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Anthropogenic impact on the environment (case study)

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Volume 29 (2018): Issue 1 (March 2018)
By: Jarosław Chmielewski,  Piotr Kusztal and  Ilona Żeber-Dzikowska  
Open Access
|May 2018

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Selected areas affected by disastrous, environmental anthropopressure shown on a schematic map of the world. 1, The Aral Sea and the area; 2, Hazaribagh; 3, the northeast Pacific.
Selected areas affected by disastrous, environmental anthropopressure shown on a schematic map of the world. 1, The Aral Sea and the area; 2, Hazaribagh; 3, the northeast Pacific.

Figure 2

River basin and location of the Aral Sea [Micklin 2007, modified].
River basin and location of the Aral Sea [Micklin 2007, modified].

Figure 3

Changes in the water volume of the Aral Sea after I960 based on the observed and estimated values [Gaybullaev et al. 2012, modified]
Changes in the water volume of the Aral Sea after I960 based on the observed and estimated values [Gaybullaev et al. 2012, modified]

Figure 4

Disappearing of the Aral Sea after the hydrotechnical regulations of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya (white line, estimated waterline in I960; the situation in 2001 and 2014 in the satellite imagery) [www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov, photo by NASA]
Disappearing of the Aral Sea after the hydrotechnical regulations of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya (white line, estimated waterline in I960; the situation in 2001 and 2014 in the satellite imagery) [www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov, photo by NASA]

Figure 5

Land mammals seeking shelter in shipwrecks in the area of the former Aral Sea, now the Aral Karakum Desert [(a) Micklin 2007, photo by P. Micklin; (b) www.fly4free.pl, photo by M. Pitcher]
Land mammals seeking shelter in shipwrecks in the area of the former Aral Sea, now the Aral Karakum Desert [(a) Micklin 2007, photo by P. Micklin; (b) www.fly4free.pl, photo by M. Pitcher]

Figure 6

Physico-geographical location of Hazaribagh [www.google.com/earth]. 1, Hazaribagh; 2, the Himalayas; 3, the Bay of Bengal.
Physico-geographical location of Hazaribagh [www.google.com/earth]. 1, Hazaribagh; 2, the Himalayas; 3, the Bay of Bengal.

Figure 7

The contaminated Buriganga, the only river in Hazaribagh [Varene, Darblay 2012].
The contaminated Buriganga, the only river in Hazaribagh [Varene, Darblay 2012].

Figure 8

The area of polymer waste concentration (1) in the northeast Pacific between Hawaii (2) and the western coast of the United States (3) [based on Moore et al. 2005 and www.google.com/earth].
The area of polymer waste concentration (1) in the northeast Pacific between Hawaii (2) and the western coast of the United States (3) [based on Moore et al. 2005 and www.google.com/earth].

Figure 9

Plastic macrowaste found in the ocean (the northeast Pacific) [Sato 2014, photo by S. Lardeux].
Plastic macrowaste found in the ocean (the northeast Pacific) [Sato 2014, photo by S. Lardeux].

Figure 10

Plastic waste in a dead seabird [Sato 2014],
Plastic waste in a dead seabird [Sato 2014],

Concentrations of selected metals in tannery sewage from Hazaribagh in comparison to the concentration limits (according to NEQS 2000) considered for directing sewage to inland waterways [Kabir et al_ 2017, modified]_

Concentration [mg/L] Chromium [Cr]Ferrum [Fe]Lead [Pb]
Sample 15,866.942 ± 1.021.37 ± 5.4428.976 ± 6.68
Sample 26,769.554 ± 1.59108.556 ± 2.9732.026 ± 6.92
Sample 3288.454 ± 1.8798.292 ± 1.4220.842 ± 4.88
Sample 41,474.020 ± 4.9914.26 ± 1.4123.384 ± 2.53
Sample 52,857.182 ± 3.2341.952 ± 7.5621.858 ± 2.33
Sample 6144.604 ± 2.2164.392 ± 4.0020.334 ± 2.50
Sample 750.792 ± 1.2223.57 ± 6.2218.808 ± 4.09
Sample 814.282 ± 1.1730.732 ± 5.4724.400 ± 1.21
Sample 926.984 ± 6.5719.512 ± 4.8322.368 ± 5.68
Standard acceptable limits for directing to inland waterways according to NEQS 2000 [www.elaw.org] NEQS 2000 [www.elaw.org]1.008.000.50

Average weight (kg) of marine waste (based on the size range) caught within 24 hours (22 November 2004) from three rivers in the southern California [Moore et al_ 2011]_

Coyote CreekSan Gabriel RiverLos Angeles RiverTotal
1.0-4.75 mm>4.75 mm1.0-4.75 mm>4.75 mm1.0-4.75 mm>4.75 mm
4.06257.59106.8618,429.413,851.811,175.4223,825.15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2018-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2353-8589 | Journal ISSN: 1230-7831
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Language: English
Page range: 30 - 37
Published on: May 25, 2018
Published by: National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
environmental development,
anthropopressure,
environmental degradation,
ecocatastrophe
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Ecology

© 2018 Jarosław Chmielewski, Piotr Kusztal, Ilona Żeber-Dzikowska, published by National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
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