1. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Estimation of flood environmental effects using flood zone mapping techniques in Halilrood Kerman, Iran

   • Siamak Boudaghpour
   • Majid Bagheri
   • Zahra Bagheri

   Research article Open access 27 December 2014 Article: 153

   

2. Agrometeorological drought in the Romanian plain within the sector delimited by the valleys of the Olt and Buzău Rivers

   • Ovidiu Murărescu
   • George Murătoreanu
   • Mădălina Frînculeasa

   Short report Open access 27 December 2014 Article: 152

   

3. Decolorization and detoxification of sulfonated toxic diazo dye C.I. Direct Red 81 by Enterococcus faecalis YZ 66

   • Madhuri M Sahasrabudhe
   • Rijuta G Saratale
   • Girish R Pathade

   Research article Open access 24 December 2014 Article: 151

   

4. Influence of bioaugmentation on biodegradation of phenanthrene-contaminated soil by earthworm in lab scale

   • Hosseinali Asgharnia
   • Ahmad Jonidi Jafari
   • Yousef Dadban Shahamat

   Research article Open access 24 December 2014 Article: 150

   

5. Disinfection of raw wastewater and activated sludge effluent using Fenton like reagent

   • Hassan Aslani
   • Ramin Nabizadeh
   • Maryam Ghani

   Research article Open access 14 December 2014 Article: 149

   

6. Liquid Phase adsorption kinetics and equilibrium of toluene by novel modified-diatomite

   • Reza Khalighi Sheshdeh
   • Saeed Abbasizadeh
   • Mohammad Sadegh Sharafi

   Research article Open access 12 December 2014 Article: 148

   

7. Human nail usage as a Bio-indicator in contamination monitoring of heavy metals in Dizajabaad, Zanjan province-Iran

   • Abdolhossein Parizanganeh
   • Abbasali Zamani
   • Behzad Taghilou

   Research article Open access 14 December 2014 Article: 147

   

8. Preparation and application of oyster shell supported zero valent nano scale iron for removal of natural organic matter from aqueous solutions

   • Vali Alipour
   • Simin Nasseri
   • Alimorad Rashidi

   Research article Open access 19 December 2014 Article: 146

   

9. Hydrodynamic and kinetic study of a hybrid detoxification process with zero liquid discharge system in an industrial wastewater treatment

   • Mohammad Fadhil Abid
   • Amir Aziz Abdulrahman
   • Noor Hussein Hamza

   Research article Open access 24 December 2014 Article: 145

   

10. Evaluation of chromosomal aberrations caused by air pollutants in some taxi drivers from two polluted districts of urban Tehran and its comparison with drivers from rural areas of Lahijan: a pilot study

    • Sara Taghizadeh
    • Hossein Najmabadi
    • Farkhondeh Behjati

    Research article Open access 19 December 2014 Article: 144

    

11. Effectiveness of biostimulation through nutrient content on the bioremediation of phenanthrene contaminated soil

    • Roshanak Rezaei Kalantary
    • Anoushiravan Mohseni-Bandpi
    • Mahsa Ja’fari

    Research article Open access 24 December 2014 Article: 143

    

12. Diesel biodegradation capacities of indigenous bacterial species isolated from diesel contaminated soil

    • Nandhini Palanisamy
    • Jayaprakash Ramya
    • Sudheer Khan

    Research article Open access 12 December 2014 Article: 142

    

13. Application of geographical information system in disposal site selection for hazardous wastes

    • Mehdi Rezaeimahmoudi
    • Abdolreza Esmaeli
    • Ladan Rokni

    Research article Open access 28 November 2014 Article: 141

    

14. Performance evaluation of a scoria-compost biofilter treating xylene vapors

    • Mohammad Mehdi Amin
    • Amir Rahimi
    • Fazel Mohammadi Moghadam

    Research article Open access 11 December 2014 Article: 140

    

15. Influence of upflow velocity on performance and biofilm characteristics of Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor (AFBR) in treating high-strength wastewater

    • Jalil Jaafari
    • Alireza Mesdaghinia
    • Amir Hossein Mahvi

    Research article Open access 25 November 2014 Article: 139

    

16. Humic acid degradation by the synthesized flower-like Ag/ZnO nanostructure as an efficient photocatalyst

    • Mohammad Taghi Ghaneian
    • Pouran Morovati
    • Masoumeh Tabatabaee

    Research article Open access 09 December 2014 Article: 138

    

17. Application of molecular imprinted polymer nanoparticles as a selective solid phase extraction for preconcentration and trace determination of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in the human urine and different water samples

    • Fariborz Omidi
    • Mohammad Behbahani
    • Seyed Jamaleddin Shahtaheri

    Research article Open access 14 November 2014 Article: 137

    

18. Spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil, water, and vegetables of farms in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran

    • Afshin Maleki
    • Hassan Amini
    • Amir Hossein Mahvi

    Research article Open access 14 November 2014 Article: 136

    

19. Short-term exposure with vibration and its effect on attention

    • Zahra Zamanian
    • Asghar Nikravesh
    • Mohammad Fararouei

    Research article Open access 13 November 2014 Article: 135

20. Performance evaluation of enhanced SBR in simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorous

    • Tahereh Jafarzadeh Ghehi
    • Soheil Mortezaeifar
    • Amir Hossein Mahvi

    Research article Open access 13 November 2014 Article: 134

    

21. Effects of storage time and temperature on the antimony and some trace element release from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into the bottled drinking water

    • Ebrahim Molaee Aghaee
    • Mahmood Alimohammadi
    • Maryam Ghani

    Research article Open access 13 November 2014 Article: 133

    

22. Two culture approaches used to determine the co-composting stages by assess of the total microflora changes during sewage sludge and date palm waste co-composting

    • Loubna El Fels
    • Fatima-Zahra El Ouaqoudi
    • Yedir Ouhdouch

    Research article Open access 15 November 2014 Article: 132

    

23. Wastewater treatment using integrated anaerobic baffled reactor and Bio-rack wetland planted with Phragmites sp. and Typha sp.

    • Shervin Jamshidi
    • Abbas Akbarzadeh
    • Alireza Valipour

    Research article Open access 25 October 2014 Article: 131

    

24. The use of the GIS Kriging technique to determine the spatial changes of natural radionuclide concentrations in soil and forest cover

    • Turgay Dindaroğlu

    Research article Open access 25 October 2014 Article: 130

    

25. Soil flushing of cresols contaminated soil: application of nonionic and ionic surfactants under different pH and concentrations

    • Saeid Gitipour
    • Khadijeh Narenjkar
    • Hossein Asghari

    Research article Open access 11 November 2014 Article: 129

    

26. Reduction of membrane fouling by innovative method (injection of air jet)

    • Maryam-Sadat Amiraftabi
    • Navid Mostoufi
    • Mohammad-Reza Mehrnia

    Research article Open access 14 November 2014 Article: 128

    

27. Removal of amoxicillin from wastewater by self-made Polyethersulfone membrane using nanofiltration

    • Ahmad Moarefian
    • Hossein Alizadeh Golestani
    • Hooman Bahmanpour

    Research article Open access 22 October 2014 Article: 127

    

28. Bioclogging in porous media: influence in reduction of hydraulic conductivity and organic contaminants during synthetic leachate permeation

    • Subramaniam Kanmani
    • Rajan Gandhimathi
    • Kasinathan Muthukkumaran

    Research article Open access 29 October 2014 Article: 126

    

29. The relationship between bone health and plasma zinc, copper lead and cadmium concentration in osteoporotic women

    • Naficeh Sadeghi
    • Mohammad Reza Oveisi
    • Sahereh Saadatmand

    Research article Open access 19 November 2014 Article: 125

30. Investigation of dust storms entering Western Iran using remotely sensed data and synoptic analysis

    • Ali D Boloorani
    • Seyed O Nabavi
    • Rasoul Azizi

    Research article Open access 29 October 2014 Article: 124

    

31. Solid-phase microextraction fiber development for sampling and analysis of volatile organohalogen compounds in air

    • Seyed Ghavameddin Attari
    • Abdolrahman Bahrami
    • Mahmoud Heidari

    Research article Open access 17 September 2014 Article: 123

    

32. Estimating ground-level PM₁₀ using satellite remote sensing and ground-based meteorological measurements over Tehran

    • Saeed Sotoudeheian
    • Mohammad Arhami

    Research article Open access 07 September 2014 Article: 122

    

33. Simulation of anaerobic digestion processes using stochastic algorithm

    • Jegathambal Palanichamy
    • Sundarambal Palani

    Research article Open access 04 September 2014 Article: 121

    

34. Erratum to: Adsorption performance of packed bed column for nitrate removal using PAN-oxime-nano Fe₂O₃

    • Mahsa Jahangiri-Rad
    • Ramin Nabizadeh

    Erratum Open access 17 September 2014 Article: 120

35. Enhanced performance of non-thermal plasma coupled with TiO₂/GAC for decomposition of chlorinated organic compounds: influence of a hydrogen-rich substance

    • Kamaleddin Abedi
    • Farshid Ghorbani-Shahna
    • Rasoul Yarahmadi

    Research article Open access 16 September 2014 Article: 119

    

36. Perceived risk of exposure to indoor residential radon and its relationship to willingness to test among health care providers in Tehran

    • Narjes Hazar
    • Mojgan Karbakhsh
    • Kazem Naddafi

    Research article Open access 23 August 2014 Article: 118

37. Biodegradability of oily wastewater using rotating biological contactor combined with an external membrane

    • Mahdieh Safa
    • Iran Alemzadeh
    • Manouchehr Vossoughi

    Research article Open access 02 September 2014 Article: 117

    

38. Analysis of the healthcare waste management status in Tehran hospitals

    • Fariba Malekahmadi
    • Masud Yunesian
    • Kazem nadafi

    Short report Open access 27 August 2014 Article: 116

    

39. Enhanced chromium (VI) removal using activated carbon modified by zero valent iron and silver bimetallic nanoparticles

    • Babak Kakavandi
    • Roshanak Rezaei Kalantary
    • Allah Bakhsh Javid

    Research article Open access 21 August 2014 Article: 115

    

40. Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a bacterial consortium enriched from mangrove sediments

    • Mohsen Shahriari Moghadam
    • Gholamhossein Ebrahimipour
    • Mehri Seyed Hashtroudi

    Research article Open access 21 August 2014 Article: 114

    

41. The effect of indoor office environment on the work performance, health and well-being of office workers

    • Komalanathan Vimalanathan
    • Thangavelu Ramesh Babu

    Research article Open access 09 August 2014 Article: 113

    

42. Efficient removal of Eriochrome black-T from aqueous solution using NiFe₂O₄ magnetic nanoparticles

    • Farid Moeinpour
    • Asma Alimoradi
    • Maryam Kazemi

    Research article Open access 27 August 2014 Article: 112

    

43. The creation of pollution mapping and measurement of ambient concentration of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide with passive sampler

    • Andaç Akdemir

    Research article Open access 06 August 2014 Article: 111

    

44. Effects of dust storm events on emergency admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Sanandaj, Iran

    • Seyyed Jamal Aldin Ebrahimi
    • Leila Ebrahimzadeh
    • Farzam Bidarpoor

    Research article Open access 06 August 2014 Article: 110

    

45. Real and simulated bioavailability of lead in contaminated and uncontaminated soils

    • Marin Senila

    Research article Open access 14 July 2014 Article: 108

    

46. Bio-ethanol production by a novel autochthonous thermo-tolerant yeast isolated from wastewater

    • Azadeh Tofighi
    • Mahnaz Mazaheri Assadi
    • Shohreh Zare Karizi

    Research article Open access 25 September 2014 Article: 107

    

47. Performance assessment of aquatic macrophytes for treatment of municipal wastewater

    • Mumtaz Shah
    • Hashim Nisar Hashmi
    • Abdul Razzaq Ghumman

    Research article Open access 16 July 2014 Article: 106

    

48. Synthesis, modification and graft polymerization of magnetic nano particles for PAH removal in contaminated water

    • Azadeh Torabian
    • Homayoun Ahmad Panahi
    • Naser Mehrdadi

    Research article Open access 15 July 2014 Article: 105

    

49. The characterization of noise levels in a neonatal intensive care unit and the implications for noise management

    • Juan Carlos Fortes-Garrido
    • Andres Mauricio Velez-Pereira
    • Juan Pedro Bolívar

    Research article Open access 22 July 2014 Article: 104

    

50. Covalently modified magnetite nanoparticles with PEG: preparation and characterization as nano-adsorbent for removal of lead from wastewater

    • Nejat Sadati Behbahani
    • Kobra Rostamizadeh
    • Hamideh Ahmadi

    Research article Open access 04 August 2014 Article: 103