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ID: 60555
Title: Permeability of Sand-bentonite and Sand-fly Ash Mixtures.
Author: Shankara, Maya Naik and P.V. Sivapullaiah.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (4) 19-26 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Sand-bentonite, Sand-fly ash, Permeability, laboratory study, hydraulic conductivity.
Abstract: Laboratory hydraulic conductivity (HC) tests have been conducted on mixtures of fine sand with bentonite and fly ash with four fluids with different pH and metal concentrations with a view to assess their suitability for the liner constructions for waste containment facilities. HC of sand-bentonite mixtures which was low, due to effective reduction void ratio because of swelling of negatively charged bentonite particles, further reduces with increase in the pH of the fluid by increase in the cation exchange capacity ad fabric of the clay assuming relatively more dispersed structure. The hydraulic conductivity of mixtures of fly ash sand were higher and were in the range of 1 x 10-5 cm/s which however decreases slightly with increase in the density. HC of sand fly ash mixtures with increase in pH of the solution due to increase in the reactivity of fly ash in alkaline medium produces more pozzolanic compounds leading to reduction in the void ratio. It is also found, however, that hydraulic conductivity of fly ash mixtures is not suitable for linear application. The precipitation of metal ions at higher pH in sand fly ash mixtures may reduce the HC depending on the concentration of metal ions. However, bentonite needs to be incorporated to lower the HC range linear application for waste containment facilities.
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Literature cited 1: ASTM D5856-95 (2007). Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Porous Material Using a Rigid-Wall Compaction-Mold Permeameter. West Conshohocken, PA. Benson, H.C. and D.E. Daniel (1990). Influence of clods on hydraulic conductivity of compacted clay. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, 116: 1231-1248.
Literature cited 2: Chapuis, R.P., Lavoie, J. and D. Giard (1992).Design construction, and repair of the soil-bentonite liners of two lagoons. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 29: 638-645. Haug, M.D. and L.C. Wong (1992). Impact of molding water content on hydraulic conductivity of compacted sand-bentonite. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 29: 253-262.

ID: 60554
Title: Heavy Metals Fish Species, Sediment and Surface Water around a Proposed Uranium Mining Area in India.
Author: Soma Giri and Gurdeep Singh.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 89-96 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Fish, heavy metals, risk assessment, hazard quotient.
Abstract: Heavy metal pollution of water resources can be apprehended in East Singhbhum region which is a highly mineralized zone with extensive mining of copper, uranium and other minerals. Fish samples were collected around Bagjata uranium mining area and the heavy metal analysis was done by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The geometric mean concentration of Fe, Mn, Pb, Cu and Ni of all the fish samples was found to be 18.32, 2.34, 7.35, 1.08, 0.52 and 0.34 mgkg-1fresh , respectively. In general, the fish samples collected from the pond were found to have higher concentration than the rivers. The results suggest a very strong association of Fe and Mn between the water and the fish samples and Zn, Pb and Cu between sediment and fish samples. To assess the risk due to intake of heavy metals through the ingestion of fish, the hazard quotients were calculated using the USEPA method. The hazard quotients of the heavy metals were below 1 posing no threat due to intake of fish to the local consumers.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad, M.K., Islam, S., Rahman, S., Haque, M.R. and M.M. Islam (2010). Heavy Metals in Water, Sediment and Some Fishes of Buriganga River, Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Research, 4 (2): 321-332. Al-Kahtani, M.A. (2009). Accumulation o f Heavy Metals in Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) from Al-Khadoud Spring.Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia. American Journal of Applied Science, 6 (12): 2024-2029.
Literature cited 2: Alhas, E., Oymak, S.A. and H. Karadede (2009). Heavy metal concentrations in two barb, barbus xanthopterus and Barbus rajanorum mystaceus from Ataturk Dam Lake, Turkey ,Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 148: 11-18. Atolaye, B.O. and M.O. Aremu (2007) .Bioaccumulation of Some Trace Elements in the Body Parts of Fish Species Associated With Soil Sediment and Water from ?Magani? Confluence in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Electronic Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 6 (5): 2001-2008.

ID: 60553
Title: Association of Ambient Air Quality with Female ' s Pulmonary Function in Kolkata City, India.
Author: Paulomi Das and Pinaki Chatterjee
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 83-88 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Air pollution, FVC, FEV1, FEF25-75%, MVV.
Abstract: Health effects of air pollution are raising concern to the residents of Kolkata. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the association between the levels of air pollutants and pulmonary function (FVC, FEV1, FEF25-75 % and MVV) of adult females living in two different air pollutant zones of Kolkata, West Bengal. The air pollution data of the two ambient air quality-monitoring stations located at Rabindrabharti and Victoria Memorial was collected from West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Kolkata for the period from January 2012 to March 2012. Study was conducted on two hundred females of the age range 17-22 years, subdivided into two groups from living within 3 km radius of the two monitoring stations. They were investigated for their spirometric lung functions by the method and technique recommended by American Thoracic Society. Results revealed that PM10, SO2 concentrations were significantly higher in Rabindrabharti zone, whereas no significant differences were noted in NO2 and CO concentration though values were higher at Rabindrabharati than Victoria Memorial. FVC,FEV1, FEF25-75 % and MVV were significantly lower in females of Rabindabharti zone .Exposure to high air pollutant concentration might be associated with reduced pulmonary function in adult females.
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Literature cited 1: Ackermann-Liebrich, U., Leuenberger, P., Schwartz, J., Schindler, C., Monn, C., Bolognini, G., Bongard, J.P. , Brandli, O., Domenighetti, G., Elasasser, S., Grize, L., Karrer ,W., Keller, R., Keller-Wossidlo,H., Kunzli, N., Martin, B.W, Medici, T.C., Perruchoud, A.P., Schoni, M.H., Tshopp, J.M., Villiger, B., Wuthrich, B., Zellweger, J.P. and E.Zemp (1997).Lung function and long term exposure to air pollutants in Switerzerland. Study on air pollution and lung diseases in adults (SAPALDIA) team. Am J Respir Crit Care Med., 155: 122-129. American Thoracic Society (1979) ATS-statement-Snowbird workshop on standardization of spirometry.Am.Rev. Respir.Dis, 119: 831-838.
Literature cited 2: Butter, M.E. (2006). Are Women More Vulnerable to Environmental Pollution? J. Hum Ecol., 20 (3): 221-226. Chang, Y.K. Wu, C.C. Lee, L.T., Lin, R.S., Yu, Y.H. and Y.C. Chen (2012). The short-term effects of air pollution on adolescent lung function in Taiwan.Chemosphere, 87 (1): 26-30.

ID: 60552
Title: Economical and Reliable Method of Water Purification.
Author: Anand M. Sharan.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 71-81 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Ultra-violet and Ro methods, water boiling method, water boiling under pressure method, high hat of water evaporation, hydrogen bonding.
Abstract: In this work, several commonly use methods of water purification are discussed first and then a new method is proposed. This new method is attractive considering its simplicity and world-wide applicability. It involves boiling water under pressure which raises the temperature of this boiling water. The background of this method arises from the pasteurization process but its applicability from economy required under current high energy costs. Several experimental results are also discussed.
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Literature cited 1: Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines .http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/water-eau/drink-potab/guide/index-eng.php De Zuane, J. (1997). Handbook of Drinking Water Quality (2nd ed). Van Nstrand, New York.
Literature cited 2: Health Canada. Drinking Water Health Problems.http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/environ/chlor-eng.php Holman, J.P. (2002).Heat Transfer. McGraw Hill, 9th Edition.

ID: 60551
Title: Production of Vermicompost Using Aquatic Macrophytes from Domestic Sewage Pond.
Author: A.K. Giri, Vishal K., S. Verma, M.P. Singh and Jitender Kumar.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 63-69 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Macrophyte mixture, cowdung, earthworm biomass, heavy metals, available nutrients.
Abstract: Laxmital pond in Jhansi city is heavily polluted due to unrestricted discharge of domestic sewage and supported growth of some aquatic Macrophytes. Macrophytes growing in wastewater ponds assimilate nutrients and thus harvesting and vermicomposting of Macrophytes. Recycle nutrients from the wastewater. Hence, the present investigation explored possibility to recycle mixture of Macrophytes biomass (MMB) from sewage pond. The recycling potential of MMB in cattle dung (CD) as bulking determined on the basis of five different amendment ratios: 0 % (T1), 25 % (T2), 50 % (T3) , 75 % (T4) and 100 (T5) , in the laboratory condition employing Eisenia foetida for 120 days. Worm growth an reproduction was significantly decreased with increasing percentage of MMB as compared to control. Worm failed to reproduce in MMB without CD (T5) , but grew steadily and reproduced well up to 25 % MMB +CD (T2). Physicochemical analysis of vermicompost recorded a clear trend in reduction of pH (5.0-17.1 %), total organic carbon (TOC) (29.2-71.1 %) and carbon: nitrogen C: N) ratio (48.3-88.4%), whereas increase in total Kjeldhal nitrogen TKN) (36.9-148%), total phosphorus TP) (53.7-1202%) and ash (26.2-262.6%) than their respective initial values. Similarly, vermicomposting also caused significant reduction in total heavy metal (Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd) contents. The percentage of total N, P and K contents, examined in plant available forms were relatively high in T2 than other treatments. The results suggested that WH from domestic sewage up to 25 % MMB (plus CD) is appropriate to recycle and vermicompost produced is useful for sustainable agriculture.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building.
Literature cited 1: Abbasi, S.A. and E.V. Ramaswami (1999).Biotechnological methods of pollution control. Orient Longman, University Press of India Ltd, Hyderabad, India. Edwards, C.A. (1988). Breakdown of animal, vegetable and industrial organic wastes by earthworm.Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 24: 21-31.
Literature cited 2: Gajalakshmi, S., Ramasamy, E.V. and S.A.Abbasi (2001). Potential of two epigeic and two anecic earthworm species in vermicomposting of water hyacinth. Biores. Technol., 76: 177-180. Garg, V.K., Chand, S., Chiller, A. and A. Yadav (2005). Growth and reproduction of Eisenia foetida in various animal wastes during vermicomposting.Appl.Ecol.Environ.Res., 3: 51-59.

ID: 60550
Title: Electrochemical Performance of Adjusted LiMn1/3 Ni1/3O2 Recovered from Low Quality Lithium-ion Batteries.
Author: O.E.Bankole and Lixu Lei.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 55-61 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Cathode materials, LiMoO4, conductivity, electrochemical effect, DMSO.
Abstract: The electrochemical performance of as-recovered LiMn1/3Ni1/3Co1/3O2 adjusted with lithium has been investigated. Instead of Li2MoO4 lithium was added to the powders prepared by mechano-thermal mixture of the LiMn1/3 Ni1/3 O2 recovered from lithium-ion battery, Na2MoO4.2H2O or (NH4)6 Mo7O24.4H2O with LiOH.H2O.SEM and XRD analyses were performed. The lithium adjusted powder L1 obtained from Na2MoO4.2H2O calcined at 650? C delivered discharge capacities of 179, 184 and 178 mAhg-1 at 0.1? C rate in the second, third and nineteenth cycles with corresponding discharge-charge effeciencies of 84.3 % , 94.3 % and 96.9 % respectively. Meanwhile, the adjusted powder L2 obtained from (NH4) 6Mo7O24.4H2O at the same temperature delivered lower value ranging between 154 and 164 mAhg-1 at the same discharge rate. The difference in the values delivered by the two samples could be attributed to compounds used for the adjustment and particle sizes revealed by the SEM images which could be attributed to compounds used for the adjustment and particle sizes revealed by the SEM images which showed that particles of L1 are smaller than L2. The first powder showed better electrochemical performance than second powder. The results showed that lithium was added to LiMn1/3 Ni1/3 Co1/3 O2 instead of LiMoO4. However, the lithium addition through the process improved the electrochemical performance of the material recovered. Also, compared with the literatures, DMSO used for the electrode preparation could replace NMP in battery formulation.
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Literature cited 1: Afonichkin, V.K., Komarov, V.E. and L.G. Khrustova (2007). Chemical and electrochemical behavior of uranium (VI) in oxide salt melts: The effect of the nature of the salt-solvent ' s cation and anion. Russian J.Electrochem., 43 (8): 921-929. Belharouak, I., Sun, Y. -K., Liu, J. and K. Amine (2003). Li (Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3) O2 as a suitable cathode for high power applications. J Power Sources, 123: 247-252.
Literature cited 2: Gangulibabu, N., Bhuvaneswari, D. and N. Kalaiselvi (2013). Comparison of corn starch-assisted sol-gel and combustion methods to prepare LiMnx COyNizO2 compounds .J.Solid State Electrochem., 17: 9-17. Inagaki, M., Nishikawa, Y.A and M. Sakai (1992). Room-temperature preparation of Li2MoO4 and its sintering. J. European Ceramic Society, 10(2): 123-128.

ID: 60549
Title: Clear Water Local Scour Around Eccentric Multiple Piers to Shift the Line of Sediment Deposition.
Author: Rajib Das, Padmini Khwairakpam, Subhasish Das and Asis Mazumdar.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 47-54 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Local scour, Pier, eccentric pier, scour depth, scour volume.
Abstract: Local scour around pier groups has been studied experimentally in clear water scour conditions under different Froude numbers (Fr) and pier spacing. Tests used piers of 5 cm diameter placed at different arrangement and spacing (S) in a sand bed of mean particle size d50 = 0.365 mm. For tests on three-piers, piers were arranged in a staggered manner. Two-piers were arranged in line with the flow and one was eccentric pier. The Scour depth around all the piers in each group was measured and the bed scour profile for each test has been also prepared. For two-pier experiment arranged in line with the flow, it has been observed that scour depth increases with closer spacing between the piers for the same Froude number. For closer spacing of piers, the scour holes overlapped with each other. In case of three-pier tests, it was observed that the scour volume was more for 3b eccentricity than 2b eccentricity (where b= pier diameter) and the sediments removed from around the pier group was deposited downstream, more on the side of the eccentric pier.
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Literature cited 1: Ashtiani, B.A. and A.A. Behesthti (2006). Experimental investigation of clear water local scour at pile groups. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 132 (10): 1100-1104. Bayram, A. and M. Lason (2000a). Analysis of scour around a group of vertical piles in the field. Journal Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering.ASCE. 126 (4): 215-220.
Literature cited 2: Bayram, A. M. Larson (2000b). Analysis of scour due to breaking and non-breaking waves around a group of vertical piles in the field. Proceedings of coastal Structures, 99.2: 763-771. Santander, Spain. Breusers, N.H.C. and A.J.Raudkivi (1991).IAHR Hydraulic Structures design manual: Scouring 2.Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

ID: 60548
Title: Assessment of the Physical and Bacteriological Quality of Water in the Halabja-Sulaimani-Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Author: Dana A. Mohammed Barzinji and Dilshad G.A. Ganjo.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 39-45 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Halabja, Water Pollution, Heavy metal, BOD5, MPN.
Abstract: Ground water plays a number of very important roles in our environment and in our economies. In the environment it supports rivers, lakes and wetlands, especially through drier months when there is little direct input from rainfall. The flow of ground water into rivers as seepage through the river bed, known as base-flow, can be essential to the health of wildlife and plants that live in the water. A six months monitoring study on several water sources inHalabja-Sulaimani have been conducted. The field works commenced according to a regular schedule twice per month, starting in June and ending in November 2007. The physical and bacteriological evaluation of the well waters in the present study is based on standards given for drinking water buy the World Health Organization guidelines. Waters in all sources were saturated by oxygen and healthy with regard to biological oxygen demand. An evaluation of general water chemistry indicate spatio-temporal changes between studied well waters. In all investigated sites, cations were dominated by calcium followed by magnesium, sodium and potassium in order of decreasing concentrations.
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Literature cited 1: Anzecc and Armcanz (200). Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality. National Water Management Strategy.http: //www.environment.gov.au/water/publications/quality/nwqms-guidelines-4-vol1.html APHA: American Public Health Association, American Water Work Association (A.W.W.A) and Water Environment Federation (1998). Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water. 20th Edition. A.P.H.A. Washington, D.C.
Literature cited 2: Bartram, J. and R. Blance (1996). Water quality monitoring. A practical guide to the design and implementation of freshwater quality studies and monitoring programme. United Nation Environmetal Programme-UNEP and WHO E and FN Spon, an imprint of Chapman and Hall, London. Best, G.A. and S.L. Ross (1977). River pollution studies. Liverpool Univ.Press, UK.

ID: 60547
Title: Groundwater Quality of Rajnandgaon City, India.
Author: K.S. Patel, R. Sharma, B.L. Sahu, R.K. Patel and L. Matini.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 31-37 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Groundwater, Water quality, Rajnandgaon, India.
Abstract: Several water-borne diseases are observed in people of Rajnandgaon city, Chhattisgarh, India. Therefore, in the proposed work, the physico-chemical parameters such as pH, electric conductivity (EC), dissolved oxygen (DO), reduction potential (RP), total hardness 9TH), alkalinity, organic carbon (OC), carbonate carbon (CC), HCO3-, F-, Cl-, No3-, SO4-, Na+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ are described. The concentration, variations and sources of F- and other ions are discussed.
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Literature cited 1: APHA (2005). Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater.21st Edition.APHA, AWWA and WEF, Washington DC, USA. Bathusha, M.I. and M.K. Sasetharan (2007) .Physico-chemical characteristics and correlation & regression study on groundwater of Coimbatore North Zonwe.J.Environ.Sci Eng., 49: 215-224.
Literature cited 2: Bishnoi, M. and S. Arora (2007).Potable ground water quality in some villages of Haryana, India: Focus on fluoride.J.Environ.Biol., 28: 291-294. Borah, K.K., Bhuyan, B. and H.P.Sarma (2009).Lead, arsenic, fluoride and iron contamination of drinking water in the tea garden belt of Darrang district, Assam, India. Environ.Monit.Assess., 169: 347-352.

ID: 60546
Title: Solid Phase Bioremediation of Butachlor in Contaminated Soil and Evaluation of Leaching Potential.
Author: Shailaja S. M. Rama Krishna and Swamy Venkata Yerramsetty.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 23-29 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Butachlor, Leaching, solid phase bioremediation, sunlight, bioaugmentation.
Abstract: Butachlor is a common herbicide which is widely used for weed control of grasses in rice. It is a persistent pollutant in agricultural soil. Leaching experiments were performed to study the relative leaching potential of butachlor in various types of soil matrices. Leaching of butachlor showed up to a depth of 30 cm in all the studied soil matrices, irrespective of pH conditions used. The leaching potential of butachlor was assessed at various pH conditions. Comparatively higher leaching potential was observed in basic pH compared to the neutral and acidic pH of the soil .Soil phase bioremediation o f butachlor was also studied with different soil matrices. Leaching of butachlor showed up to a depth of 30 cm in all the studied soil matrices, irrespective of ph conditions used. The leaching potential of butachlor was assessed at various pH conditions .Comparatively higher leaching potential was observed in basic pH compared to the neutral and acidic pH of the soil. Soil phase bioremediation of butachlor was also studied with different soil matrices. Bioremediation experiments performed in the presence of sunlight showed higher efficiency. Stimulation did not respond positively on the progress of bioremediation. Bioaugmentation along with sunlight showed higher remediation efficiency in all the experiments conducted.
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Literature cited 1: Beestman, G.B. and J.M. Deming (1974). Dissipation of acetanilide herbicides from soils. Agron.J., 66: 308-311. Calvet, R. (1989). Adsorption of organic chemicals in soils. Envir.Health Persp. 83: 145-177.
Literature cited 2: Chen, Y.L. and J.S. Chen (1979). Degradation and Dissipation of Herbicide Butachlor in paddy fields.J.Pesticide Sci., 4: 431-438. Chen, Y.L. and C.C. Chen (1977). Proceedings of the 6th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society conference. Jakartha, Indonesia.

ID: 60545
Title: Concentration of Lead, Cadmium and Mercury in Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equulus) from East Java Coast, Indonesia and its Impact on Human Health.
Author: Lilik Chudaifah, Bambang Irawan and Agoes Soegianto.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 17-22 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Lead, cadmium, mercury, accumulation, Leiognathus equulus.
Abstract: The objective of this study was to measure the lead, cadmium and mercury levels in the muscle tissues of Leiognathus equulus collected from East Java coast of Indonesia and its impact on human health. All fish collected from these areas present undetectable concentration of mercury. The levels of lead range from 0.002 to 0.007 mg/kg dry weight (d.w.). While the concentration of cadmium in all stations range from 0.019 to 0.025 mg/kg d.w. As metals levels in this fish and the PT WI values were far below the recommended standards, it may be concluded that the consumption of this species from East Java coast is safe for human health.
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Literature cited 1: Afonso, C., Lourenco, H.M., DIAS, a., Nunes, M.L. and M. Castro (2007). Contaminant metals in black scabbard fish (Aphanopus Carbo) caught off Madeira and the Azores. Food Chemistry, 101: 120-125. Al-Ghais, S.M. (1995). Heavy metal concentrations in tissue of Sparus sarba Forskal, 1775 from the United Arab Emirate. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 55: 581-587.
Literature cited 2: Belitz, H.D. and W. Grosch (1999). Food chemistry 2nd ed. Springer, Berlin. Castro-Gonzales, M.Iand M. Mendez-Armenta (2008). Heavy metals: Implications associated to fish consumption. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 26: 263-271.

ID: 60544
Title: Study on Application of Conventional and Non-Conventional Methods for Defluoridation of Ground Water.
Author: P.K.Roy, P. Naskara, D. Ray, G. Banerjee and A. Majumder.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 9-15 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Defluoridation, bone charcoal, activated alumina, cement pallet, sand-cement pallet, concrete granule, Moringa olifera seed extract (MOE), Nalgonda technique.
Abstract: Fluoride, as a dissolved constituent of drinking water, is perhaps the only substance providing divergent health effects on the consumer depending upon the relative proportions they are present in. While a fluoride concentration in the range of 0.8 to 1.20 mg/L is considered to be beneficial, concentration above 1.5 mg/L are reported to be harmful to the teeth and bone structure of human and animals .As excess fluoride (>1.5 mg/L) in drinking water is harmful to the human health, necessary removal of excess fluoride is required. This has led to the development of several defluoridation methods. In this backdrop several different mechanisms that is conventional and non-conventional methods have been developed for defluoridation particularly of groundwater. This research work highlights a bench scale model, to experiment different defluoridation techniques such as Nalgonda Technique, Bone Charcoal and Activated Alumina adsorption process, cement, sand- cement, concrete granule filtration process and herbal coagulation flocculation adsorption process. This study deals with the working principle of the processes mentioned above and comparative study of the individual processes.
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Literature cited 1: Alagumuthu, G., Veeraputhiran, V. and R.Venkataraman (2010).Adsorption Isotherms on Fluoride Removal: Batch Techniques. Scholars Research Library, 2: 170-185. Ali, H.G., Hegazy, E., Badr, A.H., Found, M.R. and Ei-Hefny (2008). Comparative study on natural products use for pollutants removal from water J. Appl Sci-Res., 1020-1029.
Literature cited 2: Ayoob, S. and A.K. Gupta (2007). Sorptive response profile of an adsorbent in the defluoridation of drinking water. Elsevier. 133: 273-281. Ayoob, S., Gupta, A.K. Bhakat, P.B. and V.T. Bhatt (2008). Investigation on the Kinetics and Mechanism of Sorptive Removal of Fluoride from water using alumina cement granules. Elsevier, 140: 6-14.

ID: 60543
Title: The Effect of Rainfall Events on Nakdong River ' s Water Quality Focused on Kangjung-Koryung Weir Area, Korea.
Author: DongSeob Song and Huan-Kyun Bae.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (3) 1-7 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Rainfall events, Precipitation data, river ' s water quality, Kangjung-Koryung weir.
Abstract: In this study, the effect of rainfall events on the river ' s water quality was investigated. The study focused on Kangjung-Koryung Weir area of Nakdong river in Korea. Rainfall events greatly affected the water quality of study area since rainfall runoff may wash-out pollutants on surface near the river. Therefore, the proper stormwater management should be established to maintain desired water quality for the river. However, there were limits to obtain detailed precipitation data since the Korea Meteorology Administration provided rainfall data for a vast area. In our case, precipitation data for the whole city of Daegu was accessible, so detailed precipitation data for the study area could not be obtained. This limit made it difficult to analyze the exact effect of rainfall events on the water quality of the river. Measurements for precipitation around rivers should be installed to ensure the better stormwater management.
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Literature cited 1: Bae, H.K. (2007). Modeling approaches to predict conditions of water quality using physical, chemical and hydrological data focused on biological contaminations, Ph.D. dissertation. University of California, Irvine, U.S.A. Ban, Y.B. (1998). Geology and Topography o f Nakdong River Water shed. Nakdong River Researches, 1 (1): 1-31.
Literature cited 2: Han, K., Noh, J. Kim, J.S. and C. Lee (2012). Application of Stochastic Optimization Algorithm for Waste Load Allocation in the Nakdong River Basin, Korea.KSCE J. of Civil Eng, 16 (4): 650-659. Literature Cited 2: Kim, C.W. (2008). Watershed Characteristics Affecting Water QUALITY IN Urban Streams.Ph.D.Dissertation.University in Seoul, Seoul, Korea. Kim, D.C. and M.J. Ryu (1998). Environment Chemistry, Dongwha Press, Seoul, Korea.

ID: 60542
Title: preparation of water Absorbing pavement Material from Fly Ash.
Author: B.B. Kar and S.K. Dash.
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (2) 99-101 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: Fly-ash, pavement, absorption study, water pollution, concrete
Abstract: Fly ash generated from thermal power plants are considered to be a major environmental pollutant due to the toxic material. As per the recent development ,flyash presently is getting dumped as a waste. Being highly fine in nature ,it has got high contribution n air pollution and water pollution.Many attemprts have been made to utilize fly ash in various aspects such as mine filling,preparation of bricks, different concretes, textiles and many other applications.In concrete most of the research are concentrating on preparation of high tensile strength concrete which can ' t absorb water into it. In the present study, an attempt has been made to prepare a pavement composite which can absorb watr.It has been found that utilization of such a composite material for the purpose of pavement preparation will help for groundwater recharging.
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ID: 60541
Title: Undrstanding Levels and sources of PAHs in water of Bharalu Tributary of the Brahmaputra River
Author: Karishma Hussain, Rajesh Rajbangshi and Raza Rafiqul Hoque
Editor: Professor V. Subramanian
Year: 2014
Publisher: Capital Publishing Company.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution.vol.11 (2) 89-98 (2014)
Subject: water, Environment and Pollution.
Keywords: PAHs,river water,BC, Oc.
Abstract: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs) were assessed in Bharalu River water of Guwahati city area during two seasons of 2012-2013.wate samples of seven representative locations were analysed for USEPA ' s priority 16 PAHs.PAHs were extracted from water samples by orgnic -aqueous partitioning and were cleaned up by a silica column. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the PAHs were performed by HPLC. Concentrations of ?16 PAHs were found to be in the range 3.351-72.893 ng/ml.when compared with other studies elsewhere , levels of the present study were found to be on higher side.profiles of PAHs were dominated by 3-,4-and 5-ring compounds.Flan,Pyr, BaA, Chry,BkF,IP and ?16 Pas showed good correlations with Oc and TC. Sources of PAHs were empirically explored on the basis of diagnostic ratios, which indicated for pyrogenic sources mainly from diesel, gasoline, coal and wood combustion.Petrogenic signature ratios of PAHs were also found.
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