1. Kinetics Characteristics of Biofilm Reactors

   • Yilmaz Muslu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 20

2. Development of Empirical Formulae to Determine Emission Rate from Various Opencast Coal Mining Operations

   • S. K. Chaulya
   • M. K. Chakraborty
   • D. Pal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 55

3. Assessment of Atmospheric Arsenic Level in Airborne Dust Particulates of an Urban City of Central India

   • Manas Kanti Deb
   • Manisha Thakur
   • Ninad Bodhankar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 71

4. In-Situ Immobilization of Cadmium and Lead by Different Amendments in Two Contaminated Soils

   • Shuang-Fu Cheng
   • Zeng-Yei Hseu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 84

5. Solid Phase Extraction Method for Selective Determination of Phthalate Esters in the Aquatic Environment

   • O. S. Fatoki
   • A. Noma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 98

6. Soil Leachate Responses During 10 Years of Induced Whole-Watershed Acidification

   • Pamela J. Edwards
   • James N. Kochenderfer
   • Mary Beth Adams

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 118

7. Metal Contamination of River Waters and Sediments from Effluents of Kaolin Processing in Brazil

   • C. P. Jordão
   • M. G. Pereira
   • J. L. Pereira

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 138

8. Distribution of Metal Extractable Fractions during Anaerobic Sludge Treatment in Southern Spain WWTPs

   • G. J. Solís
   • E. Alonso
   • P. Riesco

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 156

9. Crown Condition and Needle Chemistry of Norway Spruce in Relation to Critical Loads of Acidity in South-East Norway

   • Svein Solberg
   • Sheila Kvindesland
   • Kåre Venn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 171

10. Modeling of Depleted Uranium Transport in Subsurface Systems

    • J. Paul Chen
    • Sotira Yiacoumi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 201

11. Deposition of Copper in the Eutrophic, Submontane Dobczyce Dam Reservoir (Southern Poland) – Role of Speciation

    • Ewa Szarek-Gwiazda
    • Grażyna Mazurkiewicz-Boroń

    OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 218

12. Influence of Anaerobic Pre-conditioning on Phosphorus Removal in Swine Manure by Aeration

    • Ancheng Luo
    • Jun Zhu
    • Pius M. Ndegwa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 230

13. Biomonitoring of Metal Availability in the Southern Basin of the Lagoon of Venice (Italy) by Means of Macroalgae

    • Noemi Favero
    • Maria Grazia Frigo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 246

14. Soil Vulnerability and Sensitivity to Acid Deposition in China

    • Fulu Tao
    • Yousay Hayashi
    • Erda Lin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 260

15. Amendment-Induced Immobilization of Lead in a Lead-Spiked Soil: Evidence from Phytotoxicity Studies

    • Wouter Geebelen
    • Jaco Vangronsveld
    • Herman Clijsters

    OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 277

16. Non-Linearities between Atmospheric Sulphur and Sulphur Emissions

    • Adam Hadley
    • Ralf Toumi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 295

17. Biodegradability of Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate by Pseudomonas Fluorescens FS1

    • Zeng Feng
    • Cui Kunyan
    • Yang Huifang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 305

18. Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Characteristics near Two Waste Sites in Ibadan and Lagos, Nigeria

    • A. Ikem
    • O. Osibanjo
    • A. Sobande

    OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 333

19. Household Biowaste Containers (Bio-Bins) – Potential Incubators For Clostridium Botulinum and Botulinum Neurotoxins

    • Helge Böhnel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 341

20. The Rhizofiltration of Sodium from Hydroponic Fluid using Scented Geraniums

    • Mark R. Garnett
    • Susan J. Murch
    • Praveen K. Saxena

    OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 365

21. Does Freezing Affect Sediment Sampling Results?

    • Wojciech Dabrowski
    • R. Ian Mackie
    • Michal Zielina

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 370

22. Gaseous Elemental Mercury Fluxes in New York City

    • Anthony Carpi
    • Yung-fou Chen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 371 - 379

23. Impact of Sewage Sludge Application on the Long-Term Nutrient Balance in Acid Soils of Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris, L.) Forests

    • T. Bramryd

    OriginalPaper Pages: 381 - 399

24. Field-scale Cadmium Transport in a Heterogeneous Layered Soil

    • P. Seuntjens

    OriginalPaper Pages: 401 - 423

25. Effect of Episodic and Regular Sewage Discharges on the Water Chemistry and Macroinvertebrate Fauna of a Mediterranean Stream

    • Juan Rueda
    • Antonio Camacho
    • Josep R. Roca

    OriginalPaper Pages: 425 - 444

26. Authors Index

    Authors Index Pages: 445 - 446