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ID: 65476
Title: Evaluation Of Microbiological Contamination From Dialysis Water And Fluids At Several Hospitals In Baghdad
Author: Yasamen Raad Humudat and Saadi Kadhim Al-Naseri
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1306-1309 2021.
Subject: Evaluation Of Microbiological Contamination From Dialysis Water And Fluids At Several Hospitals In Baghdad
Keywords: Hemodialysis, Microbiological Contamination, Dialysis water, Dialysis fluid
Abstract: Microbiological monitoring of the water used for hemodialysis plays a crucial role in ensuring adequate quality service for patients suffering from renal failure. The aim of this study was to investigate the bacteriological characteristics of the dialysis water (feed and produced) used at dialysis centers of four hospitals in Baghdad. In this work, a total of 48 water samples from the municipal drinking water, dialysis water and water samples from dialysis pipes distribution were analyzed for heterotrophic plate count using the membrane filters technique over one year to evaluate seasonal effects. Among these fluids used in hemodialysis, water samples of the dialysis pipes distribution were most frequently contaminated and had the highest concentration of bacteria. Samples examined from the distribution of dialysis water pipes, 43.75% showed a bacterial count of more than 50 colony forming units (CFU/mL), which was above the action level as compared to international standards. Therefore, a water quality management programme including monitoring, maintenance and development of water treatment systems in hemodialysis centers is extremely necessary to reduce the risk of contamination for patients suffering from hemodialysis. Moreover, a suitable disinfection programme is required to ensure better control of bacterial growth and the formation of biofilms.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Abbass, A. A., et al. 2018. Microbiological monitoring of ultrapure dialysis fluid in a hemodialysis center in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria j. medicine. 54 (4): 523-527. Humudat, Y. R., S. K. Al Naseri and Y. F. Al Fatlawy. 2020. Assessment of microbial contamination levels of water in hemodialysis centers in Baghdad, Iraq. Water Env. Res., 92(9):1325-1333.
Literature cited 2: Nystrand, R. 2008. Microbiology of water and fluids for hemodialysis. J. Chinese medical assoc., 71 (5): 223-229. Andersson, J. and E. Holmström. 2016. On-line verification of hemodialysis water quality. Masters Thesis. Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, baxter.

ID: 65475
Title: Fluoride, Its Sources And Effects: An Overview
Author: Bhupinder Singh and Krishan Kumar
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1299-1305 2021.
Subject: Fluoride, Its Sources And Effects: An Overview
Keywords: Groundwater, Health, Fluorosis, Skeletal, Spots
Abstract: The presence of fluoride in safe range is beneficial for human health as it prevents dental cavities while in excess is highly dangerous, that causes fluorosis and other health ailments. About 65 million people in the country are having fluorosis of different kind. A survey of literature has shown that groundwater in 21 states of the Indian Republic is facing the problem of fluoride. The major cause of fluoride in Indian sub-continent groundwater is leaching of flouride from rock minerals of earth’s crust. Besides these anthropogenic activities, for example industrial discharges, aluminium smelter, brick kiln and air pollution from industries may also contribute to this problem. Generally, water is known as, principal source of fluoride intake but it is not always true. Thus total fluoride intake is governed by a lot of factors, for example fluoride content of water, food from endemic areas and intake of beverages, like tea, etc. Besides this, other factors have to be considered while calculating total fluoride intake, for example climatic condition, that is tropical or temperate, age, profession, economic condition, lifestyle, feeding habits and moisture, etc. Removal of excess fluoride from water is known as defluoridation. Using surface water and collection of rainwater for drinking purposes is the best method in absence of any treatment process. This review paper describes various sources of fluoride and its effects.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ayoob, S. and A.K. Gupta. 2006. Fluoride in drinking water: a review on the status and stress effects. Crit. Rev. Env. Sci.Tech., 36:433-487. Ayoob, S., A.K. Gupta and T.B. Venugopal. 2008. A conceptual overview on sustainable technologies for the defluoridation of drinking water. Crit. Rev. Env. Sci. Tech., 38(6): 401-470.
Literature cited 2: Vithanage, M., and P. Bhattacharya. 2015. Fluoride in drinking water: Health effects and remediation. In CO2 sequestration, biofuels and depollution, environmental chemistry for a sustainable world. Ed E. Lichtfouse et al. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11906-4. Narsimha, A. and V. Sudarshan. 2018. Drinking water pollution with respective of fluoride in the semi-arid region of Basara, Nirmal district, Telangana State, India. Data Brief. 16:752–757.

ID: 65474
Title: Migration Of Seawater Intrusion In Fresh Aquifer Of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Author: Indranil Ghosh, Debyasnita Sarkar, Ankita Adhikary, Preeti Prasad and Souvik Chakraborty
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1290-1298 2021.
Subject: Migration Of Seawater Intrusion In Fresh Aquifer Of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Keywords: Groundwater, seawater intrusion, groundwater qualities, pathline, water harvesting
Abstract: South 24 Parganas is the biggest district of West Bengal in terms of area. The population density is quite high in South 24 Parganas touching the population of 1 crore. The rainfall in study area is also very scanty. So groundwater table is not filled-up but overdraft of it is taking place. These are the factors of seawater intrusion in South 24 Parganas. Groundwater samples are collected from 29 blocks of South 24 Parganas. After that groundwater quality parameters are found out. Also the geographical values, like piezometric level pre-monsoon and post-monsoon have been collected. Based on the analysis of electrical conductivity, chloride, iron, salinity, TDS it has been found that electrical conductivity value is very high throughout the South 24 Parganas. Although few places of South 24 Parganas are safe from chloride point of view in comparison with IS 10500-2012, CPCB manual for irrigation and IS 4251-1967. But other places are not safe from chloride point of view. From salinity point of view, it can be concluded that South 24 Parganas are so much affected by seawater intrusion from the Bay of Bengal and Ganga river that salinity is very high all over South 24 Parganas. Iron value is also very high throughout the South 24 Parganas. So through analysis of groundwater properties it is certain that South 24 Parganas are highly affected due to saline water intrusion. From geochemical properties, it is found that water table is very near to ground surface more in pre-monsoon and less in post-monsoon. But since groundwater is contaminated with seawater intrusion so high water table is of no use. From the analysis path line of saline water intrusion is predicted. Also some remedial measures are suggested to abate the seawater intrusion.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Meyer, R., P. Engesgaard and T.O. Sonnenberg. 2019. Origin and dynamics of saltwater intrusion in a regional aquifer: combining 3-D salt water modeling with geophysical and geochemical data. Water Resour. Res., 55:1792-1813. Chakraborty, S., K.P. Maity and S. Das. 2020. Investigation, simulation, identification and prediction of groundwater levels in coastal areas of Purba Medinipur, India, using MODFLOW: Environment, development and sustainability : A multidisciplinary apparoach to the theory and practice of sustainable development. Env. Develop. Sustain., 22:3805-3837.
Literature cited 2: Sreedharan, S. and R. Pawels. 2018. Seasonal deviation of saltwater intrusion in the shallow aquifers of Kochi Municipal Corporation, Kerala, India. Int. J. Civil Eng. Tech., 9(2):596-605. Alfarrah, N. and K. Walraevens. 2018. Groundwater overexploitation and seawater intrusion in coastal areas of arid and semi-arid regions. Water. 10(2):143.

ID: 65473
Title: Air Pollution In Delhi – Impact Of Digital Media On Denizen’s Behaviour
Author: Geeta Singh, Anirudh Goel, Shaurya Gulati, Mughil M. and Gaurav Karhana
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1284-1289 2021.
Subject: Air Pollution In Delhi – Impact Of Digital Media On Denizen’s Behaviour
Keywords: Air pollution, Digital media, Pro-environmental behavior, Socio-demographic
Abstract: In recent years the capital city of India, Delhi, has experienced unprecedented levels of air pollution during October and November. Growing digitization efforts combined with low data prices facilitated an increase in digital media usage in India. The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between air pollution levels and digital media activity and determine popular perception regarding digital media’s influence in combating air pollution. The aforementioned relationship was established by evaluating the average number of searches on google from August 2019 to January 2020 in conjunction with the spikes in pollutant concentration. Further, a qualitative analysis was conducted using an assiduously drafted questionnaire which was analyzed by the CART decision tree to explore the attitude and behaviour of people and their opinion on the influence of digital media to combat air pollution in Delhi. The findings underscored that digital media activity related to air pollution was quite high for October and November, a period which saw an acute increase in air pollution levels. The survey highlighted google as the most preferred and influential source of information related to air pollution. The socio-demographic characteristics played an essential role in the respondent’s preferences. The results of the survey underlined that digital media platforms are influential in fostering pro-environmental behaviours among the citizens. However, citizens are reluctant to take action against air pollution as they feel their role is limited.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Times, T. 2020. Dirty air: How India became the most polluted country on earth. Available at: https://ig.ft.com/india-pollution/. BBC News. 2020. why is India’s pollution much worse than China’s. Available at: https://www. bbc.com/news/world-asia-50298972.
Literature cited 2: Cpebenvis.nic.in. 2020. Welcome to ENVIS. Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi, India. Available at: http://cpcbenvis.nic.in/air pollution/finding. htm. Statista. 2020. Number of internet users in selected countries. 2019 Statista. Available at: https://www. statista.com/statistics/2622966/number of-internet-users-in-selected-countries/.

ID: 65472
Title: A Study On Aerobic Biodegradation Of Poly-Vinyl Alcohol
Author: Sushovan Sarkar, Debabrata Mazumder and Rubaid Naskar
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1277-1283 2021.
Subject: A Study On Aerobic Biodegradation Of Poly-Vinyl Alcohol
Keywords: Poly-vinyl alcohol, Biomass, Enrichment, Acclimation, Biodegradation
Abstract: Poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA) is a well-known water-soluble synthetic polymer which is widely used in textile, paper and dyeing industry. in addition to this, it is widely used as food packaging and wrapping material to keep food safe inside of the container. PVA is a biodegradable polymer, that is a major concern for the pollution level of the environment. This study provieds the possible biodegradation level under suitable conditions of susceptible amount of micro-organism that are present in the working environment. Furthermore, experimental analysis was carried out into three major phases-enrichment of biomass, acclimation procedure and PVA degradation, considering the major parameters, likely pH, mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), mixed liquor volatile suspended solids (MLVSS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). In this paper, the Finley method was adopted using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer with the help of a calibration curve to measure the concentration level of PVA. Thus, this study focuses on the biodegradation level of poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA).
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Dvorackova, M. and T.K. Dung. 2009. Degradation of poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA) by fenton pro- cess. 13th International research/expert conference on Trends in the development of machinery and associated technology, Hammamet, Tunisia. Rongrong, L., et al. 2011. The performance evaluation of hybrid anaerobic baffled reactor for treatment of PVA-containing de-sizing wastewater. Desalination. 271:287-294.
Literature cited 2: Corti, A., R. Solaro and E. Chielline. 2002. Biodegradation of poly-vinyl alcohol in selected mixed microbial culture and relevant culture filtrate. J. Polym. Degrad. stability. 75:447-458. Jaroni’r, H., et al. 2003. Assessing, biodegrability of plastics based on poly-vinyl alcohol and protein wastes. J. Polym. Degrad. Stability. 79:511-519.

ID: 65471
Title: Water Quality Assessment Of River Sutlej, Punjab
Author: Yadvinder Singh and Sarish Khera
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1268-1276 2021.
Subject: Water Quality Assessment Of River Sutlej, Punjab
Keywords: Biological oxygen demand, Physico-chemical analysis, Dissolved oxygen, Correlation
Abstract: The present study has investigated the status of physico-chemical contaminants in river Sutlej in Punjab state. The physico-chemical parameters, such as pH, EC, DO, BOD, COD, total coliform, faecal coliform and NO3 have been analysed at ten sampling stations from 2002-2015 for pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. The results were compared with water quality standards prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The correlation coefficients were calculated to detect highly correlated parameters. The study suggests that the quality of river Sutlej becomes extremely deteriorated due to toxic industrial and domestic discharge near Phagwara and Ludhiana city. Significant increase in biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, faecal coliform and total coliform can be witnessed at the confluence of Buddha Nallah and East Bein.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Pegram, Guy. 2010. Global water scarcity risks and challenges for business. Llyod’s 360 risk insight and wwf. Available at : https://www. greenbiz.com/research/report/2010/04/27/global-water-scarcity-risks-and-challenges-business. UNEPFI and SIWI. 2005. Challenges of water scarcity : A business case of financial institutions. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and Swedish Water House (SWH). United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and Stockholm International Water Institute. Available at : https://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/documents/challenge_water_scarcity_2005.pdf.
Literature cited 2: UN. 2007. Coping with water scarcity challenge of the twenty-first century. FAO, United Nations. Available at : http//www.fao.org/3/a-aq 444 e. pdf. Jindal, R. and C. Sharma. 2011. Studies on water quality of Sutlej river around Ludhiana with reference to physico-chemical parameters. Env. Monit. Assess., 174(1-4):417-425.

ID: 65470
Title: Impact Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Air Quality Index Of Brass City Of India
Author: Charu Gangwar, Atul Kumar, Priyanka Singh, Bhopal Singh and Anamika Tripathi
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1263-1267 2021.
Subject: Impact Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Air Quality Index Of Brass City Of India
Keywords: Covid-19, Lockdown, Air quality index, Air quality improvement, Industrial city Moradabad
Abstract: Covid-19 is probably a serious respiratory infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. It was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. To curb the spread of Covid-19, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days on 24 March 2020. The present study was conducted to find out the effect of lockdown on air quality of brass city of India, that is Moradabad. Therefore, air quality trends have been studied during the pre-lockdown and lockdown phase at the residential site, that is PTC. For the air quality assessment (AQI), concentration of three different parameters, that is PM10, NO2 and SO2 were calculated. It was observed that AQI was falling under satisfactory and moderate categories during the lockdown period as compared to the pre-lockdown period because all transport services with the exception of essential services, industrial establishments and hospitality services, etc., were suspended during the lockdown period which is a major contributor of air pollution. Therefore, the study revealed that the government’s decision to put the nation under lockdown to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in significant improvement in the air quality of Moradabad.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: BMJ Best Practice. 2020. Corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19): The right clinical information, right where it’s needed. Basic. WHO. 2020. Novel coronavirus outbreak in China– What does it mean for Europe? International Health Regulation. World Health Organization, Geneva.
Literature cited 2: Clarendon Medical Centre. 2020. Coronavirus (Covid-19) primary care. Available at : https://www.claren donmedicalcentre. com/2020/02/20/coronavirus-primary-care-covid-19. CPCB. 2020a. Impact of lockdown (25th March to 15th April) on air quality. Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

ID: 65469
Title: Awareness And Attitudes Of School Going Children Towards Natural Resources
Author: Amitha M. Hegde, Delisha Y. Fernandes and Amarshree A. Shetty
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1259-1262 2021.
Subject: Awareness And Attitudes Of School Going Children Towards Natural Resources
Keywords: Natural resources, Conservation, Sustainability, Child education, Environmental education
Abstract: The influx of technology has provided comfort to man but it has done so at the cost of our natural resources. Global warming is increasing and the responsibility of the citizens towards this cause is decreasing. NITI Ayogya states that 21 cities in India will run out of groundwater by 2020. 3 rivers, 4 water bodies, 5 wetlands and 6 forests have dried up completely in Chennai. Thus the need for conservation of the existing resources is more important today than ever. Children are the future of our society thus it is of paramount importance for the sustainability of the future generations that we instill the correct attitude about conservation of natural resources. This study was conducted in an attempt to analyse the awareness and attitude of children towards the conservation of natural resources. The results of this study saw a lack of knowledge and awareness of the children towards conservation of these resources but a positive attitude was seen with respect to learning new ways to conserve them. Attention is needed to identify approaches to appropriately enlist, engage and involve children in activities that inculcate a positive attitude towards conserving our resources.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: United Nation. 1992. Convention on biological diversity, 1760 UNTS 79, 31 ILM 818. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)/Rio Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rinkesh S1. Breathtaking facts about deforestation. Available at: https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-deforestation-facts.phb.
Literature cited 2: Sengwar, B. 2015. Society awareness as strategy for conservation of natural resources. Int. J. Res. Granthalayah. 3(9):1-4. Good, T.E. and J. Brophy. 1986b. School effects. In Handbook of research on teaching. Ed M. Wittrock. Macmillan, New York. pp 570-602.

ID: 65468
Title: Potential For Tolerance Of Heavy Metal (Arsenic, Nickel) By Abelmoschus esculentus And Brassica juncea From The Polluted Soil
Author: Abhay Kumar, Amit Kumar and Ramakant Sinha
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1252-1258 2021.
Subject: Potential For Tolerance Of Heavy Metal (Arsenic, Nickel) By Abelmoschus esculentus And Brassica juncea From The Polluted Soil
Keywords: Hyperaccumulator, Arsenic stress, Nickel stress, Abelmoschus esculentus L., Brassica juncea Hk. F. and T
Abstract: Phytoextraction is the mechanism by which plants uptake a contaminant and store the contaminant in plant parts and is the most applicable mechanism to the remediation of heavy metals. The ultimate goal of phytoextraction is the transfer of metals from soil to the plant portions that have the capability of being easily harvested and removed from the contaminated site. The removal of metals from contaminated site by hyperaccumulator Brassica juncea showed that Brassica juncea bioaccumulates certain metals in its shoots and produces more than 20 times of the biomass. It removed heavy metal, like arsenic and nickel from contaminated soil and accumulate them in its shoot. The hyperaccumulator Brassica juncea can accumulate more heavy metals with the addition of chelatants. Abelmoschus esculentus have been employed in phytoextraction strategies and in cleaning up of heavy metals contaminated sites; especially when chelating agent was used to assist phytoextraction capacity of Abelmochus esculentus plants at remediating soil contaminated with chromate, nickel and arsenate.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Chinmayee, M.D., et al. 2012. The assessment of phytoremediation potential of invasive weed Amaranthus spinosus L. Appl. Biochem. Biotech., 167(6):1550-1559. Gerhardt, K., P. Gerwing and B. Greenberg. 2016. Opinion : Taking phytoremediation from proven tech-nology to accepted practice. Plant Sci., 256. DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci. 2016.11. 016.
Literature cited 2: Lone, M.I., et al. 2008. Phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soils and water progresses and perspectives. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B. 9(3):210-220. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B0710633. Zavoda, J., et al. 2001. Uptake, selectivity and inhibition of hydroponic treatment of contaminants. J. Env. Eng., 127:502.

ID: 65467
Title: Forecast Of Air Pollution In An Industrial City Of Eastern India
Author: Tripta Sinha, Kunal Sinha Abhinav Sahay Aman Kumar and Sandeep Nath Sahdeo
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1245-1251 2021.
Subject: Forecast Of Air Pollution In An Industrial City Of Eastern India
Keywords: Data science, forecasting, Python, ARIMA, air pollution
Abstract: In modern era, data science has emerged as an efficient tool for generating forecasting models. With the help of it, prediction has become easier than ever before. Making a prediction is necessary to build strategies accordingly. Therefore, it is now being implemented in every field including environmental studies. Assessment of the long-term concentration trends of air pollutants can be one of its fields of application. The present study can be viewed as a small step towards this. The study deals with generating a time-series model to forecast the future level of concentration of air pollutants in an industrial city Jamshedpur of eastern part of India which is a prominent site for mining and industries. Four monitoring stations were selected to monitor the air quality of the entire city during the year 2007-2017. The selection of the study period is based on the availability of data. Auto regressive integrated moving average and the SAS coding were employed in the prediction. Results showed that the model performed more than satisfactory in predicting the concentration levels of various pollutants. The finding of this study will help to bring awareness about the situation of pollution and the trend in the area which are at the least priority for the government bodies and will also help in its rational management. The findings also depict the efficiency of data science and the requirement for further research in this area. The method utilised is not area specific and can be applied to other regions.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Pope, R. and J. Wu. 2014. Characterizing air pollution patterns on multiple time scales in urban areas : A landscape ecological approach. Urban Ecosyst., 17:855-874. Paschalidou, A.K., et al. 2011. Forecasting hourley PM10concentration in Cyprus through artificial neural networks and multiple regression models: Implications to local environmental management. Env. Sci. Poll. Res., 18:316-327.
Literature cited 2: Pandey, B., M. Agrawal and S. Singh. 2014. Assessment of air pollution around coal mining area : Emphasizing on spatial distributions, seasonal variations and heavy metals, using cluster and principal component analysis. Atmos. Poll. Res., 5(1): 79-81 Corani, G. 2005. Air quality prediction in Milan : Feed-forward neural network, pruned neural networks and lazy learning. Ecol. Model., 185:513-529.

ID: 65466
Title: Groundwater Quality Monitoring In Khimusniang Area Of Jowai Town, Meghalaya
Author: Fortunately Paslein and R. Eugene Lamare
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1237-1244 2021.
Subject: Groundwater Quality Monitoring In Khimusniang Area Of Jowai Town, Meghalaya
Keywords: Groundwater quality, Water parameters, Jowai, Meghalaya
Abstract: In this study, an investigation was carried out to monitor the groundwater quality in Khimusniang area of Jowai town located in the state of Meghalaya, India. Groundwater samples were collected from ten sampling stations during post-monsoon and pre-monsoon seasons of 2019 and 2020, respectively. The groundwater quality was determined by analyzing water parameters, such as pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, free carbon dioxide, iron and fluoride. The analytical results showed that most sampling stations are within the permissible limit. This is affirmed by the results obtained from the physicochemical water parameters studied, their values when compared to the standards given by BIS/ICMR are within the acceptable limit, except on a few occasions. In addition, water quality index assessments indicate water is under the category of good in most sampling stations.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Milanovic, A., D. Milijasevic and J. Brankov. 2011. Assessment of polluting effects and surface water pollution index: A case study of hydro-system Danube-Tisa-Danube, Serbia; Carpathiah. J. Earth Env. Sci., 6(2): 269-277. Lamare, E.R. and O. P. Singh. 2016. Application of CCME water quality index in evaluating the water quality status in limestone mining area of Meghalaya, India. Ecoscan., 10 (1 and 2): 149-154.
Literature cited 2: Kumar, A.R., S.M.M.N. Khan and R. Sivanesan. 2013. A correlation and regression study on the groundwater of Vaiyampatti village, Tiruchirappalli district. Indian J. Env. Prot., 33(5): 427-431. Lamare, E.R., R. Shylla and O.P. Singh. 2014. Assessment of groundwater quality from dug wells in West Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India. Int. J. Env. Sci., 5(3): 544-552.

ID: 65465
Title: Audience Response To Broadcast Media Programmes On Environmental Pollution In South-South Nigeria
Author: Nwambam Maduka and Anorue Luke Ifeanyi
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1227-1236 2021.
Subject: Audience Response To Broadcast Media Programmes On Environmental Pollution In South-South Nigeria
Keywords: Broadcast media, Audience, Response, Programmes, Environmental pollution
Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine how the audience responds to broadcast media messages on environmental pollution in south-south Nigeria. The specific objectives were to find out audience level of awareness to broadcast media programmes on environmental pollution; ascertain environmental behaviour which broadcast media promote in their programming and ascertain factors that hinder adherence to broadcast media programmes on environmental pollution. The researcher made use of a survey design to conduct this study. The population, all the residents, of south-south Nigeria was 13,448,154. The sample size was 385 respondents. The sampling technique was multi-stage. The questionnaire served as the instrument for qualitative data collection. The researchers combined both descriptive and inferential statistics to analyse the data. It was found that the residents of south-south Nigeria have a low level of awareness of environmental pollution. In addition, a significant relationship exists between awareness of environmental pollution and environmental practice. Finally, the extent of exposure to broadcast media messages on environmental pollution significantly predicts the level of awareness of environmental pollution. The result of this study will be useful to environmentalists who may be interested in combating environmental pollution. Policymakers will find the result of this study useful in promoting policies and programmes that are aimed at fighting environmental pollution. Finally, media experts will find this study useful in determining the impact of media messages on the audience. This study has attempted to provide empirical evidence regarding the role of the broadcast media in protecting the environment through environmentally friendly behaviour. The researchers have done this with particular reference to a developing country, like Nigeria. Finally, the current study has focused on environmental pollution and not other environmental challenges, like a flood.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Anatsui, T.C. and E.A. Adekanye. 2015. Environmental substainability for national development in Nigeria. European J. Education Develop. Psychol., 4(3):31-43. Ezeah, G. and V.C. Gever. 2019. Literary journalism in the force of global food crisis : Techniques on the way out. Skhid., 3(161):34-40.
Literature cited 2: Ekwueme, A. and V.C. Gever. 2017. Warning won’t do it: Analysis of communication strategies for enhancing food production in Nigeria. Int. J. Commun., 21:47-57. Ajaero, I., N. Okoro and C. Ajaero. 2016. Perception of and attitude towards mass media reportage of the 2012 flood in rural Nigeria. SAGE Open. DOI:10.11712158244016666887.

ID: 65464
Title: Optimization Of Adsorptive Removal Of Phosphate From Aqueous Medium Using Yeast Extract – Reduced Manganese Oxide Particles
Author: Md. Habeeb Ahmed, B.S. Srivathsava, Geethalakshmi Ramakrishnan, Renganathan Sahadevan and Sangeetha Subramanian
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1218-1226 2021.
Subject: Optimization Of Adsorptive Removal Of Phosphate From Aqueous Medium Using Yeast Extract – Reduced Manganese Oxide Particles
Keywords: Yeast extract, Manganese oxide, Potassium permanganate, Freundlich isotherm, Endothermic, Thermodyna-mics
Abstract: Water pollution has been one of the major concerns over the years and with an uncontrollable increase in pollutants, it, directly and indirectly, affects human health. One such concern is increase in phosphate pollution, which is significantly increasing in domestic wastewater. Sources of phosphate pollution are multiple industrial and municipal sources, which require serious attention at both the source and treatment level. In the current study, we have developed a novel technique for synthesis of manganese oxide particles from potassium permanganate using yeast extract as a reducing agent and employed for phosphate adsorption. Physical, surficial and thermal characteristics of manganese oxide particles revealed the presence of higher adsorptive properties alike the other chemical synthesis techniques. Adsorption of phosphate up to 87% was achieved at optimized parameters (pH: 7, time: 3 hr, initial concentration: 50 ppm, absorbent dosage: 2 g/L, temperature 300C). Kinetics and isotherms study revealed the reaction to be following pseudo second-order kinetics and in good compliance with Freundlich isotherm. Thermodynamics studies revealed that reaction is spontaneous and endothermic in nature.
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Literature cited 2: Mecke, A., et al. 2004. Direct observation of lipid bilayer disruption by poly(amidoamine) dendrimers. Chem. Phys. Lipids. 132(1):3-14. Venkatesan, J., et al. 2015. Isolation and characterization of nano-hydroxyapatite from salmon fish bone. Mater. (Basel). 8(8):5426-5439.

ID: 65463
Title: In-Situ Utilization Of Inorganic Solid Wastes Of Pulp And Paper Industry For Removal Of Chemical Oxygen Demand And Colour From Its Alkali Extracted Effluent
Author: Shaveta Kakkar, Anju Malik and Sanju Bala Dhull
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1210-1217 2021.
Subject: In-Situ Utilization Of Inorganic Solid Wastes Of Pulp And Paper Industry For Removal Of Chemical Oxygen Demand And Colour From Its Alkali Extracted Effluent
Keywords: Lime sludge, Grits, Dregs, Colour, Chemical oxygen demand, Pulp and paper industry
Abstract: Present work aims to explore the in-situ utilization potential of three inorganic wastes of pulp and paper industry, namely lime sludge, grits and dregs, for removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and colour from alkali extracted (EOP) effluent of the pulp and paper industry. Characterization of all three types of solid wastes was done for moisture, bulk density, volatile organic carbons, ash content, loss on ignition (200-900°C), pH and silica by following standard IS methods. EOP effluent was analyzed for pH, colour and COD content. Batch mode experiments were conducted for optimization of experimental conditions for colour and COD removal. The investigation illustrated that grits have the highest efficiency for colour (89.43%) and COD (78.24%) removal in comparison to lime sludge and dregs with adsorbent dose of 5.0 g/100 mL, at 60 min, 100 rpm and sample pH 8.9 from alkali extracted (EOP) effluent. FTIR was used to illustrate the mechanism of sorption by classifying functional groups present on all three inorganic wastes. The FTIR analysis indicates that carbonate is the main constituent of lime sludge and grits.
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Literature cited 1: Jayabalakrishnan, R.M., S. Mahimairaja and C. Udayasoorian. 2009. Treating chrome tannery effluent through vermiculite. J. Env. Res. Develop., 3(3):671-676. Odiete, W.O. 1999. Impact associated with water pollution. In Environmental physiology of animals and pollution (1st edn). Diversified Resources Ltd., Lagos. pp 187-219.
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ID: 65462
Title: Vehicular Relaxation And Amphan Cyclone: Is It A Double Threat To India Towards Combat Of COVID-19
Author: Aswin Sriram and Ganapathiraman Swaminathan
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 41 (11) Nov. 21 page 1203-1209 2021.
Subject: Vehicular Relaxation And Amphan Cyclone: Is It A Double Threat To India Towards Combat Of COVID-19
Keywords: COVID-19, Lockdown, Air quality index parameters, Meteorological variables, Amphan cyclone
Abstract: The COVID-19 spread as a pandemic and more than 185 countries have suffered from it. Various strategies have been devised to combat the virus and prevent it from spreading. In India, lockdown had been initiated since 24th March 2020 and social gatherings had been restricted. But due to the slump in the economy and to boost up trade, certain manufacturing sectors have been opened and vehicular movement was relaxed. PM2.5 and NO2 levels started to rise drastically, which were initially reduced during the lockdown. Moreover, the recent Amphan super cyclonic storm may have increased the risk of COVID spread. A statistical Spearman correlation analysis of the air quality index (AQI) parameters with meteorological variables was carried out to ascertain the significance. Detailed epidemiological studies are warranted to confirm the spike in COVID positive cases may have been related to unforeseen torrential rains as a result of Amphan the cyclone and increased vehicular pollution.
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Literature cited 1: WHO report. 2020. Preparing for large-scale community transmission of COVID-19. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. WHO report. 2020. COVID-19 Strategy Update. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Literature cited 2: Kumar, A., K. R. Nayar and S.F. Koya. 2020. COVID-19: Challenges and its consequences for rural health care in India. Public Heal. Pract., 1:100009. Krishnakumar, B. and S. Rana. 2020. COVID-19 in India: Strategies to combat from combination threat of life and livelihood. J. Microbiol. Immunol. Infect., 53(3):389-391.