Urban management and public health
Reducing industrial dust pollution by Ash tree Fraxinus excelsior in urban green belt

M. Esfandiari; H. Sodaiezadeh; M.H. Hakimi Meibody; M.H. Mokhtari

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 257-264

https://doi.org/10.22034/IJHCUM.2018.03.08

Abstract
  Heavy metal pollutionis one of the largest problems in the Environment and human being. In industrial and urban areas trees can give better quantifications for pollutant concentrations and atmospheric deposition than non-biological samples. In order to know ability of Fraxinus excelsior­ (Ash tree) ...  Read More

Urban management and public health
Frequency of electronics-waste generated heavy metals in urban waterways

T.D. Adeniyi; P.U. Achukwu; A.A. Abubakar

Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 89-100

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijhcum.2017.02.02.001

Abstract
  Heavy metals are one of the dreadful environmental pollutants. Its toxicity is a menace to the ecosystem and has attracted global concern over the decades. The attendant uncontrolled disposal and recycling of electronic-waste (e-waste) has greatly influence the elevated concentration of heavy metals ...  Read More

Urban ecology and related environmental concerns
Environmental qualitative assessment of water resources in Tehran

T. Jafarynasab

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 77-88

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijhcum.2017.02.01.008

Abstract
  Increasing water demand and reducing its contaminations are the main concerns and challenges for water resource managers and planner due to its limited sources and high value. This study aims to assess and understand the factors which threaten the quality of groundwater resources and to achieve this, ...  Read More