aimed to explore soil fertility status and nutrient supply capacity at different growth stages of cassava ...

    Authors: Gizachew Kebede Biratu, Eyasu Elias and Pheneas Ntawuruhunga

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:3

    Content type: Research

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  21. The Ceramic water filtration has been greatly improving the most waste materials from drinking water in developing countries. This research was carried out to determine the efficiency of the Ceramic water filt...

    Authors: Alemu Lelago Bulta and Geremew Arega W. Micheal

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2019 8:1

    Content type: Research

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  22. A healthy wetland provides a range of goods and services contributing to human wellbeing. Inle Lake, the first Biosphere Reserve in Myanmar, has been supporting the local inhabitants with ecosystem services (E...

    Authors: Seema Karki, Aye Myat Thandar, Kabir Uddin, Sein Tun, Win Maung Aye, Kamal Aryal, Pratikshya Kandel and Nakul Chettri

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:25

    Content type: Research

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  23. Due to fast urban expansion and increased industrial activities, large quantities of solid and liquid wastes contaminated by trace metals are released into the environment of the Addis Ababa city, most often u...

    Authors: Alemnew Berhanu Kassegne, Tarekegn Berhanu Esho, Jonathan O. Okonkwo and Seyoum Leta Asfaw

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:24

    Content type: Research

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  24. Ensete plant (Enset ventricosum) is a monocarpic perennial crop, found under genus Ensete. It is mainly known and planted by farmers as a drought resistant crop and staple food in the rural community of southe...

    Authors: Ambachew Zerfu, Sintayehu Legesse Gebre, Gezahegn Berecha and Kefelegn Getahun

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:23

    Content type: Research

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  25. In recent years, attention has been drawn to radon gas as main risk factor for lung cancer. Radon is colourless, odourless and tasteless radioactive noble gas. To mitigate radon effects, water consume by popul...

    Authors: E Babatope Faweya, O Gabriel Olowomofe, H Taiwo Akande and T Adeniyi Adewumi

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:22

    Content type: Research

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  26. Assessment of soil loss rates is crucial to sustainably enhance the benefits of land resources and diminish the adverse impacts of land degradation thereby areas requiring immediate soil erosion management pra...

    Authors: Ebrahim Esa, Mohammed Assen and Asmamaw Legass

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:21

    Content type: Research

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  27. Soil erosion is one of the major causes for food insecurity, and environmental degradation in Ethiopia. To reduce erosion effects, soil and water conservation practices have been promoted at farm level and wat...

    Authors: Amanuel Bekele, Abebayehu Aticho and Endalkachew Kissi

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:20

    Content type: Research

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  28. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of soil for environment in terms of the spatial distribution patterns of some selected elements such as pH, total nitrogen (N2), sulfur (S), potassium (K), phospho...

    Authors: M. Farhad Howladar, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Fakir Saleh Abdullah Anas and Fazal Md. Mohi Shine

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:19

    Content type: Research

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  30. Though soils in the study areas are characterized by higher iron and aluminum oxides, and low available P contents, study on P adsorption characteristics is limited. The purpose of this experiment was to evalu...

    Authors: Bereket Ayenew, Abi M. Tadesse, Kibebew Kibret and Asmare Melese

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:17

    Content type: Research

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  31. By the authors Janicke (IBJparticle, Eine Implementierung des Ausbreitungsmodells. Bericht IBB Janicke, 2000; AUSTAL2000, Programmbeschreibung, Dunum, 2002), Germany, for the calculation of the dispersion of air ...

    Authors: Rainer Schenk

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:16

    Content type: Research

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  32. Soil acidity and low availability of P are among the major problems limiting crop production in the highlands of Ethiopia. The current study was conducted to evaluate the distribution of chemical P forms and s...

    Authors: Bereket Ayenew, Abi M. Taddesse, Kibebew Kibret and Asmare Melese

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:15

    Content type: Research

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  33. Cd and Pb were the main pollution elements in Pb–Zn mining areas. Several studies have focused on heavy metal pollution and risk assessment in the Huize Pb–Zn mining area. In the present study, the soil aggreg...

    Authors: Yazhu Mi, Fangdong Zhan, Bo Li, Li Qin, Jixiu Wang, Yanqun Zu and Yuan Li

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:14

    Content type: Research

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  34. Droughts cause serious effects on the agricultural and agro-pastoral sector due to its heavy dependence on rainfall. Several studies on agricultural drought monitoring have been conducted in Africa in general ...

    Authors: Eskinder Gidey, Oagile Dikinya, Reuben Sebego, Eagilwe Segosebe and Amanuel Zenebe

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:13

    Content type: Research

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  35. After publication of our article (Tellen and Yerima 2018) it came to our attention that we did not acknowledge that some sections of text and one figure (Fig. 11b) overlap with the Master’s Thesis of Albert Me...

    Authors: Valentine Asong Tellen and Bernard P. K. Yerima

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:12

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:3

  36. It was highlighted that in the original version of this article (Gashu and Gebre-Egziabher 2018) published on May 8th 2018, Fig. 2 appears twice and instead of Fig. 3. The correct version of Fig. 3, which show...

    Authors: Kassahun Gashu and Tegegne Gebre‑Egziabher

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:11

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:8

  37. Tannery wastewater contains the most hazardous pollutants. Therefore, identifying potentially efficient, low-cost and locally available filter media as an adsorbent for the treatment of tannery wastewater is c...

    Authors: Mekonnen Birhanie Aregu, Seyoum Leta Asfaw and Mohammed Mazharuddin Khan

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:10

    Content type: Research

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  38. Geogenic and anthropogenic activities such as Artisanal and illegal gold mining continue to have negative impacts on the environment and river basins in China. This work studied the hydrogeochemical characteri...

    Authors: Noah Kyame Asare-Donkor, Japhet Opoku Ofosu and Anthony Apeke Adimado

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:9

    Content type: Research

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  39. The spatiotemporal analysis of urban land use/land cover change (LULCC) helps to understand the dynamics of the changing environment of green infrastructure (GI) on the basis of sustainable city development. T...

    Authors: Kassahun Gashu and Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:8

    Content type: Research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:11

  40. Land use/cover and climate changes have a great influence on the hydrological processes in the watershed. The impacts of land use/cover and climate change are set to increase in the future due to the increased...

    Authors: Canute B. Hyandye, Abeyou Worqul, Lawrence W. Martz and Alfred N. N. Muzuka

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:7

    Content type: Research

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  41. As awareness of climate and environment issues increases and consumption habits change, new opportunities are opening up for the forest industry and wood construction to develop functional green solutions to m...

    Authors: Shankar Adhikari and Barbara Ozarska

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:6

    Content type: Review

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  42. Application of biochar has been suggested as a carbon (C) management strategy to sequester C and enhance soil quality. An incubation study was carried out to investigate the interactive effect of biochar and c...

    Authors: Daniel E. Dodor, Yahaya J. Amanor, Festus T. Attor, Thomas A. Adjadeh, Dora Neina and Michael Miyittah

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:5

    Content type: Research

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  44. Land use changes from natural ecosystems into managed ecosystems may have deleterious effects on soil structure and quality. This study characterise the soils under, and assesses the effects of different land ...

    Authors: Valentine Asong Tellen and Bernard P. K. Yerima

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:3

    Content type: Research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:12

  45. Northern Ethiopian Highlands, including Guna-Tana watershed, have experienced profound natural resources degradation which are resulted from coupled natural and anthropogenic factors. To mitigate this problem,...

    Authors: Getachew Workineh Gella

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:2

    Content type: Research

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  46. This study aims to measure the output torque and analyze the exhaust elements of a small diesel engine that use the diesel fuel mixed with waste cooking oil to validate the driving and environmental characteri...

    Authors: Man Su Cho, Takashi Fukushima, Hyeon Tae Kim, Xiu Lun Wang and Kunio Sato

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2018 7:1

    Content type: Research

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  47. Soil and water conservation (SWC) has been implemented in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia since 1985. Besides this, the agricultural development strategy of the region which was derived from the national agricul...

    Authors: Solomon Hishe, James Lyimo and Woldeamlak Bewket

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2017 6:26

    Content type: Research

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  48. Riverbank erosion has both direct and indirect effects on human life and socio-economy of Bangladesh. The present study investigated the riverbank erosion hazard in study area, its impacts on local people and ...

    Authors: Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, S. M. Didar-Ul Islam and Gausul Azam

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2017 6:25

    Content type: Research

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  49. Barapukuria coal mine which has been operating from 2002 is situated in such a location that is dependent on agriculture. Pollution from Coal mining poses a huge risk to the ecosystem and surrounding soil. So,...

    Authors: Md. Mustafizur Rahman, M. Farhad Howladar and Mohammed Omar Faruque

    Citation: Environmental Systems Research 2017 6:24

    Content type: Research

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