Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions: Proceedings of Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-1), Tunisia 2017

Front Matter ....Pages i-lix
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 New Pathways in the Synthesis of 2-Dimensional Materials  (Suela Kellici)....Pages 3-4
 Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides in Soil: Does It Have to Be Different in Different Regions?  (Jörg Römbke)....Pages 5-6
 New Challenges for the Ecological Risk Assessment of Plant Protection Products to Soil Organisms in the EU  (José Paulo Sousa, Silvia Pieper, Maria Arena)....Pages 7-8
 Hydrogeochemical Assesment of Groundwater Quality: A Case Study of a Wetland System in Central Italy  (Maurizio Barbieri)....Pages 9-10
 Novel Ozone Oxidation Process for Emerging Contaminants Removal in Water  (Chedly Tizaoui)....Pages 11-13
 Wastewater Treatment and Energy Production Through Electro Membrane Bioreactors  (Vincenzo Naddeo, Laura Borea, Vincenzo Belgiorno)....Pages 15-17
 Implications of Sulphide on Trace Metal Pollution Mobility in Sediment  (Baghdad Ouddane, Mariam Hamzeh, Mirna Daye)....Pages 19-21
 Remediation of Selenium Contaminated Wastewater  (Eric D. van Hullebusch)....Pages 23-24
 Services and Dysservices of Collective Gardens in Urban Areas: A Soil Perspective  (Gilles Colinet, Amandine Liénard, Dinneke Schram, Piet Otte, Louisa Boukharaeva, Marcel Marloie)....Pages 25-26
 R&D for Clean Energy Production Through Responsible Utilization of Various Feedstocks Including Coal, Biomass, and Hydrocarbons  (Rachid B. Slimane)....Pages 27-27
 Can ICZM Help the Resilience of Disappearing Beaches in the Face of Climate Change?  (Maria Snoussi, Otmane Khalfaoui, Latifa Flayou, Siham Kasmi, Otmane Raji)....Pages 29-30
 Assessment of the Impact of Dams on River Regimes, Sediment Transports to the Sea, and Coastal Changes  (Gil Mahe, Oula Amrouni, Thouraya Ben Moussa, Laurent Dezileau, Rajae El Aoula, Hamadi Habaieb et al.)....Pages 31-32
 Evolution of GSDs in the Coastal Zone, New Insights  (Jean-Paul Barusseau)....Pages 33-34
 Geodata the Tool for Environmental and Sustainable Spatial Planning  (Barbara Koch)....Pages 35-36
 Earthquake Faulting and Their Implications for the Seismic Hazard Assessment Along the Plate Boundary in North Africa  (Mustapha Meghraoui)....Pages 37-40
 Cryptosporidium: Waterborne and Foodborne Transmission and Worldwide Outbreaks  (Panagiotis Karanis)....Pages 41-44
 Springer Workshop on How to Get Published in a Scientific Journal: Tips from Springer Editors  (Nabil Khélifi, Abdullah Al-Amri)....Pages 45-45
 Editing a Paper from Submission to Publication  (Amjad Kallel)....Pages 47-47
 3rd Workshop of the Euro-Mediterranean Consortium of Higher Education and Industrial Institutions: Freshwater and Climate Change  (Abriak Nor-Edine, Ahmed Addou, Hentati Olfa, J. Cisneros-Aguirre, Khaldi Abdelkrim, Kherbeche Abdelhak et al.)....Pages 49-50
 An Integrated Environmental Approach—City of Sfax, Tunisia  (Hamed Ben Dhia)....Pages 51-52
 Groundwater Exploration in the Solar System: “the Restless Hunt for Life”  (Essam Heggy)....Pages 53-54
Front Matter ....Pages 55-55
 Photocatalytic Membrane Reactor for Sustainable Environmental Remediation  (Sudip Chakraborty, Jaya Sikder, Debolina Mukherjee, Stefano Curcio, Vincenza Calabro)....Pages 57-59
 REAGRITECH: A Relevant Model of Sustainable Water Management  (Marwa Ben Saad, Lorena Aguilar, Angel Gallegos, Beatriz Missagia, Raquel Rubio, Myriam Ben Said et al.)....Pages 61-63
 Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination of Hypersaline Shale Gas Wastewater: Challenges and Future Directions  (Viviani C. Onishi, Juan A. Reyes-Labarta, José A. Caballero)....Pages 65-67
 Integrating Future Climate Change, CO2 Increase and Technology Progress on Wheat Production in Northern Tunisia  (Mohamed Annabi, Haithem Bahri, Hatem Cheick M’hamed)....Pages 69-70
 Terrace Gardens Sustainable Carbon Sinks in Modern Urban Dynamics  (Roohul Abad Khan, Amadur Rahman Khan, Abdullah M. Al Fatais, Abdulsalam Ahmed Ayed Alqarni)....Pages 71-73
 Urban Morphology for a Better Sustainable Urban Strategy: City of Tunis as a Case Study  (Safa Achour Younsi, Fakher Kharrat)....Pages 75-76
 Water Quality Modeling in the Mediterranean River Basins  (Anna Malagò, Faycal Bouraoui)....Pages 77-80
 Characterization of Glauber Hydrate Salt, Recoverable from the Disposal of Lead Batteries, When Used for Thermal Energy Storage  (Maria Gabriela De Paola, Marilena De Simone, Natale Arcuri, Vincenza Calabrò)....Pages 81-83
 Can Conservation Agriculture Sequester Soil Carbon in Northern Tunisia in the Long Run?  (Haithem Bahri, Mohamed Annabi, Abir Saoueb, Hatem Cheikh M’Hamed, Amir Souissi, Roukaya Chibani et al.)....Pages 85-87
 Climate Change and Water Resources Management in Arab Countries  (Attia El Gayar, Younes Hamed)....Pages 89-91
 Impact of Agricultural Policies on the Technical and Economic Parameters of the Olive Value Chain in the Djelfa Region (Algeria)  (Leila Attallaoui, Salah Eddine Benziouche, Komi Apédo Atchemdi)....Pages 93-94
 A New Method to Estimate the Instantaneous Pollutants Emissions from Line Sources  (Hicham Gourgue, Ahmed Ihlal, Ahmed Aharoune)....Pages 95-98
 From Phyto to Agromining: Past, Present, and Future Scope  (Luís A. B. Novo, Paula M. L. Castro, Paula Alvarenga, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva)....Pages 99-101
 Fernand Pouillon’s Architecture: A Sustainable Model in Algeria  (Kersenna Soumaya, Chaouche Salah)....Pages 103-104
 Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Bio-drying: An Experimental Prototype Conception  (Mohamed Ali Saihi, Rami Hkiri, Mohamed Damak, Zaineb Braiek, Mourad Ayadi, Emna Ammar et al.)....Pages 105-106
 Evaluation of the Inhibiting Effect of Organic Compounds on the Adsorption of Iodine Compounds in Cation-Exchanged Zeolites: A DFT Study  (Etienne Hessou, Hicham Jabraoui, Mouheb Chebbi, Siwar Chibani, Laurent Cantrel, Michael Badawi)....Pages 107-109
 A Laboratory Investigation of the Hydraulic Performance of String-Wound Filters  (Giacomo Viccione, Stefania Evangelista)....Pages 111-112
 Soil Thermal Properties: Effects of Density, Moisture, Salt Concentration and Organic Matter  (Abdeen Omer)....Pages 113-114
 Decolourization of Real Textile Wastewater by the Combination of Photocatalytic and Biological Oxidation Processes  (Teklit Gebregiorgis, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Kiros Hagos)....Pages 115-117
 Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solutions Using Olive Stone and Rye Straw as Abundant Adsorbents  (Sana Dardouri, Asma Jedidi, Jalila Sghaier)....Pages 119-121
 Thermomechanical Properties of Plastic Films Based on Cassava Starch Reinforced with Kaolin and Metakaolin  (Namory Meite, Léon Koffi Konan, Drissa Bamba, Bi Irié Hervé Goure-Doubi, Samuel Oyetola)....Pages 123-124
 Electrocoagulation Process for Simultaneous Nitrate and Phosphate Removal Using Parallel Iron Plates in the Presence of Organic Pollutant: Optimization, Kinetic Study and Energy Consumption Evaluation  (Mouna Ghazouani, Hanene Akrout, Salah Jellali, François Lapicque, Latifa Bousselmi)....Pages 125-127
 Fenton-like Catalytic Degradations of Neutral Red in Water Using Cerium Oxide Polishing Powder  (Elaziouti Abdelkader, Laouedj Nadjia, Benhadria Naceur, Bouhadjar Boukoussa, Adnane Mohamed)....Pages 129-132
 The Promising Keratin-Biodegradation and Hide-Dehairing Activities of the Keratinase KERUS from Brevibacillus Brevis Strain US575  (Nadia Zaraî Jaouadi, Hatem Rekik, Abdelmalek Badis, Sahar Trabelsi, Mouna Belhoul, Chiraz Gorgi Hila et al.)....Pages 133-135
 The Attractive Proprieties of the Keratinase KERQ7 from Bacillus Tequilensis Strain Q7 with Promising Potential for the Leather Bating Process  (Nadia Zaraî Jaouadi, Hatem Rekik, Mouna Belhoul, Chiraz Gorgi Hila, Ahlem Irmani, Haifa Khemir et al.)....Pages 137-139
 Spinel Ni0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 Nano-Catalyst: Synthesis, Characterization and Heterogeneous Fenton-like Degradation of Congo Red Azo-Dye  (Laouedj Nadjia, Elaziouti Abdelkader, Benhadria Naceur, Bouhadjar Boukoussa, Bekka Ahmed)....Pages 141-144
 Biodegradation of Urban Stromwater Pollution in a Sequence of Constructed Porous Riffles in a Mediterranean Creek  (Pascal Breil, Jonathan Gervaix, Philippe Namour, Marie-Noëlle Pons, Olivier Potier)....Pages 145-147
 Effect of Chemical Modifications on the Adsorption of Nickel Ions Using Micro-Particles of Dry Palm Fibers  (Asma Boudaoud, Mebrouk Djedid, Mokhtar Benalia, Chifaa Ad, Hicham Elmsellem, Amina Zaid)....Pages 149-150
 Effects of Petroleum Pollution in Niger Delta Wetlands: Interplay Between the Social and Ecological Systems  (Francis O. Arimoro, Jude E. Uku, Nelson O. Odume)....Pages 151-152
 Influence of Temperature and Doping Content on the Photocatalytic Activity in Visible Light of W-Doped TiO2  (Chérif Moslah, Teresa Aguilar, Mohamed Ksibi, Rodrigo Alcántara, Javier Navas)....Pages 153-154
 Phosphorus Removal Efficiencies via a β Proteobacterium Isolated from Active Phosphate Mine Area in Southern Tunisia  (Imen Daly, Abdelwahab Chatti, Salah Jellali)....Pages 155-157
 Eco-Friendly Finishes for Textile Fabrics  (Imene Belhaj Khalifa, Neji Ladhari)....Pages 159-161
 Variation of Ten Durum Wheat Genotypes Yield and Nitrogen Agronomic Efficiency Under Mediterranean Subhumid Condition  (Kalthoum Harbaoui, Karima Belguesmi, Amel Mguidiche, Abdennour Sebei, Chahine Karmous)....Pages 163-166
 Optimization of Coagulation/Flocculation Process for Landfill Leachate Treatment Using Box–Behnken Design  (Rachid Elmoubarki, Mohamed Taoufik, Ahmed Moufti, Hanane Tounsadi, Fatima Zahra Mahjoubi, Samir Qourzal et al.)....Pages 167-168
 Removal of Arsenic by Iron (Hydr)oxide Impregnated Granular Activated Carbon Derived from a Tunisian Date Stones  (Farah Bouhamed, Zaineb Bacari, Zouheir Elouear, Jalel Bouzid)....Pages 169-170
 Study of Methylene Blue Adsorption in Aqueous Solution Using Alginate-Bentonite Beads  (Asma Oussalah, Abdelhamid Boukeeroui)....Pages 171-173
 Easy and Cost Effective Preparation of Cellulose Beads from Almond Shell: Characterization and Application in Copper (II) Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions  (Najeh Maaloul, Paula Oulego, Manuel Rendueles, Achraf Ghorbal, Mario Díaz)....Pages 175-177
 Carboxylic Magnetic Latex Particles Using Seeded Emulsion Polymerization for Wastewater Treatment  (Zied Marzougui, Mohamed Damak, Ahmed Bitar, Geraldine Augsti, Quentin Lelong, Boubaker Elleuch et al.)....Pages 179-182
 Fixed Bed Adsorption Dynamics Experimental Study and Modeling of C3H6 Capture into Faujasite Type Zeolite  (Olfa Ouled Ltaief, Nesrine Dammak, Mourad Benzina)....Pages 183-185
 Organic Acids Assisted Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals: A Review  (Hafiz Muhammad Tauqeer, Muhammad Sagir)....Pages 187-188
 Adsorptive Removal of Cationic and Anionic Dyes from Aqueous Solution by Utilizing Reed Treated with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate as a New Bioadsorbent  (Sarra Karoui, Rim Ben Arfi, Karine Mougin, Achraf Ghorbal)....Pages 189-193
 Enhanced Removal of Eriochrome Black T from Water Using Phragmites Australis Functionalized with Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB)  (Rim Ben Arfi, Sarra Karoui, Karine Mougin, Achraf Ghorbal)....Pages 195-196
 Removal of Cadmium(II) Ions from Synthetic Aqueous Solutions Using Maize Leaves as an Eco-Friendly Sorbent Material in Batch Mode: A Preliminary Study  (Houcine Benaïssa, Mohamed Meziani)....Pages 197-198
 Effect of Amphiphilic Copolymers on Armco Steel Corrosion  (Narimene El Korso, Fatima Zohra Sebba, Seghier Ould Kada, Nihel Dib)....Pages 199-200
 Simplified Model for Adsorption Method on Activated Carbon in Fluidized Bed Reactor  (Ghozlane Khaled, Kahina Abdelkrim, Fares Zouaoui, Saliha Bourouina-Bacha)....Pages 201-203
 Cupronickel Alloy Corrosion Inhibition in a Medium (0.5 M Nacl)  (Hamida Essom)....Pages 205-208
 Optimized Physico-Chemical Treatment of the Fuel Washing Water of an Industrial Gaz-Blok with Ferric Chloride and Polymer  (Hajar Qachach, Mohamed Tahiri, Salah Souabi, Meriem Abouri, Imane Chanaa)....Pages 209-210
 Degradation of Pharmaceutical Contaminant in Water via Fountain Photoreactor  (Djilali Tassalit, Nadia Chekir, Ouassila Benhabiles, Nachida Kasbadji Merzouk, Manel Bradai, Hakim Kissarli)....Pages 211-214
 Solar Photodegradation Using Zinc Oxide Catalyst for the Elimination of Phenol and Acetamiprid from Water  (Djilali Tassalit, Ouassila Benhabiles, Nadia Chekir, Nachida Kasbadji Merzouk, Naima Sahraoui, Smail Nouissi et al.)....Pages 215-217
 Comparative Study of Natural and Synthetic Clays Used as Supported Catalysts in Dyes Degradation by Advanced Oxidation Processes  (Hafsa Rabah, Khadidja Khaldi, Abderrahim Choukchou-Braham, Djahida Lerari-Zinai, Khaldoun Bachari)....Pages 219-222
 Enhanced Efficiency of the Coagulation/Flocculation Treatment of Vegetable Oil Refinery Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology  (Ghofrane Louhichi, Imen Khouni, Ahmed Ghrabi)....Pages 223-226
 Static Studies on Cationic Dye Desorption Efficiencies from Chemically Modified Orange Tree Sawdust: Experimental Results and Mechanisms Investigations  (Ahmed Amine Azzaz, Salah Jellali, Hanene Akrout, Latifa Bousselmi)....Pages 227-230
 Biosorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution Using Seagrass: Batch Study  (Riyad Mahfud, Nada Abd EL Latief, Omar Sultan)....Pages 231-233
 Adsoptive Removal of an Azo Dye (Methyle Orange) onto a Low Cost Adsorbent Using the Experimental Research Methodology  (Imane Bencheikh, Imane Abourouh, Said Kitane, Abdelmalek Dahchour, Mohammadine El Mrabet, Souad El Hajjaji)....Pages 235-236
 Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Parahydroxybenzoic Acid by Catalysts Based on Zirconia  (Itidel Belkadhi, Mohamed Achref Bouabdellah, Lassaad Ben Hammouda, Zouhaier Ksibi)....Pages 237-239
 Elaboration of a Lignocellulosic Material for a Comparative Study of Adsorption of Micropollutants in Aqueous Solution  (Mustapha Rechache, Seghier Ould Kada)....Pages 241-242
 Study of the Effectiveness of Copper Retention on Three Different Hydrogels  (Nour Elhouda Ben Ammar, Taieb Saied, Mohamed Barbouche, Ahmed Hichem Hamzaoui)....Pages 243-245
 Orange Methyl Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions by Layered Double Hydroxides  (Miloud Aissat, Noureddine Bettahar)....Pages 247-249
 Biodegradion Studies and Thermomechanical Caracterisations of PDLA/TPS  (Khadija Mbarki, Mariem Fersi, Adel Sayari, Boubaker Elleuch)....Pages 251-253
Front Matter ....Pages 255-255
 Green for Brown (G4B): A Novel Tool for Evaluating Phytoextraction in Soils Polluted by Heavy Metals  (Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri, Slobodan B. Mickovski)....Pages 257-258
 Optimization of Different Key Culture Conditions for Enhanced Biodegradation of a Refractory Emerging Pollutant by a Bacterial Isolate Through a Statistical Approach  (Claudia Popa Ungureanu, Lidia Favier, Gabriela Bahrim)....Pages 259-260
 Assessing the Milk Production Impacts on the Aquatic Ecosystem in Algeria  (Ferroudja Younsi, Krim Louhab)....Pages 261-263
 Behavior of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Terrestrial Systems—Evaluation Trough Batch and Leaching Column Tests  (Eliana Tassi, Francesca Bretzel, Manuele Scatena, Roberto Pini)....Pages 265-268
 Organic Carbon in Urban Wetland Sediments and Implication for Potential Greenhouse Gas Emission  (Shuai Shao, Xiuquan Tai, Feng Zhen, Jianbing Li, Yubao Li)....Pages 269-271
 Application of Bacteriophage and Essential Oil to Monitor Bacterial Biofilm Formation  (Myriam Ben Said, Dhekra Trabelsi, Faouzi Achouri, Marwa Ben Saad, Latifa Bousselmi, Ahmed Ghrabi)....Pages 273-274
 Biostimulation of Microbial Community by Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) to Degrade Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) in Contaminated Soil  (Latifa Hamoudi-Belarbi, L’Hadi Nouri, Leila Bendifallah, Safia Hamoudi, Khaled Belkacemi)....Pages 275-276
 Magnetically Separable Low Cost Adsorbent for Bioremediation of Th(IV) and Methylene Blue Dye from Water Sample  (Sugam Chavan, Sandip Sabale, Vikas Jadhav, Prashant Chikode)....Pages 277-280
 Characterization of Bacteria Isolated from Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils and Producers of Biosurfactants  (Farida Benzina-Tihar, Thanina Chaouche, Mohamed Khoja, Hakima Mohand-Kaci Oulebsir)....Pages 281-282
 Response of Solanum lycopersicum to the Exposure to the Most Used Pesticides in Tunisia  (Ikram Jaabiri Kamoun, Rim Baccar Yangui, Jalel Bouzid, Radhia Gargouri Bouzid)....Pages 283-284
 Clay Soil: A Good Conditioner for Amended Alfalfa with Different Organic Amendments Under Saline Irrigation Production  (Sonia Mbarki, Artemi Cerdà, Chaima Jabri, Marian Brestic, Chedly Abdelly, Jose Antonio Pascual)....Pages 285-286
 Environmental Impact Evaluation of Cropping Systems Using Life Cycle Assessment: Case Study of Central Tunisia  (Meriem Jouini, Yannick Biard, Nadhira Benaissa, Julien Burte, Hajer Amara, Carole Sinfort)....Pages 287-289
 Metal Induced Cytopathologies in the Copepod Tigriopus brevicornis  (Sabria Barka, Corrine Cuoc)....Pages 291-292
 Use of Response Surface Methodology for the Biodegradation of Textile Industrial Effluents by Coniophora puteana IEBL-1  (Raja Tahir Mahmood, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Muhammad Asgher)....Pages 293-295
 Phosphogypsum Effect on Soil and Rain Water Incubated and Soil Respiration  (Kaouther Ardhaoui, Mohamed Moussa)....Pages 297-299
 Short Term Treated Wastewater Reuse Impact on Soil Microbial Biomass, Bacterial Functional Diversity and Enzymatic Activities in the Presence of Earthworms Eisenia andrei  (Marouane Mkhinini, Iteb Boughattas, Hamadi Boussetta, Vanessa Alphonse, Alexandre Livet, Stéphanie Gıusti-Miller et al.)....Pages 301-303
 Development of Electrochemical Immunosensors for Endocrine Disrupting Detection  (Najet Belkhamssa, Teresa Rocha-Santos, Mohamed Ksibi)....Pages 305-306
 The Effects of 15-Year Treated Municipal Wastewater Irrigation on Biological Parameters of Olive Cultivated Soil (Zaouit Sousse Perimeter, Oriental Tunisia)  (Yassine Hidri, Olfa Boussadia, Naceur Jedidi, Abdennaceur Hassen)....Pages 307-309
 Impact of a Neonicotinoid Insecticide Thiamethoxam on Metric Indexes and Enzymatic Activity of Glutathione S-Transferase in Adult Females of a Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis  (Salima Chouahda, Yasmine Cheghib, Noureddine Soltani)....Pages 311-312
 Pseudomonas putida mt2; A Potential Candidate for Cadmium Bioremediation  (Saba Shamim)....Pages 313-317
 Filtration and Viability Rate Study of Alexandrium catenella After Contact with Clams Ruditapes decussates  (Morsi Gdoura, Hanen Sellami, Radhouane Gdoura)....Pages 319-320
 Biological Control of Meloidogyne javanica Associated with Cultivated Peach in Tunisia  (Noura Chihani-Hammas, Hajer Regaeig, Lobna Hajji-Hadfi, Najet Horrigue-Raouani)....Pages 321-323
 Fluctuating Asymmetry in Acanthodactylus boskianus Living in a Contaminated Area Close to Gabès City (Southern Tunisia)  (Intissar Nasri, Slaheddine Selmi)....Pages 325-326
 Organic Compounds and Heavy Metals Simultaneous Removal from a Tunisian Landfill Leachate Using Dairy Rejects  (Yasmin Cherni, Mariam Kasmi, Lobna Elleuch, Ismail Trabelsi)....Pages 327-329
 Evaluation of the Potential Side-Effects of Novaluron an Insect Growth Disruptor on the Shrimp Palaemon adspersus: Cuticle Secretion and Chitin Contents  (Hinda Berghiche, Hamida Benradia, Noureddine Soltani)....Pages 331-333
 Antioxidant Responses and Gene Level Expressions of Sulla coronaria Inoculated by Heavy Metals Resistant Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria Under Cadmium Stress  (Salwa Harzalli Jebara, Manel Chiboub, Moez Jebara)....Pages 335-337
 Growth and Responses of Biomarkers in the Snail Helix aspersa (Mollusca, Gastropoda) Used as Bioindicator of Soil Pollution in Northeast of Algeria  (Yousra Bairi, Karima Sifi, Noureddine Soltani)....Pages 339-341
 Chemical Composition and Some Trace Element Levels in the Surface Waters of Three Coastal Marine Areas Under Contrasted Pollution Influences in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia  (Zaher Drira, Samia Gharsallah, Houda Sahnoun, Marc Tedetti, Marc Pagano, Habib Ayadi)....Pages 343-344
 Antifungal Activity of Isolated Lactic Acid Bacteria Strain from Wheat Against Some Fusarium graminearum Strains  (Souad Makhloufi, Serra Djaboub, Abdallah Moussaoui, Sliman Benouis)....Pages 345-346
 Thiamethoxam (Neonicotinoïd) and Spinosad (Bioinsecticide) Affect Hypopharyngeal Glands and Survival of Apis mellifera intermissa (Hymenoptera: Apidae)  (Hichem Ahmed Menail, Wided Fella Bouchema-Boutefnouchet, Guy Smagghe, Wahida Ayad-Loucif)....Pages 347-349
 Bioremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Sea Water in Lab Microcosms  (Zohra Chekroud, Mona Khameess Gouda, Moussa Houhamdi)....Pages 351-353
 Heavy Metals Assessment and Their Effects on the Hepatopancreas in Orchestia montagui (Amphipoda, Talitridae)  (Raja Jelassi, Chedliya Ghemari, Hajer Khemaissia, Maryline Raimond, Catherine Souty-Grosset, Karima Nasri-Ammar)....Pages 355-357
 Life Cycle Assessment of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) Fertilizer Production in Tunisia  (Soumaya Aribi, Mohamed Razak Jday, Noureddine Hajjaji)....Pages 359-362
 Growth and Yield of Triticale Plants Amended with Sewage Sludge Under Sub-humid Mediterranean Conditions  (Rajia Kchaou, Rim Baccar, Yassine Hidri, Kalthoum Harbaoui, Jalel Bouzid, Saloua Rejeb)....Pages 363-364
 Assessment of Trace Metals in Marine Magnoliophyta in Port El Kantaoui (Sousse, Tunisia)  (Rym Zakhama-Sraieb, Yassine Ramzi Sghaier, Ahmed Ben Hmida, Faouzia Charfi)....Pages 365-366
 Exogenous Proline Improves Olive Plant Performance Against Cadmium Stress  (Mohamed Zouari, Nada Elloumi, Salma Mseddi, Pascal Labrousse, Bechir Ben Rouina, Ferjani Abdallah et al.)....Pages 367-368
 DDT-Induced Hypothyroidism Mechanisms in Rats  (Olfa Tebourbi, Neila Marouani, Dorsaf Hallègue, Mohamed Tahar Yacoubi, Mohsen Sakly, Khémais Ben Rhouma)....Pages 369-371
 Rotifers of Foum El Ghis Dam  (Nassima Doukhandji, Somia Hamil, Abdeslem Arab)....Pages 373-374
 Sources and Distributions of Dissolved and Particulate Hydrocarbons in Surface Coastal Waters from the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia, Southern Mediterranean Sea)  (Rania Fourati, Marc Tedetti, Catherine Guigue, Madeleine Goutx, Hatem Zaghden, Sami Sayadi et al.)....Pages 375-377
 Biodegradation of Liquid Sludges Hydrocarbons Issued from Oil Refining by a Soil Bacterial Consortium  (Nadia Khelifi, Ichrak Ben Hriz, Intidhar Jbali, Ayed Halleb, Issam Smaali, Moktar Hamdi)....Pages 379-381
 Excess Fluoride Ion Removal from Saharan Groundwater Using Local Clay Adsorbent: Adsorption Conditions Optimization  (Nouria Nabbou, Meriem Belhachemi, Mustapha Boumelik, Yahia Harek, Touhami Merzougui, Ikram Mokadam)....Pages 383-385
 Environmental Fate of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos in Soil Microcosms and Its Impact on Soil Microbial Communities  (Asma Ben Salem, Nadine Rouard, Marion Devers, Jérémie Béguet, Fabrice Martin-Laurent, Pierluigi Caboni et al.)....Pages 387-389
 Impact of Carbon Nanotubes on the Germination of the Phaseolus Vulgaris Seeds  (Messaouda Boulmaali, Amel Zafour Hadj-Ziane)....Pages 391-393
 Isolation and Characterization of Lecanicillium sp. for Antagonistic Activity Against Meloidogyne Javanica  (Lobna Hajji-Hedfi, Asma Larayedh, Laura Tormo, Hajer Regaieg, Najet Horrigue-Raouani)....Pages 395-398
 Fumigant Toxicity and Repellent Effect of Azadirachtin Against the Lesser Grain Beetle, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Col.: Bostrichidae)  (Samir Tine, Ahlem Halaimia, Jihene Chechoui, Fouzia Tine-Djebbar)....Pages 399-401
 Physical Factors Influence on Phytomediation Processes  (Natalia Politaeva, Lubov Olshanskaya, Ulia Smyatskaya, Ulia Bazarnova)....Pages 403-404
 Deriviation of Terrestrial Predicted No-Effect Concentration (PNEC) for Cobalt Oxide Nanomaterial  (Sirine Bouguerra, Ana Gavina, Maria da Graça Rasteiro, Teresa Rocha-Santos, Mohamed Ksibi, Ruth Pereira)....Pages 405-407
 Effects of UV-C Radiation on Viability, Outer Membrane Proteins and Lipopolysaccharides of Shigella  (Kalthoum Chourabi, Susana Campoy, Jesus Rodriguez, Ahmed Landoulsi, Abdelwaheb Chatti)....Pages 409-410
 Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterial and Copper Binary Mixture Phytotoxicity in Maize Plants (Zea mays. L)  (Sirine Bouguerra, Yosra Frikha, Ruth Pereira, Mohamed Ksibi, Olfa Hentati)....Pages 411-412
 Biochemical and Enzymatic Characterization of a Gram-negative Fish Pathogen Isolated in Morocco from Rainbow Trout and Comparison with Isolates of Other Countries and Sources  (Assia Kritihi, Khadija Ouaissa, Abdel Aziz Maychal, Youness Oumessaoud, Mustapha Barakate, Mustapha Hasnaoui)....Pages 413-415
 Effects of Boron Distribution on Sugar Beet Crop Yield in Two Soils of Dour Ismail Irrigated Perimeter (Béja-Goubellat, Northwest Tunisia)  (Ahlem Tlili, Imene Dridi, Salma Fatnassi, Hédi Hamrouni, Moncef Gueddari)....Pages 417-420
 Hydrocarbon Pollution of Kuwait Bay: Differentiation of Petrogenic, Anthropogenic and Biogenic Hydrocarbons  (Talat Saeed, Hassan AlShimmari, Nisar Ahmad, Ahmad Al-Mutairi, Hameeda Abdullah)....Pages 421-423
 Effects of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and the Benzo[a]Pyrene on Survival and Settlement of Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia solida) Planulae  (Cherif Ensibi, Fatma Bouzidi, Mohamed Nejib Daly Yahia)....Pages 425-427
 Phytoremediation of Metal Industry Wastewaters: A Review  (Sukru Dursun, Zeynep Cansu Ayturan)....Pages 429-430
 Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Muscles of Ten Commercially Important Fish Species from Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria  (Iyabode O. Taiwo, Mabel O. Ipinmoroti, Olaniyi A. Olopade, Bashir T. Adeniyi, Nathanael A. Bamidele)....Pages 431-433
 Field and Laboratory Study of Nitrogen Mineralization Dynamics in Four Tunisian Soils  (Imene Dridi)....Pages 435-438
 Mercury Bioaccumulation via Genus Baetis (Ephemeroptera, Macroinvertebrates)  (Djaouida Bouchelouche, Imane Saal, Mouna Hafiane, Abdeslem Arab)....Pages 439-440
 Soils Characterization Around Erstwhile Oyem Electrical Station and Sediments and Water of Neighboring Lake in Northern Region of Gabon  (Jean Bernard Mombo, Mesmin Edou, Jean Aurelien Moukana Libongui)....Pages 441-444
 Pesticides Used in Tunisian Vineyards: What’s the Risk for the Environment and the Human Health?  (Ala Bouagga, Hanene Chaabane, Wiém Chtioui, Amira Mougou Hamdane, Bouzid Nasraoui)....Pages 445-447
 Using an Eco-System for Frightening Fish-Eating Birds  (Mohamed A. Al-Rajhi)....Pages 449-453
 Estrogenic Potency Assessments in a Context of Treated Wastewater Reuse for Artificial Groundwater Recharge  (Selma Etteieb, Atsuchi Kawachi, Jamila Tarhouni, Hiroko Isoda)....Pages 455-457
 Bioecology of Culicidae (Diptera; Nematocera) of the Tizi-Ouzou Wetlands (Algeria)  (Zohra Lounaci, Salaheddine Doumandji, Bahia B. Doumandji-Mitiche)....Pages 459-461
 Occurrence, Sources and Environmental Health Risk Assesement of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Domestic Effluents Discharges in Wadi El Bey (Tunisia)  (Imen Gdara, Ines Zrafi, Catia Balducci, Angelo Cecinato, Ahmed Ghrabi)....Pages 463-466
 Effect of 17α-Ethinylestradiol Exposure on Phycocyanin Metabolite Production and Antioxydant System of Phormidium Versicolor NCC466  (Dalel Belhaj, Donyez Frikha, Bouthaina Jerbi, Khaled Athmouni, Moneem Kallel, Sami Maalej et al.)....Pages 467-469
 Determination of Trace and Oligo-Elements in the Constantine Region Soils  (Samira Naili, Assia Nait Merzoug, George Dénès, Hocine Merazig, Abdelhak Lakehal)....Pages 471-474
 Former Extractive Activities in Tunisia: Environmental Risk Assessement and Heavy Metals Immobilization  (Jihène Nouairi, Walid Hajjaji, Joao A. Labrincha, Fernando Rocha, Carla Patinha, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva et al.)....Pages 475-477
 Urban Sediment Contamination with Heavy Metals in Southern China  (Jinmeng Xia, Lihui Chen, Feng Zhen, Yubao Li)....Pages 479-481
 Life Cycle Assessment of Sulfuric Acid Production System in Tunisia  (Marwa Mami, Mohamed-Razak Jeday, Noureddine Hajjaji)....Pages 483-485
 Eco (Geno) Toxic Assessment of Urban Sewage Sludge from Sfax Wastewater Treatment Plant  (Bouthaina Jerbi, Dalel Belhaj, Houda Ayadi, Donyez Frikha, Sami Maalej, Habib Ayadi et al.)....Pages 487-489
 Cellular Compartmentalization and Chemical Forms of Cell Accumulation of Nickel in the Halophyte of Sesuvium Portulacastrum  (Emna Fourati, Katarina Vogel-Mikuš, Mitija Kelemen, Primož Vavpetič, Primož Pelicon, Chedly Abdelly et al.)....Pages 491-493
 Study of the Toxicity of Cadmium Selenide (CdSe) Nanoparticles on a Terrestrial Ecosystem Model Helix Aspersa  (Salmi Aya, Toualbia Nadjiba, Rouabhi Rachid)....Pages 495-497
 Investigation of Nanoparticles and Ultra Fine Particles in the Workplace  (Med Salah Benlatreche, Ouafa Boukhmis, Kahina Slimane)....Pages 499-500
 New Environmental Culture in Algeria: Eco Design  (Sihem Tireche, Abdelaziz Tairi)....Pages 501-502
 Chemical Composition and Insecticide Properties of the Essential Oils from Mentha Pulegium Against Aedes Caspius (Diptera: Culicidae)  (Fouzia Tine-Djebbar, Raja Guenez, Noureddine Soltani)....Pages 503-505
 Comparison of Three Techniques for the Detection and Quantification of Enteric Parasites in Wastewater Samples in Tunisia  (Layla Ben Ayed, Sonia Sabbahi, Panagiotis Karanis)....Pages 507-509
 Morphological and Biochemical Effect of Iron Stress on Date Palm V.Deglet Nour Seeds  (Wiem Mnafki, Zayneb Chaâbene, Kais Mnafgui, Amine Elleuch)....Pages 511-513
 Copper Effect on Phosphate Nitrogen and Fungicide Removal from Water Using an Aquatic Plant Lemna Gibba  (Smain Megateli, Michel Couderchet)....Pages 515-516
 Mitochondrial Dysfunction of Rat Wistar Nervous System After an Exposure to Abamectin (Oxidative Stress Status, Caspase-3, Stromal Enzymes and Mitochondrial Respiration and Swelling)  (Rachid Rouabhi, Salim Gasmi)....Pages 517-519
 Assessment of Lead Contamination in Pepper and Agricultural Soils in Hammam Boughrara, Northwest Algeria  (Abderrazzak Baba Ahmed, Tahar Kebir)....Pages 521-523
 Determination of Heavy Metals in Sediments and Gardon (Rutilus rutilus) of the Sikkak Dam, Northwest Algeria  (Zineb Derrag, Nacéra Dali Youcef)....Pages 525-527
 Towards a Thermoregulation Filter Facing the Urban Heat Stress: Algiers Case Study  (Assia Fernini-Haffif, Ewa Berezowska-Azzag)....Pages 529-531
 Impact of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide, Actara®, on the Shrimp Palaemon adspersus: Biomarkers Measurement  (Hinda Berghiche, Khaoula Touati, Salima Chouahda, Noureddine Soltani)....Pages 533-534
 Occurrence and Enhanced Removal of Heavy Metals in Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Using Coagulation-Flocculation Process  (Zied Marzougui, Mohamed Damak, Boubaker Elleuch, Abdelhamid Elaissari)....Pages 535-538
 Impact of Wind on the Temporal Distribution of Rotifers in the Foum El Gherza Dam  (Nassima Doukhandji, Somia Hamil, Abdeslem Arab)....Pages 539-541
 Effect of Copper on the Physiological Parameters of Broad Bean (Vicia faba L.)  (Benouis Slimane, Houcine Abdelhakim Reguieg Yssaad, El Haj Bouziani, Djoudi Abdelhak, Imane Cherief, Amrane Fatiha)....Pages 543-547
 Field Assessment of Sewage Sludge as Sustainable Agriculture Practice  (Rim Baccar, Rajia Kchaou, Yassine Hidri, Saloua Rejeb, Jalel Bouzid)....Pages 549-552
 Contamination by Selected Trace Elements in Groundwater of Azzaba District in Northeast of Algeria  (Moussa Benhamza, Abdelaziz Laraba, David Landry)....Pages 553-554
 Assessment of the Bioaccumulation Capacity of Heavy Metals of the Species: Quercus Ilex L Tree Plant Garden of El Hamma-Algeria for Use in Phytoremediation  (Nadjib Benosmane, Keltoum Namani, Manal Saichi)....Pages 555-557
 Effect of Salinity and Compost of Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis L on the Proline and Chlorophyll Content of the Bean Vicia faba L Minor  (Tayeb Nouri, Houcine Abdelhakim Reguieg Yssaad, Hadj Bouyahia, Keira Nouar, Nabil Ghenami, Ahmed Latigu)....Pages 559-561
 Impact of Soil Properties on Groundwater Contamination Risks by Nickel and Lead  (Mohamed Abdelwaheb, Sonia Dridi-Dhaouadi)....Pages 563-565
 Evaluation of Hepatotoxicity: Nickel on an Indicator Model of Pollution (Oryctolagus cuniculus)  (Toualbia Nadjiba, Salmi Aya, Rouabhi Rachid)....Pages 567-569
 Effect of Coal Fly Ash on Vegetative Growth, Photosynthetic Pigmens and Heavy Metal Content of Helianthus annuus L.  (Nilakantha Dash, Gayatri Nahak, Rajani Kanta Sahu)....Pages 571-573
 Isolation and Characterization of Some Chlorpyriphos-Degrading Bacteria from Pertaining to Different Ecological Niches of the “Ouargla” Province  (Nabiha Aloui, Samia Bissati, Houria Ouled-Haddar)....Pages 575-576
 Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on the Mediterranean Clams Ruditapes decussatus: Chemical and Biochemical Investigations  (Badreddine Sellami, Imen Bouzidi, Wiem Saidani, Amine Mezni, David Sheehan, Hamouda Beyrem)....Pages 577-580
 Fusarium Brachygibbosum and Fusarium Chlamydosporum Causing Wilt and Die-back of Olive in Tunisia  (Rahma Trabelsi, Radhouene Gdoura, Mohamed Ali Triki)....Pages 581-582
 Paper Industry Effluent Short and Long Effect on Soil Heavy Metals Accumulation and Phytoremediation  (Abdelkader Ltifi, Neila Saidi, Mokded Rabhi, James Downer, Abderrazak Smaoui, Chedly Abdellly et al.)....Pages 583-584
 Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Arising from Consumption of Salad Crops Irrigated with Contaminated Water by Human Sewage in the Infulene Valley  (Mario Tauzene Afonso Matangue, Honissimo Tisai David Saize, Lateiro Salvador de Sousa)....Pages 585-587
 A Naïve Bayesian Network Approach to Determine the Potential Drivers of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Coolia monotis in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia  (Wafa Feki-Sahnoun, Hasna Njah, Moufida Abdennadher, Asma Hamza, Nouha Barraj, Mabrouka Mahfoudi et al.)....Pages 589-592
 Contaminant-Driven Habitat Fragmentation: Should Ecological Risk Assessments Include Avoidance and Recolonisation Testing?  (Rui Ribeiro, Matilde Moreira-Santos, José Paulo Sousa, Cristiano V. M. Araújo)....Pages 593-594
 Biodegradation of the Antibiotics Oxytetracycline and Enrofloxacin by Microbial Communities from Douro Estuary (Portugal) Sediments  (Harrabi Malek, Diogo A. M. Alexandrino, Marisa R. Almeida, Ana P. Mucha, Fatma Aloulou, Elluech Boubaker et al.)....Pages 595-596
Front Matter ....Pages 597-597
 Gabes Jeffara Aquifers Management in Relation with Oasien Ecosystems  (Jean-Francois Vernoux, Faten Horriche, Rhida Ghoudi, Slah Abdedaiem, Mekki Hamza)....Pages 599-601
 Management of the Laayoune-Dakhla Deep Aquifer System (South Sahara, Morocco)  (Sidi Mokhtar El Kanti, Bouabid El Mansouri, Youssef Arjdal)....Pages 603-605
 Assessment of the Impact of Climatic Variability and Human Activities on Groundwater Quality: Case of Mitidja Plain, North of Algeria  (Abdelkader Bouderbala)....Pages 607-609
 Groundwater Economics in Arid Regions: Abu Dhabi Emirate Case Study  (Mohamed A. Dawoud)....Pages 611-613
 A New Model (DRASTIC-LU) for Evaluating Groundwater Vulnerability in Alluvial Aquifer of Upper Cheliff (Algeria)  (Djelloul Zafane, Benyoucef Gharbi, Abdelkader Douaoui)....Pages 615-617
 Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater and Its Suitability for Irrigation in the Lower Cheliff Plain, Algeria  (Abdelhamid Bradaï, Abdelkader Douaoui, Ibrahim Yahiaoui)....Pages 619-621
 Groundwater Depletion in Tunisian Arid Regions: Causes, Consequences and Possible New Policy Instruments  (Hacib El Amami, Taoufik Hermassi)....Pages 623-625
 Efficiency of Aquifer Artificial Recharge from Hill Dam by Analytical Method  (Zouheira Ibn Ali, Moncef Zairi)....Pages 627-630
 Integrated Multi-criteria Evaluation and Weighted Overlay Analysis in Assessment of Groundwater Potentiality in Segui Region, Southern Tunisia  (Mohamed Haythem Msaddek, Dhekra Souissi, Yahya Moumni, Ismail Chenini, Mahmoud Dlala)....Pages 631-632
 Optimal Groundwater Sampling Design for Nitrate Monitoring by Geostatistical Analysis and Vulnerability Mapping  (Ibtissem Triki, Nadia Trabelsi, Imen Hentati, Moncef Zairi)....Pages 633-635
 Hydrochemical Analysis and Evaluation of Groundwater Quality of an Alluvial Aquifer. Algeria  (Tarek Drias, Chemseddine Fehdi, Moufida Bellouala)....Pages 637-639
 Building Constrained (3D) Geostatistical Models Case of the Triassic Sandstone Aquifer System (SE Tunisia)  (Mohamed Amin Hammami, Hayet Chihi, Ghislain De Marsily)....Pages 641-642
 Exploitation of the Main Aquifer Units in the Biskra Region: Analysis of the Current Situation and Prospects for Rationalization of Their Use in Agriculture  (Nasser-Eddine Soualili, Gabriela Mihaela Afrasinei, Yacine Louadj, Nouara Degui, Salah Belghemmaz)....Pages 643-645
 Ground Water Quality Characterization in the South of Algeria (Tindouf Region)—In Excess Fluorine  (Nouria Nabbou, Meriem Belhachemi, Touhami Merzougui, Yahia Harek, Bahous Nasri, Ikram Mokadam)....Pages 647-651
 Assessment of Different Irrigational Practices on Managing the Nitrogen Loss into the Groundwater Using HYDRUS-1D Numerical Software Gaza Strip as a Case Study—Palestine  (Abukmeil Reem, Guizani Mokhtar, Ito Ryusei, Funamizu Naoyuki)....Pages 653-657
 Assessment of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation in Chelghoum Laid Area (Eastern Algeria)  (Abdelhamid Khedidja, Abderrahmane Boudoukha, Samir Djenba)....Pages 659-663
 Statistical Characterization of Groundwater Quality in Jijel Plain Area (Northeastern Algeria)  (Abdelmadjid Boufekane, Omar Saighi)....Pages 665-667
 Nitrate Impact on the Groundwater Quality Degradation in Arid Areas (Timiaouine Region South of Algeria)  (Bahous Nasri, Ali Benatiallah, Sliman Kaloum, Sara Soulimani)....Pages 669-672
 Water Geochemistry for a Sand Aquifer of the Complex Terminal in the Northern Algerian Sahara (Case of the Lower Oued Rhir Valley)  (Idir Menad Houari, Imed Eddine Nezli)....Pages 673-675
 Application of the GALDIT Method to the Study of Groundwater Vulnerability of the East Mitidja Alluvial Waters  (Dahbia Djoudar/Hallal, Sadek Zahouani, Abdelkrim Khaldi)....Pages 677-680
 Evaluation of Hydrogeochemical Quality Parameters of Groundwater Under Urban Activities. Case of Beni Mellal City (Morocco)  (Mohamed El Baghdadi, Amal Jouider, Ahmed Barakat, Radouane Medah)....Pages 681-682
 Application of Inverse Geochemical Modelling to Understand Geochemical Evolution of Groundwater in Berrechid Aquifer, Morocco  (Tibari El Ghali, Hamid Marah, Mohamed Qurtobi, Bouâbid El Mansouri)....Pages 683-684
 Hydrochemical Evolution of Groundwater in the Tamlouka Plain, Influence of Lithology, Geomorphology and Anthropogenic Actions  (Samir Djorfi, Saadane Djorfi, Laroussi Beloulou, Mohamed Djidel, Salima Guechi)....Pages 685-687
 Water Supply and Waterborne Diseases in the Population of Za-Kpota Commune (Benin, West Africa)  (Léocadie Odoulami, Brice S. Dansou, Nadège Kpoha)....Pages 689-690
 Estimation of Aquifer Parameters from Pumping Test Data Using the Only Corresponding Competitor Method (OCC): Case Oude of Korendijk (South of Rotterdam)  (Noureddine Oulad Naoui, El Amine Cherif, Abdelkader Djehiche)....Pages 691-693
 Dohuk Syncline as an Artificial Recharge Aquifer, Northern Iraq  (Nabeel K. Al-Azzawi, Myasar S. Al-Saraj)....Pages 695-698
 Assessment of Seawater Intrusion in the Maritime Djeffara Coastal Aquifer (Southeastern Tunisia)  (Bachaer Ayed, Ikram Jmal, Samir Sahal, Salwa Saidi, Salem Bouri)....Pages 699-702
 Geochemical and Isotopic Study of a Coastal Phreatic Aquifer from the NE of Tunisia: Guenniche Basin  (Safouan Ben Ammar, Jean-Denis Taupin, Mohsen Ben Alaya, Kamel Zouari, Mohamed Khouatmia)....Pages 703-705
 Naturel Tracer and Isotopic Approach to Describe Groundwater Behaviour: An Example of the Mateur Plain (North-Eastern Tunisia)  (Mohsen Ben Alaya, Safouan Ben Ammar, Jean-Denis Taupin, Mohamed Khouatmia, Raouf Jbeali, Fetheddine Melki)....Pages 707-710
 Inhibition of Scaling of Potable Water by a Food Product Phosphate Based  (Said Ben-Aazza, Abdallah Hadfi, M’Bark Belattar, Ali Driouiche)....Pages 711-712
 Lessons Learned from a Partnership Between the University of Liège and Water Agencies for the Management of Surface Water Quality  (Jean-François Deliege, Etienne Everbecq, Pol Magermans, Aline Grard)....Pages 713-715
 Physical, Chemical and Bacteriological Characterization of Wastewater Discharged into Wadi Tleta (NW, Algeria)  (Fatiha Hadji, Mohammed Benabdelkader)....Pages 717-718
 Brine Outfall Discharges Modelling and Design: Case of a Desalination Plant in Algeria  (M’hamed Belkacem Filali, Mohamed Bessenasse)....Pages 719-721
 Qualitative Study of Irrigation and Drinking Water in Tindla Area  (Omar Ben Mya, Chaima Ben Dallali, Abd Elhalim Bouzidi)....Pages 723-725
 Providing Clean Water to Rural Villages  (Tullia Valeria Di Giacomo, F. Paolo Di Giacomo)....Pages 727-729
 Assessment of Two Conceptual Models IHBV and HBV-Light in Estimation of Increase Water Harvesting to Help Cloud Seeding Technology (Case Study: Catchment Taft-Dehshir, Iran)  (Mohammad Mehdi Javadianzade, Samaneh Poormohammadi)....Pages 731-733
 A 3-Parameter Empirical Model to Predict Extreme Rainfall Rates in the Extreme North-East of Algeria  (Laroussi Beloulou, Salima Guechi, Saadane Djorfi, Hadjer Benzine, Halima Maalem, Wassila Saaidia)....Pages 735-737
 Impact of Spring Water Qualitative Assessment on the Environmental Management System in the West Bank  (Marwan Ghanem)....Pages 739-741
 Scheduling Deficit Subsurface Drip Irrigation of Apple Trees to Optimize Water Use Efficiency  (Azzeddine Chenafi, Philippe Monney, Maria Isabel Ferreira, Houria Chennafi, Christoph Carlen)....Pages 743-745
 Multivariate Statistics of Physico-Chemical Parameters to Develop the Baseline Level of Water Quality Around the Proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant, India  (Ramesh Shinde, Prashant Chikode, Sugam Chavan, Sandip Sabale)....Pages 747-751
 Impact of Climate Variability on Hydrology of the Western Mitidja Watershed, Algeria  (Faiza Hallouz, Hafsa Karahacane, Mohamed Meddi, Gil Mahe, Fadhila Sadi, Hanane Benchikh et al.)....Pages 753-754
 Assessment of Citizens’ Virtual Water Footprint  (Mahdi Kolahi, Saeideh Heydari, Mina Ansari, Farzaneh Nouraei)....Pages 755-757
 Water Management and Related Environmental Issues in Large Mediterranean Basins: Case Studies from the Ebro and the Po Catchments  (Francesca Salmaso, Paolo Espa, Ramon J. Batalla, Giuseppe Crosa, Gaetano Gentili, Livia M. L. Servanzi et al.)....Pages 759-761
 Spatial Evolution of Physical-Chemical Parameters Characterizing the Quality of the Surface Waters After the Developpement of the Marchica Lagoon (North-East Morocco)  (Asmae Aknaf, Mustapha Akodad, Mostapha Ayachi, Faid El Madani, Abdessamad Jaddar, Abdelhakim Mesfioui et al.)....Pages 763-766
 Comparison of Three Different Biochemical Compositions of Foods in the Rainbow Trout (Onchorynchys mykiss) and Their Effect on Oum Er-Rbia River Water Quality (Morocco)  (Khadija Ouaissa, Assia Kritihi, Youness Oumessoud, Abdelaziz Maychal, Mustapha Hasnaoui)....Pages 767-769
 Modeling Integrated Water Resources Management by WEAP, Case of Watersheds Mabtouh (North-Western Algeria)  (Laidia Zerkaoui, Mohamed Benslimane, Abderrahmane Hamimed)....Pages 771-774
 Water and Energy Nexus in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries  (Mohamed A. Dawoud)....Pages 775-777
 Wheat Yield and Water Use Efficiency in the North of Tunisia Under Supplemental Irrigation  (Amel Belhaj Mguidiche, Boutheina Douh, Hiba Gazouani, Kalthoum Harbaoui, Ferjoui Sahbi)....Pages 779-780
 Prediction of Dams Silting in Semi-arid Region Using Erosion Map Under GIS Environment, Case of Ksob Watershed in Hodna Region (Algeria)  (Mahmoud Hasbaia, Sara Zeroual, Mostefa Dougha, André Paquier, Christine Poulard)....Pages 781-783
 Identification of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Waters  (Sana Mokrane, Djamila Harik, Hubert Cabana)....Pages 785-787
 The Stormwater Network Behavior Simulation by SWMM  (Fares Laouacheria, Moncef Chabi, Said Kechida)....Pages 789-791
 Characterisation of Mean Monthly Rainfall Variability Over Mellegue Catchment—Tunisia  (Haifa Feki, Taoufik Hermassi, Nessrine Soualhia)....Pages 793-795
 Monitoring and Modeling Digestate Fate and Transport in Infiltrating Afforested Areas Versus Maize/Ray-Grass Rotation Plots  (Micòl Mastrocicco, Nicolò Colombani, Bruno Boz, Bruna Gumiero)....Pages 797-799
 Fertilizing Value of Treated Wastewater Under Short Term Irrigation of Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.)  (Ameni Ben Hassena, Mohamed Zouari, Nada Elloumi, Wahid Khabou, Nacim Zouari)....Pages 801-803
 A Multivariate Analysis of Water Quality in Lake Ghrib, Algeria  (Somia Hamil, Mounia Baha, Sihem Arab, Nassima Doukhandji, Abdeslem Arab)....Pages 805-807
 Phytoplankton Community Diversity and Seasonal Variation in the Boukourdane Lake, Northern Algeria  (Siham Arab, Somia Hamil, Adeslem Arab)....Pages 809-810
 Trophic Status Assesement of Lacustrine Ecosystem, Boukourdane Lake, Algeria  (Siham Arab, Hamil somia, Arab adeslem)....Pages 811-812
 Correlation Between the Extreme Climate Indices and the AMO Index in Northern Algeria  (Hafsa Karahacane, Mohamed Meddi, Xuebin Zhang, Hamoudi Abdelamir Saaed, Faiza Hallouz)....Pages 813-814
 Impact of DEM Data Resolution on SWAT Model in Runoff Simulation  (Jalel Aouissi, Ramzi Ennajeh, Sihem Benabdallah)....Pages 815-817
 Analysis of Stream Flow Trends in Sub-basins of the Upper Blue Nile Basin  (Abeer Samy, Mona G. Ibrahim, Wael Elham Mahmod)....Pages 819-822
 Modeling and Forcasting of Surface Runoff in the Beni Bahdel Dam: Using ARDL Model (Autoregressive Distributed Lag)  (Abdelwahab Rahmouni, Mohamed Meddi, Hafsa Karahaçane)....Pages 823-824
 Desalinated Water for Human Consumption and Public Health Risks in West Algeria: The Case of Souk Tleta Water Plant  (Naïma Badid, Chahrazed Aggab, Aboubaker Hachemaoui, Fatiha Hadji)....Pages 825-826
 Integrating Hydrological and Hydraulic Modelling for Flood Risk Management in a High Resolution Urbanized Area: Case Study Taibah University Campus, KSA  (Mohamed Abdulrazzak, Anis Al-Shabani, Kashif Noor, Amro Elfeki, Ahmed Kamis)....Pages 827-829
 A Double Effect Desalination Unit Parametric Study  (Hafdhi Fathia, Khir Tahar, Ben Yahia Ali, Ben Brahim Ammar)....Pages 831-833
 Modelling Catchment Scale Agricultural Pollution in North Tunisia Using the PEGASE Model  (Amira Boukari, Etienne Everbecq, Sihem Ben Abdallah, Pol Magermans, Aline Grard, Hamadi Habaieb et al.)....Pages 835-837
 State of Organic Pollution in Waters of the Seybouse Wadi, Region of Guelma (Northeast of Algeria)  (Marwa Aissaoui, Moussa Benhamza)....Pages 839-842
 Water Governance and Collective Action Performance in Tunisian Irrigated Area  (Jamel Ben Nasr, Mohamed Salah Bachta)....Pages 843-845
 Phytoremediation Potential of Terrestrial Herbaceous Species for Nitrate in Contaminated Water  (Ikram Mokeddeme, Meryem Belhachemi, Touhami Merzougui, Nouria Nabbou)....Pages 847-848
 Understanding the Evolution of Water Deficit in the North African Region  (Annamaria Mazzoni, Essam Heggy, Giovanni Scabbia)....Pages 849-851
 ANN-Based Approach to Predict Changes in Ground Water Levels as a Result of Constructing New Naga-Hammadi Barrage, Egypt  (Ahmed S. Noureldeen, Shenouda Ghaly, Kamal Ali, Gamal Abozaid)....Pages 853-856
 Depuration of Wastewater from Table Olive Industries  (Jesús Cisneros-Aguirre, Mario Manzanera, Emilio Bursón)....Pages 857-860
 Evolution of Water and Soil Conservation Interventions in the Merguellil Catchment: Impact on the Agricultural Land Protection and the Income of the Local Population  (Taoufik Hermassi, Hacib Amami)....Pages 861-863
 Hydrological Modeling of Stream Flow in Trans boundary Catchment and the Climate Change Impact: Case Study of Mellegue Catchment, Northwest Tunisia  (Taoufik Hermassi, Haifa Feki, Soualhia Chabbi)....Pages 865-867
 Drought Stress Effects on Growth and Yield of Three Soybean Genotypes in Second Cropping of Moghan Plain of Iran  (Manoochehr Farboodi, Masoomeh Rostamzadeh, Kaveh Khaksar)....Pages 869-870
 Analysis of Dam Deformation Using Artificial Neural Networks Methods and Singular Spectrum Analysis  (Bachir Gourine, Sofiane Khelifa)....Pages 871-874
 BOD and COD Estimation in Wastewater Outflow via Artificial Neural Network  (Maryam Bayat-Varkeshi, Kourosh Mohammadi, Reza Najib)....Pages 875-876
 Wetting Patterns Estimation Under Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems for Different Discharge Rates and Soil Types  (Boutheina Douh, Olfa Didouni, Amel Mguidiche, Hiba Ghazouani, Sami Khila, Abdelhamid Belaid et al.)....Pages 877-878
 Flood Risk Mapping in the Region of Ouled Ben Abdelkader in the Wilaya of Chlef, Northern Algeria  (Youssouf ZaÏri)....Pages 879-881
 How Does the Rainwater Harvesting Protect the Urban Areas Against Flooding?  (Abdelkarim Guebail, Lotfi Zeghadnia, Yacine Djebbar)....Pages 883-884
 Sanitation Scheme Development of the Urban Community of Harhoura Contribution to Sectoral Liquid Sanitation Survey of Skhirat-Témara Province  (Hanane Ait Hmeid, Nadia El Khamli, Mustapha Akodad, Mohamed EL Gattafi, Aziza EL Ouati, Aknaf Asmae)....Pages 885-886
 Assessment of the Quality of Liquid Waste of Traditional Hammams in the Periurbain of Casablanca, Morocco (Case of Dar Bouazza Community)  (Nihad Chakri, Btissam EL Amrani, Faouzi Berrada, Halima Jounaid, Fouad Amraoui)....Pages 887-889
 Changes in Species Composition of Brachionidae (Rotifera) Community in Ghrib Lake (North West Algeria)  (Somia Hamil, Mounia Baha, Sihem Arab, Nassima Doukhandji, Abdeslem Arab)....Pages 891-892
 Trivariate Copulas for Characterisation of Past and Future Droughts Over North-West Algeria  (Ayoub Zeroual, Senna Bouabdelli, Mohamed Meddi, Ramdane Alkama, Ali A. Assani)....Pages 893-895
 Energy Dissipation by Hydraulic Jump in a Half Circular Channel with Bench Seat  (Mohammed Khattaoui, Sonia Ziani, Omar Boudlal, Bachir Achour)....Pages 897-899
 Physical and Chemical Quality of Surface Waters of the Wilaya de Bouira (Northern Algeria)  (Hakim Djafer Khodja, Amine el Cherif, Saad Dahmani, Ahmed Ferhati)....Pages 901-907
 Measuring Crop Evapotranspiration Over Hilly Areas  (Nissaf Boudhina, Masmoudi Mohamed Masmoudi, Frédéric Jacob, Laurent Prévot, Rim Zitouna-Chebbi, Insaf Mekki et al.)....Pages 909-911
 Estimation of Specific Degradation by Application of a Regional Model for the North of Algeria  (Rachid Chellali, Rabah Ladjal)....Pages 913-915
 Effects of Treated Wastewater Irrigation of Sfax, Agareb and Mahres Stations on Olive Plants  (Zaineb Bakari, Nesrine Boujelben, Frah Bouhamed, Monem Kallel, Boubaker Elleuch)....Pages 917-919
 Modeling Watershed Operation: Case Study of the Chaffia Dam (Algerian Extreme North East)  (Mehdi Nafa, Keblouti Nafa, Abir Achache)....Pages 921-925
 To What Extent Can Groundwater Uses Affect Long Term Sustainable Exploitation Schemes? Case Study of the Bouhefna-Haffouz Aquifer System (Central Tunisia)  (Hamza Jerbi, Sylvain Massuel, Christian Leduc, Jeanne Riaux, Jamila Tarhouni)....Pages 927-930
Front Matter ....Pages 931-931
 Morphological, Chemical and Electrochemical Carbon Based and Nobel Metal Electrode Characterization for Use in Water Electrochemical Disinfection  (Mokhtar Guizani, Kento Yajima, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Ryusei Ito, Naoyuki Funamizu)....Pages 933-935
 Development of Eco-Engineering Sector Specific Routines and Curricula for the Mediterranean Region  (Slobodan B. Mickovski, Guillermo Tardio Cerrillo, Paola Sangalli, Jerome Perez, Craig S. Thomson, Caroline Gallagher)....Pages 937-939
 Codigestion: Toward a Simple Model to Predict Methane Production  (Mokhles Kouas, Philippe Sousbie, Michel Torrijos, Jérôme Harmand, Sami Sayadi)....Pages 941-943
 Refuse Derived Fuel Gasification Possibilities in Small Scale Units  (Maris Klavins, Dmitry Porsnov, Valdis Bisters, Juris Kalviss, Raivo Damkevics)....Pages 945-946
 Removal of Methylene Blue Dye by Fenton-like Process Using Laterites  (Gloria M. R. Kpinsoton, Hela Karoui, Yohan Richardson, Hamma Yacouba)....Pages 947-949
 Effects of Recycled Materials Added to the Substrate on Nursery Trees  (Francesca Bretzel, Eliana Tassi, Francesca Vannucchi, Manuele Scatena, Fabrizio Cinelli)....Pages 951-953
 Effect of Acclimatization on Earthworm’s (Eisenia Andrei) Potential on Olive Mill Wastewaters Detoxification  (Barhoum Kharbouch, Hicham Lakhtar, Sandrine Amat, Sevastianos Roussos, Nathalie Dupuy, Abdelhamid El Mousadik)....Pages 955-957
 Production and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Orange Peels by Chemical Activation with Sulfuric Acid  (Sami Guiza, Salwa Hajyahia, Franck Launay, Mohamed Bagane)....Pages 959-961
 Cheap and High Quality Housing with Emphasis on Modular Building  (Shaham Asadi, Hassan Mohammad Jafari Sadeghi, Ataollah Beigzade)....Pages 963-966
 Methylene Blue Removal from Aqueous Solution by Using Smectite Clay and Silty Soil: Batch and Fixed Bed Column Studies  (Sana Dardouri, Asma Jedidi, Jalila Sghaier)....Pages 967-970
 A Theoretical Study on Municipal Solid Waste Characterization in Jordan and Its Economic Feasibility  (Khalid Bani-Melhem, Mahmoud Alshorman)....Pages 971-973
 Optimization of Cost and Pollutant Emissions from MSW Collection Using GIS. The Case Study of Mostaganem, Western Algeria  (Islam Safia Abdelli, Fatiha Abdelmalek, Ahmed Addou)....Pages 975-978
 Optimal Locations Determination for an Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in the City of Tunis, Tunisia  (Seifeddine Bouguerra, Safa Bhar Layeb)....Pages 979-981
 Preparation of Graphite Ultrafiltration Membrane Over Macroporous Graphite Support for Oily Waste Water Separation by Air Gap Membrane Distillation  (Imen Derbel, Raje Ben Amar)....Pages 983-984
 Diagnostic and Treatment of Leachate from Municipal Solid Waste in Morocco Using Experimental Design Methodology  (Meriem Abouri, Imane Chanaa, Salah Souabi, Hajar Qachach, Amane Jada)....Pages 985-987
 Combined Process for Olive Oil Mill Wastewater Treatment Based on Flocculation and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis  (Gassan Hodaifa, Jose Antonio Páez Fernández, Cristina Agabo Garcia)....Pages 989-991
 Analyses of Complex Rainfall Change Using Non Parametric Trend Tests in Semi Arid Zone-Case Study: Center of Tunisia  (Manel Snoussi, Mohamed Hamdi, Jamila Tarhouni)....Pages 993-995
 Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Phenol Using W-La/CexZr1−XO2 Catalysts  (Mohamed Achraf Bouabdellah, Lassaad Ben Hammouda, Gwendoline Lafaye, Jacques Barbier Jr, Zouhaier Ksibi)....Pages 997-999
 Comparative Study of Pressure Reduction Valve Controllers in Water Distribution Systems  (Mouna Doghri, Sophie Duchesne, Annie Poulin, Maxim Ouellet)....Pages 1001-1003
 Salt Solar Wastelands: To New “Saltscapes” Resilient in the Mediterranean  (Jean-Louis Pacitto, Odile Jacquemin)....Pages 1005-1008
 Radioactive Waste Management in South Africa  (Thabo Matyaba, Priscilla Keche, Roman Tandlich)....Pages 1009-1012
 Numerical Simulation of Dye Adsorption/Desorption in Three Layered Soil and Models Comparison  (Sana Dardouri, Asma Jedidi, Jalila Sghaier)....Pages 1013-1016
 Nitrogen Oxide Removal from Nitric Acid Production Process by Absorption into Hydrogen Peroxide Solution  (Ons Ghriss, Hédi Ben Amour, Mohamed-Razak Jeday, Hassen Chekir)....Pages 1017-1019
 Effect of Preparation Manufacturing Process on the Quality of Cotton Recycled DENIM Yarn  (Mohamed Ben Hassen, Béchir Wanassi, Béchir Azouz)....Pages 1021-1023
 Methylene Blue Removal from Brackish Water by Natural Algerian Clay  (Ammar Fadel, Nacef Saci)....Pages 1025-1026
 On the Use of Brouers-Sotolongo Kinetics Equation and Isotherm for the Removal Fluorine from Aqueous Solutions by Clay  (Francois Brouers, Sami Guiza)....Pages 1027-1029
 Numerical Study of Soil Water Content to Estimate the Hydraulic Properties of Soil in Tunisia  (Asma Jedidi, Sana Dardouri, Jalila Sghaier)....Pages 1031-1033
 An Alternative Method for Predicting Bed Load Transport Rate in River—Application to the Medjerda River, Tunisia  (Mohamed Gharbi, Amel Soualmia, Denis Dartus)....Pages 1035-1037
 Adsorption of Model Dyes Onto Porous Materials: Effect of pH and Temperature on the Parameters of Brouers-Sotolongo Kinetic Fractal and Generalized Isotherm  (Taher Selmi, Mongi Seffen, François Brouers, Vanessa Fierro, Habib Sammouda)....Pages 1039-1041
 Evaluation of Diallyl Phthalate Biodegradation Mechanisms in the Treatment of Synthetic Wastewater  (Ehsan Ahmadi, Mitra Gholami, Mahdi Farzadkia, Ramin Nabizadeh)....Pages 1043-1046
 Abnormal Behavior of Chott Ain Beida Brines, Ouargla Basin, Algerian Sahara  (Merzouk Zatout, Messaoud Hacini, Ahmed Hichem Hamzaoui, Adel M’nif)....Pages 1047-1050
 Dimunition of Pollution by Improving the Properties of Polymers Against Climatic Aleas  (Noureddine Hassini)....Pages 1051-1053
 Prediction of Solid Transport in the Wandering Section of the Maritime Reach of the Congo River, Accounting for the Limits of the Ashmore’s Method  (Edouard Konzi Panise Siamo, Yohanan Dzama-Likwanda)....Pages 1055-1056
 The Communication Process for a Sustainable Urbanism in Algeria  (Lyazid Hadj-Smaha)....Pages 1057-1059
 Simplification of Soil Description for the Modeling of Nitrogen Leaching with STICS Model  (Rahma Ines Zoghlami, Virginie Parnaudeau, Christian Walter)....Pages 1061-1062
 Design and Achievement of a New Hybrid Filter System Used in Cement Works  (Abbes Ouari, Ahmed Alibida, Farid Miloua, Amar Tilmatine)....Pages 1063-1066
 Kinetic Study of Removal of Pollutants from Aqueous Solutions  (Sarra Hamouda, Salima Bouteraa, Abdellah Bahmani, Nourredine Bettahar, Djahida Lerari)....Pages 1067-1068
 Spatial Distribution of Methane Emissions at Bizerte Active Landfill (Northern Tunisia)  (Sana Abid, Moncef Zairi)....Pages 1069-1070
 Control of Particles Flow in Pneumatic Conveying Lines by Capacitive Measurement  (Rafik Sayah, Miloua Farid, Ouari Abbes)....Pages 1071-1074
 Seawater: Affordable, Reliable and Sustainable Energy for All  (Mohammed K. Al Mesfer)....Pages 1075-1077
 Study of Nusselt Number Evolution in PCM Shell-and-Tube Configuration  (Mohammed Bechiri, Kacem Mansouri)....Pages 1079-1080
 Analysis of Numerical Simulation of the Hydrodynamics in Swimming Pools, in Terms of Water Quality  (Mostefa Dougha, Mahmoud Hasbaia, André Girou)....Pages 1081-1085
 Flow Behaviour Analysis Through a Venturi  (Wahiba Mokrane, Ahmed Kettab)....Pages 1087-1088
 Investigating the Impacts of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Hydrology and Soil Loss in Humid Ethiopian Highlands of Upper Blue Nile Basin  (Addisu Dagnew, Habtam Mekonnen, Seifu Tilahun, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Enyew Adgo)....Pages 1089-1090
 Experimental Analysis of the Morphological Evolution of a Sand Bed Channel  (Mohamed Gharbi, Amel Soualmia, Denis Dartus)....Pages 1091-1093
 Magnetic Treatment Effects on Salt Water and Tomato Plants Growth  (Nesrine Fakhri, Hsan Youssef Mehdaoui, Nada Elloumi, Monem Kallel)....Pages 1095-1097
 CO2 Adsorption on Activated Carbon Based Olive Stone: A Comparison of Langmuir and Freundlich Models  (Meriem Moussa, Najoua Bader, Nausika Querejeta, Inès Duràn, Covadonga Pevida, Abdelmottaleb Ouederni)....Pages 1099-1100
 Study of Oxidized Stainless Steel Thin Films Obtained by Reactive Thermal Evaporation  (Noureddine Merakeb)....Pages 1101-1104
 LCA and Cherry Tomato Production in the South of Tunisia  (Meriem Maaoui, Rachid Boukchina, Noureddine Hajjaji)....Pages 1105-1106
 Offshore Drilling: Drilling Fluids and Additives  (Samira Baba Hamed)....Pages 1107-1108
 Response Surface Methodology Optimization of Heterogeneous Catalyst Fe2O3-Zeolite Synthesis for the Discoloration of Indigo Carmine Dye by Photo-Fenton Process  (Chamirane Moumni, Nadim Fakhfakh, Haithem Bel Hadjltaief, Mourad Benzina)....Pages 1109-1111
 Green Collaborative Vehicle Routing Problem with Environmental Concerns  (Akram Rekik, Amel Jaoua, Safa Bhar Layeb, Jouhaina Chaouachi)....Pages 1113-1116
 Effect of Temperature, Humidity and Gas Flow on PEM Fuel Cell Performances for Environmental Applications  (Mohamed Barbouche, Zakarya Ahmed, Khaled Charradi, Radhouane Chtourou, Gaetano Squadrito)....Pages 1117-1118
 Thermal Stability Evaluation Through the Comparison of Potassium Chloride to Potassium/Sodium Formate Fluids  (Afshin Davarpanah, M. Mehdi Nassabeh)....Pages 1119-1121
 Optical Annealing Effect on Zinc Oxide Thin Films Synthesized via Sol Gel Method as Used in Water Treatment Field  (Soumia Haya, Ouarda Brahmia, Ouahiba Halimi, Miloud Sebais, Boubaker Boudine)....Pages 1123-1126
 Combined Process for Olive Oil Mill Wastewater Treatment Based in Flocculation, Photolysis, Microfiltration and Microalgae Culture  (Gassan Hodaifa, Ana Malvis Romero, Mansour Halioui, Sebastián Sánchez)....Pages 1127-1129
 Rapid Analysis of Antibiotic Residues in Urban Wastewater of South Sfax WWTP by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Quadrupole-Linear Ion Trap Tandem Mass Spectrometry  (Malek Harrabi, Fatma Aloulou, Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, Saulo Verela, Boubaker Elluech)....Pages 1131-1133
 Separation of Pb (II) and Cu (II) Ions by the Cloud Point Technique: Statistical Study by the Taguchi Design  (Meriem Mesli, Nasr-Eddine Belkhouche)....Pages 1135-1138
 Atmospheric Emission Inventory and Modeling of VOCs in a Petroleum Site in Sfax Region  (Sahar Masmoudi, Mohamed Jamel Rouis, Dalila Taieb)....Pages 1139-1141
Front Matter ....Pages 1143-1143
 Valorisation of Berry Pomace: From Waste to Bioactive Compounds  (Maris Klavins, Agnese Kukela, Jorens Kviesis, Linards Klavins)....Pages 1145-1146
 Lemonene Recovery from Waste Lemon Peels with Supercritical Extraction  (Catia Giovanna Lopresto, Alessandra Meluso, Giuseppe Di Sanzo, Vincenza Calabrò)....Pages 1147-1149
 Integrating Science and Knowledge to Boost Mediterranean Traditional Products: The REALMed Pilot Study  (Manuela Giovanetti, Jose L. Araus Ortega, Naziha Atti, Angela Augusti, Federica Camin, Casparus J. Crous et al.)....Pages 1151-1153
 Improving Cellulose Structure for Bioconversion: Sugarcane Bagasse Pretreatment Accompanied by Lignin Recovery and Ionic Liquid Recycle  (Koel Saha, Jaya Sikder, Paulomi Diwedi, Ankita Ghosh, Sudip Chakraborty, Debolina Mukherjee et al.)....Pages 1155-1156
 Interactions Between Cationic Porphyrins and Standards Clays: Spectroscopic and 3D Confocal Investigations  (Amira Lajmi, Emmanuel Joussein, Stéphanie Leroy-Lhez, Marilyne Soubrand, Claire Carrion, Matthias Monneron-Guyrits et al.)....Pages 1157-1158
 Emerging Use of Plant-Based Flocculants for Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Case Study from Phosphate Clay of Metlaoui (Gafsa-Tunisia)  (Raouen Rachdi, Feyda Srarfi, Karim Khela, Najet Slim Shimi)....Pages 1159-1160
 A New Stratigraphic Correlation for the Upper Campanian Phosphorites and Associated Rocks in Egypt and Jordan  (Fayez Ahmad, Sherif Farouk, Mohamed W. Abdel Moghny)....Pages 1161-1163
 Analytical Characterization of Eocene Deposits for the Identification of Dolomitic-Palygorskite in Jebel Rheouis, Central Tunisia  (Imen Saadaoui, Mabrouk Eloussaief)....Pages 1165-1167
 Characterization and Valuation of Clays in the North Eastern Region  (Hanane Ait Hmeid, Mustapha Akodad, Mourad Baghour, Mohamed El Gattafi, Abdelmajid Moumen, Asmae Aknaf et al.)....Pages 1169-1172
 Technological Characterization of Organo-beidellite for a New Insecticidal Formulation  (Sana Ghrab, Samir Bouaziz, Mourad Benzina)....Pages 1173-1174
 Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles Prepared from Tunisian Bentonite Clay  (Wiem Hamza, Mourad Benzina)....Pages 1175-1177
 Assessment of Seed Propagation Ability of Almond Genotypes (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb.) for a Mediterranean Environment  (Saloua Msalmi Taoueb, Mehdi Trad, Imène Ouergui, Hana Jemai, Messaoud Mars)....Pages 1179-1180
 Methods to Estimate Water Use Efficiency (WUE) of Two Olive Tree Cultivars (Olea europaea L. cv Koroneiki and Chemlali) Under Water Restriction Conditions  (Mortadha Ben Hassine, Olfa Boussadia, Ines Moula, Mariem El Hafi, Mohamed Braham)....Pages 1181-1182
 Carotenoids-Rich Fatty Fractions Extraction from Tomato Industrial By-Products, Peels and Seeds, Using Supercritical CO2 Green Technology  (Mouna Kehili, Ayachi Zammel, Carsten Zetzl, Irina Smirnova, Noureddine Allouche, Sami Sayadi)....Pages 1183-1185
 Tunisian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Richness in Antioxidants and Aroma Compounds  (Hedia Manai-Djebali, Imen Oueslati, Zeineb M’zah, Sonia Ben Temime, Mokhtar Zarrouk, Guido Flamini)....Pages 1187-1190
 Effect of Temperature and Density on Diet Training of the Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides, Lacepede, 1802)  (Anouar Ouizgane, Fatima Zahra Majdoubi, Bahija Harzani, Sara Elghizi, Aziz Elmoujtahid, Mohammed Droussi et al.)....Pages 1191-1192
 The Effect of Environmental Factors on the Development of Pine Root Systems  (Slobodan B. Mickovski)....Pages 1193-1195
 Phylogenetic Insights into the History of Tunisian and Iberian Cattle Using the Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip  (Slim Ben Jemaa, Elena Ciani, Mekki Boussaha)....Pages 1197-1199
 A Hydrodynamic Approach to Hydrocarbon Migration Analysis in the Onshore Niger Delta  (G. Ezekwesili Ene, Chidubem Emedo, Basil Okwuolisa)....Pages 1201-1203
 Geo-historical Review of the Mediterranean Rivers from Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation)  (Mustafa Yilmaz, Ibrahim Yilmaz, Bayram Turgut, Mevlut Gullu)....Pages 1205-1207
 Phytosociometry, a Tool for Managing Resources and Maintaining the Sustainability of Livestock Systems in Arid Zones  (Bouyahia Hadj, Benabdeli Kheloufi, Nouri Tayeb)....Pages 1209-1211
 Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on in Vitro Gas Production of Three Leguminous Shrubs in Algerian Arid Areas  (Samir Medjekal, Mouloud Ghadbane, Laid Benderradji, Raoul BODAS, Hacène Bousseboua, Secundino Lopez)....Pages 1213-1215
 Essential Oil of Mentha Spicata Leaves from Algeria: Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity  (Mohammed Khiari, Zine Kechrid, A. Halbaoui, M. Halbaoui)....Pages 1217-1218
 Biodiversity, Traditional Medicine and Diabetes in North-Eastern Algeria  (Amel Bouzabata)....Pages 1219-1221
 Urban and Industrial Wastes Induced Water Pollution Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of the Kherraza Plain Aquifer (N-E Algeria)  (Saadane Djorfi, Samir Djorfi, Laroussi Beloulou)....Pages 1223-1225
 Plants Extracts as Coagulants-Flocculants for Wastewater Treatment: A Short Review  (Bouthaina Othmani, Moncef Khadhraoui)....Pages 1227-1229
 Grapevine Prediction of End of Flowering Date  (Matteo Gentilucci)....Pages 1231-1233
 Physical and Chemical Characterization of Ampelodesmos Mauritanicus  (May Chenah, Moussa Amrani)....Pages 1235-1236
 Research of Secondary Metabolites with Non-polyenic Antifungal Activity Produced by Actinomycetes Isolated from Different Moroccan Habitats  (Ahmed Nafis, Najoua Elhidar, Brahim Oubaha, Asma Azmani, Salam eddine Samri, Noureddine Mezrioui et al.)....Pages 1237-1238
 Screening of Insect Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Agricultural Soils, Characterization of Their Bioactive Metabolites and Study of Their Effects Against Galleria Mellonela (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)  (Hakima Oulebsir-Mohandkaci, Farida Tihar-Benzina)....Pages 1239-1240
 Acridicidal Activity of Cassia italica Butanolic Extract on Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)  (Abderrahmane Soudani, Abdelhamid Moussi)....Pages 1241-1243
 Nitrophenol Removal from Wastewater onto Prepared Activated Carbon from Opuntia ficus-indica  (Hanedi Elhleli, Faten Mannai, Elimame Elaloui, Younes Moussaoui)....Pages 1245-1246
 NaOH-Activated Carbon Prepared from Date Palm Petiole as Adsorbent for Indigo Carmine  (Nisrine Khadhri, Mohamed El Khames Saad, Elimame Elaloui, Younes Moussaoui)....Pages 1247-1248
 Protective Effects of Nigella Sativa Oil on IL-4 and Nitric Oxide Levels in a Model of Experimental Asthma in Wistar Rat  (Taha Khaldi, Zineb Rouibah, Meriem Rouag, Mahfoud Messarah, Amel Boumendjel)....Pages 1249-1251
 Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Essential Oil Growing in Djelfa (Algeria)  (Samah Lakehal, Cherifa Chaouia, Fatma Zohra Benrebiha)....Pages 1253-1254
 Diagnosis of Biodiversity of Rhizobium Leguminosarum Nodulating Pea (Pisum Sativum L.) in Differents Soils of Tunisia  (Amira Hachana, Imene Hemissi, Hanene Cherif, Dorsaf Hlel, Manel Bouraoui, Neila Abdi et al.)....Pages 1255-1256
 Treated Olive Mill Wastewater Effects on Soil Properties and Olive Plants  (Salma Mseddi, Mohamed Zouari, Yosr Smaoui, Leila Chaari, Monem Kallel, Nada Elloumi)....Pages 1257-1258
 Ecophysiological, Nutritive and Growth Responses of Two Olive Tree Cultivars (Olea Europaea L. ‘Chemlali’ and ‘Koroneiki’) Under Salt Stress  (Olfa Boussadia, Rihem Zaabar, Mohamed Braham)....Pages 1259-1260
 Variability of Chemical and Physical Parameters and Plankton in the Rearing Ponds of Three Species of Carp-Rearing Period  (Sana Farid, Anouar Ouizgane, Mustapha Hasnaoui, Mohammed Droussi)....Pages 1261-1262
 Extraction of Chitosan from Shrimp Shells: Effect of Deacetylation Time on the Morphological, Thermal Properties and the Value of Deacetylation Degree (DD)  (Fatima Zahra Bougueraa, Fatima Essabti, Saoussan El Mouhri, Said Ettaqi)....Pages 1263-1265
 Yogurt Enrichment with Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis): Effect of Storage on Physicochemical Parameters  (Hajer Debbabi, Badis Boubaker, Taysir Gmati, Moncef Chouaibi, Aziza Boubaker, Ahmed Snoussi)....Pages 1267-1268
 Impact of Ploughing Techniques on Wind Erosion: Field Experiments Assessment  (Mohamed Labiadh)....Pages 1269-1270
 Volatile Compounds as Propolis Characterization Markers  (Narimane Segueni, Fatiha Khadraoui, Salah Rhouati)....Pages 1271-1273
 Effect of Interaction Between Tow Cytokinins and Tow Auxins on Alkaloidss Accumulation in Hyoscyamus Albus L.  (Kenza Kadi, Sofia Hamli, Sabah Boukeria, Dounia Dib, Dalila Addad, Abdelouahab Yahia)....Pages 1275-1276
 Quality of Crop Residues Influence on the Variations of Soil Microbial Biomass (Tiaret Region -Algeria)  (Karima Oulbachir, Nadia Bouchenafa, Fatiha Labdelli, Sabrina Ait abderrahim, Malika Adamou-djerbaoui)....Pages 1277-1278
 Spatio-Temporal Variability of the Soil Hydraulic Properties—Effect on Modelling of Water Flow and Solute Transport at Field-Scale  (Sabri Kanzari)....Pages 1279-1281
 Perceptions and Threats to Wetlands in South-Eastern Algeria: The Case of Lake Ayata  (Fatma Demnati, Naima Madjour, Farid Allache, Anis Guelmami, Lisa Ernoul)....Pages 1283-1285
 From the Characterization, Geochemical Behavior and Health Risk Assessments of Tunisian Phosphogypsum to a Potential Way of Inerting and Valorization  (Sonia Lazaar, Emmanuel Joussein, Soubrand Marilyne, Alexandra Courtin-Nomade, Rania Hbaieb, Matthias Monneron-Guyrits et al.)....Pages 1287-1288
 Assessment of Land Degradation Related to Groundwater Irrigation of Oasis Environments: (Case Study: The Zibans, Biskra, Algeria)  (Salah Belghemmaz, Mohammed Fenni, Gabriela Mihaela Afrasinei, Yacine Louadj, Nouara Degui)....Pages 1289-1290
 Electrochemical and Surface Morphological Studies of a Carbon Steel Corrosion by Natural Product in Acidic Solution  (Hana Ferkous, Meriem Zerroug, Manelle Radjai, Mohamed Aymen Chaouch, Zayneb jebali, Hatem Majdoub)....Pages 1291-1292
 Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl: A Comparative Study of Polysaccharides Extracted from Prickly Pear Nopals of Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Peel and Pulp)  (Hana Ferkous, Meriem Zerroug, Mohamed Aymen Chaouch, Manelle Radjai, Hatem Majdoub, Abderrazak Bouzid)....Pages 1293-1296
 Extraction and Characterization of Tannins Obtained from Fresh and Dried Tunisian Pomegranate Peel  (Samia Ben-Ali)....Pages 1297-1299
 Methane Production from Browse Species of Algerian Arid Areas  (Samir Medjekal, Mouloud Ghadbane, Laid Benderradji, Raoul Bodas, Hacène Bousseboua, Secundino Lopez)....Pages 1301-1303
 Adsorptive Removal of Nickel (II) Using Luffa cylindrica: Effect of NaCl Concentration on Equilibrium and Kinetic Parameters  (Chifaa Ad, Mebrouk Djedid, Mokhtar Benalia, Asma Boudaoud, Hicham Elmsellem, Fatiha Ben Saffedine)....Pages 1305-1306
 Efficiency of SSR Markers to Analyze the Molecular Fingerprinting of Some Tunisian Olive Cultivars  (Sameh Mnasri Rahmani, Olfa Saddoud Debbabi, Ali Ferchichi)....Pages 1307-1309
 Kinetic, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Studies of Nickel Adsorption in Batch on a Red Alga Corallina Elongata  (Farida Bouremmad, Abdennour Bouchair, Shalima Shawuti, Mehmet Ali Gulgun)....Pages 1311-1320
 Valorization of Industrial Glass Debris in Road Works  (Omar Boudlal, Mohammed Khattaoui, Saliha Belhaouci)....Pages 1321-1323
 The Oued Amizour VHMS Zn-Deposit, Northeastern Algeria: Does It Have a Kuroko-Type Signature?  (Rabah Laouar, Abdelmalek Lekoui, Tayeb Bouima, Sihem Salmi-Laouar, Salah Bouhlel, Adrian A. J. Boyce)....Pages 1325-1328
 Recycling of Tunisian Phosphogypsum as Road Material: Assessment of the Mechanical and Leaching Behavior  (Raja Zmelma, Ikram Naifer, Mounir Benjdidia, Boubaker Elleuch)....Pages 1329-1332
 Heat Shock Effects on Physiological Parameters Durum Wheat Seedlings and Relationships with Stress Tolerance Indices  (Sofia Hamli, Mostapha Labhilili, Kenza Kadi, Dalila Addad, Hmenna Bouzerzour)....Pages 1333-1335
 An AFM Study of the Surface Propriety and Corrosion Inhibition on Carbon Steel in Acidic Media  (Meriem Zerroug, Hana Ferkous, Manelle Radjai, Mohamed Aymen Chaouch, Anis Madaci, Hatem Majdoub et al.)....Pages 1337-1339
 Design of the Bricks Based on the Marine Sediments of Bethioua Port  (Nasr Boudjenane, Djamila Benyerou, Mansour Belhadri)....Pages 1341-1343
 Classification of Some Pristine Sand Deposit from Ajali Formation (Southeastern Nigeria) as Construction Aggregate and Industrial Material  (G. Ezekwesili Ene, Chidubem Emedo, Basil Okwuolisa)....Pages 1345-1347
 Thermodynamic Analysis of an SOFC Coupled with Gas Turbine Power Plant  (Tahar Khir, Salha Faleh, Ammar Ben Brahim)....Pages 1349-1351
 Mass Transfer During Combined Processes of Osmotic Dehydration and Blanching  (Basma Khoualdia, Samia Benali Aoun, Ahmed Hannachi)....Pages 1353-1354
 Characterization and Assessment of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Genetic Resources in Tunisia: An Overview  (Fateh Aljane, Awatef Essid)....Pages 1355-1356
 Characterization of Three Different Sewage Sludge for Reuse in the Context of Sustainable Development in Algeria  (Ishak Belkaid, Abdelkader Namane, Hubert Cabana, Maamar Nakib)....Pages 1357-1359
 Variability in the Response of Citrullus Colocynthis (L.) to Water Deficiency Stresses  (Said El Madidi, Abdelhamid Ben Moumou, Fatiha Hakimi)....Pages 1361-1362
 Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation in Carob Seeds Sorption Phenomena (Ceratonia selequa L.)  (Zakaria Tagnamas, Heytem Moussaoui, Younes Bahammou, Mounir Kouhila, Abdelkader Lamharrar, Ali Idlimam)....Pages 1363-1365
 Metallic Contamination of Water and Sediments of “Hillil River” (North-West of Algeria) Near Wild Dump Site  (Ouiza Ould Ali, Florence Vouvé, Fatiha Abdelmalek, Dominic Aubert, Régis Rouillon, Ahmed Addou)....Pages 1367-1368
 N-Doping Effect on the Activity of TiO2 Supported Catalysts in Glycerol Oxidation  (Dhia Cherni, Noomen Moussa, Mohamed Faouzi NCIB, Laura Prati, Alberto Villa)....Pages 1369-1370
 Breeding Regime of Two Accessions of Vicia Narbonensis L.  (Siwar Bouabid, Lamia Jemai, Aziza Zoghlami Khélil)....Pages 1371-1373
 Optimization of Humic Acid Liquid Fertilizer Production from Lignite: Effect on Wheat and Barley Seeds Germination  (Ines Ben Salah, Ahmed Wali, Abderrahim Choukchou-Braham, Mohamed Ksibi)....Pages 1375-1377
 Methanolic Extract of Artemisia Herba Alba as Eco-Friendly Inhibitor of Carbon Steel Corrosion in 1M HCl Media  (Manelle Radjai, Hana Ferkous, Meriem Zerroug, Souad Djellali, Mohamed Aymen Chaouch, Bilal Hattabi et al.)....Pages 1379-1381
 Tunisian Almond Shell for Efficient Removal of Eriochrome Black T and Malachite Green Dyes from Aqueous Solution  (Rim Ben Arfi, Sarra Karoui, Karine Mougin, Achraf Ghorbal)....Pages 1383-1385
 Geo-Environmental Information About Tunisian Cities and Coasts Within Kitab-ı Bahriye  (Ibrahim Yilmaz, Mustafa Yilmaz)....Pages 1387-1389
 Valorization of Fish Processing Waste: A Microbial Perspective  (Asha Embrandiri, Parveen Fatemeh Rupani, Mohd Azrul Naim Mohamad, Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin)....Pages 1391-1393
 Growth Hormones Effect on the Regeneration of Three Wild Medicinal Plants from Algeria  (Souad Mehalaine, Slim Bouguessa)....Pages 1395-1397
 Karyotype Analysis of Echinus Medic (Medicago ciliaris L.) Populations Collected in Tunisia  (Cheima Jabri, Neila Farah Trifi, Aziza Zoghlami Khelil)....Pages 1399-1402
 Effect of the Ripening Stage on the Volatile Composition of Chétoui Virgin Olive Oil  (Imen Oueslati, Hédia Manai, Gidou Flamini, Mokhtar Zarrouk)....Pages 1403-1405
 Sprouting, an Eco-Friendly Technology for Improving Nutritional Quality of Tunisian Wheat Cultivar “Khiar”  (Sarra Jribi, Khaled Sassi, Dorra Sfayhi, Hajer Debbabi)....Pages 1407-1408
 The Effect of the Spawning Period on the Viability of Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Eggs  (Fatima-Zahra Majdoubi, Anouar Ouizgane, Mohammed Droussi, Mustapha Hasnaoui)....Pages 1409-1411
 Ethnobotanical Survey on the Use of Traditional Medicine for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis in Oran, Algeria  (Abderrahmene Lardjam, Rim Mazid, Aicha Sadaoui, Safia Bensahaila, Ali Khalfa, Walid Khitri et al.)....Pages 1413-1414
 Chemical Composition of Leaves and Fruits of a South Algerian Pistacia Atlantica Desf. Ecotype  (Aicha Fetati, Aicha Lassouani)....Pages 1415-1417
 Sediment Geochemistry and Weathering Indices of Asa River Sediments, Lower Niger River Basin, West Central Nigeria  (Lateef L. Kolawole, Moshood N. Tijani, Rasaq R. Owolabi, A. Ipoola Okunola)....Pages 1419-1421
 Understanding the Resilience of Mediterranean Ecosystems to Global Changes: An Overview on Applications of Stable Isotopes of Light Elements in Ecophysiological Studies  (Marco Lauteri, Maria Cristina Monteverdi)....Pages 1423-1424
 A Socio-ecological Analysis of the Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) System in Jericho Area, Palestine  (Giuseppe Russo, Isabella Dalla Ragione, Linda Fantinati, Carlo Simonetti, Marco Lauteri)....Pages 1425-1427
 Evolution of Earthen Pond Water Chemical and Physical Parameters in Polyculture System (Case of Nile Tilapia, Largemouth Bass, Chinese Carps) at Deroua Fisheries Station (Fkih Ben Saleh, Morocco)  (Anouar Ouizgane, Sana Farid, Fatim Ezzahra Majdoubi, Mohammed Droussi, Mustapha Hasnaoui)....Pages 1429-1430
 Adaptation to Climate Change: The Dynamics of Production Systems in the Semi-arid Regions of Tunisia  (Amira Sansa, Jamel Ben Nasr, Ayoub Fouzai, Mohamed Bechir Sai)....Pages 1431-1433
 Phosphate Ions Sequestration Strategy by Agricultural By-Products  (Hana Boubaker, Rim Ben Arfi, Achraf Ghorbal)....Pages 1435-1437
 Study of Sludge at the Beni Messous Purification Station (Algeria)  (Maamar Nakib, Ahmed Kettab, Salah Karef, Salim Benziaada, Nacer M. Chabaca, Saadia Benmamar et al.)....Pages 1439-1441
 Study of the Physicochemical Characteristics of Marine Sediments of Oran Port (Northwest Algeria) for Their Valorization  (Asmaa Dehilis, Eddine Boudjenane Nasr, Djamila Benyerou, Mansour Belhadri)....Pages 1443-1445
 Diversity and Distribution of Fish Species in Lake Asejire, South West Nigeria  (Mabel O. Ipinmoroti, Adams O. Iyiola, Olumuyiwa A. Akanmu, Olugbenga Orisasona, Niyi Fawole)....Pages 1447-1448
 Multi-biomarker Approach in Transplanted Donax trunculus (Mollusc, Bivalve) from the Gulf of Annaba (Algeria)  (Amina Rabei, Hayet Beldi, Noureddine Soltani)....Pages 1449-1451
 First Record of Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia) in the bay of Tunis, Tunisia (Central Mediterranean)  (Mouna Antit, Donia Kalthoumi, Marta Pola, Javier Urra, Atf Azzouna)....Pages 1453-1454
 Effect of Mineral Amendment in Gypsum and Salinity Distribution in Oasis System of South Tunisia  (Nissaf Karbout, Boujila Essifi, Habib Lamourou, Mohamed Moussa, Habib Bousnina)....Pages 1455-1458
 Instant Controlled Pressure Drop Texturing for Intensifying Physicochemical Characteristics of Orange by Products  (Ines Louati, Neila Bahloul, Karim Allaf, Nabil Kechaou)....Pages 1459-1461
 Occurrence and Bioindication of Lichens Within Oak Forests of Tunisia  (Ridha El Mokni, Lamia Boutabia-Telailia, Mohamed Hédi El Aouni)....Pages 1463-1465
 Geotechnical and Environmental Characterization of the Sediments of the Commercial Port of Sfax City, Tunisia  (Abdelwaheb Ben Slema, Nessma Feki, Mohamed Jamel Rouis)....Pages 1467-1470
 Effectiveness Use of Olive Mill Wastewaters as Impregnator Agent for the Production of Biochars from Cypress Sawdust: Chemical Charcterization and Effects on a Plant Growth  (Khouloud Haddad, Mejdi Jeguirim, Salah Jellali, Nicolas Thevenin, Lionel Ruidavets, Lionel Limousy)....Pages 1471-1473
 Diachronic Evolution and Spatial Changes in the Steppe Ecosystem of the Southern Region of Tlemcen (North-West of Algeria)  (Driss Haddouche, Smina Zennouche)....Pages 1475-1478
 Phosphate Sludge from Tunisian Phosphate Mines: Valorisation as Ceramics Products  (Hajer Baccour, Hela Koubaa, Samir Baklouti)....Pages 1479-1480
 Comparison of Pollen Distribution in Surface Sediments of the Northeastern Tunisia (Ghar El Melh Lagoon) with Remotely Sensed Vegetation Data  (Emna Gaceur, Stéphanie Desprat, Imene Rouis-Zargouni, Nejib Kallel)....Pages 1481-1483
 Development of Antibacterial Braided PET Sutures Using Chitosan—Laurus nobilis Essential Oil Emulsion  (Nesrine Bhouri, Faten Debbabi, Mejdi Snoussi, Saber Ben Abdessalem)....Pages 1485-1487
Front Matter ....Pages 1489-1489
 Passive Solar Energy in Buildings  (Shiva Teja Kacham, Jerome Wawrzon, Muhammad Mukhlesur Rahman, Indubhushan Patnaikuni)....Pages 1491-1492
 Selecting Suitable Areas for New Solar Energy Projects in the South of Algeria Using Combined GIS and MCDA Model  (Abdelghani Dokkar, Noureddine Settou, Boubekeur Dokkar)....Pages 1493-1495
 Modeling of a Forced Convection Solar Drying System by Experimental Designs  (Haytem Moussaoui, Ahmed Aït Aghzzaf, Ali Idlimam, Abdelkader Lamharrar)....Pages 1497-1499
 Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Difference and Its Effect on the Efficiency in a New Solar Still System  (Sara Ladouy, Abdelhamid Khabbazi)....Pages 1501-1503
 Collector Area and Storage Tank Volume Size in the Solar Air Conditioning System: Case of Ouargla Town in Algeria  (Yacine Marif, Mohammed Mustapha Belhadj, Moussa Zerrouki)....Pages 1505-1507
 Models for Obtaining the Daily Global Solar Radiations in Clear Sky in Sahara  (Djelloul Benatiallah, Ali Benatiallah, Bahous Nasri, Kada Bouchouicha)....Pages 1509-1512
 Feasability Study of Evaporative Cooling Under Algerian Climate  (Leila Merabti, Ala Bouhanguel, Walid Taane, Mohamed Abbas)....Pages 1513-1515
 Simultaneous Decontamination of Seven Residual Antibiotics in Secondary Treated Effluents by Solar Photo-Fenton and Solar TiO2 Catalytic Processes  (Bilel Moslah, Evroula Hapeshi, Amel Jrad, Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Abderrazek Hedhili)....Pages 1517-1518
 Characterization of the Catalytic Glass Plates GP-TiO2 Elaborated by Heat Attachment Method: Application in the Photocatalysis  (Abdenour Aitatmane, Saliha Bourouina-Bacha)....Pages 1519-1521
 Solar Adsorption Cooling System Study  (Amal Bel Haj Jrad, Abdelaziz Zagnani, Abdallah Mhimid)....Pages 1523-1526
 Solar Photocatalytic Degradation of Tartrazine Via Immobilized Catalyst  (Ouassila Benhabiles, Nadia Chekir, Djilali Tassalit, Nachida Kasbadji Merzouk, Meriem Ghenna, Anes Abdessemed et al.)....Pages 1527-1530
 Study of Pharmaceutical Pollutant Degradation in Solar Immobilized Reactor  (Nadia Chekir, Djilali Tassalit, Ouassila Benhabiles, Nachida Kasbadji Merzouk, Sarah Mahidine, Madina Belmihoub et al.)....Pages 1531-1533
 The Landscape of the City of Biskra in Front of Proposal Strategies of Wind and Solar Energy: Evaluation of the Quality of Energetic Landscape  (Souad Brahimi, Boudjemea Aichour, Soumia Bouzaher)....Pages 1535-1537
 Experiences with the Borehole Heat Exchanger  (Abdeen Omer)....Pages 1539-1540
 Economic Feasibility of a Biogas System in a Small Palestinian Poultry Farm  (Rowayda Ali, Rashed Al-Sa’ed)....Pages 1541-1543
 Open Pond Culture of Green Algae Chlorella sp. Using Municipal Wastewater as Medium in an Arid Desert  (Zinedine Omari, Djamal Zerrouki, Mohammed Djaafri)....Pages 1545-1547
 Two-Stage Culture Strategy to Enhance Both Biomass and Lipid Content of Microalgae for Biodiesel Production  (Redouane Benhima, Hicham El Arroussi, Abdelaziz Smouni, Najib Bendaou)....Pages 1549-1551
 Alkaline Pretreatment Effect on the Production of Biogas from the Sludge of the Lagoon Station of Adrar City (Southwest of Algeria)  (Mohamed EL-Amine Dahou, Abdelkader Touzi)....Pages 1553-1555
 Sewage Sludge as Source of Energy: Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Thermochemical Conversion of Sewage Sludge via Pyrolysis  (Aïda Ben Hassen Trabelsi, Rym Zayoud, Kaouther Zaafouri)....Pages 1557-1559
 Pyrolysis of Tunisian Date Palm Residues for the Production and Characterization of Bio-Oil, Bio-Char and Syngas  (Gmar Bensidhom, Aïda Ben Hassen-Trabelsi, Maher Sghairoun, Koray Alper, Ismail Trabelsi)....Pages 1561-1563
 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Variation in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) for Lignin Biosynthesis-Involved Genes  (Bochra Amina Bahri, Guillaume Daverdin, Xiangyang Xu, Jan-Fang Cheng, Kerrie W. Barry, E. Brummer Charles et al.)....Pages 1565-1566
 Analysis of the Methanol Production Starting from SSC and Fluegas  (Carlo Borgianni, Giuseppe Cherubini, Martino Paolucci)....Pages 1567-1568
 Biofuels and Bioenergy from Residual Biomasses: When a Waste Becomes a Resource  (Laura Albo, Alessandra Verardi, Catia Giovanna Lopresto, Maria Francesca Policicchio, Sudip Chakraborty, Stefano Curcio et al.)....Pages 1569-1571
 Mineral Composition, Growth Performance and Yield of Pleurotus ostreatus on Rice Straw-Based Substrate Enriched with Natural Calcium Sources  (Arianne V. Julian, Michael R. Umagat, Renato G. Reyes)....Pages 1573-1575
 Experimental Investigation of Palm Fiber Surface Treatment Effect on Thermal, Acoustical, and Mechanical Properties of a New Bio-Composite  (Marwa Lahouioui, Magali Fois, Rim Ben Arfi, Laurent Ibos, Achraf Ghorbal)....Pages 1577-1579
 Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Hybrid Solar Geothermal Power Plant  (Rafika Maali, Tahar Khir, Ammar Ben Brahim)....Pages 1581-1584
Front Matter ....Pages 1585-1585
 A Hierarchy of Models for the Numerical Modelling of the Tunisia Marine Waters  (Ali Harzallah, Béchir Béjaoui)....Pages 1587-1588
 Water Masses Exchanges Within Boughrara Lagoon-Gulf of Gabes System (Southeastern Tunisia)  (Sana Ben Ismail, Cristèle Chevalier, Abdelfatteh Atoui, Jean-Luc Devenon, Cherif Sammari, Marc Pagano)....Pages 1589-1590
 Modeling Baroclinic Circulation off the Tunisian Coasts  (Imen Ben Jaber, Jihene Abdennadher, Moncef Boukthir)....Pages 1591-1593
 Simulation of Hydrodynamic Behavior Using Data from Coastal Weather Stations at the Bejaia Bay, Algeria  (Khalid Amarouche, Nour -El -Islam Bachari, Fouzia Houma)....Pages 1595-1598
 A 2350-Year Sequence of Extreme Events Revealed by Lagoonal Deposits in Northeastern Tunisia (Ghar el Melh Lagoon)  (Balkis Samah Kohila, Laurent Dezileau, Nejib Kallel, Soumaya Boussetta)....Pages 1599-1601
 Non-uniform Morphological Trend of Sheltered Microtidal Flats: Example the Gulf of Gabes, Southern Mediterranean Coast, Tunisia  (Maher Gzam, Chadlia Ounissi, Said ben Hamed, Mona Angar, Younes Jedoui)....Pages 1603-1605
 Physical and Numerical Modeling Complementarity for an Overtopping Study of the Algerian Center Zone “The Site of the Sablettes”  (Abd El Alim Dahmani, Fouzia Bachari, Khoudir Mezouar, Zahia Boudouma)....Pages 1607-1609
 Sedimentological Study for the Monitoring of the Sediment Transport Pattern in the Lagoon of Bizerte (Northern Tunisia)  (Nessim Douss, Oula Amrouni, Nadia Gaaloul, Alberto Sanchez, Béchir Bejaoui, Mohamed Moncef Serbaji)....Pages 1611-1613
 Estimation of Beach Erosion Due to Future Sea Level Rise in Morocco  (Otmane Khalfaoui, Maria Snoussi, Otmane Raji, Latifa Flayou, Sihame Kasmi)....Pages 1615-1617
 Risk Analysis of Antalya Konyaalti Beach in Turkey  (Murat Uysal, Nizar Polat, Serter Kocababa)....Pages 1619-1622
 Monitoring of Coastal Erosion of Karasu Coast in Black Sea  (Murat Uysal, Nizar Polat, Murat Aydın)....Pages 1623-1625
 Satellite Images Survey for the Identification of the Coastal Sedimentary System Changes and Associated Vulnerability Along the Western Bay of the Gulf of Tunis (Northern Africa)  (Abderraouf Hzami, Oula Amrouni, Gheorghe Romanescu, Cristian-Constantin Stoleriu, Mihu-Pintilie Alin, Saâdi Abdeljaouad)....Pages 1627-1628
 Assessing Coastal Flood Vulnerability and Marine Erosion Risk. Case of the Bay of Algiers  (Farid Atroune, Mohamed Bouhmadouche, Yacine Hemdane)....Pages 1629-1631
 Valuing the Economic Costs of Beach Erosion Related to the Loss in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Tetouan Coast (Morocco)  (Latifa Flayou, Maria Snoussi, Raji Otmane, Otmane Khalfaoui)....Pages 1633-1636
 Mathematical Model for Primary Production Within the Portuguese Coastal Zone  (Jose Pinho, Diogo Neves, Jose Vieira)....Pages 1637-1639
 Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Primary Production and Chlorophyll Concentrations in the Algerian Basin: Application of Ocean Color  (Romaïssa Harid, Malik Aït Kaci, Mehdia Asma Keraghel, Mohamed Zerroukı, Fouzia Houma-Bachari)....Pages 1641-1643
 Salinity as a Growth-Regulating Factor of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium Minutum  (Moufida Abdennadher, Amel Bellaaj Zouari, Wafa Feki Sahnoun, Asma Hamza)....Pages 1645-1647
 Swimming Behavior and Acetylcholinesterase Activity of the D-Larvae of the Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus Galloprovincialis Exposed to Copper and/or Silver at Different Temperatures  (Khouloud Boukadida, Jérôme Cachot, Alicia Romero Ramirez, Christelle Clérandeau, Mohamed Banni)....Pages 1649-1650
 Marine Anticancer Drug Research: An Overview  (Kartikay Pandey)....Pages 1651-1652
 Preliminary Analysis of the Nador Lagoon (NE Morocco) Trophic Network with the Ecopath Model  (Hanane Rhomad, Karima Khalil, Abdelhakd Egdadi, Khalid Elkalay)....Pages 1653-1654
 An Ecopath Model For the Management of Moroccan Fisheries  (Khalid Elkalay, Ilham Zafzafi, Hanane Rhomad, Damsiri Zainab, Khalil Karima)....Pages 1655-1656
 Spatiotemporal Variation of Physicochemical and Bacteriological Parametres for Site Selection of Finfish Cage in Souahlia Bay, Chlef (Algeria)  (Chahinez Laama, Nour El Islem Bachari)....Pages 1657-1658
 Population Dynamics of Two Lessepsian Migrant Goatfish Species; Upeneus Pori and Upeneus Moluccensis from the Southeastern Mediterranean, Port Said Region, Egypt  (Sahar Fahmy Mehanna)....Pages 1659-1661
 Diagenetic Modeling of Organic Matter Recycling in Two Eutrophicated Estuaries: Bioirrigation Effect  (Karima Khalil, Mélanie Raimonet, Anniet Laverman, Christophe Rabouille)....Pages 1663-1664
 Long Term Survey of Dissolved Nutrient (N, P, Si) Fluxes from Seybouse and Mafragh Estuaries into Annaba Bay (NE Algeria)  (Mahlouf Ounissi, Aicha Beya Amira, Ahcène Haridi)....Pages 1665-1667
 Organotin Pollution Along the Tunisian Coasts: Status of Imposex Before and After the Ratification of the Anti-Fouling Systems (AFS) Convention  (Youssef Lahbib, Sami Abidli, Najoua Trigui El Menif)....Pages 1669-1671
 Application of Geochemistry to Characterize the Progressive Paleoenvironmental Changes Linked to Abrupt Warming Hyperthermal Event During the Latest Danian of Central Tunisia (Southern Tethys) and Impact on Foraminifera Fauna  (Noura Kotti, Besma Mardassi, Jamel Abdennaceur Ouali)....Pages 1673-1676
 Granulometric Analysis and Environtment of Deposits of Surface Sediments of the Marchica Lagoon (North-East of Morocco)  (Asmae Aknaf, Mustapha Akodad, Hanane Ait Hmeid, Mostafa Layachi, Abdelhakim Mesfioui, Karim Andich et al.)....Pages 1677-1678
 Spatial Distribution and Pollution Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Surface Marine Sediments of the Southern Coast of Sfax, Tunisia  (Ikram Neifar, Raja Zmemla, Boubakker Elleuch)....Pages 1679-1681
 Characterization of Marine Dredged Sediment, from the Port of Kalâat Andalous (Bay of Gulf of Tunis), Tunisia  (Oula Amrouni, Wième Ouertani, Alberto Sánchez, Lassaâd Chouba, Abdelaziz Sebei, Waleed Chmingui et al.)....Pages 1683-1684
 Kalâat Andalous Harbor Lagoon Sediments: Quality and Characteristics  (Samia Khsiba, Oula Amrouni, Karim Ben Mustapha, Nadia Gaâloul, Chrystelle Bancon-Montigny)....Pages 1685-1686
 Trace Metals Accumulation in Surface Sediments of the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia: Usefulness of Metal Sediment Fractionation  (Sirine Amri, Noureddine Zaaboub, Walid Oueslati)....Pages 1687-1689
 Identification of Key Issues for Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Egypt  (María Merino, Roland Garnier, Ignacio Aguirre-Ayerbe, Raúl Medina, Mauricio González)....Pages 1691-1692
 The Contribution of Endemism in Biomimetic Eco-architecture Applied to Coastal Tourist Facilities: Case of Ben M’hidi ZET in Skikda Town, Algeria  (Saida Teraa, Meriama Bencherif)....Pages 1693-1695
 Some Model Studies on Reinforced Dredged Soil for Sustainable Environment  (Bashir Ahmed Mir, Basit Majid Shah, Faizan Amin Shah)....Pages 1697-1700
 Human Impact on the Morpho-Sedimentary Evolution on the Coastal Deltaic Zones (Case of Application: Artificial Canal of Medjerda River, Tunisa)  (Thouraya Benmoussa, Oula Amrouni, Abderraouf Hzami, Laurent Dezileau, Gil Mahe, Saâdi Abdeljaouad)....Pages 1701-1703
 Toward a Study of Environmental Impact of Conventional Ships  (Abdelmoula Ait Allal, Khalifa Mansouri, Mohamed Youssfi, Mohammed Qbadou)....Pages 1705-1708
 Toward a Study of Environmental and Social Impact of Autonomous Ship  (Abdelmoula Ait Allal, Khalifa Mansouri, Mohamed Youssfi, Mohammed Qbadou)....Pages 1709-1711
 Environmental Effects of Implementation of Offshore Wind Turbines Close to Coastal Communities  (Gisele Alves, Slobodan B. Mickovski)....Pages 1713-1715
 The Global Phenomena of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB): Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts  (Leila Basti, Kiyohito Nagai, Jiyoji Go, Keita Higuchi, Sho Okano, Tatsuya Oda et al.)....Pages 1717-1718
Front Matter ....Pages 1719-1719
 Finding Space to Grow Urban Hedges as a Natural Air Filter Along Pedestrian Paths: A GIS Based Investigation of Cardiff City Centre, Wales  (Muhammad Irfan, Hishiv Shah, Aleksandra Koj, Hywel Thomas)....Pages 1721-1722
 Potentially Invasive Alien Plants Surveying and Monitoring in the Agro-ecosystems of the Tunisian Sahel  (Najla Sayari, Mounir Mekki)....Pages 1723-1724
 Utilizing Remote Sensing at a Subsistence Farming Level to Explore Child Undernutrition in the Context of Climate Change  (Raissa Sorgho, Franke Jonas, Seraphin Simboro, Sandra Barteit, Rainer Sauerborn)....Pages 1725-1728
 Modelling Bird Species Richness Using Satellite Data  (Ibrahim Ozdemir, Ahmet Mert, Ulas Yunus Ozkan, Sengul Aksan, Yasin Unal)....Pages 1729-1731
 Applied of Non-parametric Kriging Method to Improve Soil Salinity Map: The Case Study of the Lower Cheliff Plain, Algeria  (Noureddine Koulla, Abdelhamid Bradaï, Abdelkader Douaoui)....Pages 1733-1735
 A Hydrogeological Information System (HISM) Design and Implementation for Groundwater Management of Monastir, Tunisia  (Imen Hentati, Nadia Trabelsi, Ibtissem Triki, Moncef Zairi)....Pages 1737-1739
 Using Geographic Information System for Mapping Water Erosion of Wadi Sahel-Soummam Watershed’s Soils (Algeria)  (El Hadj Mokhtari, Belkacem Merzouk, Taraq Chikhi, Mohamed S. Hamiche)....Pages 1741-1743
 Burned Area Mapping Using Single-Date Principal Component Analysis  (Mazari Aitkaci, Ioannis Z. Gitas, Amel Alioua, Tammam Khaddaj)....Pages 1745-1748
 Use of GIS and Satellite Imagery in the Study of the Spatial Distribution of Vegetation in the Entifa Forest (High Atlas Central, Morocco)  (Mohammed Amine Slimani, Ahmed El Aboudi, Abdelmejid Rahimi, Zahra Khalil)....Pages 1749-1751
 Remote Sensing for Drought Assessment and Monitoring: A Case of Botswana  (Sithabile Tirivarombo, Gladness Oromeng)....Pages 1753-1755
 Coastline Change of the Aksehir Lake (Southwestern Turkey) Between 1984 and 2016  (Murat Uysal, Nizar Polat, Mehmet Ali Dereli)....Pages 1757-1758
 Refining Surface Net Radiation Estimates in Arid and Semi-arid Climates of Iran  (Ali-Akbar Sabziparvar, Foroogh Golkar, William B. Rossow)....Pages 1759-1761
 Multi-level Risk Analysis and Sensitivity Mapping for the Mediterranean Sea Basin—RAOP-MED Project  (Kyriakos Ph. Prokopi, George G. Olympiou, Costas N. Costa)....Pages 1763-1765
 Land Cover Change Detection in Tunisian Oases Through MODIS Data (Products: MOD13Q1)  (Cherine Ben Khalfallah, Dalel Ouerchefani, Khouloud Mazouzi, Eric Delaitre, Faiza Khebour-Allouche)....Pages 1767-1769
 Investigating the Morphological Changes of the Nile River from Aswan High Dam to Delta Barrages, (Egypt) Using RS/GIS  (Abdelazim Negm, Mohamed Elsahabi, Neama Abd El-Basset, Reham El-Sayed, Shenouda Ghaly, Kamal Ali)....Pages 1771-1773
 The Use of Remote Sensing and GIS for the Mapping of Diachronic Evolution from Wetlands to the Arid Regions  (Habib Oukba Kounta, Imed Eddine Nezli, Messaoud Hacini, Sultan Hasan Al Sultan)....Pages 1775-1778
 Vegetation Changes Detection in Gabes Oases Using EO1/Hyperion Data  (Jouda Ben Arfa, Rim Katlane, Jean-Claude Berges, Emilie Lavie, Gerard Beltrando, Gilles Arnaud-Fassetta et al.)....Pages 1779-1781
 Satellite-Derived Land Surface Temperature and Landscape Characterization of National Capital Region (NCR), India Using Multispectral and Thermal Data  (Hoang Thi Hang, Atiqur Rahman, Javed Mallick)....Pages 1783-1785
 Land Use Land Cover Mapping of Borj Touil (Northern Tunisia) Irrigated District with Reclaimed Water Using Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 Satellite Images  (Asma Bettaibi, Makram Anane, Karim Ergaieg)....Pages 1787-1789
 Volcanic SO2 Conversion to Sulfate Aerosols: Impact on Nadir TIR Satellite Observations  (Henda Guermazi, Pasquale Sellitto, Mohamed Moncef Serbaji, Bernard Legras, Farhat Rekhiss)....Pages 1791-1793
 Estimation of Dinoflagellate and Diatoms Algae in Algiers Bay from Landsat Satellite Data  (Larbi Boufeniza Redouane, Fouzia Bachari Houma, Mohammad Alsahli, Islam el Bachari Nour, Nesrine Chekroun, Siham Boudjema et al.)....Pages 1795-1796
 Lake Nubia Sediment Capacity Estimation Based on Satellite Remotely Sensed Detected Bathymetry (Southern Egypt)  (Abdelazim M. Negm, Mohamed A. Elsahabi, Omar Makboul)....Pages 1797-1800
 Use of Remote-Sensing to the Study of Landuse Change in the Lower-Cheliff Plain (Algeria)  (Djamel-Eddine Mokhtari, Abdelkader Douaoui, Ibrahim Yahiaoui, Hafidha Guerziz)....Pages