ID: 64150
Title: Experimental Evaluation of Solanum tuberosum peel as bioadsoebent for removal of Nickel and Chromium ions from aqueous solution
Author: Harendra K.Sharma, Irfan Rashid Sofiand Laxmi Dubey
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 100-106 (2021)
Subject: Experimental Evaluation of Solanum tuberosum peel as bioadsoebent for removal of Nickel and Chromium ions from aqueous solution
Keywords: Biosorption, Potato peel, Heavy metals, aqueous solution, Adsorption isotherm
Abstract: The ability of potato peel to act as biosorption medium in the removal of metal ions from aqueous solution was investigated. The adsorbent removal efficiency was determined as a function of contact time, initial metal ion concentration, pH and temperature. Potato peel was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).FTIR results showed that the functional groups providing the active sites are carboxyl, hydroxyl and carbonyl groups. Results from the biosorption experiment showed that potato peel displays a good binding affinity with metals ions [cr (vi0 and Ni (II) in the aqueous solution. The equilibrium profile fits with the Langmuir isotherm with a coefficient values of 0.93 and 0.99 for Ni (II) and Cr (VI) and Freundlich isotherm having coefficient values of 0.97 and 0.99 for Ni (ii) and Cr (VI), respectively. The potato peel was found to be highly efficient in the removal of selected heavy metal ions.
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Literature cited 1: Haware, D.J.and H.P. Pramod .2011.Determination of specific heavy metals in fruit juices using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Int. J. Res. Chem. Env., 4: 163-168.
Zhang, X., etal.2011.Assessing the toxicity of naphthenic acids using a microbial genome wide live cell reporter array system.Env.Sci. Tech., 45 (5):1984-1991.
Literature cited 2: Prakasham, R.S., et al. 1999.Biosorption of chromium VI by free and immobilized Rhizopus arrhizus. Env.Poll. 104: 421-427.
WHO.2014.World cancer report. Ed B.W., Stewart and C.P. Wild. International agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Geneva.
ID: 64149
Title: Socio-Economic Scenario of Scrappers and their role in Municipal solid waste Management in city of Varanasi
Author: Vijai Krishna, Dharmendra Kumar, Rajni Srivastava, Himanshu Kumar and Anil Kumar Pandey
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 94-99 (2021)
Subject: Socio-Economic Scenario of Scrappers and their role in Municipal solid waste Management in city of Varanasi
Keywords: Scrappers, Municipal solid waste management, Socio-economic scenario, Varanasi
Abstract: Scrappers or scrap dealers or scrap traders play an important role in the municipal waste management of a city, like collection, storage, sorting, reuse and recycling of waste. Scrapping has become a ,livelihood practice of a large group of people especially in developing countries, where government authorities are not much efficient in waste management .Scrappers not only clean the cities but also help the city authorities by doing so. But their socio-economic condition is not well. In this research paper the results of a survey have been discussed to assess the socio-economic scenario of scrappers in the city of Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh state in India, like education, health , entrainment help from NGOs, police harassment and their prediction of waste collection , storage, sorting , selling, etc. The results of the survey clearly indicate the socio-economic condition of these scrappers is very bad and need the attention of government and waste management authorities for the improvement of them.
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Literature cited 1: Srivistava, R., V. Krishna and I.Sonkar.2014.Characterization and management of municipal solid waste: A case study of Varanasi city. Int. J. Current Res. Academic Review.2 (8):10-16.
Kaushal, R.K., G.K. Varghese and M.Chabukdhara.2012.Municiapl solid waste management in India-Current state and future challenges: A review .Int. J. Eng. Sci. Tech., 4 (4) : 1473-1489.
Literature cited 2: Sharholy, M., etal.2007.Municiapal solid waste characteristics and management in Allahabad. J. Waste Manage., 27:490-496.
Krishna, V. and S.Chaurasia.2017.Assessmnt of potential of energy recovery from municipal solid waste of Allahabad city. Int. J. Appl. Res. Tech., 2(3): 165-171.
ID: 64148
Title: Heavy metal uptake by wheat and mustard crops grown in surrounding of a coal-fired thermal power plant, Bathinda (Punjab)
Author: Savita Verma and Anju
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 86-93 (2021)
Subject: Heavy metal uptake by wheat and mustard crops grown in surrounding of a coal-fired thermal power plant, Bathinda (Punjab)
Keywords: Wheat, Mustard, Heavy metal, Bioconcentration factor, Translocation factor
Abstract: Plants show natural ability to absorb and accumulate trace metals from soil. The aim of the present research paper is to study the accumulation and distribution pattern of some heavy metals, namely Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn in different parts (root, stem, leaf and seed) of wheat and mustard crops, grown in fields around Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power plant Bathinda, Punjab. For this purpose, the bio concentration factor (BCF) and translocation factor (TF) of metals between the different plant parts of both the crops and the soils were studied. Findings of the present study indicate that all the studied metals have primarily accumulated in roots of both the crops .In both crops, the concentrations of all the studied heavy metals in plant tissues were diminishing from the root to the aerial parts. The levels of all the trace elements were higher in the mustard crop than the wheat crop. The concentrations of all the metals in both crops were within safe limits of Indian standards for plants.
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Literature cited 1: Logan, T.J. and R.L.Chaney.198.Utilization of municipal wastewater and sludge on land-Metals. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Utilizaion of municipal wastewater and sludge on land. Ed A.L. Page , et al., University of California, Riverside, California. pp 235-323.
Abulude, F.O., and H.Adesoje.2006.Characterization of heavy metal pollution around cassava processing factory using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Res. J. Appl. Sci., 1(1-4): 16-18.
Literature cited 2: Cheng, S.P.2003.Heav metal pollution in China Origin, pattern and control. Env. Sci. Poll. Res., 10 (3): 192-198.
Kabata-Pendias, A. and A.B.Mukherjee.2007.Trace elements from soil to human.Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
ID: 64147
Title: Removal of textile dye by Titanium oxide, White clay and calcium oxide
Author: Samir Bekheira, Zohra Dali-Youcef, Miloud Hamadache and Asma Belaidouni
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 79-785 (2021)
Subject: Removal of textile dye by Titanium oxide, White clay and calcium oxide
Keywords: Titanium oxide, White clay, Calcium oxide, Purple dye KB, Adsorption isotherms
Abstract: The experimental study envisages the elimination of a purple dye KB which is the discharges of a textile plant ENADITEX of the industrial zone of the Wilaya Oran, Algeria. This dye , like the other dyes, is a pollutant and hardly degradable. Trees solid adsorbents: Titanium oxide, white clay and calcium were used to remove the organic dye KB (cationic type) used in the textile industry. The kinetic study of the purple dye absorption process showed that the removal using Titanium oxede, white clay and calcium oxide attained was 87%, 80% and 86%, respectively for respective contact times of 200 min, 60 min, 50 min and that the adsorption of the purple dye by the three solid materials was well described by the pseudo–second order model while the thermodynamic study revealed the adsorption process was physical. On the other hand, the study of the adsorption isotherms using different classical models showed that adsorption can be described by the Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad, A., etal.2009.Scavenging behaviour of meranti sawdust in the removal of methylene Blue from aqueous solution.J.Hazard.Mater.170:357-365.
Khelifi, E.etal.2008.Aerobic decolourization of the indigo dye-containing textile wastewater using continuous combined bioreactors. J. Hazard. Mater, 152:683-689.
Literature cited 2: Daneshvar, N. etal.2003.Photocatalytic degradation of azo dye acid red 14 in water: investigation of the effect of operational parameters. J. Photochem. Photobiol A: Chem, 157:111-116.
Sami, G. and B.Mohamed.2013.Kinetic study of the adsorption of Congo Red on a bentonite .J. Water Sci., 26: 39-50.
ID: 64146
Title: Coir Pith: A potential Material for Fabrication of low-cost particle Board
Author: C.R. Sahoo, T.K. Bastia and B.B.Kar
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 72-78 (2021)
Subject: Coir Pith: A potential Material for Fabrication of low-cost particle Board
Keywords: Coir pith, Particle board, Urea formaldehyde resin, Lignin formaldehyde
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to utilize waste coir pith, generated from coconut cultivation. During the study, the techno-mechanical properties of the particle board are being tested continuously .In this process, waste coir pith is dried and shredded into a size range within 1 cm. These shredded materials are then ground to smaller particle size in the range of 2-4 mm. The factors under consideration are density (900-1000 kg/m3).The experiments are carried out with variable temperatures in the range of 25-60°C.The boards after fabrication are tested for thickness , moisture content and water absorption. It has been found that all the panel boards are having a much higher density than that of the IS-3087 standards except urea formaldehyde resin based boards. Similarly , thickness , moisture content, water absorption are within the range of standard IS-3087.When they are subjected to mechanical parameters, properties such as tensile strength, compressive strength and flexural strength are taken into consideration. The data revealed that as compared to other panels, boards prepared using urea formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde resin showed better tensile strength (that is 2 MPa) whereas boards made up of lignin formaldehyde and molasses formaldehyde are of lower tensile strength. Similar results are revealed in terms of compressive and flexural strength as well.
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Literature cited 1: Veigel, S., et al.2012.Particle board and oriented strand board prepared with nanocellulose –rein-forced adhesive.J.Nanomaterials.DOI:10.1155/2012/158503.
Harshavardhan, A., and L.Murugandam.2017.Preparation and characteristic study of particle borad from solid waste.IOP conference series: Mater. Sci. Eng, 263(3) .DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/263/3/032005.
Literature cited 2: Gu, K., J. Hubg and K. Li., 2013.Biobased adhesives, preparation and evaluation of particle board bonded with a soy flour-based adhesive with a new curing agent. J. Adhesion Sci. Tech., 18-19:2053-2064.
Raleigh, N.C. Review of particle board manufacture and processing. In Wood Technology: Chemical aspects (chapter 13) .Ed M.W. Kelly.pp220-234.
ID: 64145
Title: Integrated Waste Management in Desalination plants in UAE
Author: Pradeep Kumar V.N., Gabriel Tonga Noweg and Lau Seng
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 66-71 (2021)
Subject: Integrated Waste Management in Desalination plants in UAE
Keywords: Desalination, Techniques, Environment, UAE
Abstract: Desalination is a process that primarily involves cleanup and purification of sea water for drinking and irrigation purpose. The process is mainly targeted and widely used in the Gulf Cooperation Council country. To concentrate on waste management, it can be stated that it includes all those operations and activities that highly ensure to minimize the waste by adopting effective waste management tools, such as recycling and effectively reusing brine waste. In the current study, it identifies a perfect understanding of integrated waste management in the desalinization plant in UAE by analyzing the complete set of research which includes the various techniques in desalination plant adopted in the UAE and also includes the improvement technique in the desalination process. The study also describes the environmental impact of seawater desalination and also examines the techniques to minimize the negative impact of the desalination plant of the environment .In accession to this, the section also describes the finding and discussion which is grounded on the existing literature which includes a summary of the literatures by signifying the major concept. Al last, the study also describes the summary of the reassessment that helps to make an effective recommendation for the UAE, so that they will be capable to accomplish the successful implementation of waste management effectively.
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Literature cited 1: Dawoud, M.A and M.M. Al Mulla .2012.Environmental impacts of seawater desalination: Arabian Gulf case study.Int.J.Env.Sustainability.1 (3):22-37.
Khawaji, A.D., I.K. Kutubkhanah and J.M..Wie.2008.Advances in seawater desalination technologies.Desalination.221 (1-3):47-69.
Literature cited 2: Schenkeveld, M.M., et al.2004.Seawater and brackish water desalination in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia: A review of key issues and experiences in six countries. Relatorio tecmico, Bancco Mundial, Nimes, France.
Sepulveda, A., et al., 2010.A review of the environmental fate and effects of hazardous substances released from electrical and electronic equipments during recycling: Examples from China and India: Env. Impact Assess .Review.30 (1) : 28-41.
ID: 64144
Title: Sorption of Cu (ii) Ions on Orange Peel
Author: Shubhangi S.Malkhede and Y.R.M.Rao
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 58-65 (2021)
Subject: Sorption of Cu (ii) Ions on Orange Peel
Keywords: Activated carbon, Adsorbent, Adsorption, Batch mode technique, Contact time, heavy metals, Isotherm, Powdered orange peel
Abstract: An adsorption process is the more effective technique and used for the elimination or reduction of metal ions from wastewater. However, the process is not economical since the activated carbon used as a sorbent is costlier. Hence investigators are inspecting to identify cost-effective, efficient, locally available adsorbent materials. In this research work, attempts have been made to check the efficiency of the powdered orange peel (POP) with powdered activated carbon (PAC) in removing CU2+ ions from the aqueous solution. Experiments have been carried out using the batch mode method. In this removal process, the influence of various physic-chemical parameters, like pH, contact time, adsorbent dose, Cu2+ ions awareness and adsorbent particle size at the adsorption of Cu2+ ions through each POP and PAC were investigated. Results found out that the 69.75% elimination of Cu2+ ions was determined with powdered orange peel at pH 5, contact time 60 min, adsorbent dose 3.5 g/L and Cu2+ions concentration of 200 ppm. Whereas, the powdered activated carbon has shown elimination of 77.4% at pH5. Contact time of 45 min, adsorbent dose 2.0 g/L and Cu2+ ions concentrations of 500 ppm. Equilibrium records had been analyzed using the Langmuir, Freundlich model.
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Literature cited 1: Dundar M., C. Nuhoglu and Y.Nuhoglu.2008.Biosorption of Cu (ii) ions onto the litter of natural trembling poplar forest. J. Hazard. Mater., 151 (1) : 86-95.
Verma, R. and P.Dwivedi.2013.Heavy metal water pollution-A case study. Recent Res. Sci. Tech., 5 (5): 98-99.
Literature cited 2: Krishna, R.H.and A.V.V.S.Swamy.2012.Physico-chemical key parameters, Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm and Lagergren rate constant studies on the removal of divalent nickel from the aqueous solutions onto powder of calcined brick.Int.J.Eng.Res.Develop, 4(1): 29-38.
ID: 64143
Title: Effect of Mutation on Bacillus species for the degradation of Azo dye and its molecular characterization using AFLP
Author: Himanshi Mangla, Hardik Pathak, Saurabh Dave, Mahesh and D.P.Jaroli
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 50-57 (2021)
Subject: Effect of Mutation on Bacillus species for the degradation of Azo dye and its molecular characterization using AFLP
Keywords: Azo dye, Effluents, Azo reductase, Enzyme, Mutations
Abstract: Azo dyes are frequently used synthetic dye in the textile industries. It is a xenobiotic compound due to the presence of the sulphonic group. These azo dyes release through dye effluent or industrial waste resulting in an acute effect on the environment and also on human health. The present investigation was an attempt to know the degradation of Para Red azo dye at physico-chemical parameters, such as pH, temperature and concentration. An experiment was carried out to degrade the Para Red azo dye using bacterial isolates from the dye contaminated soil. From all the isolates, only Bacillus species was able to degrade the dye. As it has the ability to produce the azo reductase enzyme to catalyze the Para Red azo dye .Approximately 53% of degradation was observed after optimization.But after mutations, the enzyme activity was enhanced and 68.2% degradation was observed. After purification, an increase in fold purification and a gradual decrease in the yield of about 1.13% and 70% respectively was observed.
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Literature cited 1: Lacasse, K. and W.Baumann.2007.Textile chemicals: Environmental data and facts. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Mcmullan,G., etal.2001.Microbial decolourization and degradation of textile dyes .Appl. Microbiol. Biotech. 56 (1-2):81-87.
Literature cited 2: Rajendra R., A.M.Hasab and S.K.Sundaram.2012.Development of microbial consortiu for the biodegradation and biodecolourization of textile effluents. J. Urban Env. Eng., 6: 36-41.
Dawkar, V.V., et al., 2008.Biodegradation of disperse textile dye brown 3REL by newly isolated Bacillus sp.VUS. J. Appl. Microbiol., 105(1): 14-24.
ID: 64142
Title: Closed pattern mining and causal analysis of Pollution data
Author: S. Sharmiladevi and S.Siva Sathya
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 42-49 (2021)
Subject: Closed pattern mining and causal analysis of Pollution data
Keywords: Air pollution, PM2.5 pollutant, Closed sequential mining, Particulate matter, Delhi
Abstract: Mining sequential patterns are of great importance in recent years, as it unveils some of the unknown associative relationships between observations. While in mining sequential patterns many intermediate sequences have to be generated, which is a computationally challenging task when compared to frequent patterns of mining. CloFAST is an algorithm which mines closed sequences without candidate maintenance. Also, CloFAST requires only one step to check closure and prune the search space. It can mine along closed sequences effortlessly from large datasets. In this work, a closed sequential pattern mining of PM2.5 pollutant in Delhi is done using CloFAST. Delhi, the capital of the second most populous country on earth has been suffering from severe air pollution problem. Delhi is getting polluted due to diverse reasons, like its geography, burning crop stubble in neighbouring states, vehicular emission, etc. Some of the critical air pollutants found in Delhi are PM10, PM2.5, nitrogen oxide, sulphur oxide, carbon monoxide, ozone. The main pollutant being particulate matter (PM2.5) as it causes serious health problems when it enters into the alveoli of human lungs. Various micro-level analysis of air pollution is being carried out recently. But macro-level analysis is also required in order to obtain a clear understanding on a broader scale. The patterns obtained are given as knowledge for causal analysis done using the FCI algorithm.
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Literature cited 1: Guttikunda, S.K. and B.R.Gurjar.2012.Role of meteorology in seasonality of air pollution in megacity Delhi. Env. Monitor. Assess, 184 (5) : 3199-3211.DOI:0.1007/s0661-011-2181-8.
Zhao, C. and G.Song.2017.Application of data mining to the analysis of meteorological data for air quality prediction: A case study in Shenyang.IOP Conference Serioes: Earth Env. Sci., 81.DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/81/1/012097.
Literature cited 2: Napure, A.S., B.R. Gurjar and J.Martel.2014. Humn health risks in national capital territory of Delhi due to air pollution. Atmos. Poll. Res., 5 (3) : 371-380.
Ming, L., and et al. 2017.PM2.5 in the Yangtze river delta, China: Chemical compositions, seasonal variations and regional pollution events.Env.Poll.,223: 200-212.DOI:0.1016/j.envpol.201701.013.
ID: 64141
Title: Investigation of groundwater quality for agricultural use in A Lateritic soil belt
Author: Mobarok Hossain and Pulak Kumar Patra
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 25-33 (2021)
Subject: Investigation of groundwater quality for agricultural use in A Lateritic soil belt
Keywords: Irrigational water quality indices, Hydrochemistry, Piper diagram, Gibb’s diagram, Bolpur block
Abstract: Groundwater is a valuable natural resource. The quality problem for its designated purposes, such as drinking, domestic, industrial and agricultural uses are gaining attention, especially in developing countries. The present study was undertaken to investigate the suitability of groundwater for irrigational purpose in Bolpur block of Birbhum district of West Bengal. Major cations in groundwater samples were found in descending order as Ca2+ > Na+>Mg2+>K+ whereas, anions were HCO3>Cl_>SO42>NO3-.Water quality for irrigation was assessed through water quality parameters, such as electrical conductivity (EC) , sodium absorption ratio (SAR) , soluble sodium percentage (SSP) , residual sodium carbonate (RSC) , Kelly’s ratio (KR) and permeability index (PI) .The values of these water quality parameters were found to be suitable for irrigation. Major hydrochemical facies of groundwater of the study area were normal earth alkaline water with prevailing bicarbonate that is ca2+-Mg2+, HC03 type. Local geological setting and rock –water interactions are a principal factor that governed the formation of groundwater chemistry of the study area. The outcome of the present study may be helpful to the farmers, researchers and policy makers to formulate an effective groundwater management plan.
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Literature cited 1: Srivastava, S.K.2019. Assessment of groundwater quality for the suitability of irrigation and its impacts on crop yields in the Guna district, India. India. Agric. Water Manage., 216:224-241.DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.02.005.
Gomez, V.M.R., etal.2017.Groundwater quality impacted by landuse /landcover change in semiarid region of Mexico. Groundwaer Sustain. Develop., 5: 160-167.DOI:10.1016/j.gsd.2017.06.003.
Literature cited 2: Pazand, K., et al., 2018.Identifcation of the hydrogeochemical processes and assessment of groundwater in a semi-arid region using major ion chemistry: A case study of Ardestan basin in Central Ian. Groundwater Sustain. Develop., 6:245-254.DOI:10.1016/j.gsd.2018.01.008.
Todd, D.K. and L.W.Mays.2005.Groundwater hydrology (3rd edn).John Wiley &Sons, United Sates. pp 636.
ID: 64140
Title: Identification and control of Giant African Snail in Cauliflower farms by low frequency sound measurement techniques and back propagation neural network
Author: Adeline Sneha J. Rekha Chakravarthi Nor Hisham Khamis and Joshua Amarnath D.
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 25-33 (2021)
Subject: Identification and control of Giant African Snail in Cauliflower farms by low frequency sound measurement techniques and back propagation neural network
Keywords: Pest identification, African snail, Acoustic, Crops protection
Abstract: The Giant African snail is the world’s largest, destructive and most damaging land pest in agricultural plantations. These pests are sometimes called as the natural enemies of farmers. High devouring capacity of these snails causes heavy damages to vegetation. In this work, various snails are collected and placed in the room temperature. The snails were feed with the consumables, such as cauliflower, tomatoes and soil, indeed the sound frequency is measured. In addition, the various activities also monitored and the respective frequencies are observed. For instance, the movement of snail, retraction of the head in shell, head movements are recorded form the acoustic room with the recorder. However, monitoring the snail low level sound were challenging for recording. Thus the high precision device is required for recording the signals. The recording has been done for a number of days in order to evade uncertainty. The recorded accurate signals are chosen for the analysis. These signals are analyzed in the time and frequency domain. The statistical features are extracted from the signal. Further, the power spectral density, sound pressure level and equal loudness contour of the signals are calculated. The wide range of frequency of the snail of its various movements is determined. The extracted statistical features from the signals are fed into the neural network for training. Back propagation algorithm is used for classification along with the snail’s signal, few noise signals are fed into the neural network to identify the effectiveness of network in the identification of the pest. It gives 99% efficiency in identifying the snail’s signal. This work is also compared with capacitance-based pest identification. This work has been experimentally validated with low-cost acoustic sensor that wirelessly communicates to the base, to monitor and control snail activity, the work suggested in this paper is a non-destructive form of pest identification which does not harm the crops as well as the environment.
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Literature cited 1: Oerke E.C. 2006.Crop losses to pests.J.Agric.Sci., 44 (1): 31-43.
IUCN SSG .2012.Global invasive species database. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Literature cited 2: Nelson, S. 2012.The Giant African snail. Hanai’Ai/The food provider.
Sridhar, V., etal.2013.Seere occurrence of the giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Bowdich) (Stylommatophora: Achatinidae) in Kolar district, Karnataka. Pest Manage. Horticultural Ecosystems.18 (2) 228-230.
ID: 64139
Title: Wadi Larbaa’s Water Quality in the North of Morocco: Statistical treatment of physical and chemical parameters.
Author: K.Arouya, H.Tabyaoui, H.Taouil, J.Naoura and S.Ibn Ahmed.
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 11-24 (2021)
Subject: Wadi Larbaa’s Water Quality in the North of Morocco: Statistical treatment of physical and chemical parameters.
Keywords: Multivariate analysis, Surface water, Physico-chemical quality, Northern Morocco
Abstract: This study is part of the characterization of surface water chemistry and the determination of the origin of chemical elements present in the waters of the Taza region of Morocco. To carry out this investigation, 60 samples were collected in July 2017 and January 2018 (30 samples per month) .The principal component analysis (PCA) applied to the data sets resulted in three significant factors accounting for 89.46% of the total variance. The F1 factor expresses 53.51% of the total information, called the factor of salinization, water pollution by nitrogen compounds and seasonality. Factors F2 and F3 can be called anthropogenic pollution and seasonality factors. In addition, the stations are well typed and therefore, well structured by their physic-chemical data .In addition, hierarchical cluster analysis (CA) grouped the twenty-five physic-chemical variables studied into five distinct groups related to water-rock interaction, agriculture and anthropogenic sources. Therefore, this work indicates that multivariate statistical methods are an excellent exploratory tool for interpreting a complex set of water quality data and for understanding spatial variations that are useful and effective for water quality management.
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Literature cited 1: Tampo, L. et al.2018.Application of statistical methods to the hydrochemical study of the waters of a tropical hydro system: Case of the watershed of the Zio river (Togo).European Sci. J., 11 (14): 204-225.
Haouchine S. 2017.Research on faunal quality and ecology of macroinvertebrates benthic water-courses of Kabylia, mem. Magister Biosciences.
Literature cited 2: Foto, M.S., et al. 2011.Spatial evolution of the diversity of populations of benthic macro-invertebrates in an anthropized stream in a tropical environment (Cameroon) .European J. Sci. Res., 55 (2) : 291-300.
OMS.2012.Guidelines for drinking water quality (4th edn) .World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. pp 307-447.
ID: 64138
Title: Evaluation of low density polyethylene degradation by Bacteria isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated site
Author: Shailja Singh, Vishal Singh Chowdhary, Devendra Pratap Singh
Editor: Dr. Jyoti Verma
Year: 2021
Publisher: Surendra Kumar HUF
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Indian journal of environmental protection Jan. 2021 Vol. 41 (1) 3-10 (2021)
Subject: Evaluation of low density polyethylene degradation by Bacteria isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated site
Keywords: Low-density polyethylene, Scanning Electron microscopy, Fourier transforms spectroscopy, Biodegradation, Pollution
Abstract: Indiscriminate use and inertness of synthetic polymers leading to increased water and land pollution are of great concern. Many attempts have been made to control the problem by using both chemical and biological methods. Chemical methods resulted in an increase in pollution y releasing noxious gases in the atmosphere whereas biological methods have been proved to be eco-friendly .The current study demonstrate the isolation, characterization and biodegradation analysis of the low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films by the isolated bacteria. Various techniques were used to determine the changes induced in the polyethylene sheet after treatment with bacteria. Gradual reduction, in the weight of degraded LDPE with time, signifies the utilization of polymer by bacteria for nutrients and energy. Analysis through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of degraded LDPE films showed morphological damage, like cracks, extensive roughening, fragileness and fragmentations on the surface of the LDPE sheets confirming that degradation ha d occurred by the action of bacterial isolates. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis of the degraded LDPE films, showed the presence of alcohols, alkenes, alkanes, amines being produced after 90 days, indicating that degradation had been carried out successfully. Energy dispersive x-ray study revealed the decrease in carbon content which shows that the carbon has been utilized by bacteria for their growth. Hence, two potential bacteria strains isolated in the present study can be said to be plastic degrading microorganisms.
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Sivan, A., M. Szanto and V.Pavlov.2006.Biofilm development of the polyethylene-degradation bacterium Rhodococcus ruber. Appl.Microbiol.Biotech., 72: 346-352.
ID: 64137
Title: A study of fish mortality due to high ambient temperature in Assam
Author: Dhwajendra Nath Das and Neeta Baishya
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 (5) MAY 18 page. 426-436
Subject: A study of fish mortality due to high ambient temperature in Assam
Keywords: Fish mortality, ambient temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Trace element, Toxicity, Beel, Pukhuri, Water bodies.
Abstract: An increase of temperature in water of the water bodies may be happened by manmade activities or increasing ambient temperature by sunlight .Heat can be considered as a pollutant if its addition or removal from the water which changes biochemical reaction alters ecology, damages aquatic life changes the physic-chemical parameters and finally degrade the water quality. An increase of temperature in water directly affects the fish resources and thereby initiates fish mortality. Fish is normally not survived by heat or increasing temperature in water. Therefore, it initiated fish mortality in the aquatic environment. This incident was observed in Assam due to increasing ambient temperature in the atmosphere by the sunlight .Consequently, the species diversity of fish and other aquatic lives were gradually affected in the aquatic environment.
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ID: 64136
Title: Performance and Emission Analysis of cotton seed oil Methyl Esters with ZrO2 and CeO2 coating on the Piston
Author: J. Hemanandh, S. Ganesan, R. Devaraj and S. P. Venkatesan
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 (5) MAY 18 page. 421-425
Subject: Performance and Emission Analysis of cotton seed oil Methyl Esters with ZrO2 and CeO2 coating on the Piston
Keywords: Biodiesel, Coatings, Diesel engine, Emission, Performance
Abstract: The global energy need of the automobiles till date is fulfilled by fossil fuels which are depleting at a much faster rate and hence alternative fuel is the only solution to meet the global energy demands. Researchers worldwide consider biofuels as the best alternative to fossil fuels as these are renewable. In this study, a biodiesel having 25 % blend of cotton seed oil and 75 % of pure diesel is used in a Dl Kirloskar engine. This study is carried out in three phases, namely transesterification of cotton seed oil with sodium hydroxide as catalyst, coating of the piston by plasma spray process with ceramic materials (ZrO2 and CeO2) and final phase is to run the coated engine at a constant speed of 1500 rpm at various loads to obtain the performance and emission parameters. The obtained results are compared with coated and uncoated engine with pure diesel and cotton seed methyl esters as the engine fuel during the same operation conditions.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Dr. J. Hemanandh, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology,Chennai-600 119.
S.Ganesan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology,Chennai-600 119.
Literature cited 2: Mr. R. Devaraj, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering ,Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology,Chennai-600 119.
Dr. S.P.Venkatesan, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering ,School of Mechanical Engineering ,Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology ,Chennai -600 119.