Reducing the burden of malaria in different eco-epidemiological settings with environmental management: a systematic review

The use of microorganisms as part of environmental management action, aimed at dealing with environmental issues, results in an interesting and more environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional physicochemical decontamination methods. In this sense, a profile of the use of microorganisms in environmental management would prove helpful for people and organizations to make their processes more sustainable. However, the publications that describe the use of microorganisms within environmental management tend to show their author’s point of view, rather than the results of a systematic study in this field of knowledge. Consequently, descriptions of microorganisms, environmental issues and economic sectors involved do not necessarily reflect how developed research in microbiology and environmental management is. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the use given to microorganisms within environmental management, providing a profile related to the environmental issues tackled, natural resources affected, and economic sectors involved. A systematic review of scientific literature published between 2012 and 2017 led us to the description of three types of use given to microorganisms, six types of natural resources protected through such uses, ten types of environmental issues, and eight economic sectors in which the uses mentioned are applicable.

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Guidelines for Systematic Review in Conservation and Environmental Management

Conservation Biology ◽

10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00485.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 1647-1656 ◽

Cited By ~ 492

Author(s):

ANDREW S. PULLIN ◽

GAVIN B. STEWART

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Environmental Management

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USO DA MORINGA OLEIFERA NO TRATAMENTO DE ÁGUAS REDISUÁRIAS DE USINAS DE CONCRETO: MAPEAMENTO SISTEMÁTICO (doi:10.5216/reec.V11i1.35149)

REEC - Revista Eletrônica de Engenharia Civil ◽

10.5216/reec.v11i1.35149 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Heber Martins de Paula ◽

Marina Sangoi Oliveira Ilha

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Environmental Management ◽

Wastewater Treatment ◽

Moringa Oleifera ◽

Systematic Mapping ◽

Education Personnel ◽

New Research ◽

Potential Use

RESUMO: A destinação correta dos resíduos de usinas de concreto é exigida por lei, sendo a água residuária um dos principais resíduos a serem considerados. Este trabalho apresenta uma revisão sistemática de estudos que investigaram a gestão ambiental em usinas de concreto, com foco no reuso das águas residuárias e no emprego da Moringa oleifera como coagulante natural a ser utilizado como processo complementar à sedimentação. Este estudo faz parte de uma pesquisa que tem como objetivo avaliar o potencial de uso da Moringa oleifera no tratamento de águas residuárias em usinas de concreto. As fontes de pesquisa foram as seguintes bases de dados indexadas: Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Scopus, Conpemdex e Science Direct. Cabe destacar que a aplicação do Mapeamento Sistemático na elaboração de revisão bibliográfica permitiu identificar as principais lacunas para o desenvolvimento de novas pesquisas, além disso, direciona para as principais publicações ligadas ao estudo. Por fim, os resultados obtidos fornecem, de um lado, subsídios para a caracterização da água residuária do concreto e os tipos de tratamento usualmente empregados e, de outro, evidenciam o potencial do uso da Moringa oleifera para este fim. ABSTRACT: Law requires the correct disposal of waste of concrete plants and the wastewater is one of the most important wastes to be considered. This paper presents a systematic review of studies investigating the environmental management in concrete plants, focusing on the reuse of wastewater and use of Moringa oleifera as a natural coagulant in the process of sedimentation. This study is part of a research that aims to evaluate the potential use of Moringa oleifera in the wastewater treatment in concrete plants. The sources used in this research were the following indexed databases: Portal of Periodicals of Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Scopus, Conpemdex and Science Direct. Is worth highlighting that the application of Systematic Mapping in the development of literature review identified the main gaps in the development of new research also directs you to the main publications related to the study. Finally, the results provideon one side, subsidies for the characterization of the wastewater and the particular type of treatment usually employed, and others, highlight the potential use of Moringa oleifera for this purpose

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Environmental management for dengue control: a systematic review protocol

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026101 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. e026101

Author(s):

Mohd Amierul Fikri Mahmud ◽

Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip ◽

Noor Aliza Lodz ◽

Eida Nurhadzira Muhammad ◽

Norzawati Yoep ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Environmental Management ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Human Behaviour ◽

Primary Data ◽

Environmental Modification ◽

Environmental Manipulation ◽

Dengue Control

IntroductionDengue is among the most important mosquito-borne diseases, with more than half of the world’s population at risk of infection in dengue endemic countries. Environmental management, which includes any activities that involve environmental modification, environmental manipulation and changes to human behaviour have been used to mitigate the risk of dengue transmission. In this protocol, we will integrate the data from various sources to assess the overall effect of environmental management on the incidence of dengue and other entomological indices.Methods and analysesWe will conduct a systematic review of intervention that assess the effect of environmental management on the incidence of dengue and/or entomological indices. We will include any studies that include intervention through environmental management for dengue control, involving environmental modification, environmental manipulation and changes to human behaviour. A comprehensive search will be performed in electronic databases PUBMED, CENTRAL, SCOPUS, Web of Science and relevant research websites such as PROPSERO, WHO ICTRP and ClinicalTrials.gov to identify studies that meet our inclusion criteria. A systematic approach to searching, screening, reviewing and data extraction will be applied based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis. Titles, abstract, keywords for eligibility will be examined independently by researchers. The quality of the included studies will be assessed using quality assessment tool for studies with diverse design and Cochrane risk of bias tool. The characteristics of the selected articles will be described based on the study design, types of intervention and outcomes of the study in various countries. These include the types of environmental management intervention methods and the effectiveness of the intervention in reducing dengue cases or incidence and impact on entomological indices.Ethics and disseminationWe will register this systematic review with the National Medical Research Register, Ministry of Health Malaysia. This protocol also had been registered with the PROSPERO. No ethical approval is necessary, as there will be no collection of primary data. The results will be disseminated though a peer-reviewed publication and conference presentation.Trial registration numberCRD42018092189.

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Realising the potential of environmental data: a call for systematic review and evidence synthesis in environmental management

Environmental Evidence ◽

10.1186/2047-2382-1-2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 2 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Andrew S Pullin

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Environmental Management ◽

Evidence Synthesis ◽

Environmental Data

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Environmental training: a systematic review of the state of the art of the theme

Benchmarking An International Journal ◽

10.1108/bij-12-2018-0449 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (7) ◽

pp. 2048-2076 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nelson Oliveira Stefanelli ◽

Adriano Alves Teixeira ◽

Jorge Henrique Caldeira De Oliveira ◽

Marco Antonio Ferreira ◽

Simone Sehnem

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Environmental Management ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Management Practices ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The State ◽

Future Research ◽

Maturity Stage ◽

Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to carry out a systematic review of the state of the art of the environmental training theme and to propose a research agenda to shed light on this subject by suggesting new research in the area. Design/methodology/approach This is a systematic review of the state of the art of the environmental training theme. Findings The authors’ main contribution is the proposal of a research agenda with 11 recommendations for future research, such as conducting research in developed countries; research focusing only on environmental training; qualitative research using case studies; research that explores the co-evolution of environmental training practices with environmental management practices and with the maturity stage of environmental management in organizations; and research that addresses all aspects of environmental training phases proposed by ISO 10015: 2001. Originality/value This is the most recent research which conducts a systematic review of the state of the art on environmental training and proposes a research agenda with several suggestions that can guide researchers in human resources, environmental management, sustainability and supply chain management.

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