Chlorine is important for the fertility of soils being a nutrient for crops. However, anthropogenic activities often lead to excessive accumulation of the anion of chlorine, (Cl-) in soils, either directly by applying animal wastes that are usually rich in Cl- or via atmospheric depositions from...

Green roofs provide multiple environmental benefits. These include storm-water retention, water purification, insulation of the building, air quality and carbon sequestration and biodiversity enhancement. Green roofs can be classified as sustainable extensive green roofs (no additional fertilizer,...

Concerns about climate change and the carbon impact of using fossil fuels for energy production have led to a renewed impetus towards the use of...

16 - 21 June 2019 - Seoul

Background: We aimed to evaluate the risk factors of the daily mortality associated with air pollution causing acute lower respiratory tract infections. Methods: We applied a short time series analysis to the air pollution record, meteorological data and 133 non-accidental death data in Shengyang,...

Background: Indoor air pollutants are increasingly being associated with respiratory illnesses leading to high degree of morbidity and mortality. There are not sufficient epidemiological studies from Pakistan which assess level of awareness of indoor air pollution resulting in respiratory diseases...

Bioethanol is environmentally friendly bioenergy used as a gasoline substitute. Bioethanol raw materials sourced from cultivated plants require high cost and compete with the provision of food. Agricultural waste and organic waste have potential chemical content used as alternative feedstock for...

Background: Drinking water of acceptable quality is supposed to be free from faecal coliform and chemical substances that may be hazardous to human health. Water treatment and safe storage at the household level has been advocated as effective means of ensuring safe drinking water. This study was...

Sustainable production of ethanol as alternative renewable fuels, there is a need for a yeast strain which can convert the non-food substrate into ethanol economically. Extensive screening program for such yeast for bioethanol production was attempted from the diverge ecosystem. That resulted into...