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Water, Air, & Soil Pollution AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IKNVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION VOLUME 215 / 2011 go) Springer Water, AIR, & SOIL POLLUTION EDITOR-IN-CHIEF J. T. Trevors School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, ON, Canada ASSOCIATE EDITORS: D. Buchwalter, (Aquatic Pollution and Ecophysiology), Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA I. Colbeck, (global change and atmospheric pollution) Institute of Environmental Research, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K. A. Jackson, (soil ecosystems and pesticides) Texas Tech, Lubbock, U.S.A. M. Lazaridis, (air pollution) Technical University of Crete, Greece K.T. Leung, (environmental microbiology and biotechnology) Dept. of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada R. Reuther, (water chemistry and pollution) ENAS Environmental Assessments, Albertshofen, Germany M.H. Saier, (microbial remediation) Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. J.D. van Elsas, (environmental! sciences and microbiology) Groningen University, The Netherlands T. Viraraghavan, (waste and waste water remediation) Univeristy of Regina, Canada EDITORIAL BOARD M.L. Abbott, /daho Falls, 1D, U.S.A. M.M. Hart, Kelowna, BC, Canada V.N. Bashkin, Moscow, Russia B. Jackson, Hanover, NH, U.S.A. B. Butler, Waterloo, ON, Canada K.A. Johnson, Edwardsville, IL, U.S.A. A. Chabbi, Thiverval-Grignon, France M. Kruatrachue, Bangkok, Thailand R.F.M.J. Cleven, Bilthoven, The Netherlands V. Martin, Montreal, OC, Canada R. Dallinger, /nnsbruck, Austria U. Mingelgrin, Bet Dagan, Israel C. Dandie, Adelaide, Australia G. Paton, Aberdeen, U.K. J.M. Dean, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. A.J. Peters, St. George's, Bermuda K. Deboudt, Wimereux, France B. Tansel, Miami, FL, U.S.A. L. Duchesne, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada QO. Tresse, Nantes, France M. Gardner, Medmenham Marlow, U.K. A.N. Tyler, Stirling, U.K. C. Goyer, Fredericton, NB, Canada A. Violante, Naples, Italy B.M. Greenberg, Waterloo, ON, Canada A. Wiedensolher, Leipzig, Germany B. Gu, Oak Ridge, TN, U.S.A. C. Zhang, Shanghai, PR of China F.X. Han, Starkville, MS, U.S.A. Z. Jing, Qingdao, PR of China ISSN 0049-6979 All Rights Reserved © 2011 Springer No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Printed in the Netherlands Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Volume 215 - Numbers 1-4 - February 2011 EDITORIAL Genetic Analysis of Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Populations from Dry and Wet Areas National and International Security Requires of a Metal-Contaminated Region a Sustainable Planet Earth in Ontario (Canada) J.T. Trevors 1 S. Dobrzeniecka - K.K. Nkongolo - P. Michael - M. Mehes-Smith - P. Beckett 117 REVIEW ARTICLE Effects of Simulated Acid Rain on the Advances in Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Antioxidative System in Cinnamomum Degradation of Phenols and Dyes in Wastewater: philippinense Seedlings A Review E.-U. Liu: C.-P. Liu) 127 S. Ahmed - M.G. Rasul - W.N. Martens - R. Brown - M.A. Hashib 3 The Efficacy of a Tropical Constructed Wetland for Treating Wastewater During the Dry Bathroom Greywater Characterization Season: The Kenyan Experience and Potential Treatments for Reuse K. Kelvin: M. Tole 137 K. Chaillou - C. Gérente - Y. Andrés: D. Wolbert 31 Development of a Biofilter with Tire-Derived Field Study of Salt Balance of a Land Rubber Particle Media for Hydrogen Application System Sulfide Odor Removal R. Duan - C.B. Fedler: C.D. Sheppard 43 J. Park - E.A. Evans: T.G. Ellis 145 Geochemical and Mineralogical Features of Overbank and Stream Sediments of the Beal Model Assessment of Cattle and Climate Impacts on Stream Fecal Coliform Pollution in the Salmon Wadi (Cartagena-La Union Mining District, SE River Watershed, British Columbia, Canada Spain): Relation to Former Lead—Zinc Mining Z. Zhu: K. Broersma: A. Mazumder 155 Activities and Its Environmental Risk O. Gonzalez-Fernandez - A.M. Jurado-Roldan - Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies on Biosorption I. Queralt 55 of Heavy Metals by Leaf Powder of Paper Identification, Apportionment, and Photochemical Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) Reactivity of Non-methane Hydrocarbon Sources U.M.K. Nagpal - A.V. Bankar - N.J. Pawar - in Busan, Korea B.P. Kapadnis - S.S. Zinjarde 177 E. Choi « J.-B. Heo - P.K. Hopke - B.-B. Jin - Biomonitoring of Polycyclic Aromatic S.-M. Yi 67 Hydrocarbons Contamination in the Island Comparison Between Industrial—Urban and Rural of Crete Using Pine Needles Particle Stations in a Ceramic Cluster (NE, Spain) N. Ratola - A. Alves: E. Psillakis 189 A.B. Vicente : T. Sanfeliu - M.M. Jordan 83 Radionuclide Transport in Granitic Rock Photocatalytic Oxidation of Reactive Red 22 Considering Multiple-Member Decay Chain: in Aqueous Solution Using La,Ti,O7 Photocatalyst Application of Spent Nuclear Fuel Final Disposal Y. Ku: L.-C. Wang : C.-M. Ma Y.-C. Chou 97 D.C.-F. Shih 205 Study of the Relationship between Elevated Metal Uptake by Spontaneous Vegetation in Acidic Concentrations of Photochemical Oxidants Mine Tailings from a Semiarid Area in South and Prevailing Meteorological Conditions Spain: Implications for Revegetation in the North Kanto Area, Japan and Land Management S. Hosoi: H. Yoshikado - G. Gaidajis: K. Sakamoto 105 H.M. Conesa: A. Faz 221 Atmospheric Concentration of Ammonia, Nitrogen Human Health Impact of Exposure to Airborne Dioxide, Nitric Acid, and Sulfur Dioxide Particulate Matter in Pearl River Delta, China by Passive Method within Osaka Prefecture P. Xie: X. Liu: Z. Liu: T. Li: L. Zhong: Y. Xiang 349 and Their Emission Inventory The Influence of Meteorology on Particulate Matter Y. Nishikawa - A. Kannari 229 Concentrations at an Urban Mediterranean Location Use of Granular Bentonite in the Removal N. Galindo - M. Varea - J. Gil-Molto - E. Yubero - of Mercury (II), Cadmium (II) and Lead (ID) J. Nicolas 365 from Aqueous Solutions Fertilizer Amendment of Mining-Impacted Soils Y. Fernandez-Nava - M. Ulimanu - I. Anger - from Broken Hill, Australia: Fixation E. Maranon: L. Castrillon 239 or Release of Contaminants? Inputs of Domestic and Industrial Sewage in Upper N.C. Munksgaard - B.G. Lottermoser 373 Iguassu, Brazil Identified by Emerging Compounds Optimization of Electrocoagulation Process S. Froehner - K.S. Machado - F. Falcao - for the Treatment of Metal Cutting Wastewaters C. Monnich: M. Bessa 251 with Response Surface Methodology Bioremediation of Co-contamination of Crude Oil M. Kobya : E. Demirbas - M. Bayramoglu - and Heavy Metals in Soil by Phytoremediation Using M.T. Sensoy 399 Chromolaena odorata (L) King & H.E. Robinson Modeling of Nitrogen Retention in Amite River H.I. Atagana 261 H.-S. Jung: Z.-Q. Deng 411 An Efficient Implementation of the Method of Lines for Multicomponent Reactive Transport Equations Wet and Dry Deposition Fluxes of Polychlorinated M. Fahs- A. Younes: P. Ackerer 273 Biphenyls (PCBs) in an Urban Area of Turkey M. Ginindi: Y. Tasdemir 427 Evaluation of Phenol/Aniline (Single and Binary) Removal from Aqueous Solutions onto Degradation by Solar Radiation of Estrogenic Hyper-cross-linked Polymeric Resin Hormones Monitored by UV—Visible Spectroscopy (Macronet MN200) and Granular Activated and Capillary Electrophoresis Carbon in Fixed-Bed Column A.P. Fonseca - D.L.D. Lima: V.I. Esteves 441 C. Valderrama - J.I1. Barios - A. Farran - Sorption of Selected Aromatic Substances— J.L. Cortina 285 Application of Kinetic Concepts and Quantum Evaluation of Deammonification Process Mechanical Modeling by Response Surface Models S. Klepsch - A.J.A. Aquino - U. Haas - D. Tunega ° I. Fernandez - E. Plaza - J. Trela - B. Hultman - G. Haberhauer - M.H. Gerzabek - H. Lischka 449 R. Méndez 299 Microbial Changes in Selected Operational The Role of Leaky Boreholes in the Contamination Descriptors of Dissolved Organic Matters of a Regional Confined Aquifer. A Case Study: From Various Sources in a Watershed The Campo de Cartagena Region, Spain J. Hur 465 J. Jimenez-Martinez - R. Aravena: L. Candela 311 “Observations on Aerosol Optical Depth Over Pattern Classification of Volatile Organic a Period of 3 Years at Kaikhali (22.022°N, 88.614°E) Compounds in Various Indoor Environments Inside a Special Mangrove Ecosystem— C.M. Lee: Y.S. Kim - P.C. Nagajyoti - W. Park - The Sundarbans” K.Y. Kim 329 I. Mukherjee - N. Chakraborty : T.K. Mandal 477 Soil Algal Colonization and Its Ecological Role Mineralisation of Surfactants Using Ultrasound in an Environment Polluted by Past Zn—Pb Mining and the Advanced Fenton Process and Smelting Activity A. Naldoni : A. Schiboula - C.L. Bianchi - J. Cabala-O. Rahmonov-: M. Jablonska:E. Teper 339 D.H. Bremner 487 G) Springer Experimental Validation of Retardation of Tritium Removal of Zn** from Aqueous Solution Migration in the Chinese Loess Media using Castor Seed Hull R. Zuo: Y. Teng: J. Wang: Q. Hu: M. Guo 497 M. Mohammod - T.K. Sen - S. Maitra - B.K. Dutta 609 Preliminary Evaluation of Biological and Physical—Chemical Chromium Removal Optimization of the Proportion of the Activated Mechanisms in Gravel Media Used Sludge Irradiated with Low-Intensity Ultrasound in Constructed Wetlands for Improving the Quality of Wastewater Treatment G. Dotro : D. Larsen: P. Palazolo 507 B. Xie: H. Liu 621 Antimony Accumulation, Growth Performance, Removal of Pb(Il), Cr(IIl) and Cr(VI) Antioxidant Defense System and Photosynthesis from Aqueous Solutions Using Alum-Derived of Zea mays in Response to Antimony Water Treatment Sludge Pollution in Soil Y.-F. Zhou: R.J. Haynes 631 X. Pan: D. Zhang: X. Chen: A. Bao: L. Li 517 Laboratory-Scale Investigation of Ferrihydrite- Development of Regression-Based Models Modified Diatomite as a Phesphorus Co-precipitant to Predict Fecal Bacteria Numbers at Select Sites W. Xiong: J. Peng 645 within the Illinois River Watershed, Arkansas Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils and Oklahoma, USA from European High Mountain Areas M.M. David: B.E. Haggard 525 R. Quiroz - J.O. Grimalt - P. Fernandez - L. Camarero - Influence of Different Substrates in Wetland Soils J. Catalan : E. Stuchlik - H. Thies: U. Nickus 655 on Denitrification Dispersion of Odorous Gaseous Compounds T.T. Hien - H.-D. Park - H.Y. Jo « S.-T. Yun - Emitted from Wastewater Treatment Plants N.T. Minh 549 M. Latos - P. Karageorgos - N. Kalogerakis - Sequential Elution Technique in Moss M. Lazaridis 667 Pseudoscleropodium purum: Comparison between Equilibrium Modeling for Biosorption of Safranin the Commonly Used Extracellular Extractant onto Chemically Modified Biomass of Marine NiCl, and Other New Extractants Aspergillus wentii A. Pérez-Llamazares - J.R. Aboal - J.A. Fernandez - Y. Khambhaty - K. Mody - S. Basha: B. Jha 679 A. Carballeira 561 The Impact of an Abandoned Uranium Mining Effect of carboxylic and thiol ligands (oxalate, Area on the Contamination of Agricultural cysteine) on the kinetics of desorption of Hg(Iil) Land in its Surroundings , from kaolinite J. Mihalik - P. TlustoS - J. Szakova 693 W.U Senevirathna : H. Zhang: B. Gu 573 Sonochemical Degradation of Chlorinated Phenolic Compounds in Water: Effects of Physicochemical Properties of the Compounds on Degradation J.-S. Park - N.-G. Her: Y. Yoon 585 A Comparison Between Field Applications of Nano-, Micro-, and Millimetric Zero-Valent Iron for the Remediation of Contaminated Aquifers Instructions for Authors for Water, Air, and Soil Pollut are S. Comba - A. Di Molfetta: R. Sethi 595 available at http://www.springer.com/1 1270. g) Springer