...Jasem M. Alhumoud; Fawzia M. Al‐Ruwaih; Sami H. Ali; Mohammad H. Redhaee Purpose This study aims to evaluate the effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on the indoor and outdoor air quality in Kuwait due to vehicular traffic. Design/methodology/approach About 700 VOCs samples were...

..., and washing, delivering such water for uses that require non‐drinking water quality represents a tremendous waste of water and energy, and contributes to environmental pollution. Design/methodology/approach An overview of dual distribution networks in several countries is presented. Kuwait, in which 86...

... technique utilizing two feed forward artificial neural networks (FFNN) is developed to improve the performance of time series predictions. Design/methodology/approach Air pollution and meteorological data were collected for one year in two locations in Kuwait. The hourly averages of the data were...

...Ali Mohamed Al‐Damkhi; Sabah Ahmed Abdul‐Wahab; Bader Naser Al‐Khalaf; Abeer Sa'ad Al‐Nafisi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to set guidelines for the development and review of environmental impact statements (EIS) for major development projects proposed in the third review of the Kuwait...

...Jasem M. Alhumoud; Fatima A. Al‐Kandari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the amount of different kinds of solid wastes produced, segregated, collected, stored, transported and disposed off by the different industries/business in Kuwait. Design/methodology/approach Available...

...Jasem M. Alhumoud; Hani M. Alhumoud Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the amount of different kinds of solid wastes produced, segregated, collected, stored, transported and disposed off in the governmental hospitals of Kuwait. Design/methodology/approach The research...

...Adeeba Al‐Hurban Purpose The present study aims to determine the residue levels in the soil and water prior to, and after fertilization, as previous soil investigations in Kuwait indicated that different types of fertilizers are used leaving residues in the soil, in order to assist the prospective...

...Jasem Al‐Awadhi; Ahmed Hersi Purpose An attempt is made to produce a susceptibility surface runoff hazard map for Kuwait by integrating four maps: paleodrainage; topography; vegetation cover (extracted from a Landsat image of 2001); and soil. Design/methodology/approach Local expert knowledge...

... and was allocated by the geographic soil map units in the GIS to produce a suitability map for irrigated agricultural areas in Kuwait. The soil information for the State of Kuwait provided information in a digitized format that can be further extended to interpret other land uses. Kuwait is located...