ID: 65221
Title: Removal of Heavy Metals Using Nano Particles – A Review
Author: V. Yogeshwaran and A. K. Priya
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2019
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 39 (1) Jan. 19 page 17-21
Subject: Removal of Heavy Metals Using Nano Particles – A Review
Keywords: None
Abstract: Presence of heavy metals (Cr6+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Mg2+) in water and wastewater is a very big issue for nature and also it contaminates the groundwater level. It is very toxic for living organisms and it causes major environmental problems. It is non-biodegradable and accumulates in the environment for a very long time. Removal of these heavy metal concentrations in the water and wastewater is the most complicated process. Many methods (chemical precipitation, electrodialysis, adsorption, membrane filtration and phytoremediation) are used to reduce the heavy metal concentration from the industrial wastewater. Among these methods, adsorption is one of the cost-effective methods being widely used to reduce the concentration level of the heavy metals from the contaminated water using the various adsorbents. But due to the particle size and variable properties of different adsorbents, the removal efficiency of these heavy metals is getting considerably reduced. This review article presents the information about the application of different kinds of nano-particles for the removal of heavy metals from industrial effluent.
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Literature cited 1: Al-Saad, K.A. et al. 2012.Irion oxide nanoparticles: Applicability for heavy metal removal from contaminated water. Arab .J. Nuclear Sci. and Applications. 45 (2): 335-346.
Anjum, Muzammil, et al. 2016.Remediation of waste water using various nanomaterials. Arabian J. Chemistry. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabic.2016.10.004.
Literature cited 2: Bhargav, Sai S.an I.Prabha.2013.Removal of arsenic and copper metals from contaminated water using iron (III) oxide nano-particle. Int. J. Chemistry and Chem. Eng., 3:107-112.
Bobik Magdalena, Irena Korus and Maira Brachmanska.2015.Controlled synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles used as an efficient heavy ions adsorbent. Proceedings of ECOpole (09):10.2429/proc.2015.9(2)048.
ID: 65220
Title: Physico-chemical Parameters Study of Sewage From Open Sewerage System of Urban Areas of Aurangabad City
Author: G.B. Rakh and M.B. Mule
Editor: Prof D.S.Bhargava and Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2019
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection Vol 39 (1) Jan. 19 page 3-16 2019
Subject: Physico-chemical Parameters Study of Sewage From Open Sewerage System of Urban Areas of Aurangabad City
Keywords: Urbanization, Sewage, Physico-chemical parameters, COD, BOD
Abstract: Rapid urbanization is observing in India. The urbanization results in some environmental problems, such as water resource pollution due to disposal of sewage or wastewater. To reduce the intensity of such problems the efficient utilization of water resources is necessary and which may maintain the quality of water resources. The present investigation deals with sewage characterization to know the parameters of sewage generated in Aurangabad city, to assess existing pollution load in sewage system and to predict needed to adopt proper sewage treatment system for balance and better healthy environment in urban areas. The sewage samples were collected from various places of the Aurangabad city during the months of April and November, 2013. The pH and temperature were analyzed at the sampling sites and other parameters, namely turbidity, total solids (TS), total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), dissolved oxygen (DO), chlorides, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), total hardness, nitrate, sulphate and phosphate were determined as a quality indicating parameters. The pre-monsoon quality study of sewage shows higher values to most of the parameters when compared with post-monsoon season’s quality parameters. In the post-monsoon season pollutants load in the sewage was found within permissible standard limits given by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India.
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Literature cited 1: Agoro Mojeed , A. et al.2018.Physico-chemical properties of wastewater in three typical south Arican sewage works. Polish J. Env.Studies.27(2):491-499.
Anderson, J.2003.The environmental benefits of water recycling and reuse. In water science and technology: Water supply (vol3). IWA Publishing. pp 1-10.
Literature cited 2: APHA. 2012.Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater (22nd edn).American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.
Benit, N. and A. Roslin 2015.Physico-chemical properties of wastewater collected from different sewage source. Int .J. Innovative Sci and Eng.Tech.,2 (110 :691-696.
ID: 65219
Title: Integrated flood risk mapping and landuse/Land cover at local scale by using GIS in Dhulapally region
Author: D.Naresh Kumar, V. Rajesh and T.Madhu
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 (12) Dec. 18 page 1056-1063
Subject: Integrated flood risk mapping and landuse/Land cover at local scale by using GIS in Dhulapally region
Keywords: Flood risk zones, Dhulapally region, GIS
Abstract: This paper revealed that the flood risk mapping and zoning of Dulapally region, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, Telangana. Flood risk mapping is more important for understanding the damage of man-made constructions, QGIS software provides clear information about flood zoning in the study area. In dulapally region human activity plays a major role for damaging of 110 houses due to improper town planning and dumping of garbage in water flow channel. For understanding flood analysis, study area has divided 4 major zones such as low risk, moderate risk, high risk zones, very high-risk zones. The rainfall (758 mm) in very high risk and high-risk zones are totally occupied with water o these areas are not preferred for construction. But Pukkat Nagar has constructed in high-risk zones for that the total area destroyed due to heavy rains. If rainfall occurs more than 800 mm, moderate risk zones get covered with water, so it is not preferred for construction. We concluded that low risk zone area is more consider that land use and land cover plant of at least last ten years data otherwise the Environemtal impact is heavy.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad, Sajjad and Slobodan P. Simonovic.2000.System dynamics modeling of reservoir operations for flood management. J. Computing in Civil Eng., 190-198.
Balakrishna, S. an M. Raghava Rao. 1961. Pink and grey granites of Hyderabad. Curr. Sci., 30: 264-274.
Literature cited 2: Bapulu, G.V., and R.Sinha.2005.GIS in flood hazard mapping: A case study of Kosi River basin, India. GIS Development, Noida. http://home.iitk.ac.in/~rsinha/PDF's/2006_floodGISdevelopment.pdf.
Bera, Surajit, Akash Bhandari. 2016.Assessment of flood hazard zone using remote sensing and GIS 5.1607-1611.
ID: 65218
Title: Mahesh Kumar M.Bhanuse, Subodh S. Patil,Murugesh R.Katti and Raviraj V. Jadhav
Author: Maheshkumar M. Bhanuse, Subodh S. Patil, Murugesh R.Katti an Raviraj V. Jadhav.
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 (12) Dec. 18 page 1051-1055
Subject: To study the strength of concrete due to partial replacemtn of river San by waste foundry Sand
Keywords: Foundry waste, Economy, eco-friendly, cost.
Abstract: This project presents the study of a partial replacement of waste foundry sand. Foundries use amounts of fine sand as a part of the casting process. Foundries recycle and reuse the sand many times in casting process. When the fine sand can no longer be reused in the foundry, it is removed from the foundry process and is termed as "foundry waste sand". Like many waste products, foundry sand has beneficial applications to other industries. Nowadays good quality natural river sand is not readily available; it is to be transported from along distance. These resources are also exhausting very rapidly. So, there is an urge to find some alternative to natural river sand. Natural river sand takes millions of years for its formation and is non-renewable. As a substitute for natural sand, artificial (manufactured) sand is used as a complete replacement. Considering the gap in research, this paper presents the effect of the use of foundry sand as fine aggregate in concrete as substitute to artificial sand. The experimental work is mainly concerned with the study of different properties, like compressive strength, split tensile strength as well as flexural strength of concrete by partial replacement of artificial sand by foundry sand as a fine aggregate.
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Literature cited 1: Attar, I.M. an A.K. Gupta. Application of foundry sand in civil construction. IOSR J. Mech. and Civil Eng., (IOSR-JMCE).
Fiore, Silvia and Maria Chiara Zanetti. 2007.Foundry wastes reuse and recycling in concrete production. Am. J. Env. Sci., 3 (3) :135-142.
Literature cited 2: Gambhir, M.L. Text book of concrete technology.
IS: 10262-1982.Recommended guidelines for concrete mix design. Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi
ID: 65217
Title: Sources and cancer risk of heavy metals in total suspened articulate in some square areas of greater Cairo, Egypt.
Author: Salwa K. Hassan
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 (12) Dec. 18 page 1040-1050
Subject: Sources and cancer risk of heavy metals in total suspened articulate in some square areas of greater Cairo, Egypt.
Keywords: Total syuspended paticulate(TSP), Heavy metals, Sources, Cancer Risk, Squares, Greater Cairo
Abstract: Greater Cairo, one of the highest polluted cities in the world, suffers from high levels of total suspended particulate (TSP). Their heavy metals content might threaten the population health. Data dealing with sources of heavy metals pollution in total suspended particulate in Greater Cairo and its anticipated health risk are scarce. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the sources and cancer risk of heavy metals in total suspended particulate in some square areas of Greater Cairo, Egypt during winter 2016.Three sites representing some main Squares were selected for the total suspended particulate sampling in Greater Cairo (Ramsis Square, El Giza Square and Sphinx Square). Total suspended particulate sample was collected through glass fiber filters. Concentrations of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Al, Pb, Cd, V, Co, Ni, Cr, Cu) in total suspended particulate were determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry ICP-OES-5100.The highest total suspended particulate Concentrations were found at Ei Giza square (average concentration 690.94 +34.851 µg/m3SD), whereas the lowest total suspended particulate concentrations were found at Sphinx Square (average concentration 345.54 +42.273 µg/m3 SD).The dominant heavy metals in total suspended particulate were Ai and Fe. The total concentration of the measured metals were 15161.25 ng/m3 at E1 Giza square, 11802.6 ng/m3 at Ramsis Square, and6147.14 ng/m3 at Sphinx Square. Al and Fe were of crustal origin, while Cd, Pb, Ni, Zn, Cu, Cr an Co represented the non-crustal fraction. Highly enriched metals (Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and Cd) were mainly originating from anthropogenic sources. Inhabitants of EI Giza and Ramsis Square areas were at a higher cancer risk due to exposure to heavy metals.
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Literature cited 1: Adachi, K. and Y. Tainosho. 2004.Characterization of heavy metal particles embedded in tire dust.Env.Int.30:1009-1017.
Al-Khashman, O.A. 2004.Heavy metal distribution in dust, street dust and soils from the work place in Karak Industrial Estate, Jordan. Atmos.Env.,38: 6803-6812.
Literature cited 2: Al-Masi, M.S., K. Al-Kharfan an K. Al-Shamali. 2006.Speciation of Pb, Cu an Zn determined by sequential extraction for identification of air pollution sources in Syria. Atmos.EEnv.40: 753-761.
Al-Momani, I.F., et al.1995.Chemical composition of precipitation near an industrial area at Izmir, Turkey. Atmos.Env.29:1131-1143.
ID: 65216
Title: Assessment of effects of sand mining on physico chemical parameters of Sone water at koelwar
Author: Dhirendra Kumar and Sunil Kumar 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 (12) Dec. 18 page 1025-1039
Subject: Assessment of effects of sand mining on physico chemical parameters of Sone water at koelwar
Keywords: None
Abstract: In the present study, an attempt has been made to assess the impact of sand mining on physico-chemical parameter of river Sone water at near Bihta, Bihar.12 samples were collected in three seasons, summer , monsoon and winter at three sites, 1st reference site upstream, where sand mining doesn't take place, 2nd reference site-sand mining site, where intensive sand mining takes place, and 3rd reference site-downstream of sand mining site, all the samples were collected in the morning between 8 a.m to 11 a.m., carried to the lab for chemical analysis as prescribed in APHA. Different parameters were selected a pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), turbidity, total hardness , Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, alkalinity, biological oxygen demand 9BOD), dissolved oxygen (DO), phosphate, fluoride and silica. The result shows seasonal variation in the concentration of different components of selected parameters. Total dissolved solids, turbidity and silica found higher than prescribed limits as set by BIS, WHO. The concentration of dissolved oxygen was also found higher at some sampling stations. All other parameters were within prescribed limit. Due to hike in turbidity and dissolved solids, water became unfit for domestic use because it also contains pathogenic materials. Increased silica concentration beyond permissible limit augments fluvial transport into the Ganes where it settles down in the course of time.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad T. et al.1998.Geochemical characteristics of water and sediment of the Indus river .J. Asian Earth Sci., 16: 334-346.
APHA. 1998.Standard method for examination of water and wastewater (19th edn). American Public Health Association, New York.
Literature cited 2: Badrakh,A., et al.2008.A study of the quality and Hygenic conditions of spring water in Mongolia.J.Water Health.6: 141-148.
CESS. 2001.Sand mining from Kerala River. Consequences and strategies. Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. pp 14.
ID: 65215
Title: Role of plant species as hyper-accumulators in the decontamination of hexavalent chromium contaminated
Author: Pratyush Kumar Das, Bidyt Prava Das and Patitapaban Dash
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 (12) Dec. 18 page 1016-1024
Subject: Role of plant species as hyper-accumulators in the decontamination of hexavalent chromium contaminated
Keywords: Hexavalent chromium,Heavy metal, hyperaccumulators, phytoremediation, pollutant, tolerant, toxicity
Abstract: Soil contamination by hexavalent chromium is a common phenomenon in the industrial belts. Exposure of living organisms to soil contaminated with hexavalent chromium toxicity is an important factor behind the expression of adverse effects on the health of living organisms. Dye-functioning of vital organs and cellular organelles is intimately connected with hexavalent chromium toxicity. In the present study, the role of plant species as hyperaccumulator is evaluated in terms of possible decontamination of hexavalent chromium contaminated soil. Out of the available techniques, the selection of this techniques is preferred on the basis of cost effectiveness and eco-friendly approach. The paper discusses a few important research in the field of phytoremediation of Cr (VI) from the environment and the emphasizes the selection of proper plants for the purpose. hypothetical model has been formulated which suggests the use of protein expression and gene identification studies combined with in silico tools and techniques to develop engineered plant varieties which cannot only tolerate higher concentrations of Cr (VI) but as well as accumulate and render the toxic heavy metal harmless. The suggested model may help in reducing Cr (VI) toxicity in the environment and the related health hazards.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Augustynowicz, J. et al.2010.Chromium (VI) bioremediation by aquatic macrophyte Callitriche cophocarpa Sendtn.Chemospehere.79 (11):1077-1083.Doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.03.019.
Babula,P. et al.2008.Un common heavy metals, metalloids and their plant toxicity: A review .Env.Chem.Lett.,6:189-213.Doi: 10.1007/s10311-008-0159-9.
Literature cited 2: Barcelo, J. and C.H. Poschenrieder. 1997.Chromium in plants. In Chromium: Environmental issues. Ed S. Canali and F.Tittarelli. Franco-Angeli, Milano, Italy, pp101-130.
Bartlett, R. and B. James. 1988.In Chromium in the natural and human environments, Ed J.O. Nriagu and E. Niebor. Wiley. New York., pp 267-304.
ID: 65214
Title: Characterization of soil actinomycete isoate against gram-positve and Gram-negative food-borne bacteria
Author: Amita Gaurav Dimri, Ram Prasad, Abhishek Chauhan, M.L.Aggarwal and Ajit Varma
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 (12) Dec. 18 page 1004-1015
Subject: Characterization of soil actinomycete isoate against gram-positve and Gram-negative food-borne bacteria
Keywords: Soil actinomycete, food-borne isolates, antimicrobial potential, morphological and biochemical charaterization
Abstract: Soil microorganisms are the rich source for the isolation and identification of antimicrobial compounds. Among them, actinomycetales are important group. The present study was performed to isolate actinomycete from soil samples having potential activity against the bacteria isolated from food samples. Five soil samples were collected from different places around Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Potential actinomycete colonies were isolated in pure culture from five soil samples using actinomycetes isolation agar. Actinomycete isolate named as Al-2 was identified based on the morphological and biochemical test carried out. A total of ninety-one food samples were collected in a sterilized container. Fifteen gram-positive bacteria and twenty gram-negative bacteria were isolated using standard methodology. The bacteria isolated were morphologically and biochemically identified. The actinomycete isolate (Al-2) was found to have moderate to high activity against fifteen gram-positive and twenty gram-negative bacteria. The ethyl acetate extract showed more potent activity against S.aureus and E.colii. Mycelium of actinomycete isolate (Al-2) did not exhibit any sort of antibacterial activity against any food-borne isolates. Minimum inhibitory concentration 9MIC) values of ethyl acetate extract were found in the range of 512-2048 µg/mL. Since extract showed inhibitory activity against food-borne bacteria, it is suggestive that Uttarakhand soil could be an interesting source to explore for antibacterial secondary metabolites.
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Literature cited 1: Anderson,A.S. and E.M.H. Wellington. 2001.The taxonomy of streptomyces and related genera.
Arifuzzaman, M., M.R. Khatun and H. Rachman.2010.Isolation and screening of actinomycetes from Sundarbans soil for antibacterial activity. African J. Biotech., 9:29.
Literature cited 2: Atta, H.M.2015.Biochemical studies on antibiotic production from Streptomyces sp.taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and biological properties. J. Saudi Chemical Society.19 (1) :12-22.
Berdy, J.1995.Are actinomycetes exhaused as a source of secondary metabolites? 9th Symposium Actinomycetes. Proceedings, pp 13-34.
ID: 65213
Title: Experimnetal analysis o Engine performance and emission characteristics using biodiesel obtained from winter green oil
Author: R.Rajasekar 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 (12) Dec. 18 page 998-1003
Subject: Experimental analysis of Engine performance and emission characterisitcs using biodiesel obtained from winter green oil
Keywords: Biodiesel, Diesel engine, winer green oil, oxides of nitrogen (NOx) , carbon monoxide (CO), Hydrocarbon (HC)
Abstract: Nowadays, the productivity of vehicles goes on increasing and in the same way the rate and emission of fuels also getting high. In this paper, winer green oil has been blended with diesel in various proportions and three kinds of emulsion fuels were employed. The emulsion fuels are: (A)Disel-80%, winter green oil -20% by volume, (B) Diesel -90%, winter green oil-10% by volume and (C) Diesel-95%, winter green oil-5% by volume. Due to the presence of molecular oxygen, present in the biodiesel, that leads to improved combustion and produce less polluting emission compared with normal diesel engine. The performance testing has been done by using varying load conditions for each blended fuel at a constant speed of 1500 rpm. In the case of engine exhaust gas emission, reduction in HC (hydrocarbon), CO (carbon monoxide) and NOx (oxides of nitrogen) were found for B5, B10. The emission result in B20 is equal to diesel fuel. A s a result of an investigation, the BTE (brake thermal efficiency) is increased and TFC (total fuel consumption) is decreased compared to diesel and carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon was reduced by10% to 20%. At the same time oxides of nitrogen emission has increased by 5% to 8%.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ahmed, Syed, et al.2017.Experimental investigations on DI (direct injection) diesel engine operating on dual fuel mode with hydrogen and mahua oil methyl ester (MOME) as injected fuels and effects of injection opening pressure. Appl. Thermal Eng., 114:118-129.
Chen, Qi H., L.M. Geng and Y.Z. Bian.2010.Experimental studies on the combustion characteristics and performance of a direct injection engine fueled Convers. Manage., 51 (12): 2985-2992.
Literature cited 2: Dubey, Pankaj and Rajesh Gupta. Effects of dual biofuel (jatropha biodiesel and turpentine oil) on a single cylinder naturally aspirated diesel engine without EGR.
Ghadge, Raheman S.V.2007.Performance of compression ignition engine with manhua (Madhuca caindica) biodiesel. Fuel.186:2568-2573.
ID: 65212
Title: The air quality assessmt of northern hilly city in India
Author: Rajiv Ganguly and Prashant 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 (12) Dec. 18 page 983-997
Subject: The air quality assessmt of northern hilly city in India
Keywords: Air quality indices (AQI),Vehicular pollution, Health effects, Ambient air quality, Shimla
Abstract: The last decade in India has seen a rapid deterioration in the air quality in its major cities. This has led to increased interest from the general public to their exposure to ambient air quality primarily because of the effects of such air pollutants on human health. In this context, the air quality indices (AQI) is often used by the local authorities to signify the levels of the seriousness of air pollution to h common public. The use of air quality indexing for assessment of existing air quality standards has been widely used for different cities in India and the world. The paper presents the application of air quality indices for assessing the existing air quality standards in an Indian city, Shimla. The indices have been calculated using the methodology described by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), which is adopted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in India. An alternative method for determination of air quality indices is also utilized (referred to as AQIam) for the Indian context. The estimates air quality indices are applied to two monitoring sites ( Tekka Bench, Ridge and ISBT bus stand) in Shimla city over the study period (2004-2015) on the pollutants: Sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), suspended particulate matter (SPM) and respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM).The annual air quality indices results for the study period showed that he air quality was 'good' for Tekka Bench monitoring station for the entire study period and for their ISBT bus stand for all he years, except 2011 when it was in 'moderate' category. The annual air quality indices predicted using the alternative methodology indicated level of air quality to be 'good ' for the entire study period, except 2013 when it was classified as 'moderate' for the years 2011, 2013-2015 for the monitoring station at ISBTR bus stand site with the remaining years of the study period being classified a 'good'. These categorizations of existing air quality interpret the expected health effects of exposure to surrounding ambient air. Higher the value of air quality indices more severe is the categorization and thereby more harmful are the human health effects being exposed to ambient air conditions. Similar such seasonal variations of air quality indices were also observed during the study period at both the monitoring sites.
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Literature cited 1: Anderson,H.R. , G. Favarato and R.W. Atkinson .2011.Long-term exposure to air pollution and the incidence of asthma: Meta-analysis of cohort studies. Air Quality, Atmos .and Health.6(1) :47-56
Batterman, S., et al. 2014.Dispersion modelling of traffic-related air pollutant exposures and health effects among children with asthma in Detroit, Michigan. Transportation Res. Record: J. Transportation Res. Board. (2452): 105-113.
Literature cited 2: Bishoi, B.A. Prakash and V.K. Jain.2009.
A comparative study of air quality index based on factor analysis and USEPA methods for an urban environment. Aerosol and Air Quality Res., 9 (1): 1-17.
ID: 65211
Title: Kitchen greywater treatmnet by using natural and artificial filter media
Author: Neelam S.Sharma, Kunwar D. Yadv and Namrata D.Jariwala
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 (12) Dec. 18 page 975-982
Subject: Kitchen greywater treatmnet by using natural and artificial filter media
Keywords: Greywater, light greywater 9LGW),Dark grey water (DGW), Naturally occurringfilter media, Artificially occurring media, Pre-treatment.
Abstract: Greywater is the term given to all used water discharged from a house, except toilet water. Among the different sources, laundry and kitchen sink are the main contributors to the total greywater load of organic carbon, oil and grease and suspended solids, also can be known as dark greywater known a light greywater (LGW).The present study was an attempt to treat the kitchen greywater and to check the efficiency of pretreatment followed by filtration with natural (sand) and artificial (plastic-virgin polythene)occurring media by monitoring the physico-chemical parameters. The experimental system shows that the fine sand filter media were more efficient in treating dark grey water compared to coarse sand and plastic media, which was giving 68 % of biological oxygen), 79 % of chemical oxygen demand (COD), 87 %of turbidity, 77 % of oil and grease (O and G) and84% of total suspended solids (TSS) removal efficiency. Pretreatment as setting was more efficient in dark greywater treatment which was giving 12 % biological oxygen demand, 23 % chemical oxygen demand, 35 % turbidity, 28 % oil and grease and 22 % total suspended solids removal efficiency.
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Literature cited 1: Abdel-Shafy, H.I., M. A.El-Khteeb and ,.Shehata.2013.Greywater treatment using different designs of sand filters. Desalination and water treatment .1-6.
Birks, R. and S. Hils. 2007.Characterisation of indicator organisms and pathogens in domestic greywater of recycling. Env. Monit. Assess., 129:61-69.
Literature cited 2: Donner, E. et al. 2010.Characteristics of grey wastewater characteristics of grey wastewater .Sci.Total Env., 408:2444-2451.
Ghaitidak, D.M. and K.D. Yadav.2013a.
ID: 65210
Title: Study to mitigate the problem of flies and odour from layered poultry farms in the state of Punjab
Author: K.S. Pannu,S.S. Matharu and Rajeev Gupta
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 (11) Nov. 18 page 961-972
Subject: Study to mitigate the problem of flies and odour from layered poultry farms in the state of Punjab
Keywords: Poultry farm, litter/droppings, flies, odour, moisture conent, density, calorific value
Abstract: There are 388 no. of layered poultry farms in the State of Punjab and most of them are based on open house technology. As per present proactive a small quantity of litter/droppings of the birds are removed in the month of April and May every year to use it as manure for growing of vegetables and Kharif season crops but entire quantity of litter/droppings is removed in the month of October every year to use it as manure for growing o potatoes and Rabi crops. Since substantial quantity of litter/droppings gets collected during the period of about 10 months and due to generation of droppings in loose from during the month of May, June, August and mid-September as the water intake during these months is abnormally higher as compared other months and due to spillage of excess water from the nipples, the litter/droppings remained in humid condition resulting into anaerobic bio-degradation of the said material thereby liberation of gases, like mercaptan, hydrogen sulphide, skatole, thiocresol, thiophenol and ammonia, etc. The main culprit in causing odour problem in the vicinity of poultry farm is ammonia which is colourless with a very sharp smell. Since the entire material is kept collected for a longer period due to which it becomes a breeding place as the flies breed on the decomposable material having warm conditions. Thus, a number of complaints are received from the nearby habitation are of poultry farm regarding the problem of flies and odour and for the redressal of the same the people at some places had knocked the door of courts and at some places the people staged the dharnas. The unforgettable recent incident is of dharna staged by people of 8-10 villages at village Bathonia, Tehsil Rajpura, district Patiala due to which law and order situation has become out of order. In addition, a lot of hue and cry is generally seen in print media due to problem of flies and odour faced by the in habitants residing in the vicinity of poultry farm or a cluster of poultry farms. Therefore, in order to mitigate the problem of flies in odour, a committee headed by the Hon'ble chairman of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) assisted by S.S. Matharu and Rajeev Gupta was constituted to carry out a study to see the best practices adopted by other poultry arms to mitigate the said problem. In this study, moisture contents, density and calorific value of the litter / droppings were analyzed. Based on these analytical values and practices adopted by poultry farms visited by the team, it was noticed that he problem of flies and odour can be mitigated by keeping the moisture contents in the litter/droppings at own site or removing the litter /droppings within 48 hours from the poultry sheds manually/mechanized system and dumping the same in lined pits within the premises of the poultry farm or outside the premises of the poultry farm or for use as a fuel in the boiler Furnace after blending with other fuels, etc.
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Literature cited 1: Argo,J. et al.2001. Ammonia emissions from animal feeding operations. Report: White papers. National Centre for Manure and Animal Waste Management, Reeigh, NC.
Aziz, T. and J.H. Barnes. 2010.Harmful effects of ammonia on birds.
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ID: 65209
Title: Application of linear progamming model to integrate diferent methods of solid waste management.
Author: K.N.Chinchodkar and Omprakash S.Jadhav
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 (11) Nov. 18 page 955-960
Subject: Application of linear progamming model to integrate diferent methods of solid waste management.
Keywords: Optimization technique, linear proagramming problem, solid waste managemt , Municipal corporation
Abstract: The proposed study focuses on a linear programming approach for municipal solid waste (MSW) mangemtn system. A linear programming model is developed to minimize the net system cost of segregation and transporting the wastes and to maximize the revenue generated from different processing facilities. A numerical application of the suggested linear programming model is used for hypothetical Municipal Corporation (MC) problem.
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Literature cited 2: Chinchodkar ,K.N. and O.S. Jadhav. 2017.Development of mathematical model for the solid waste management of dumping ground at Mumbai for the reduction of existence cost. Int. J. Statistics and System. 12(1) :145-155.
Chinchodkar, K.N.O.S. Jadhav and V.H. Bajaj. 2017.Some contributions of statical studies on decision support tools for waste management: A revie .J.Indian Soc.Probab.Stat.doi: 10.1007/s41096-017-0019-7.
ID: 65208
Title: Production of humic acid and fromulated with seaweed liquid fertilizer influence on Solanum melongena
Author: P.Prkash,Priyanka singh, M.Prithvi,N.M.D.Sai Krishna and K.Rajakumari
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 (11) Nov. 18 page 949-954
Subject: Production of humic acid and fromulated with seaweed liquid fertilizer influence on Solanum melongena
Keywords: Seaweed liquid fertilizer 9SLF), humic acid (HA), Solanum melongena, seed germination
Abstract: Humic acid a chemical component, which is major constituent of humic substances, which are the significant constituents of soil, peat and coal. The aim of the experiment was to determine an influence o humic acid (HA), seaweed liquid fertilizer 9SLF) and humic acid with seaweed liquid fertilizer combination in various concentrations on the growth of Solanum melongena. The above plant growth promoters were applied as a foliar spray at different intervals with the following concentrations such as seaweed liquid fertilizer (1 to10%), humic acid (0.1 to 1.0) and seaweed liquid fertilizer: humic acid (7.0:0.1 to 7.1). Among the studies the maximum growth rate was obtained at 0.4 % humic acid,7% seaweed liquid fertilizer and 7.5 :0.5 %of seaweed liquid fertilizer: humic acid combination.
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Asir Selin Kumar, R., James Edwin and Bab Saravana. 2004.Comparative studies on the impact of seaweeds and seagrass liquid fertilizer on the chlorophyll content of Zea mays. Seaweed Res .and Utilization.26:167-170.
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ID: 65207
Title: Climate change adaptation in the context of Biodiversity conservation
Author: I.Sundar
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 (11) Nov. 18 page 940-948
Subject: Climate change adaptation in the context of Biodiversity conservation
Keywords: Climate change, adaptation, Biodiversity conservation
Abstract: Climate change has a significant impact on biodiversity and such impacts have been studied by many scholars. Hence there is a need to protect the biodiversity in the context of climate change. The protection of biodiversity depends on the adaptation of various practices and strategies. In this context, an urgent attention is enquired. This paper deals with the impact of climate change on biodiversity. It outlines the climate change adaptation strategies in biodiversity conservation and measures to reduce the impact of climate change on biodiversity. This paper makes a special note on policy options for adaptation in relation to biodiversity and role of marine protected areas, in climate change adaptation. This paper concludes with some interesting findings along with policy suggestions.
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