Volume 21 (2023)
Volume 20 (2022-2023)
Volume 19 (2021-2022)
Volume 18 (2020-2021)
Volume 17 (2019-2020)
Volume 16 (2018-2019)
Volume 15 (2017-2018)
Volume 14 (2016-2017)
Volume 13 (2015-2016)
Volume 12 (2014-2015)
Volume 11 (2013-2014)
Volume 10 (2012-2013)
Volume 9 (2011-2012)
Volume 7 (2009-2010)
Volume 6 (2008-2009)
Volume 5 (2007-2008)
Volume 4 (2006-2007)
Volume 3 (2005-2006)
Volume 2 (2004-2005)
Volume 1 (2003-2004)
Original Articles
Using Intelligence Models to Estimate Evapotranspiration

Seyed Javad Sadatinejad,; Somayeh Angabini,; Mohammad Reza Mozdian fard

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  Exact estimation of evapotranspiration is an important parameter in water cycle, study, design and management of irrigation systems. In this study, the efficiency of intelligent models such as fuzzy rule base, fuzzy regression and Artificial Neural Networks for estimating daily evapotranspiration has ...  Read More

Original Articles
Achieving Justice in Global Environmental Protection

anet Blake

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  This article is primarily concerned with the question of how far environmental justice is being and can be achieved within the international legal system. Justice has been conceived since ancient times as comprising not only norms, rules and the institutions by which these are implemented, but also the ...  Read More

Original Articles
Numerical Taxonomy of Phalaris (Poaceae) Species Based on Morphological Characteristics

Maryam Keshavarzi; Mahnaz Khaksar; Mahvash Seifali; Parinaz Ghadam

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  Phalaris is a grass which is distributed throughout the temperate regions of the world. There are many taxonomic problems in this genus. In order to clarify the taxonomy and the interrelationships among Iranian Phalaris taxa, including Ph. minor, Ph. arundinaceae, Ph. brachystachys and Ph. paradoxa 70 ...  Read More

Original Articles
The Social Sustainability Principles of Residential Complex

Esmaeil Zarghami; Shahram Pourdeihimi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  Over the last decades of the twentieth century and early in twenty-first, sustainability has been one of the most prominent discussions in different fields, especially in the field of architecture and urban spaces. It can be balanced through putting the 3 elements economy, environmental and society together. ...  Read More

Original Articles
Comparison of the Monod and Kincannon-Stover Models for Kinetic Evaluation in an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR)

Seyyed Mehran Abtahi; Ali Torabian; Ali Vosoogh; Babak Jafari; Mehdi Gholizadeh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  Abstract A pilot scale anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR), for treating low-strength industrial wastewater (671.5±49.9 mg COD/L, 350.1±36.8 mg BOD5/L) was studied. The reactor was started with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 25 h and this was gradually reduced to 3.33 h. The best reactor ...  Read More

Original Articles
Use of Column Leaching Test to Study the Leachibility of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soil

Akbar Baghvand,; Ali Daryabeigi Zand,; Gholamreza Nabibidhendi; Nasser Mehrdadi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  Column leaching tests become increasingly important for assessing the risk of release of pollutants from soil into water. In this study a column leaching test was designed to provide insight into the fate of selected PAHs in soils and their leaching behavior. Two columns (columns 1 and 2) were prepared ...  Read More

Original Articles
Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pollution Control of Petrochemical Industries: A Case Study: of Abadan Petrochemical Company

Soheila Shokrollahzadeh; Fereshteh Golmohammad

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  The function of petrochemical wastewater treatment plants should be evaluated intermittently, due to the increase in production and new effluent flow and organic load to the wastewater. In this study, the efficiency of a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant has been evaluated by sampling and determination ...  Read More

Original Articles
Investigating Productivity Indices in the Agronomy and Horticultural Sub-Sector During 1992-2001

Jafar Kambouzia

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  Productivity as one of the most important concepts in recent decade applied to improving production. The most common definition of productivity is the ratio of outputs to inputs. Although more precise definitions of productivity have been provided by different authors and organizations in different countries. ...  Read More

Original Articles
Assessing the Barriers to Conversion to Organic Farming in Canada

Mohammad Khaledi; Houman Liaghati,; Maryam Mohammadamini; Simon Weseen

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  Despite high growth rates of organic production in Canada, it remains a very small sub-sector of Canadian agriculture. The focus of this paper is on identifying factors that encourage or discourage farmers when considering adopting organic practices, especially the institutional factors that affect the ...  Read More

Original Articles
Sustainable Stream Corridors Towards a Vision of Green Infrastructure Case Study: Tehran’s Evin-Darakeh Stream Corridor

Reza Cyrus Sabri; Roya Azadeh Sabri

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  The fast pace of development of Tehran (a capital city with a population of 12 million and grandiose ideas) over the last 30 years is the major cause of the deterioration of the natural environment and watershed. Stream corridors in the northern part of the city are the major areas for most of the wildlife ...  Read More

Original Articles
Surface Water Quality Assessment Using Cluster Analysis: a Case Study of the Gharasou River Basin, Iran

Ebrahim Fataei,; Seied Masoud Monavari; Amir Hesam Hasani; Seied Ahmad Mirbagheri; Abdoreza Karbasi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2011

Abstract
  For assessment of water quality in Gharasou River, located in the Northwest of Iran, multivariate statistical analysis was used. During the period of one year, 18 physical, chemical and microbiological parameters were sampled in 11 sampling stations. The measured data were analyzed by a multivariate ...  Read More