Vol 13, No 6 (2014)

Table of Contents

Editorial

A special issue on: symbiosis of environmental protection and occupational safety in toxic, explosive and flammable atmospheres: current knowledge and advances
George Artur Gaman
1327--1

Articles

Airborn soils pollution risk asessment near open - cast iron ore mines
Mykola Kharytonov, Aissa Benselhoub
1329-1333
Sanitation policy and prevention of environmental contamination in south africa
Shafick Hoossein, Kevin Whittington-Jones, Roman Tandlich
1335-1340
Variation of annual, seasonal, nocturnal and diurnal concentrations of gaseous and particulate pollutants in six areas of bucharest, romania
Gilda Rusu-Zagar, Catalin Rusu-Zagar, Andrei Iorga, Octavian Iorga, Laurentiu Zagar, Mihaela Mocanu
1341-1348
Preventing risk of noise exposure in working environment using noise mapping
Silviu Nicolae Platon, Corina Anda Hionis
1349-1354
Preventing working accidents by short-circuit currents in isolated neutral systems over 1 kv
Constantin Beiu, Georgeta Buica, Cornel Toader
1355-1359
Management and control of occupational risk related to maintenance activities of work equipment in companies by using software tools
Anca Elena Antonov, Georgeta Buica, Constantin Beiu
1361-1364
Quality function deployment (qfd) based expert system for renewable energy structures. a wind turbine case study
Monica Leba, Andreea Ionica, Remus Dobra, Vlad Mihai Pasculescu
1365-1370
Rationale and criteria development for risk assessment tool selection in work environments
Roland Iosif Moraru, Gabriel Bujor Babut, Lucian Ionel Cioca
1371-1376
Modeling and simulation of power active filters for reducing harmonic pollution using the instantaneous reactive power theory
Marius Marcu, Florin-Gabriel Popescu, Leon Pana
1377-1382
Multicriterial analysis of environmental impacts in thermoelectric power station areas
Dan Codrut Petrilean, Sabin Ioan Irimie, Virginia Baleanu, Sorina Stanila
1383-1388
Simulated impact of acid rain on organic matter, phosphorus and other soil components
Clementina Moldovan, Sebastian Sb rna, Clement Ionescu, Liana Simona Sb rna, Cristian Codresi
1389-1392
Integrated it tools for the management of protected areas. case study: biodiversity conservation in jiu valley national park
Csaba Lorint, Lucian Lupu-Dima, Eduard Edelhauser, Alina Lorint
1393-1399
Analysis of transitory phenomena generated by underground explosions upon the ventilation networks
Doru Cioclea, Ion Toth, Ion Gherghe, Cristian Tomescu, Marius Cornel .uvar, Vlad Mihai Pasculescu
1401-1407
Correlation of explosion parameters and explosion-type events for preventing environmental pollution
Maria Prodan, Emilian Ghicioi, Dumitru Oancea
1409-1414
Application of thermo-vision systems during intervention and rescue activities in toxic, flammable and explosive environments
Artur Gaman, Daniel Pupazan, Cosmin Ilie
1415-1419
Best management practices applied to prevent and reduce concentrations of dust and gases released from power plants
Marius Kovacs., Lorand Toth, Gheorghe Ghetie, Angela Draghici, Traian Vasiu2 Gheorghe Laurentiu
1421-1426
Quality assurance for testing the protective performances of materials - an essential prerequisite in substantiating laboratory competency
Mihaela Paraian, Florin Tiberiu Iacob-Ridzi, Emilian Ghicioi, Florin Paun1 Niculina Vatavu, Leonard Lupu
1427-1432
Analysis of explosivity parameters and environmental safety for combustible dusts
Adrian Jurca, Constantin Lupu, Mihaela Paraian, Niculina Vatavu, Florin Tiberiu Iacob-Ridzi
1433-1438
Environmental soundness of virtual simulations for coal bed degassing processes
Nicolae-Ioan Vlasin, Constantin Lupu, Emilian Ghicioi, Emeric Chiuzan, Cristian Tomescu
1439-1444
Computerized simulation of mine ventilation networks for sustainable decision making process
Marius Cornel Suvar, Constantin Lupu, Victor Arad, Doru Cioclea1 Vlad Mihai Pasculescu, Nelu Mija
1445-1451
Risk assessment of whole-body vibrations generated by industrial activities with environmental impact
Gabriel Dragos Vasilescu, Emilian Ghicioi, Angelica Draghici, Nelu Mija
1453-1458
Procedure for metal cutting using explosives, with low environmental impact
Ilie Ciprian Jitea, Constantin Lupu, Marius .uvar, Dana Rus
1459-1462
Design of a measurement model for environmental performance: application to the food sector
Carlos Atienza-Sahuquillo, Virginia Barba-S nchez
1463-1472
Comparative study on rosmarinic acid separation by reactive extraction with amberlite la-2 and d2ehpa 2. kinetics of the interfacial reactions
Madalina Postaru, Lenuta Kloetzer, Anca-Irina Galaction, Alexandra Cristina Blaga, Dan Cascaval
1473-1482
Visitor management tools for protected areas focused on sustainable tourism development: the croatian experience
Lidija Petric, Ante Mandic
1483-1495
Dynamic change and influential factors of carbon footprint for energy consumption: a case study of wuhan city, hubei province, china
Xiangmei Li, Renbin Xiao, Yanli You
1497-1508
Safety and health analysis of workplaces exposed to styrene
Lidija Korat, Zorka Novak Pintaric, Zeljko Knez
1509-1516
Ensuring security and environmental safety at blasting workplaces
Leonard Lupu, Emilian Ghicioi, Adrian Jurca, Florin Paun
1517-1522
Study of variable heat exchange between a thickness limited cylindrical pipe and the rock massif for application in mine environment
Dan Codru. Petrilean, Sorina Stanila, Sabin Ioan Irimie
1523-1531
Detection of accidental leaks in natural gas main pipelines by fuzzy logic tools
Adrian Bucur, Vasile Rafa
1533-1536
Application of specific models and software for identification, assessment and prevention of occupational risks in the romanian healthcare sector
Steluta Elisabeta Nisipeanu, Stefan Pece, Iulian Madalin Ivan, Elena Ruxandra Chiurtu, Maria Haiducu, Daniela Manuc
1537-1541

Book Reviews

Control of biological and drug-delivery systems for chemical, biomedical and pharmaceutical engineering
Laurent Simon
1549-1550
Green chemistry and engineering a pathway to sustainability
Anne E.Marteel-ParrishandMartinA. Abraham
1551-1553