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ID: 65116
Title: Fragmentary substitution offine aggregate by tannery sludge in concrete
Author: Y.Ibrahim ,M.Ayisha Sidiqua,Sufiyan Aahmed Jeddy and R. Tauseef Ahamed
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 506-510.
Subject: Fragmentary substitution offine aggregate by tannery sludge in concrete
Keywords: Fine aggregate, Tannerysludge, compressive strength, Tensile strength
Abstract: The sudden increase in the construction activities nowadays has to lead to the shortage of the traditional materials used in the process of construction, such as cement, sand and coarse aggreagate. Research has been conducted for identifying low-cost materials to replace the conventional materials. In India, there are so many small- and large-scale industries producing a large quantity of sludge waste from the wastewater treatment plant, which leads to cause of disposal of sludge. The final outcome of effluent treatment plant (ETP) , that is sludge affects the environment. So, the possible option must be opted for disposing of the effluent treatment plant sludge. Sludge is a product which is obtained during the treatment of wastewater. In this study, an exploratory study on the suitability of the indigenous tannery sludge as a fragmentary replacement for normal fine aggregate in concrete works has been carried out. The mechanical properties, like split tensile strength and compressive strength were done for 7, 14 and 28 days, respectively. The concrete cube of size 100 x 100 x 100 mm and mix ratio of 1:1.9:3 was derived and used throughout the study. The percentage of partial substitution of fine aggreagate by tannery sludge in order of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% were carried out. It was found that optimum results were obtained at 30 % replacement of tannery sludge in fine aggreagate. The compressive and tensile strength of 30 % tannery sludge replaced concrete were higher than the conventional concrete.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ahmad, Juned and Aleem Aijaz.2017.Experimental study of latex modified concrete with partial replacement of fine aggreagate with tannery shredded waste. Int. Res.J. of Eng. and Tech.,4 (4): 1442-1446. Bahoria, B.V., et al. 2013.Comprehensive literature review on use of waste product in concrete. Int. J. Appl. or Innov. In Eng. and Manage, 2 (4).
Literature cited 2: Dhinesh, A., et al. 2014.Preliminary studies of common effluent treatment waste sludge in manufacturing of solid block, Sch.J.Engg.Tech.,2 (2A): 161-167. Freeda Christy, C. and D. Tensing. 2010.Effect of class-f flyash as partial replacement with cement and fine aggregate in mortar. Indian J. Eng. Mater. Sci., 17: 140-144.

ID: 65115
Title: Impact of economic growth and population dynamics on CO2 emissions: Study of developing nations
Author: Aamir Aijaz Syed and Ravindra Tripathi
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 495-505.
Subject: Impact of economic growth and population dynamics on CO2 emissions: Study of developing nations
Keywords: Panel cointegration, CO2 emissions, Economic growth, population dynamics
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationships between population dynamics and growth of an economy on the carbon emissions among the selected developing economies. This study is based on Environmntal Kuznets curve framework taking Hassan study as a base model. Following the work of Hassan and Salim (2015) and using Johansson cointegration and panel EGLS on data from 1980-2014, this empirical study confirms the rising EKC framework with the increasing economic activities in developing nations. The empirical result shows that economic growth (GDP) and population under 65 years of age is also significant for emissions in developing countries which are contrary to Hassan and Salim (2015) study. This study is one of its kinds as it tries to study the emissions and growth relationships of developing countries. This study is unique as it studies population in two different categories, that is under 65 and above 65. This study also examines cross-dependency checks along with checking long-run relationship in the Pannel settings.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Asici, Ahmet atil. 2011.Economic growth and its impact on environement:A panel data analysis. Munich Personal RePEc Archive. Bin, S. and H. Dowlatabadi. 2005.Consumer lifestyle approach to U.S. energy use and the related CO2 emissions. Energy Policy. 33 (2): 197-208.
Literature cited 2: Buehler, R. and C. Nobis. 2010.Travel behaviour in ageing societies: A comparison of Germany and the United States, Transportation research record. J. Transportation Board.2182 (1) :62-70. Cassey, Gregary. 2016.Population growth and carbon emissions. NBER Working Paper No. 22885.

ID: 65114
Title: Construction of statistically verifiable ideal standard 9SVIS) based on confidence interval
Author: Tanushree Shekhawat and Yashbir singh
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 490-494.
Subject: Construction of statistically verifiable ideal standard 9SVIS) based on confidence interval
Keywords: Air pollution, pollutant, statistically verifiable ideal standard (SVIS), ideal standard, confidence interval, confidence coefficient, lognormal distrirbution, neyman pearson
Abstract: Statistically verifiable ideal standard (SVIS) was introduced by Barnett and O' Hogan (1997) and it is based on the idea of combining ideal standard with the statistically based rule of implementation. Here the ideal standard is the standard which is defined for worldwide circumstances, and it is statement generally given, so it does not involve any statistical meaning and that is the reason why statistically verifiable ideal standard needs to be developed. We have constructed statistically verifiable ideal standard by Newman Pearson hypothesis testing approach. But there is a close relationship between testing of hypothesis and confidence interval. So, in this paper, we construct statistically verifiable ideal standard using confidence interval approach and through these confidence intervals, we investigate the air quality of Jaipur city.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Bernett, V. and A.O' Hogan. 1997.Setting environmental standards, Chapman and Hall, UK. Beaver, B.M., R.J., Beaver and W. Mehenhall. Introduction to probability and statistics. Brooks/Cole, U.S.A.
Literature cited 2: Gun, A.M., M.K. Gupta and B. Dasgupta. 2013.Fundamental of statistics. World Press Pvt Ltd. Hogg, R.V., A. Craig and J.W. Mckean. 2013.Introduction to mathematical statistics (7th edn). Pearson Education India.

ID: 65113
Title: Confiscation of nitrate ion from aqueous medium using a noxious aquatic weed. A Boon from Bane
Author: N.Shyamala Devi and R.Revathi
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 190-196
Subject: Confiscation of nitrate ion from aqueous medium using a noxious aquatic weed. A Boon from Bane
Keywords: Water hyacinth, Nitrate (NO3) , Influencing factors, Isotherms
Abstract: Water i an essential natural resource for sustaining life and environment. It isa nature's free gift, but clean and safe drinking water becomes scarce due to rapid industrialization and urbanization. The elevated levels of nitrate (NO3-) in drinking water leads to severe impacts on the environment. Water hyacinth 9WH) an aquatic weed grow at a faster rate in polluted waters containing dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus. The present study focused on the removal of nitrate anions from aqueous solution through adsorption technique. The chosen biomaterial is chemically modified using phosphoric acid to enhance its sorption efficiency, thereafter reffered as modified water hyacinth (MWH).The characterize the surface functional group and morphology of the adsorbent scanning electron miscrosocopy and FT-IR analyses are recorded. The competence of the sorbent material is experimentally verified through various operating factors likely particle size, adsorbent dosage, agitation time, initial concentrations of nitrate ions, pH of the medium an effect of co-ions an influence of temperatures on nitrate-modified water hyacinth system though batch model. The residual concentrations of nitrate ions from aqueous solutions are analysed using the UV-visible spectrophotometer. Langmuir and Freundlich's models are applied to describe the adsorption capacity. Isotherm plots reveal the mono linearity of both the isotherms onto nitrate-modified water hyacinth system.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Andal, N.M., N.S., Devi and K. Vivithabharath. 2018.Virtual screening of treated pistachio vera shell powder as a potential sorbent in sequestring ubiquitous divalent metal ions from aqueous matrices. Orient J. Chem., 34 (1). Ansari, M.H. and R. Shukla. 2001.Indian J. Env. Prot., 21 (2): 110-113.
Literature cited 2: Bhatnagar, A.E., Kumar and M.S Sillappa, 2010.Nitrate removal from water by nano alumina: Characterization and sorption studies. Chem. Eng. J., 163(3) :317-323. Das, N. and R.K. Jana. 2006. J. Colloid In. interface sci.,293.

ID: 65112
Title: Study on mechanical properties of concrete blocks by partial replacement of textile waste
Author: V.Karpagam and K.Jagadeesh
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 477-481.
Subject: concrete blocks by partial replacement of textile waste
Keywords: Textile waste, leachate,Green house gases, concrete block
Abstract: Waste disposal is one of the global issues now a day. Due to urbanization, the expansion of industries keeps on increasing because of that the waste materials are accumulating in huge volume. Rather than disposing of reusing the materials are another way of resource management. This study focuses on the preparation of concrete cubes by partial replacement of river sand by textile waste. The textile waste cut pieces of 1 cm x 1 x m are to be incorporated to replace 10%, 20%,30%,40% and an is to be tested for its strength properties of compression, tension and flexure and is tested to know about its resistance to acid, sulphate, fire, water absorption test has to be done. This study revealed that 20 % replacement gives optimum result.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Abiola, Afa Austin Waifielate Bolarinwa Oluseum. Mechanical property evaluation of coconut fibre. Blekinge Institute of Technology. Sweden. Cairns ,R., H.Y. Kew and M.J. Kenny. The use of recycled rubber tyres in concrete construction. The University of Strathclyde, Glassgow.
Literature cited 2: Jagadeesh,K.V., Karpagam and Y. Ibrahim. Study on mechanical properties of type S-A concrete pavement blocks with waste fibres.Int.J.Res.in Appl. Sci and Eng. Tech., (IJRASET).5 (11). 623-629. Reis, J.M.L.2009.Effect of textile waste on the mechanical properties of polymer concrete. Mater. Res., 21:63-69.

ID: 65111
Title: Biodegradation of diesel oil by Pseudomonas balearica strain UKMS3P3 isolated from soil around Mathura refinery
Author: Pooja Pandey,Hardik Pathak and Saurabh Dave
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 467-476.
Subject: Biodegradation of diesel oil by Pseudomonas balearica strain UKMS3P3 isolated from soil around Mathura refinery
Keywords: Environmental pollution, Organic pollutants, Petroleum, Biodegradation
Abstract: Oil refinery proves to be the cheif source of environmental pollution, which leads to human health hazards and damage soil surroundings. Removal of organic pollutants via microorganisms was considered natural and best approach for restoration of soil health. The present investigation aims to isolate and identify petroleum tolerant and degrading bacteria from oil-contaminated soil around Mathura Refinery, which later be used in environmental biotechnology as remediating mechanisms. Bushnell Haas Media supplemented with 5% diesel oil as carbon and energy source, used for isolation of diesel oil-degrading microbial strains. The degrader was analysed by streak plate method and bacteria were isolated by the selective enrichment culture plate technique. On the basis of different biodegradation capabalities, one isolate was screened by DCPIP (2, 6 dichlorophenolindophenol) assays. The strain was identified as Pseudomonas balearica strain UKMS3P3 on the basis of 16 SrRNA sequencing. About 61 % degradation was observed via GC-MS chromatogram. This strain was also found highly efficient for assimilating and mineralization n alkanes as well aspolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Adesodun, J.K. and J.S.C. Mbagwu. 2008.Biodegradation of waste-lubricating petroleum oil in a petroleum oil in a tropical Alfisol as medated by animal droppings.Bioresour.Tech.,99: 5659-5665. Beilen, J.V.B., et al. 2001.Analysis of Psudomonas putida alkane degradation gene clusters and flanking insertion sequences: Evolution and regulation of the alk genes. Microbiology.147:1621-1630.
Literature cited 2: Bennasar, R. et al.1996.16S rRNA gene sequence analysis relative to gene movars of Pseudomonas stutzeri and proposal of Pseudomonas balearrica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 46 (1): 200-205. Bidoia, E.D., R.N. Montagnolli and P.R.M. Lopes. 2010.Microbial biodegradtion evaluated by colourimetric technique: case study. In Current research technology and education topics in applied microbiology and microbial technology.

ID: 65110
Title: Performance study of compression ignition engine using biomass-derived producer gas from downdraft gasifier and diesel in dual fuel mode
Author: J.V. Tirkey
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 459-466
Subject: Performance study of compression ignition engine using biomass-derived producer gas from downdraft gasifier and diesel in dual fuel mode
Keywords: Biomass,Gasification, Downdraft gasifier,producer gas, Specific energy consumption, Emission
Abstract: Energy is one of the key factors for the economic and social development of any Country. Fossil fuels costs and stringent environment law has forced the people to grow interest in the alternative fuel, like biodiesel, alcohol, producer gas, biogas, NCG and LPG. Producer gas is one of the suitable substitutes for diesel in the compression ignition (CI) engine. The gasification technique is used to generate producer gas in which utilize partial combustion of carbonaceous solid fuel/biomass. In this study, downdraft gasifier system fed with the wood chips and cow dung was used to generate producer gas. The generated produer gas may have some impurity, such as tar, particulate and some other organic matters which may cause corrosion and erosion in the engine parts if directly use. Therefore, cleaning of the producer gas is very important. The cleaning of producer gas was performed by passing it through the scrubber, pair of cyclone separator and finally a compound filter system having a block or rice husk, sawdust and cotton filter .The supply line of cleaned producer gas was connected to the air inlet manifold for dual fuel mode engine operation. The performance and emission characteristic of the double cylinder compression ignition engine was analyzed through dua fuels mode operation at different load conditions to achieve maximum diesel savings. It was observed that specific energy consumptions in the dual fuel mode of operation were higher at all load conditions. It was seen that producer gas from wood and cow dung. Saves up to 60% of diesel fuel in dual mode whereas the brake thermal efficiency in dual fuel mode operation was lower than that of pure diesel. It was also observed that NOx emission was very low in dual fuel which is great advantage of dual fuel mode over diesel fuel. However, CO and HC emission were higher in comparison to pure diesel.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Banapurmath, N.R., P.G. Tewari and R.S. Hosmath.2008. Experimental investigations of a four-stroke single cylinder direct injection diesel engine operated on dual fuel mode with producer gas as inducted fuel and honge oil and its methyl ester (HOME) as injected fuels. Renewable Energy.33: 2007-2018. Banapurmath, N.R., et al. 2009.Combustion characterisitcs of 4-stroke Ci engine operated on honge oil, neem and rice bran oils when directly injected and dual fueled with producer gas induction. Renewable Energy, 34: 1877-1884.
Literature cited 2: Benkeblia, Noureddine. 2016.Sustainable agriculture and new biotechnologies. CRC Press. Das, D.K., S.P. Dash and M.K. Ghosal 2012.Performance evaluation of a diesel engine by using producer gas from some under-utilized biomass and dual-fuel mode of diesel cum producer gas. J. Cent. South Univ., 19: 1583-1589.

ID: 65109
Title: Development of reduced order model for a 500 Mw utility boiler in a thermal power plant
Author: P.Rajalakshymy,S.Dharmalingam and P. Subha Hency Jims
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (6) June 18 page 446-458
Subject: Development of reduced order model for a 500 Mw utility boiler in a thermal power plant
Keywords: Pollution,Boiler efficiency, reduced order model, utility boiler
Abstract: Environmental pollution caused by coal-based utility thermal power plants worldwide is one of the major sources of pollution. The current global scenario faced by power plants is characterized by many challenging problems that include pressure to meet stringent government requirements for minimization of environmental impact, competition among independent power producers, coal quality and availability constraints, cycling loading, power generation technology and many others. This demands an increased in the boiler efficiency. One of the most effective means of boiler efficiency enhancement is an improvement of the steam generation control system. An essential tool for such an improvement in a steam generation is to develop a valid boiler model. It is a challenging task to accurately model a complex real-time system, like utility boilers which involve a lot of subsystems and to strike a balance between fidelity and simplicity. This paper focus on deriving a simplified but still accurate procedure for developing the reduced order models of a 500 Mw utility boiler and its subsystems. The model thus developed has been validated and the results obtained developed model are in good agreement with the real-time system.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Andearson, P.M.1974.Modelling thermal power plants for dynamic stability studies. Cyclone Copy Center, lowa, U.S.A. Dharmalingam, S., L. Sivakumar and K.K. Anil Kumar.2010. Simplified approximations for the accumulation value and time constant for an evaporator system in drum type boilers. J. Power and Energy. 224 (1): 59-67.
Literature cited 2: Dharmalingam,S., L. Sivakumar and M. Umapathy. 2011.Optimizing boiler performance for varying coals using mathematical modelling and embedded controller.54th ISA POWID Symposium 2011.Proceedings, vol.487, pp 298-309. Dharmalingam,S., et al. 2011.Improved method to mitigate the effect of coal fuel switching on critical process parameters of a steam generator in a thermal power plant. J.Power and Energy.225 (8): 1026-1040.

ID: 65108
Title: Experimental study on pervious concrete reinforced with coconut fibre
Author: Manoj Nallanathel,Ramesh Baskar,Nivedha John and P. Harsha Vardhan
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (4) April 18 page 337-345.
Subject: Experimental study on pervious concrete reinforced with coconut fibre
Keywords: Compressive strength, permeability, porosity, density, flexural strength, coconut fibre
Abstract: Pervious concrete is also called as porous concrete or permeable concrete. It is a special type of concrete which will allow water from precipitation and other types of sources to pass through it directly which reduces runoff from a site and allowing groundwater recharge. Itis made of using large aggreagate and water with little no fine aggreagates. It consists of cement, coarse aggregate and water with little fine aggregates. The strength of pervious concrete is more important as permeability characteristics, its strength is very less when compared with normal concrete. Studies indicate that pervious concrete low compressive strength capacity than conventional concrete and will only support light traffic loadings. The important features of pervious concrete are its strength and properties, like density, permeability and porosity. Alarming declination in groundwater levels in the nearby controlled wells show a decreasing trend alarmingly. The only source of improving groundwater level is by ground water recharge, at present most of the runoff is being let out and at last it joins the sea, if we could conserve this runoff and facilitate it to recharge the groundwater then some solace can be achieved, and the groundwater level can be improved. The pervious concrete is a concrete which is having porosity more than 30% generally which will facilitate water to infiltrate. So to increase its structural properties without any effect on hydrological properties fibers are added to the design mix which will increase the strength of pervious concrete. So coconut fibre which is natural resource and economical in cost wise is used in the project to give best results. Coconut fibre is available in large quantity at the test site, which makes it as a quite viable as reinforcement material in pervious concrete. This study aimed at analyzing the variation in the strength of pervious concrete reinforced with coconut fibre at varying fibre contents and to compare it with that of conventional pervious concrete. The various strength aspects analyzed are the compressive and flexural strength of the pervious concrete reinforced with coconut fibre at varying percentages (0.25%, 1% and 2% by the weight of cement) of fibre.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ali Majid.2010.International Conference on sustainable construction materials and technologies. Ali, Majid, Anthony Liu Housou and Nawawi Chou. 2011.Mechanical and dynamic properties of coconut fibre reinforced concrete, Construction and Building Mater., 30 (2011) 814-825.
Literature cited 2: Chavada, Vijay and A.A. Parikh. 2013.An application review of coir fibre reinforced concrete. 2(4). Haselbach, L. 2009.Pervious concrete and mitigation of the urban heat island effect.88th Annual meeting Transportation Res. Board.

ID: 65107
Title: Environmental impact on magnetocaloric effect of nanofluid in a refrigeration system
Author: S.P. Venkatesan,J.Hemanandh, R. Devaraj and S. Ganesan
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (4) April 18 page 332-336.
Subject: Environmental impact on magnetocaloric effect of nanofluid in a refrigeration system
Keywords: Cobalt ferrite, nanofluid, magnetocaloric effet, magnetic cooling, coefficient of performance
Abstract: This paper describes the development and design of a magnetic refrigeration system. The principle of operation of the presented refrigeration system is based on the magnetocaloric effect of nanofluid through a magnetic field. Cobalt ferrite (COFe2O4) is used as the magnetocaloric nanoparticle in the nanofluid. With the help of magnetic field, the high temperature is attained to nanofluid and the temperature reduced to extremely low when the magnetic field is removed. From the experimental results, it is found that it is a potential technique and has prominent advantages over the currently used vapour compression refrigeration technique, in terms of its high efficiency and eco-friendliness.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Gao, X.Q., et al.2016.Improvement of a room-temperature magnetic refrigerator combined with stirling cycle refrigeration effect. Int. J. Refrigeration.67:330-335. Gokhanunlu, C. et al.2017.Magnetocaloric effect La0.7 Ndx Ba (0.3-x) MnO3 (X=0, 0.05, 0.1) perovskite maganites. J. Alloys and Compounds.704:58-63.
Literature cited 2: Khan, Aroosha A., et al. 2017.Structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of CoFe2-xMoxO4 (0.0 x 0.3) ferrites. Ceramics Int., In Press, Available online. Kim, Young II, Don Kim and Choong Sub Lee.2003. Synthesis and characterization of CoFe204 magnetic nanaoparticles prepared by temperature-controlled co-precipitation method. Physics B: Condensed Matter. 337: 42-51.

ID: 65106
Title: Environmental news reporting: the perspectives of Nigerian and Indian Newspapers
Author: Sunday Goodness John and Mehak Jonjua
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (4) April 18 page 319-331.
Subject: Environmental news reporting: the perspectives of Nigerian and Indian Newspapers
Keywords: Nigerian newspapers, Indian newspaeprs, Environmntal issues, Climte change, Air pollution
Abstract: This comparative study examined the coverage of environmental issues by selected Nigerian and Indian newspapers. Two national newspapers, The Guardian and The Vanguard were chosen from Nigeria and the Delhi editions of the Hindu and the Times of India were selected from India. The daily editions of these newspapers from July-December 2016 were content analyzed to situate the reportage of environmental news in each country and compare their similarities and peculiarities. The results of the study indicated that the newspapers from both countries focused on environmental issue peculiar to their operational environments. Indian newspapers reported 71.86% of all environmental news published by the newspaper sampled within the period studied, while Nigerian newspapers reported 28.14 %. Indian newspapers also gave better prominence, in terms of placement, to the environmental stories published than Nigerian newspapers. The study concluded that newspapers in both countries do not give enough coverage to environmental issues.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Agwu, A.E. and C.J. Amu. 2013.Farming of climate change news in four national daily newspapers in Southern Nigeria. International Conference on Climate Change effects: Impacts world 2013.Potsdam, Germany. Air pollution in India: Real-time Air quality Index. 2016.Retrieved from http://aqicn.org/map/india.
Literature cited 2: Aliagan, I.Z. 2015.Examining survival strategies employed by Nigerian newspapers against loss of readership and revenues. New Media and Mass Communication, 35. Retrieved from http://www/all-about-india.com. All about India. 2017.Environmental issues in India. Retrieved from http://www/all-about-india.com.

ID: 65105
Title: Experimental investigations of peroperties of oil contaminated clayey sand
Author: G.Sireesha and C. Grace Evangelin
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (4) April 18 page 314-318
Subject: Experimental investigations of peroperties of oil contaminated clayey sand
Keywords: Unconfined compressive strength, Oil contamination, Maximum dry density (MDD), Optimum moisture content (OMC) , California bearing ratio (CBR)
Abstract: This study has been carried out to observe the effect of certain oils, such as waste engine oil and transformer oil on the soil. The effect of oil contamination on index and engineering properties, such as liquid limit, plastic limit, free swell index, compaction characteristics unconfined compressive strength and California bearing a ratio of soil was investigated. Commercially available waste engine oil and transformer oil are used for this investigation. The percentage of oil is varied from 2 to 10 % in increment of2% by weight of soil. The strength obtained decreases and hence oi contamination of soil is not desirable. Soaked and unsoaked California bearing ratio (CBR) tests were conducted on oil mixed soil. A maximum value of California bearing ratio is obtained when 6% was engine oil and transformer oil is mixed with soil.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Balan. Sony, K.Y. Raneesh and M. Harikumar. 2016.Contamination of fine-grained soils by oil spillage: Effects and remediation by electrochemical technique. Int. J. Constructive Res. in Civil Eng., 2(2): 32-37. Elisha, Adejumo T. 2012.Effect of crude oil contamination on the geotechnical properties of soft clay soils of Niger delta region of Nigeria. Electronic J. Geotech. Eng., 17:1929-1938.
Literature cited 2: Olchawa, Andrzej and M. Kumor. 2007.Compressibility of organic soils polluted with diesel oil. Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Env. Mechanics. 54(4): 299-307. Otunyo ,Amaziah Walter and Anele Omasirichi. 2015.Effect of waste engine oil contamination of geotechnical properties of clay soil. European Int.J. Sci and Tech., 4 (8) :28-38.

ID: 65104
Title: A study of consumer's behaviour towards green electronic prducts:An application of theory of planned behaviour
Author: Rakesh Kumar
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (4) April 18 page 302-313.
Subject: A study of consumer's behaviour towards green electronic prducts:An application of theory of planned behaviour
Keywords: Envronment-friendly products ,Green electronic goods, theory of planned behaviour, factor analysis, CFA, SEM
Abstract: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the major factors influencing consumer's behaviour towards green electronic products. The study used framework of Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behaviour, which is widely used to explain and predict individual's behaviour not only in phycology but also in many other areas of social science. As per the theory of planned behaviour main determinants of individual's behaviour are their attitude towards performing that particular behaviour, his/her control on performing a behaviour and whether this behaviour is desirable or not in the society (subjective norms) .The study was conducted using descriptive research design (cross-sectional) .The questionnaire was developed using previous studies Ajzen, 1991) and all the four constructs of the model-Attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention were measured by three statements on seven-point Likert scale. The questionnaire also inquiries about basic demogrphic information of the respondents was selected from the city of Lucknow using judgemental sampling method. Structural equation modelling with Amos 20.0 was used to analyze the data. The results of the study confirms the ability of theory of planned behaviour to explain determinants of consumer's behaviour towards green electronic products. Attitude and subjective norms were found to have a significant
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ahire, S.L.D.Y. Golhar and M.A. Waller.1996. Development and validation of TQM implementation constructs. Development and validation of TQM implementation constructs. Decision Sci., 27 (1): 23-56. Ajjan, H. and R. Hartshorne. 2008.Investigating faculty decisions to adopt web 2.0 technologies: Theory and empirical tests. The internet and higher Education.11 (2): 71-80.
Literature cited 2: Ajzen, I.1985.From intention to actions: A theory of planned behaviour. In Action control: From cognitions to behaviour. Ed J. Kuhl and J. Beckman. Springer-Verlag. New York, NY. pp 11-39. Ajzen, I.1991.The theory o planned behaviour. Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes.50: 179-211.

ID: 65103
Title: Assessment of municipal solid waste management of Amravati city and sustainable remedies
Author: K.J.Gawai and D.S.Ramteke
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (4) April 18 page 291-301.
Subject: Assesment of municipal solid waste managemtn of Amravati city and sustainable remedies
Keywords: Solid waste managemnt (SWM), Sustainable, Technological options, integrated sustainable waste management (ISWM)
Abstract: Increasing population and urbanization crated various problems amongst which solid waste management (SWM) is the one. The heap of waste and resulted hills of it has become the problem all over the world. It not only arouses the problem of public health but also of environmental deterioration. Due to this solid waste managemnt has become a top priority. The waste is collected by the door-to-door collection system, transported and just dumped and levelled on the dumping site at Sukali dumping depot without any scientific process. In this paper, municipal solid waste managemnt practices of Amravati city is assessed, and sustainable remedies are put forth. Various problems associated with its management are investigated. The study was concluded with suggestions and technological options suitable for management and disposal of solid waste of the city as a step for integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) for better future.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 65102
Title: Study on altered depiction of pond water quality during post-immersion of idols
Author: Iqbal Ansari,Ritesh Kumar, Muniyam Sundarajan,Sadananad Sharma and Neha Kumari
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2018
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 38 (4) April 18 page 278-290
Subject: Study on altered depiction of pond water quality during post-immersion of idols
Keywords: Idol immersion, water pollution, integrated water quality analysis,Pearson's correlation coefficients, Pond water
Abstract: Festivals are an integral part of rich and diverse cultural heritage of India. But this cultural activity also has a centre of pollution. The activities of immersing idols and throwing other materials of various rituals are the sources of pollution which deteriorate the quality of ponds, lakes and rivers in India. Artificial paints used for idols comprise heavy metals, which are potentially hazardous on bioaccumulation and biomagnifications as they enter into the food chain. The present study has been made to ascertain the truth that idol immersion is a source of water pollution and addresses the contamination of chemical pollutants caused by such activities. The result reveals that the water quality parameters, such as total hardness, total suspended solids, total dissolved solids, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and chloride were found to be drastically increased after the immersion of idols in the pond. The integrated quality analysis using sensitivity functions defined for each parameter over the quality interval constituted by the lower permissible limits, desirable limits and maximum permissible limits of the accepted standards has been carried out for detecting the overall quality alteration due to idol immersion for assessing the damage to the environment in numerical value.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: APHA. 2005.Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water (21st edn).American Public Health Association, Washington D.C. pp 256 Bhattacharya, S., et al. 2014.Effects of idol immersion on the water quality parameters of Indian water bodies: Environmental health perpectives. Int. Letters of chemistry, Physics and Astronomy.20 (2): 234-263.
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