International Journal of Environmental Studies, Volume 69, Issue 6 (2012)

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Obituary

Article
Barry Commoner (1917–2012)
Michael Brett-Crowther
Pages: 867-868
Published online: 09 Nov 2012
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Letter to the editor

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Institutions or solutions?
Geoff O’Brien, Phil O’Keefe & Janaka Jayawickrama
Pages: 869-870
Published online: 02 Nov 2012
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The Marikana Tragedy
Paul Sorensen
Pages: 871-873
Published online: 12 Oct 2012
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Articles

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Effectiveness of DNase and washing steps in removing dead cells’ DNA for PCR detection of viable Escherichia coli
C. F. HO, P. L. TEOH & L. W. VUN
Pages: 874-880
Published online: 25 Sep 2012
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Original Articles

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Regenerated LDPE/PS blends: characterization and compatibilization
C. C. CHOUIREF & N. BELHANECHE-BENSEMRA
Pages: 881-887
Published online: 18 Sep 2012
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Articles

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The use of indigenous coal reserves for the removal of lead(II) from the aquatic environment by adsorption
SADAF BHUTTO & MUHAMMAD NASIRUDDIN KHAN
Pages: 888-903
Published online: 28 Sep 2012
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Causes of seasonal flooding in flood plains: a case of Makurdi, Northern Nigeria
Abah Roland Clement
Pages: 904-912
Published online: 10 Oct 2012
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Governance and environmental inequality in Nigeria: implications for conflict management strategies in the Niger Delta
NATHANIEL UMUKORO
Pages: 913-920
Published online: 10 Oct 2012
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Residual crude oil concentrations and ecotoxicity of polluted tropical soils after phytoremediation
IFECHUKWU ENYINNAYA ADIEZE
Pages: 921-933
Published online: 10 Oct 2012
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Impact of cement factory operations on air quality and human health in Ewekoro Local Government Area, South-Western Nigeria
Olusegun Oguntoke, Abidemi E. Awanu & Harold J. Annegarn
Pages: 934-945
Published online: 16 Oct 2012
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The role of learning and knowledge in adapting to climate change: a case study of Norwegian municipalities
GEIR INGE ORDERUD & MARTE WINSVOLD
Pages: 946-961
Published online: 05 Oct 2012
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Application of response surface methodology for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen (SND) removal from dairy wastewater in batch systems
Malihe Amini, Habibollah Younesi, Ghasem Najafpour & Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh-Lorestani
Pages: 962-986
Published online: 02 Nov 2012
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Conference report

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1st Environmental conference of Thessaly region, 8–10 September 2012, Hotel Skiathos Palace, Koukounaries, Skiathos Island, Greece
Paraskevi Karanikola
Pages: 987-988
Published online: 18 Oct 2012
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Book reviews

Book Review
Piso sto Chorio … I Apantisi stin Krisi einai i Agrotiki Paragogi[Back to the Village … The Answer to the Crisis is Agricultural Production]
Evangelos I. Manolas
Pages: 989-992
Published online: 13 Sep 2012
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Regulation theory and sustainable development: Business leaders and ecological modernisation. Routledge research in environmental politics
Paul Sorensen
Pages: 992-995
Published online: 17 Sep 2012
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In Vitro Neurotoxicology: Methods and Protocols
Jolocam Mbabazi
Pages: 995-996
Published online: 11 May 2012
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Environmental Inequalities Beyond Borders: Local Perspectives on Global Injustices
Jolocam Mbabazi
Pages: 996-997
Published online: 14 May 2012
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Environment and Food
Jolocam Mbabazi
Pages: 997-998
Published online: 01 Jun 2012
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Book Review
World Atlas of Mangroves
A.A. Mohamed Hatha & Jacob Chacko
Pages: 998-999
Published online: 28 May 2012
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Book Review
Renewable Energy Systems: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies for Home and Business
Iman Niknia
Page: 1000
Published online: 31 Oct 2012
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Chemical Safety of Drinking-Water: Assessing Priorities for Risk Management
Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab Al-Sulaiman
Page: 1001
Published online: 16 Jan 2012
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Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security: Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks
Marwan Haddad
Pages: 1002-1003
Published online: 21 Feb 2012
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Book Review
White Flight/Black Flight
Paul Sorensen
Pages: 1003-1004
Published online: 24 Feb 2012
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Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited
Martin J. Westgate
Pages: 1005-1006
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
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Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests
Christian Diehm
Pages: 1006-1008
Published online: 25 Nov 2011
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Heat Islands – Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
David S-K. Ting
Pages: 1008-1011
Published online: 20 Mar 2012
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From modern production to imagined primitive: the social world of coffee from Papua New Guinea
LAURA IMBURGIA
Pages: 1011-1013
Published online: 10 Oct 2012
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The Persians, Ancient Mediaeval and Modern Iran
Manjusha Misra
Pages: 1013-1015
Published online: 17 Oct 2012
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Sustainable failures: environmental policy and democracy in a petro-dependent world
Madras Sivaraman
Pages: 1015-1018
Published online: 05 Nov 2012
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Technological Nature: Adaptation and the Future of Human Life
Evangelos I. Manolas
Pages: 1018-1020
Published online: 21 Feb 2012
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Editorial board

Editorial
Editorial board
Page: ebi
Published online: 19 Nov 2012
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