ALI KHODJA HOCINE

@umc.edu.dz

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences
University of Mentouri brothers-Constantine 1

https://researchid.co/dusttrackalgeria

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Atmospheric Science, Pollution, Chemical Health and Safety, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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Scopus Publications

Transboundary transport of non-east and East Asian dust observed at Dunhuang, northwest China
Tian Zhou, Xiaowen Zhou, Zining Yang, Carmen Córdoba-Jabonero, Yufei Wang, Zhongwei Huang, Pengbo Da, Qiju Luo, Zhijuan Zhang, Jinsen Shi,et al.
Elsevier BV

Source apportionment of PM<inf>2.5</inf> and their associated metallic elements by positive matrix factorization at a traffic site in Constantine, Algeria
Lamri Naidja, Hocine Ali-Khodja, Salah Khardi, Fairouz Bencharif-Madani, Ahmed Terrouche, Kanza Lokorai, Mokhtar Bouziane, and Aurélie Charron
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Biodegradation of used motor oil by Streptomyces ginkgonis KM-1–2, isolated from soil polluted by waste oils in the region of Azzaba (Skikda-Algeria)
Silini Soumeya, Boudemagh Allaoueddine, and Ali-Khodja Hocine
Elsevier BV

Influence of mineral dust on the concentration and composition of PM10 in the city of Constantine
Kanza Lokorai, Hocine Ali-Khodja, Salah Khardi, Fairouz Bencharif-Madani, Lamri Naidja, and Mokhtar Bouziane
Elsevier BV

Aerobic degradation of BTEX compounds by Streptomyces species isolated from activated sludge and agricultural soils
Amira Hocinat, Allaoueddine Boudemagh, Hocine Ali-Khodja, and Meissa Medjemadj
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Mass concentrations, seasonal variations, chemical compositions and element sources of PM<inf>10</inf> at an urban site in Constantine, northeast Algeria
F. Bencharif-Madani, H. Ali-Khodja, A. Kemmouche, A. Terrouche, K. Lokorai, L. Naidja, and M. Bouziane
Elsevier BV

Capability of Nocardia nova found in activated sludge to use synthetic BTEX as sole source of carbon and energy
Amira Hocinat, Hocine Ali-Khodja, and Allaoueddine Boudemagh
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT Benzene and its derivatives, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEXs) are volatile monocyclic aromatic compounds which are widely distributed in nature and highly hazardous to human and animal health. The species belonging to the genus Nocardia are filamentous bacteria widely present in the flocs of activated sludge. They lead to the formation of foams and bulking sludge, which disrupt the sludge settling properties and thus reduce the quality of the purified water. The aim of our study is to isolate from these filamentous bacteria in the activated sludge, indigenous strains of Nocardia able to use the BTEX as the sole source of carbon and energy. Two isolation media were used to isolate the Nocardia species found in the activated sludge samples taken from the Ibn Ziad (Constantine-Algeria) wastewater treatment plant. The results show that five strains that morphologically resemble Nocardia have been isolated. The strain named (S) was identified by the sequencing of its 16S rRNA gene as Nocardia nova. This strain was the only isolate capable of growing under laboratory conditions, on BTE (m-o-p) X added at concentrations of 1500 mg/L each. Such a result can be used in the bioremediation of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems contaminated by these compounds, using this bacterium as a bio-augmentation agent.

Assessment of water quality at the largest dam in Algeria (Beni Haroun Dam) and effects of irrigation on soil characteristics of agricultural lands
Sara Bouaroudj, Ahmed Menad, Azeddine Bounamous, Hocine Ali-Khodja, Abdelfettah Gherib, Dana E. Weigel, and Haroun Chenchouni
Elsevier BV

Sources and levels of particulate matter in North African and Sub-Saharan cities: a literature review
Lamri Naidja, Hocine Ali-Khodja, and Salah Khardi
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Comparative study of bulk and partial digestion methods for airborne PM<inf>10</inf>-bound elements in a high mineral dust urban site in Constantine, Algeria
Amina Kemmouche, Hocine Ali-Khodja, Fayrouz Bencharif-Madani, Purificación López Mahía, and Xavier Querol
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT When high mineral loads in atmospheric particulate matter (PM) are present, particular attention should be paid to the selection of appropriate acidic digestion protocols for wet chemical analysis. We report on a comparative study of elemental recovery yields from five different pre-analytical acid digestion procedures for mineral-rich urban background PM10 samples collected in the city of Constantine (Northeastern Algeria). Five reference materials (NIST 1633b, UPM 1648, NAT-7, SO-2 and SO-4) were also digested according to the same protocols. The selected acidic digestion/extraction procedures are widely used for PM chemical analysis and comprise P1 (HNO3/HF/HCl), P2 (HCl/HNO3), P3 (HCl/H2O2/HNO3), P4 (HNO3/HF/HClO4) and P5 (HNO3/H2O2); the latter assisted with microwave digestion. Elemental recovery yields were compared for major and trace elements typically determined in PM for source apportionment analysis and the results evidenced large differences. For most elements, the bulk extraction procedures (requiring the use of HF) allowed a full elemental recovery, particularly for elements that are associated with aluminium silicate species and oxides that are resistant to mild acid attack. In contrast, in the extraction protocols without HF low recovery yields were obtained for elements such as Al, Ti, Zr, Sc and other aluminium silicate-related elements in PM10 samples with high mineral dust load. We highlight that the European standard digestion method EN-14902:2005 should be applied specifically for the metals for which this method was developed, but caution should be taken when the analysis of other elements in PM is required, especially in urban areas where road and vehicle wear dust is likely to be a major component of ambient PM. When using wet chemistry analysis for PM source apportionment studies, we strongly recommend HF bulk dissolution of samples to ensure the reliability of the geochemical information when coupled with an appropriate analytical tool.

Isolation and preliminary identification of actinomycetes isolated from a wastewater treatment plant and capable of growing on methyl ethyl ketone as a sole source of carbon and energy
S. Silini, H. Ali-Khodja, A. Boudemagh, A. Terrouche, and M. Bouziane
Elsevier BV
AbstractVolatile organic compounds are considered as major sources of air pollution. They cause toxicity problems, bad odors, global warming, etc. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is used in the formulation of lacquer type paints, varnishes, cleaners, thinners, etc. and in many other industries such as the manufacture of synthetic leather and in the decaffeination of coffee. Released into the environment, it causes respiratory, eye, and skin health problems. At high concentrations, it poses a potential threat to public health. In recent years, effective, very environmentally sound, and economical organic biological waste gas treatment processes have emerged. The sources of degrading micro-organisms are diverse and activated sludge suspensions are widely used. Actinomycetes are known for their ability to degrade various polymers. In this study, we are interested in isolating actinobacteria from activated sludge from the wastewater treatment plant of El Athmania, Mila. Thus, five actinomycetes were isolated on ISP...

Identification of sources of atmospheric particulate matter and trace metals in Constantine, Algeria
Ahmed Terrouche, Hocine Ali-Khodja, Amina Kemmouche, Mokhtar Bouziane, Ahmed Derradji, and Aurélie Charron
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Roadside PM10 and associated metals in Constantine, Algeria
A. Terrouche, H. Ali-Khodja, M. Talbi, F. Bencharif-Madani, A. Charron, and A. Derradji
Informa UK Limited
Samples of particulate matter less than or equal to 10 μm (PM10) were collected every other day using an Airmetrics MiniVol portable air sampler in Constantine, the third largest and most densely populated city of Algeria with a population of 600,000. The main objective of this study was to assess the concentrations of particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm (PM10), and dust-laden trace metals in a residential area with heavy traffic during two months, from 25 March 2010 to 24 May 2010. Furthermore, the present work examines the daily levels of metallic elements Fe, Zn and Cu. The PM10 concentrations ranged from 7.6 to 159.4 μg/m3 during the study period. WHO’s daily PM10 average guide value of 50 μg/m3 was exceeded 10 times over 31 samples. HYSPLIT back trajectories were used to identify the source locations of the pollutants. Rain scavenging of atmospheric particulate matter led to a substantial decrease in PM10 concentrations. During the study period, Zn was detected in one sample at a concentration of 0.78 μg/m3. It is believed that air masses originating from Iceland’s Eyjafjöll volcano may have transported clouds of ashes rich in Zn to the sampling site on that occasion. A maximum of 2.92 μg/m3 of Cu was observed when the volcanic cloud reached the sampling site four times during the corresponding 24-h sampling period.

Air quality and deposition of trace elements in Didouche Mourad, Algeria
H. Ali-Khodja, A. Belaala, W. Demmane-Debbih, B. Habbas, and N. Boumagoura
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Modeling air quality and deposition of trace elements in the vicinity of a cement plant for human health risk assessment
HOCINE ALI-KHODJA and LEILA AOURAGH
Springer Netherlands

Biodegradation of methanol in a batch reactor by a microbial flora isolated from a wastewater treatment plant sludge at elmenia in constantine

The removal of methyl ethyl ketone in an essentially gaseous-phase biofilm bioreactor: Aspects of dynamic behavior and the influence of operating characteristics

Spatio-temporal deposition fluxes of dust and trace elements around a cement plant in the vicinity of Hamma Bouziane, Algeria

Assessment of wet and dry deposition of SO<inf>2</inf> attributable to a sulfuric acid plant at Annaba, Algeria
H ALIKHODJA and B KEBABI
Elsevier BV

Gas-phase methyl ethyl ketone biodegradation in a tubular biofilm reactor: Microbiological and bioprocess aspects
Spiros N. Agathos, Emmanuël Hellin, Hocine Ali-Khodja, Sébastien Deseveaux, Fabrice Vandermesse, and Henry Naveau
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Transboundary transport of non-east and East Asian dust observed at Dunhuang, northwest China
HAK Tian Zhou, Xiaowen Zhou, Zining Yang, Carmen Cordoba-Jabonero, Yufei ...
Atmospheric Environment 318 (120197) 2024

Transboundary Transport of Non-East and East Asian Dust Observed at Dunhuang, Northwest China
HA Tian Zhou a, Xiaowen Zhou a, Zining Yang b, Carmen Crdoba-Jabonero c ...
Atmospheric Environment 318, 120197 2024

Source apportionment of PM2. 5 and their associated metallic elements by positive matrix factorization at a traffic site in Constantine, Algeria
L Naidja, H Ali-Khodja, S Khardi, F Bencharif-Madani, A Terrouche, ...
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 15 (12), 2137-2155 2022

Influence of mineral dust on the concentration and composition of PM10 in the city of Constantine
K Lokorai, H Ali-Khodja, S Khardi, F Bencharif-Madani, L Naidja, ...
Aeolian Research 50, 100677 2021

Aerobic degradation of BTEX compounds by Streptomyces species isolated from activated sludge and agricultural soils
A Hocinat, A Boudemagh, H Ali-Khodja, M Medjemadj
Archives of Microbiology 202, 2481-2492 2020

Mass concentrations, seasonal variations, chemical compositions and element sources of PM10 at an urban site in Constantine, northeast Algeria
F Bencharif-Madani, H Ali-Khodja, A Kemmouche, A Terrouche, K Lokorai, ...
Journal of Geochemical Exploration 206, 106356 2019

Capability of Nocardia nova found in activated sludge to use synthetic BTEX as sole source of carbon and energy
A Hocinat, H Ali-Khodja, A Boudemagh
International Journal of Environmental Studies 2019

Assessment of water quality at the largest dam in Algeria (Beni Haroun Dam) and effects of irrigation on soil characteristics of agricultural lands
S Bouaroudj, A Menad, A Bounamous, H Ali-Khodja, A Gherib, DE Weigel, ...
Chemosphere 219, 76-88 2019

Sources and levels of particulate matter in North African and Sub-Saharan cities: a literature review
L Naidja, H Ali-Khodja, S Khardi
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25, 12303-12328 2018

Biodgradation de quelques composs organiques volatils et certains pesticides par des actinomyctes provenant d’un sol agricole et de boues actives.
A Hocinat, H Ali-Khodja
Universit Frres Mentouri-Constantine 1 2018

Comparative study of bulk and partial digestion methods for airborne PM₁₀-bound elements in a high mineral dust urban site in Constantine, Algeria
A Kemmouche, H Ali-Khodja, F Bencharif-Madani, PL Maha, X Querol
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 97 (12), 1132-1150 2017

Identification of anthropogenic and natural sources of atmospheric particulate matter and trace metals in Constantine, Algeria
H Ali-Khodja, M Kadja, A Terrouche, K Lokorai
Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering 7 (1), 231-240 2017

Particulate matter from road traffic in Africa
L Naidja, H Ali-Khodja, S Khardi
Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering 7 (1), 389-304 2017

Isolation and preliminary identification of actinomycetes isolated from a wastewater treatment plant and capable of growing on methyl ethyl ketone as a sole source of carbon
S Silini, H Ali-Khodja, A Boudemagh, A Terrouche, M Bouziane
Desalination and Water Treatment 57 (26), 12108-12117 2016

Identification of sources of atmospheric particulate matter and trace metals in Constantine, Algeria
A Terrouche, H Ali-Khodja, A Kemmouche, M Bouziane, A Derradji, ...
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 9, 69-82 2016

Identification of sources of atmospheric particulate matter and trace metals in Constantine, Algeria. Air Qual Atmos Health 9: 69–82
A Terrouche, H Ali-Khodja, A Kemmouche, M Bouziane, A Derradji, ...
2016

Caractrisation de la pollution de l'air par les particules et les lments mtalliques dans la ville de Constantine
A Terrouche, H Ali-Khodja
Universit Frres Mentouri-Constantine 1 2016

Roadside PM10 and associated metals in Constantine, Algeria
A Terrouche, H Ali-Khodja, M Talbi, F Bencharif-Madani, A Charron, ...
International Journal of Environmental Studies 72 (1), 74-86 2015

FABRICE VANDERMESSE, EDMOND-JACQUES NYNS, HENRY NAVEAU and SPIROS N. AGATHOS* Unit of Bioengineering, Faculty of Agronomy, Catholic University of Louvain, 2/19 Place Croix du
E HELLIN, H ALI-KHODJA, S DESEVEAUX
Global Environmental Biotechnology: Proceedings of the Third International 2013

Air quality and deposition of trace elements in Didouche Mourad, Algeria
H Ali-Khodja, A Belaala, W Demmane-Debbih, B Habbas, N Boumagoura
Environmental monitoring and assessment 138, 219-231 2008

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Gas-phase methyl ethyl ketone biodegradation in a tubular biofilm reactor: microbiological and bioprocess aspects
SN Agathos, E Hellin, H Ali-Khodja, S Deseveaux, F Vandermesse, ...
Biodegradation 8, 251-264 1997
Citations: 38

Air quality and deposition of trace elements in Didouche Mourad, Algeria
H Ali-Khodja, A Belaala, W Demmane-Debbih, B Habbas, N Boumagoura
Environmental monitoring and assessment 138, 219-231 2008
Citations: 34

Particulate matter from road traffic in Africa
L Naidja, H Ali-Khodja, S Khardi
Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering 7 (1), 389-304 2017
Citations: 25

Influence of mineral dust on the concentration and composition of PM10 in the city of Constantine
K Lokorai, H Ali-Khodja, S Khardi, F Bencharif-Madani, L Naidja, ...
Aeolian Research 50, 100677 2021
Citations: 17

Assessment of wet and dry deposition of SO2 attributable to a sulfuric acid plant at Annaba, Algeria
H Ali-Khodja, B Kebabi
Environment international 24 (7), 799-807 1998
Citations: 8

Roadside PM10 and associated metals in Constantine, Algeria
A Terrouche, H Ali-Khodja, M Talbi, F Bencharif-Madani, A Charron, ...
International Journal of Environmental Studies 72 (1), 74-86 2015
Citations: 7

Caractrisation de la pollution de l'air par les particules et les lments mtalliques dans la ville de Constantine
A Terrouche, H Ali-Khodja
Universit Frres Mentouri-Constantine 1 2016
Citations: 3

Biodegradation of methanol in a batch reactor by a microbial flora isolated from a wastewater treatment plant sludge at elmenia in constantine
AE Boudemagh, H Ali-Khodja, MF Beldjoudi, K Bensouici, M Kitouni, ...
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 15 (12), 1590-1594 2006
Citations: 3

Spatio-temporal deposition fluxes of dust and trace elements around a cement plant in the vicinity of Hamma Bouziane, Algeria
H Ali-Khodja, N Boumegoura, B Habbas
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 14 (3), 237-247 2005
Citations: 3