ABSTRACTS Edited by Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Gökçekuş

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ABSTRACTS

Edited by Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Gökçekuş

International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability

19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-

Northern Cyprus

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International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia- Northern Cyprus

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International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 Feb Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus

TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Honorary President

Dr. Suat i. GUNSEL, Founding Rector of the Near East University

President

Prof. Dr. Hiiseyin GOK(:EKUS, Vice Rector of the Near East University

Members

Prof. Dr. Umit HASSAN, Rector of the Near East University Prof. Dr. Aysel YONTAR

Dr. Hatice GOK(:EKUS (M.D.) Asst. Prof. Dr. Umut TURKER Asst. Prof. Dr. Mesut Y ALVA(:

Asst. Prof. Dr. Rifat RESATOGLU Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet OKCAN Asst. Prof. Dr. Dudu OZKUM Asst.

Prof. Dr. Salih GUCEL Irfan GUNSEL

Giirdal HUDAOGLU Havva ARSLANGAZi Tiimer GARiP AlpOZERK

Ahmet SA V ASAN Nesrin MENEMENCi Sakir ALEMDAR Zebra BASARAN TemelRIZZA

Emel TOZLU ASLAN Sifa ABiK

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Portugal Pakistan UK Pakistan Bangladesh USA Indonesia France Italy

New Zealand Bangladesh Peru

Chezch Republic UK

UK Australia New Zealand Ireland New Zealand Italy

France Turkey UK

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Ernst, Richard R. -

Nobel Laureate

Lee, Yuan T. -

Nobel Laureate

Murad, Ferid -

Nobel Laureate

Switzerland Taiwan USA

Abderrahman, Walid A.

Afgan, N aim H.

Ahmad, lsfaq Akay, Galip Ali, Farhat M.

Ali, M. Shamsher Alpers, Charles N. Arismunandar, Wiranto Arnould, Marcel Barrocu, Giovanni

Bertram, Geoff Bhuiyan, Shafiqul I.

Blondet, Marcial Bohac, J aroslav Briden, Jim C.

Brimblecombe, Peter

Brookes, Andrew

Brown, Jennifer

Buttimer, Anne Daish,

John Danovaro,

Roberto Devillers,

Jam es Doyuran,

Vedat Durucan,

Sevket

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International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability 19-24 February 2007 Near East University, Nicosia-Northern Cyprus

Ergin, Mehmet Fang, G-C. Fearnside, Philip M. Frank, Hartmut Galeriu, Dan C.C. Gifford, Robert Gregory, John Hens, Luc Hersteinsson, Pall Hoskins, John Jain, Ravi

Jakeman, Anthony J.

Jaksic, Fabian M.

Jakub, Hruska Jensen, Bjarne Bruun Jobbagy, Esteban G.

Johnson, Eric

Jovanckevic, Branimlr Jowitt, Paul W.

Kacew,Sam

Kayanja, Frederick.I.B.

Kerekes, Sandor Khalilov, Elchin Khan, Shabamat U.

Kim, Kyoung-Woong Kofler, Walter

Koren, Hillel S.

Krumbiegel, Peter Lalor, Gerald

Lamoreaux, Philip E.

Turkey Taiwan Brazil Germany Romania Canada UK

Belgium Iceland U.K

Australia Australia Chile

Chezch Republic Denmark

Argentina Switzerland

Serbia and Montenegro UK

Canada Uganda Hungary Azerbaijan USA Korea Austria USA Germany Jamaica USA

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Legovic, Tarzan

Croatia

Letcher, Robert J.

Canada

Liesivuori, J yrki

Finland

Lotz-Sisitka, Heila

South Africa

Lourenco, Paulo B.

Portugal

Lunt, George G.

UK

Manning, William.J.

USA

Marrakchi, Ahmad

Tunisia

Mascie-Taylor, Nicholas

UK

Maurice, Patricia

UK

McCarthy, Stephen P.

USA

Monroe, Martha C.

USA

Mwabu, Germano

Kenya

Nasim, Anwar

Pakistan

Nokoe, Kaku

Ghana

Nouh, Mamdouh

UAE

Novak, Peter

Slovenia

Oliveira, J.F.Sant0s

Portugal

Orhon, Derin

Turkey

Ornston, Nicholas

USA

Oztiirk, Miiniir

Turkey

Paw U, Kyaw Tha

USA

Prieto, Victor G.

USA

Qadir, Manzoor

Syria

Riff at, Saffa B.

UK

Rizzoli, Andrea E.

Switzerland

Robins, Richard

France

Rolston, Holmes

USA

Rott, Ulric

Germany

Schneider, Helen

South Africa

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Seely, Mary

Namibia

Shanshal, Muthana

Iraq

Shukla, Girja K.

India

Sidibe, Siaka

Mali

Singh, Hanwant B.

USA

Slovic, Scott

USA

Stah, David A.

USA

Tahir, Norhayati Mohd

Malaysia

Thapa, Gopal B.

Thailand

Timmis, Kenneth N.

Germany

Twardowska, Irena

Poland

Voigt, Gabriele

Austria

Voinov, Alexey Arkady

USA

Walraevens, Kristine

Belgium

Wilhelm, Michael

Germany

Wilson, Barry W.

USA

WuJianping

China

Wu, Shian-chee

Taiwan

Xu, Zhihong

Australia

Yamashita, Hiromi

UK

Zakri, A.H.

Malaysia

Zelikoff, Judith T.

USA

Zylicz, Tomasz

Poland

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Spain Qatar Turkey Morocco Belize Latvia Guyana USA Cyprus Spain Turkey Turkey Lebanon Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey Jordan Uruguay Turkey Turkey Egypt Iran Palestine India Turkey

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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY MEMBERS

Abdula, Ibrahim Abdel Gelil Said Albornoz, Agustin Gonzales Fontes de Alnaimi,

Ibrahim

S. Altan, Orban Badiaa, Lyoussi Boles, Ed

Brumelis, Guntis Bynoe, Mark Cheng, Alex

Constsmtinou, George

Crespo, Manuel Benito Dilek, Filiz

Donmezer,

Ay~e El- Fadel, Mutasem Erdem, Umit Erten, Hasan Ertunc, Aziz Evliya, Hunay Fayyad,Mannar Gonzalez, Elizabeth Giller, Cagatay Giiney, irfan

Hadid, Ayman Abou Hosseini, Mohsen Jaber, Qasem Abdul Jagadeesh, A.

Kalfoglu, Ersi

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Kapur, Selim

Turkey

Khakee, Abdul

Germany

Khan, Ajmal

Pakistan

Khassanov, Furkat

Uzbekistan

Kilmcer, Neset Turkey

Kocasoy, Giinay

Turkey

Kolevska, Dana

Macedonia

Lakhdar, Zohra Ben

Tunisia

Legovic, Tarzan

Croitia

Lewis, Joe

Namibia

Moles, Richard

Ireland

Mohamed, Abdullahi Elmi

Somalia

Odegaard, Hallvard

Norway

Olayinka, A. I.

Nigeria

Opperman, Serpil

Turkey

Osmani, Skender

Albania

Ozturan, Turan

Turkey

Paksoy, Halime

Turkey

Petrides, George

Cyprus

Reyes, Gaudelia A.

Philippines

Richer, Renee

Armenia

Rodzkin, Aleh

Belarus

Ronen, Yigal

Israel

Saka, John

Malawi

Sansur, Ramzi

Palestine

Saryal, Sevgi

Turkey

Shamsudin, M. Nasir

Malaysia

Sozen, Seval

Turkey

Steinacker, Reinhold

Austria

Stive, Marcel

Netherland

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Sen, Zekai

Turkey

Tegene, Belay

Ethiopya

Thomas-Hope, Elizabeth

Jamaica

Tuna, Mahmut Parlak

Turkey

Turgut, Niikhet

Turkey

Ural, Safak

Turkey

Vaizoglu, Songiil A.

Turkey

Vangronsveld, Jaco

Belgium

Y alcm, Peyman

Turkey

Yanko-Hombach, Valentina

Canada

Yilmaz,

Tuluhan

Turkey

Yuhara, Tetsuo

Japan

Zimba, Margaret

Zimbabwe

Zou 'bi, Moneef R.

Jordan

Zubari, Waleed Khalil

Bahrain