Water quality monitoring is of little use without a clear and unambiguous definition of the reasons for the monitoring and the objectives that it will… Read More »Procedures for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UN Watercourses Convention) holds an important position in the development of… Read More »International Conventions and Treaties
Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological characteristics of water. It is a measure of the condition of water relative to the… Read More »Water Quality Standards: Standards for Drinking Water Quality
Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is, by its very nature, a global issue. A common strategy and binding targets must therefore be defined… Read More »Climate Change and Remediation Meteorology
Analytical Labs across the globe that perform environmental testing for air, water and soil count on the right techniques and technologies to analyze their samples.… Read More »Tools for Air, Water and Soil Analysis
Remote Sensing is the science of deriving information about the earth’s land water areas form images acquired at a distance. It relies upon measurement of… Read More »Remote Sensing: Geographical Information System (GIS)
Environmental Assessment has been defined as an activity designed to identify and predict the impact on the biogeochemical environment and on man’s health and well-being… Read More »Methods of Environmental Assessment
Human health might be at the receiving end as a result of the environmental degradation. Areas exposed to toxic air pollutants can cause respiratory problems… Read More »The Effects of Environmental Degradation
According to Mehta (2018), the effects of environmental pollution are: 1. Environment Degradation: Environment is the first casualty for any pollution whether in air or… Read More »The Effects of Environmental Pollution
According to Wikipedia, the nitro-compounds are organic compounds that contain one or more nitro functional groups (-NO2). Its presence in a compound makes it to… Read More »Description and Effects of Nitro-Compounds in the Environment
Occupational hygiene takes care of activities such as food production, extraction of raw materials, manufacturing of goods, energy production which can, to a greater or… Read More »Concept, Practice and Socio-economic Role of Occupational Hygiene
The presence of mycotoxins in food stuffs has great significance in the health of humans and livestock. Mycotoxins are associated with diseased or deteriorating crops.… Read More »The Concept, Types and Effects of Mycotoxins in the Environment
The pollution of the environment has negatively affected the life of both plants and animals. It can be said that almost all of the gains… Read More »Sources and Types of Pollution on the Environment
There are many forms of radiation, some forms of radiation are found in the natural environment and others are due to modern technology. Whether natural… Read More »Effects of Radiations on the Environment
Regarding the effects of technological advancement on environment, the advances in technology in the wake of the twentieth century mark a landmark and a very… Read More »Effects of Technological Advancement on Environment
Environmental media refer to abiotic components of the natural environment. The environmental media are comprised of Soil, Water and Air. They are the basic natural… Read More »Characteristics of Environmental Media
According to Environmental Pollution (2017) and NEC (2011) there are some guiding principles of environmental management, these principles are helpful in environmental decision making. 1.… Read More »The Principles of Environmental Management
The word ‘environment’ is used in different ways. We talk of the ‘home environment’, the ‘work environment’, the ‘social environment’. We use the word to… Read More »Concept of Environmental Management
