The pretreatment of waste activated sludge (WAS) to facilitate solubilization and biodegradability is most common using thermal, mechanical (e.g. ultrasound, high pressure homogenization), chemical (oxidation) and alkali ...

In this study the effects of deforestation and land-use changes in Karasu Forests located within the provincial borders of Sakarya on elemental carbon and carbon stock were analyzed. The specific goals of this study are ...

The treatment and disposal of excess sludge has become the most challenging problem in wastewater treatment plants due to economic, environmental and legislative factors. Therefore, to develop strategies and technologies ...

The objectives of this study were to assess urban soil contamination by selected metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in 24 sites (127 soil samples) in Istanbul, Turkey, investigate relationships between soil contamination ...

Mineral dust is one of the most significant constituent among the air pollutants. Besides its negative effects on human health, it influences the radiation balance of the Earth. The greatest source of mineral dust over the ...

Nowadays, energy required in almost all fields of everyday life is provided mostly by expensive imported energy sources in Turkey. In order to meet the increasing demand of energy, it is indispensable to find alternative ...

Research activities on the innovative landfill management techniques are becoming attractive research areas in the last decades due to increasing amounts of solid waste by increasing industrialization and urbanization. In ...

Olive mill wastes are a significant source of potential or existing environmental pollution in the Mediterranean region. The environmental impacts of olive mill wastewaters are considerable with the dangerous effects such ...

Anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater greatly reduces the organic load to water bodies with less energy input while generating renewable energy. This study focuses the performance of two different types of high-rate ...

The meteorological model, CALMET, and its plume dispersion model, CALPUFF, were used in order to simulate the dispersion of SO2 emitted from Yatağan Power Plant and its effect on Yatağan district in the episodic event on ...