Environmental Science
Exploring the upper ocean characteristics of a bay using coastal and regional ocean community model

D. Jaishree; P.T. Ravichandran

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 97-116

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2024.01.08

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The innovativeness of this study lies in achieving a comprehensive understanding of the seasonal variations and oceanic characteristics of the Bay of Bengal by addressing the complex interplay of large-scale ocean-atmosphere dynamics. The study aimed to understand the upper ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Using benthos a bioindicator to assess the efficiency constructed wetland community wastewater treatment system

K. Seethong; K. Chunkao; N. Dampin; W. Wararam

Volume 9, Special Issue (Eco-Friendly Sustainable Management) , November 2023, , Pages 47-60

https://doi.org/10.22034/GJESM.2023.09.SI.04

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The increasing population and urban growth have led to a higher demand for water in various sectors, resulting in a significant amount of wastewater. Constructed wetlands mimic natural wetlands, using the interaction between plants, soil, and microorganisms to treat wastewater ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Exploring the dynamics of seasonal surface features using coastal and regional ocean community model

D. Jaishree; P.T. Ravichandran; D.V. Thattai

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 741-752

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2023.04.06

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Studying the monthly variations in the surface features of the Bay of Bengal is a complex task that involves numerous large-scale ocean-atmosphere dynamics. This study identified the bay’s changing circulation patterns over recent decades as a crucial study area requiring ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Relationship between chlorophyll-a, sea surface temperature, and sea surface salinity

M. N. Hidayat; R. Wafdan; M. Ramli; Z. A. Muchlisin; S. Rizal

Volume 9, Issue 3 , July 2023, , Pages 389-402

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2023.03.03

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the long-term relationship between chlorophyll-a, sea surface temperature, and sea surface salinity monthly from January 2015 to December 2021. It was carried out in the Northern Bay of Bengal, which experiences extreme monsoons, in the southwest ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Impact of tropical Cyclone Marcus on ocean subsurface and surface layers

A.F. Koropitan; M.H.I. Khaldun; Y. Naulita

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 353-368

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2022.03.05

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The southeast Indian Ocean is one of the areas where tropical cyclones formed. A comprehensive understanding of the cyclone impact in the Southeastern Indian Ocean is needed to anticipate future changes due to the warming trend. The present study investigates the influence ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Microplastic abundance and distribution in surface water and sediment collected from the coastal area

N. D. Takarina; A. I.S. Purwiyanto; A. A. Rasud; A. A. Arifin; Y. Suteja

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 183-196

https://doi.org/10.22034/GJESM.2022.02.03

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Rapid development has increased the microplastics discharges into marine environments, including coastal waters at Jakarta Bay, Indonesia. This study is proposed to assess microplastics abundance and distribution in surface water and sediment from coastal water at Jakarta Bay.METHODS: ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Simulation and analysis of marine hydrodynamics based on the El Niño scenario

M. Ikhwan; R. Wafdan; Y. Haditiar; M. Ramli; Z. A. Muchlisin; S. Rizal

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 543-554

https://doi.org/10.22034/GJESM.2021.04.04

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: El Niño - Southern Oscillation is known to affect the marine and terrestrial environment in Southeast Asia, Australia, northern South America, and southern Africa. There has been much research showing that the effects of El Niño - Southern Oscillation are extensive. ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Dıscrete-tıme dynamıc water qualıty ındex model ın coastal water

H. Hapoğlu; Ş. Camcıoğlu; B. Özyurt; P. Yildirim; L. Balas

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 197-210

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2021.02.04

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It is important to develop dynamic water quality index software that reflected accurately the state of enclosed coastal water quality. This study explored water quality index model software including the third-order and daily based discrete-time transfer function in Simulink-MATLAB ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Residual organochlorine pesticide contaminants profile in fish and sediment from a dam

N.J. Mensah; S. Antwi-Akomeah; E.J.D. Belford; G.E. Sebiawu; R. Aabeyir

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 273-286

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2021.02.09

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The vulnerability of the Sankana dam to organochlorine pesticide contamination is a major cause for concern. Indigenes rely on the dam for drinking water and irrigation of their farmlands as well as for fish and other aquatic delicacies. Virtually there exists no study on the ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Evaluation of genotoxic potential induced by marine cage culture

F. Turan; M. Turgut

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 79-88

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2021.01.06

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The eutrophication process is increased by anthropogenic or aquaculture facilities in marine ecosystems. DNA damage biomarkers for fish species detect genotoxic parameters for ecological risk assessment. The aim of the present study was to determine genotoxic potential induced ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Impact of floating platforms on the limnological aspects of hydropower plant reservoirs

L.S. Vanzela; D.C. Pereira; L.D.S.C. Lima; K.U. Khan; C.F.M. Mansano

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 457-466

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2020.04.03

Abstract
  Floating platforms at the hydropower plant reservoirs are attractive sites for aquaculture, fishing and other recreational activities. However, the unregulated construction of these platforms may negatively affect the fauna, flora and water quality of reservoirs. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Susceptibility of Sardinella lemuru to emerging marine microplastic pollution

J.D.H. Palermo; K.L. Labrador; J.D. Follante; A.B. Agmata; M.J.R. Pante; R.N. Rollon; L.T. David

Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2020, , Pages 373-384

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2020.03.07

Abstract
  Marine microplastics are emerging pollutants that impact across levels of marine food chain at a global scale. Its presence was determined on Sardinella lemuru, a commercial pelagic fish that are harvested generally in the Northern Mindanao, consumed locally, and exported worldwide as bottled or canned ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Soil salinity and nutrients pattern along a distance gradient in coastal region

S. Ahmed; I. Kayes; S.A. Shahriar; M. Kabir; M.A. Salam; S. Mukul

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 59-72

https://doi.org/10.22034/GJESM.2020.01.05

Abstract
  Soil salinity is considered as one of the major challenges in coastal agriculture in Bangladesh yet geographical extent of soil salinity and nutrients status have received little or no attention. This study investigated the patterns of soil salinity, total nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulfur ...  Read More

Environmental Science
The susceptibility level and sustainability potential of groupers; Plectropomus sp. in a marine national park

M. Tadjuddah; . Abdullah; S. Kamri; N.I. Wianti

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 119-132

https://doi.org/10.22034/GJESM.2020.01.10

Abstract
  Wakatobi National Park has a tropical marine ecosystem with typically dynamic aquatic resources, and it also has a potentially massive number of groupers such as red (Plectropomus leopardus) and black groupers (Plectropomus areolatus). However, the sustainability of the grouper resources has not been ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Abstraction, desalination and recharge method to control seawater intrusion into unconfined coastal aquifers

S. Sadjad Mehdizadeh; S. Badaruddin; S. Khatibi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 107-118

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2019.01.09

Abstract
  In this study, abstraction, desalination and recharge method and SEAWAT numerical model are used to investigate seawater intrusion repulsion in a hypothetical two-dimensional coastal aquifer to understand the relation of seawater intrusion with abstraction, desalination and recharge parameters (i.e. ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Intraperitoneal fipronil effects on liver histopathological, biochemistry and morphology in Caspian kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamenskii, 1901)

R. Alijani Ardeshir; H. Zolgharnein; A.A. Movahedinia; N. Salamat; E. Zabihi; J. Regenstein

Volume 3, Issue 4 , December 2017, , Pages 351-362

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2017.03.04.002

Abstract
  Fipronil is a relatively new insecticide in agriculture with health and environmental effects. This is the first report studying effect of fipronil on fish administered via intraperitoneal route. Intraperitoneal LD50  of fipronil in 16.3 g Caspian kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum, fingerlings was determined ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Sublethal effects of copper nanoparticles on the histology of gill, liver and kidney of the Caspian roach, Rutilus rutilus caspicus

Sh. Aghamirkarimi; A. Mashinchian Moradi; I. Sharifpour; Sh. Jamili; P. Ghavam Mostafavi

Volume 3, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 323-332

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2017.03.03.009

Abstract
  The current study has determined the toxicity effects of copper nanoparticles on the some vital organs such as gill, liver and kidney of Caspian Roach; Rutillus rutillus caspicus. For this purpose, 120 fishes were used as experimental samples and exposed to 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 mg/L of Cu nanoparticles for ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Biomarker response of climate change-induced ocean acidification and hypercapnia studies on brachyurian crab Portunus pelagicus

R. Jeeva Priya; M. Anand; M. Maruthupandy; A. Hameedha Beevi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 165-176

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2017.03.02.005

Abstract
  A laboratory level microcosm analysis of the impacts of ocean acidification on the environmental stress biomarkers in Portunus pelagicus (Linneaus 1758)exposed to a series of pH regimes expected in the year 2100 (pH 7.5 and 7.0) and leakage from a sub-seabed carbon dioxide storage site (pH 6.5 - 5.5) ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Role of estuarine natural flocculation process in removal of Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn

S. Hassani; A.R. Karbassi; M. Ardestani

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 187-196

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2017.03.02.007

Abstract
  The flocculation of dissolved heavy metals is a process which has an important effect on decreasing the concentration of the colloidal elements during estuarine mixing of river water and sea or ocean water. During this important process, a large amount of colloidal elements change into particles in ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Crab biodiversity under different management schemes of mangrove ecosystems

M. Bandibas; V. Hilomen

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 19-30

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2016.01.003

Abstract
  Reforestation is one of the Philippines’ government efforts to restore and rehabilitate degraded mangrove ecosystems. Although there is recovery of the ecosystem in terms of vegetation, the recovery of closely-linked faunal species in terms of community structure is still understudied. This research ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Role of estuarine natural processes in removal of trace metals under emergency situations

A.R. Karbassi; S. Tajziehchi; N. Farhang Adib

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 31-38

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2016.01.004

Abstract
  Estuaries are well known for their potential in removing metal from fresh water to provide micro-nutrients to aquatic life. In the present investigation, we have tried to bring out the metal removal potential of estuaries during accidental spills. For this purpose artificial river water containing high ...  Read More

Environmental Science
Investigation on concentration of elements in wetland sediments and aquatic plants

H. Janadeleh; A. Hosseini Alhashemi; S.M.B. Nabavi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 87-93

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2016.01.010

Abstract
  The major aim of the present study was to investigate element (Fe, Ni, Pb, V, Zn) concentrations in sediment and different tissues of Phragmities australis and Typha latifolia in Hor al-Azim Wetland Southwest Iran. Sampling of sediments and aquatic plants was carried out during spring and summer 2014. ...  Read More