Publications by authors named "A Mahdavi Damghani"
Water footprint and carbon footprint of the energy consumption in sunflower agroecosystems.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
August 2017
The aims of this study were to assess the energy requirements, carbon footprint, and water footprint of sunflower production in Kermanshah province, western Iran. Data were collected from 70 sunflower production agroecosystems which were selected based on random sampling method in summer 2012. Results indicated that total input and output energy in sunflower production were 26,973.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objectives of this study were to assess the energy flow, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, global warming potential (GWP) and sustainability of corn production systems in Kermanshah province, western Iran. The data were collected from 70 corn agroecosystems which were selected based on randomly sampled method in the summer of 2011. The results indicated that total input and output energy were 50,485 and 134,946 MJ ha(-1), respectively.
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- Tehran, the capital of Iran, produced over 2.6 million tons of solid waste in 2005, with municipal waste making up more than 97% of this total, and households contributing around 62.5% of the municipal waste.
- The municipality oversees waste management in Tehran, primarily relying on landfilling, with limited recycling and composting efforts; an informal sector also collects recyclable materials.
- Major challenges include improving hospital waste management, enhancing public education on waste separation and reduction, training municipal workers, and fostering collaboration with private sectors for better waste management practices.
Background: The present study describes the quantitative changes in herbicide use during the specific observation periods in the Wheat Self-sufficiency Project in Iran from 1994 to 2004 and the associated changes in herbicide risk, area and yield in this context. A risk index, the environmental impact quotient (EIQ), was used to estimate the environmental impacts (EIs) of herbicides applied to wheat agroecosystems.
Results: The results suggest that, during this period, the overall risk posed by the herbicides applied to wheat agroecosystems increased substantially, as evidenced by a 71% increase in herbicide usage (weight of pesticide applied) and a 62.