Volume 74, Issue 9, November 2015

In this issue (31 articles)

1. 

   Original Article

   Hydrochemical investigation of barium in the public water supply wells of Sao Paulo state, southern Brazil

   Tatiana Tavares, Reginaldo Bertolo, Bruna Fiúme… Pages 6599-6612

2. 

   Original Article

   Enhancement of surface water quality using trading discharge permits and artificial aeration

   Shervin Jamshidi, Mohammad Hossein Niksokhan… Pages 6613-6623

3. 

   Original Article

   Driving factors of short-term channel changes in a semi-arid area (Sahand Mountain, northwestern Iran)

   Somaiyeh Khaleghi, Nicola Surian, Shahram Roostaei… Pages 6625-6637

4. 

   Original Article

   Combining scenario-based multi-objective optimized decision-making with a spatial division strategy: a case study of Yongding River, Beijing, China

   Mingyu Wang, Sen Yu Pages 6639-6646

5. 

   Original Article

   Assessment of hydrochemical evolution of groundwater and its suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes in Al-Khazir Gomal Basin, Northern Iraq

   Hussein Jassas, Broder Merkel Pages 6647-6663

6. 

   Original Article

   Diagenetic processes and sediment–water exchanges of heavy metals in the Mejerda River Delta (Gulf of Tunis)

   Mohamed Amine Hellali, Noureddine Zaaboub, Walid Oueslati… Pages 6665-6679

7. 

   Original Article

   Metal content in the waters of the upper Sanna River catchment (SE Poland): condition associated with drilling of a shale gas exploration wellbore

   Łukasz Chabudziński, Stanisław Chmiel, Zdzisław Michalczyk Pages 6681-6691

8. 

   Original Article

   Visualization of surfactant solution transport in saturated soil: an experimental study to represent wastewater loss from sewers

   Mitra Nikpay, Detlef Lazik, Peter Krebs Pages 6693-6701

9. 

   Original Article

   Investigating the characteristics of mine water in a subsea mine using groundwater geochemistry and stable isotopes

   Fengshan Ma, Haijun Zhao, Jie Guo Pages 6703-6715

10. 

    Original Article

    Coupled disaster-causing mechanisms of strata pressure behavior and abnormal gas emissions in underground coal extraction

    Wei Wang, Yuan-ping Cheng, Hai-feng Wang, Wei Li… Pages 6717-6735

11. 

    Original Article

    Utilization of fine powder in demolition concrete as recyclable coagulant in removing color from dye-bearing wastewater

    Quanyuan Chen, Qing Lan, Xinyin Li, Juan Zhou, Zaifu Yang… Pages 6737-6745

12. 

    Original Article

    The effect of toxicity of heavy metals contained in tailing sands on the organic carbon metabolic activity of soil microorganisms from different land use types in the karst region

    Qiang Li, Qingjing Hu, Chaolan Zhang, Werner E. G. Müller… Pages 6747-6756

13. 

    Original Article

    Bioremediation potential of an arsenic immobilizing strain Brevibacillus sp. KUMAs1 in the rhizosphere of chilli plant

    Ivy Mallick, Samir Kumar Mukherjee Pages 6757-6765

14. 

    Original Article

    Drastic hydrological changes caused by hydroelectrical development in karst: a case of the karst river Zrmanja (Croatia)

    Ognjen Bonacci, Tanja Roje-Bonacci Pages 6767-6777

15. 

    Original Article

    How to determine the appropriate methods to identify the geometry of in situ rock blocks in dimension stones

    Reza Yarahmadi, Raheb Bagherpour, Luis M. O. Sousa… Pages 6779-6790

16. 

    Original Article

    Estimation of groundwater recharge and its relation to land degradation: case study of a semi-arid river basin in Iran

    Ammar Rafiei Emam, Martin Kappas, Samira Akhavan… Pages 6791-6803

17. 

    Original Article

    Factors determining Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn mobility in uncontaminated arable and forest surface soils in Hungary

    Márk Rékási, Tibor Filep Pages 6805-6817

18. 

    Original Article

    Deposition history and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments from Xuwen Coral Reef Reserve, China

    Huayang Gan, Jinqing Lin, Haijun He, Feng Li, Weikun Zhang Pages 6819-6830

19. 

    Original Article

    Acidification of shallow groundwater in the unconfined sandy aquifer of the city of Douala, Cameroon, Western Africa: implications for groundwater quality and use

    G. E. Takem, D. Kuitcha, A. A. Ako, G. T. Mafany… Pages 6831-6846

20. 

    Original Article

    Spatial variability of vegetation characteristics, soil properties and their relationships in and around China’s Badain Jaran Desert

    Meng Wang, Zhibao Dong, Wanyin Luo, Junfeng Lu, Jiyan Li Pages 6847-6858