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<#LINE#>Study of Yearly Variation and Physico-Chemical study of River Water, Underground Water and Surface Water of Rewa City, MP, India<#LINE#>Manoj  Kumar  @Solanki,O.P.@Gupta,Shukdeo Prasad @Ahirwar<#LINE#>1-4<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-146.pdf<#LINE#>3 Department of Chemistry, Govt. Engineering College, Rewa-486001, MP, INDIA @ Department of Chemistry, Govt. Science College, Rewa-486001, MP, INDIA @ Department of Chemistry, Govt. PG College, Niwari, Tikamgarh-472442, MP, INDIA <#LINE#>25/6/2013<#LINE#>12/7/2013<#LINE#>This paper present to the yearly variation and physico - chemical study of river water, underground water and surface water of rewa District, Madhya Pradesh state. The variable data of samples are within prescribed limits as suggested by World Health Organisation and Indian Standard institute and BIS desirable limit for drinking water for drinking purpose. Yearly variation in physical and chemical parameters like colour, odour, taste, total hardness, pH, total dissolved solids, total alkalinity, nitrate, chloride, sulphate, carbonate, bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium, BOD, COD in water. Were analyzed for a period of year 2012 and 2013 (summer). Were river water is indicated by Sample A ,  underground water is indicated by Sample B and surface water is indicated by Sample C . Some Parameters were found in some limits. <#LINE#> @ @ Manoj  Kumar  Solanki  and O.P. Gupta, Physico-chemical  and  comparative  analysis  of   river water,  underground  water  and  surface water  of  Rewa  city MP, India,  Poll Res., 32(2) 235-237 (2013) @No $ @ @ Jasrotia A.S. and Singh R., Hydro ISI. (1991) Indian standard  specification  for  drinking water IS: 10500, Indian  Standard  Institution,  1-chemistry  and  ground  water  quality around  Devak  and  Rui  watershed  of  Jammu  Region, Jammu  and  Kashmir  Jour. Geol. Soc., India, 69, 1042-1054 (2007) @No $ @ @ Determination of turbidity by  nephelometry, August, Edited by James W. O' DellInorganic Chemistry  Branch, Chemistry  Research  Division, (1993) @No $ @ @ Taylor E .W., The examination of water and water supplies, J. and Churchill Ltd , London, (1949) @No $ @ @ Yadav  Janeshwar,  Pathak  R. K.,  Rathour J aypal  and  Yadav  Ankit,  Physico-Chemical Analysis of   Water  and  Locked  Soil of  Sadli  Reservoir,  Region  Kasrawad,  District Khargone  M.P. INDIA,  International  Research Journal  of  Environment  Sciences, 2(4), 26-29 (2013) @No $ @ @ Chaurasia  Sadhana  and  Karan  Raj, Water  Quality and  Pollution load  of  River  Mandakini at Chitrakoot,  India,  International  Research  Journal  of  Environment  Sciences, 2(6), 13-19 (2013) @No $ @ @ Dubey  Savita, Analysis of   Physico-Chemical  Parameters  of   Kshipra  river  Water at  Ujjain, International   Research  Journal  of  Environment  Sciences, 2(7), 1-4 (2013) @No $ @ @ Kumar   Naresh,  Singh Ankusha  and  Sharma Priya, To study  the  Physico-Chemical  properties and Bacteriological  examination   of   Hot  Spring water  from  Vashisht  region in Distt. Kullu of HP, India,  International   Research   Journal  of  Environment  Sciences, 2(8), 28-31 (2013) @No $ @ @ Smitha,  Ajay  D. and   Shivashankar   P,  Physico  Chemical   Analysis  of   the  Freshwater  at River  Kapila,   Nanjangudu   Industrial  Area , Mysore, India, International  Research  Journal of  Environment  Sciences, 2(8), 59-65 (2013) @No $ @ @ Neelesh  Shrivastava,    Mishra D.D.,  Mishra P.K. and  Avinash  Bajpai,  A  study  on  the sewage disposal  into  the  Machna  river  in  Betul  City,  Madhya   Pradesh,  India,  Advances in Applied Science Research, 3(5), 25 73-2577 (2012) @No $ @ @ Tripathi A.K., Mishra U.K., Mishra Ajay and Dubey Parul, Assessment  of  Groundwater  Quality Gurh  Tehseel,  Rewa  District,  Madhya  Pradesh,  India, 3(9), 2229-5518 (8) (2012) @No $ @ @ Mishra U.K.,  Tripathi A.K., Saras  Tiwari and Ajay Mishra ,Assessment of  Quality and Pollution Potential  of  Groundwater  around  Dab  haura  Area,  Rewa  District,  Madhya  Pradesh,  India, 1(2), 1927-0550 (2012) @No $ @ @ Basavaraja   Simpi, S.M. Hiremath,  KNS  Murthy, K.N. Chandra  shekar  appa,  Anil N Patel, E.T.  Puttiah,  Analysis  of  Water  Quality  Using  Physico-Chemical  Parameters   Hosahalli  Tank  in S.  himoga  District, Karnataka,  India, 11(3),  (2011) @No $ @ @ A. Agarwal, and M.Saxena, Assessmen to pollution by physic chemical water Advanced applied science  research,  2(2) 185-189 (2011) @No $ @ @ Madhnure P., Sirsikar D.Y., Tiwari A.N., Ranjan B. Malpe D.B., Occurrence of fluoride in the ground waters  Pandharkawada  area, Yawatmal  district, Maharastra, India, Curr.  Sci,92(5), 675–679 (2007) @No $ @ @ Shakya Suman K., Alarming Trend's of River pollution in Kathmandu Nepal, A Journal of the  environment, 6(7) (2001) @No 
<#LINE#>Effect of sewage on Growth Parameters and Chlorophyll content of Trigonella foenumgraecum (Methi)<#LINE#>Manisha@Pathrol,Angoorbala@Bafna<#LINE#>5-9<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-158.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Biochemistry, Govt. Holkar Science College, Indore, MP, INDIA<#LINE#>5/7/2013<#LINE#>13/8/2013<#LINE#>Urban centers are discharging waste water into the water bodies and for irrigation in the agriculture fields. The major sources of organic pollution in fresh water bodies are sewage which contains various wastes. Disposal of waste water is one of the major problem of Indore & also other cities of Madhya Pradesh. So the this study was aimed to study the effect of different dilutions i.e 100%, 75%, 50%, 25% and 0% of sewage of Krishnapura nallah Indore on growth parameters and chlorophyll content of Trigonella foenumgraecum. The parameters studied were germination percentage, root length, shoot length, vigour index, fresh weight, dry weight and viability percentage, and chlorophyll content. At all the studied dilutions there was decrease in germination percentage, viability percentage, dry weight, total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, and chlorophyll b content but increase in root length , shoot length, vigour index, and fresh weight. Maximum decrease in germination percentage (12.67%), viability percentage (10%) occurred at 0% and 25% dilutions respectively. Maximum increase in root length (18.65%) and shoot length (12.5%) occurred at 75% dilution of sewage. The vigour index reached its maximum increase (16.83%) at 25% dilution of sewage. In fresh weight and dry weight maximum increase (19.2%) and maximum decrease (32.07%) occurred at 50% and 25% 0r 0% dilution respectively. Maximum decrease in total chlorophyll (26.9%), chlorophyll a (75%) and chlorophyll b (22.44%) occurred at 50% and 0% respectively. <#LINE#> @ @ Nagajyothi P.C., Dinakr N., Suresh S., Udaykiran Y., Suresh C. and Damodharam T., Effect of industrial effluent on the morphological parameters and chlorophyll content of green gram (PhaseolusaureusRoxb, Journal of Environmental Biology, 30, 385-388 (2009) @No $ @ @ Otobbang E., Sadovnikova L., Lakimenko O., Nilsson I.and Persson J., Sewage sludge: Soil conditioner and nutrient source, II. Availability of Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd to barley in a pot experiment, Acta Agric.Scand.Soil Plant Science, 47, 65-70 (1997) @No $ @ @ Hicks R.W. and Hird C., Soil and urban land use  In Soil Their properties and management (Eds.: P.E.V. Charman and B.W. Murphy), 2nd Edn.Oxford University Press, 378-399 (2000) @No $ @ @ Bakhsh K. and Hassan S., Use of sewage water for radish cultivation: Acase study of Punjab, Pakistan J. Agric. Soc. 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<#LINE#>Physicochemical Study of Kanhan River Water Receiving Fly Ash Disposal Waste Water of Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station, India<#LINE#>PreranaB.@Thorat,Vijay N.@Charde <#LINE#>10-15<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-160.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Chemistry, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Koradi, Dist Nagpur 441 111, INDIA @ Department of Microbiology, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Koradi, Dist Nagpur 441 111, INDIA<#LINE#>10/7/2013<#LINE#>28/8/2013<#LINE#>Fly ash resulting from coal- based thermal power plants is one of the alarming and continuously increasing sources of pollution leading to degradation of soil, water and air. Fly ash generated from thermal power plant and industrial waste discharged into the streams or dumped into surrounding land causes serious water and soil pollution problems. In the present study various parameters were studied to monitor the pollution of Kanhan River water due to water runoff from ash bund of Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station. These parameters produce various effects on environment and human being therefore their presence in water body is matter of concern. Values of conductivity, total dissolved solids, turbidity, chemical oxygen demand, alkalinity, hardness, and chlorides were very high in side stream water than the desirable values for drinking water. Concentration of copper, cadmium, zinc, lead, mercury and arsenic metals were observed within normal range posing no threats of pollution of heavy metals in water due to ash bund. <#LINE#> @ @ Shamshad A., Fulekar M.H.and Pathak B., Impact of Coal Based Thermal Power Plant on Environment and its Mitigation Measure, International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 1(4), 60-64 (2012) @No $ @ @ Senapati M.R., Fly ash from thermal power plants – waste management and overview, Current Science, 100 (12), 25 (2011) @No $ @ @ Sharma S., M.H.Fulekar, Jayalakshmi C.P. and Straub C.P.,Fly ash dynamics in soilwater systems, Critical Reviews in Environmental Control ,19(3), 251-275 (1989) @No $ @ @ Ashoka D., Saxena M. and Asholekar S.R., Coal Combustion Residue-Environmental Implication and Recycling Potential, Resource Conservation And Recycling,,1342-1355, (2005) @No $ @ @ Asthana D. K., Asthana M., Environment, problems and solution (2001) @No $ @ @ National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Nagpur, Manual on water and waste water analysis, (1988) @No $ @ @ Chhatwal G.R., Mehra M.C., Satake M., Katyal T., Katyal M. and Magahiro T., Environmental Analysis, 130 (1989) @No $ @ @ IS: 3025 (PART II) ( 2004) @No $ @ @ Diwedi S. , World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 71, (2010) @No $ @ @ Junshum P., Menasveta P. and Traichaiyaporn S., J. Agri. Soc. Sci.,3(3), (2007) @No $ @ @ De S., Mishra D. D.,  Jain B, and Bajpai,A., poll.res.26(3), 457-458, (2007) @No
<#LINE#>Assessment of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Sediments of a Lower Himalayan Lake, Mansar, INDIA<#LINE#>Chandrakiran,Kuldeep@Sharma<#LINE#>16-22<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-164.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu (180006), J&K, INDIA<#LINE#>16/7/2013<#LINE#>30/8/2013<#LINE#>Sediments are one of the most important constituent of lacustrine ecosystems. The study was conducted to assess the physico-chemical properties of sediments of Lake Mansar. The texture of sediment was sandy loam with sand (>60%) as dominant particle size class. Organic matter varied from 1.91% - 3.45 % and is significantly related with total nitrogen, pH and moisture content. pH of sediment was mostly alkaline with average value of 7.55 ±0.46. Lake sediment wasmild organic and probably in a process of accumulation of organic load from catchment area due to various natural (erosion) and anthropogenic causes (tourist and construction activities). Total phosphorus was fairly high but not related to organic matter which may be contributed by the domestic discharge, community bathing and washing and agricultural run-off. Thus, environmental surveillance of lake sediments is highly recommended in order to closely monitor the quality of sediments of LakeMansar. <#LINE#> @ @ Kalff J., Limnology, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 592 (2002) @No $ @ @ Luque J.A. and Julia R., Lake sediments response to land use and climate change during the last 1000 years in the oligotrophic Lake Sanabria (Northwest of Iberian Peninsula), Sedi. Geol., 148, 343-355 (2002) @No $ @ @ Ryding S.O., Chemical and microbiological processes as regulators of the exchange of substances between sediments and water in shallow eutrophic lakes, Int. Revue. Ges. 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<#LINE#>Removal of Lead from Waste Water Using Low Cost Adsorbent<#LINE#>Dhanesh@Singh,M.@Mishra,A.K.@Mishra,Anjali@Singh<#LINE#>23-26<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-170.pdf<#LINE#>Deptt. of Chemistry, K.G. Arts and Science College, Raigarh, CG, INDIA @ Deptt. of Applied Sciences, Singhania University, Pacheri-Bari, Dist. Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, INDIA <#LINE#>30/7/2013<#LINE#>26/8/2013<#LINE#>The sorption of Lead (II) on chitosan has been found to be dependent on contact time, concentration, temperature, and pH of the solution. The process of removal follows first order kinetics and absorption of heat. <#LINE#> @ @ Singh Dhanesh and Singh Anjali, Chitosan for the Removal of Chromium from Waste Water, International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 1(3), 1-7 (2012) @No $ @ @ Singh Dhanesh and Singh Anjali, Chitosan for the Removal of Cadmium rich Water, International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 1(4), 1-7 (2012) @No $ @ @ Devi Priyamvada, Sirisha D. and Gandhi N.,  Study on the Quality of Water and Soil from Fish Pond in Around Bhimavaram West Godavari District, A.P., INDIA , Int. Res. J. Environmen Sci.,2(1), 58-62 (2013) @No $ @ @ Hasan Saba, Prakash Jyoti and Singh., Mycorrhizae and Phytochelators as Remedy in Heavy Metal Contaminated Land Remediation, Int. Res. J. Environmen Sci.,2(1), 74-78 (2013) @No $ @ @ Singh P.K., Imam Afzal, Singh Ravi, Singh Dhanesh and Sharma Shivi.,A Study about Ecological Imbalance in Surguja (India) Coalfield Area Due to Mining, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci.,2(4), 10-14 (2013) @No $ @ @ Vishwakarma P.P. and Singh V.N., Removal of Pb (II) by China Clay, Asian Environment, 11(3), 49-64 (1984) @No $ @ @ Pandey K.K., Prasad G. and Singh V.N., Fly ash China Clay for the removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 23( A), 514-515 (1984) @No $ @ @ Namasivayam C. and Yamuna R.T., Environ Pollut.,9(1), 1- 4 (1985) @No $ @ @ Sekeran G., Shanmugasundaram K.A., Mariappan M. and Raghavan K.V., Indian J Chemical Technol2(311), 71-75 (1995) @No $ @ @ Findon A., Mckay G. and Blair H.S., Transport studies for the sorption of Lead ions by chitosan, J. Environ. Sci. Health,A2 8(1), 173-185 (1993) @No $ @ @ Gotoh T., Matsushima K. and Kikuchi K.I., Preparation of alginatechitosan hybrid gel beads and adsorption of divalent metal ions, Chemosphere, 5.5 (1), 135-140 (2004) @No $ @ @ Grosse D.N., A review of alternative treatment process for metal bearing hazardous waste streams, J. Air Pollution Contr. Assor.,36, 603-614 (1986) @No
<#LINE#>Lead Uptake and Accumulation in Groundnut Crop Grown at Different Soil Lead Amendments<#LINE#>N.@Lakshmi<#LINE#>27-33<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-171.pdf<#LINE#><#LINE#>31/7/2013<#LINE#>6/8/2013<#LINE#>The present study deals with lead (Pb) uptake and accumulation in groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.var TMV-2).Pot experiments were conducted taking native agricultural soil spiked with Lead Nitrate to get 10.2.g/g, 102 g/g and 1020 g/g and growing the groundnut species at these test concentrations along with control soil. 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<#LINE#>The Impact of Torrential Rainfall in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India during June, 2013<#LINE#>Manish@Sharma,SunilK.@Mishra,Shuchi@Tyagi<#LINE#>34-37<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-175.pdf<#LINE#>2 Research and Technology Development Centre, Sharda University, Greater Noida, NCR 201308, INDIA HLM Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad, INDIA<#LINE#>4/8/2013<#LINE#>15/8/2013<#LINE#>Sometime due to major accident and leakage the situation become worst for the nearby peoples. Kedarnath is a town located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath Temple located at the latitude of 30.73 and the longitude of 79.06. This region is seismically and ecologically very sensitive and delicate, even a minute changes (anthropogenic or natural) can create a dangerous disaster. A natural hazardous has been happened in Kedarnath valley due to torrential rainfall during 16 and 17 June 2013. After viewing this disaster due to torrential rainfall an attempt has been made to utilize the high resolution satellite data of before and after the incident of the recent devastation in Kedarnath of Rudrapratap District, Uttarakhand. The objective of this study is to fundamentally focus the intercession of human being in nature and their consequences in terms of human's life. In our article we tried to focus the impact of this natural hazardous over the region of Kedarnath. <#LINE#> @ @ Kimothi M.M. and Juyal N., Int. J. Remote Sensing, 17 (1996) @No $ @ @ V. Joshi V, Naithani, A.K and Negi, G.C.S, In GAIA, 16, (2001) @No $ @ @ Joshi V., Murthy T.V.R, Arya A.S., Narayana A., Naithani A.K. and Garg J.K., Jour. Nepal Geo. Soc., 28, (2003) @No $ @ @ Kimothi M.M. and Juyal N., Int. J. Remote Sensing, 17 (1996) @No $ @ @ Kimothi M.M., Garg J.K., Joshi V., Semwal R.L., Pahari R. and Juyal N., Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad, 1, (1999) @No $ @ @ Kimothi M.M., Joshi V., Naithani A.K. and Garg J.K., Journal of Himalayan Geology, 23 (2002) @No $ @ @ Naithani A.K., Joshi V., Kimothi M.M. and Garg J.K., Science and Culture, 70, (2004) @No $ @ @ Anonymous, Atlas, National Remote Sensing Agency, Department of Space, Hyderabad, India, (2001) @No $ @ @ Murthy T.V.R., Kimothi M.M., Singh T.S., Joshi V., Negi G.C.S., Maikhuriand R.K. and Garg J.K., SAC/EOAM/FLPG/FED/AVP/SR/01 (2004) @No $ @ @ Satellite based observations of devastation caused by terrestrial rainfall on 16 and 17 June 2013 in Kedarnath Dham USAC/SR/02 (2013) @No 
<#LINE#>An Investigation on Soil Mycoflora of Different Crop Fields at Narasannapeta Mandal, Srikakulam District <#LINE#>Niharika P.@Shiny,G.@Gaddeyya,P.K.@Ratna Kumar,AP@,India<#LINE#>38-44<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-176.pdf<#LINE#>  Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA<#LINE#>4/8/2013<#LINE#>11/8/2013<#LINE#>Soil samples were collected based on different crop fields, during the month of January 2011 to November 2011 at Narasannapeta region of Srikakulam District. During the investigation period 232 fungal colonies were observed. The maximum fungal species belongs to Deuteromycotina (200 colonies) and Zygomycotina (11 colonies) and 21 colonies of unknown were observed. Culture media namely, Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) Czapeks Dox Agar(CZA) and  Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar (SA) supplemented with 1%  Streptomycin was used as nutrient media for the growth and sporulation of  soil fungi. The Present investigation was conducted to find out the fungal diversity in eight different crop fields such as Sunflower, Sesame, Capsicum, Rice, Green gram, Sugarcane, Ground nut and Black gram. The colonies of Aspergillus and Penicillium were predominant in all soil samples of crop fields. Among the isolates, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus terreus, Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium frequentans, Penicillium Funiculosum, Alternaria alternata, Curvularia lunata, Trichoderma viride,Rhizopus stolonifer were authentically characteraized and the percentile contribution of these isolates was statically analyzed.<#LINE#> @ @ Olson R.K., Schoeneberger M.M., Aschmann S.G., An Ecological Foundation for Temperate Agroforestry, In: North America Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice, Garrett H.E., W.J. Rietveld and R.F. 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<#LINE#>Assessing the Susceptibility of Bacillus Subtilis to the Toxic effects of two lower Molecular Weight Phthalate Congeners in Pure Culture<#LINE#>Sandy Edward@Hinga,Jun@Yao,Qian@Yiguang,Ying@Song<#LINE#>45-52<#LINE#>9.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-177.pdf<#LINE#>State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, CHINA @ School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and National “International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy”, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100084, P.R. CHINA @ Chemistry Department, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, SIERRA LEONE<#LINE#>6/8/2013<#LINE#>11/8/2013<#LINE#>Microbial degradation of phthalate esters has been proffered as one the most effective processes of remediating environmental media polluted by these ubiquitous compounds in the environment. A number of previous studies have shown Bacillus subtilis among a host of other soil bacteria to metabolize phthalates, however, the reported toxicity of phthalates to microbial life especially at certain levels of pollution could be a deterrent to this process. The nature of interaction between a pollutant and a bacterium depends on both the chemical properties of the pollutant and the metabolic characteristics of the bacterium.  This work seeks to investigate the susceptibility of B. subtilis as a model soil microbe to the toxic effects of two lower molecular weight phthalate congeners (Dimethyl phthalate, DMP and Diethyl phthalate, DEP) using a combination of methods that examine the metabolic heat response and morphological changes of the bacterial cells in different dose of the phthalates both aqueous media. Microcalorimetry assessment suggests the phthalates stimulated growth and metabolic activities of the bacteria at doses between 50-100g/mL but however produced inhibitory effects at higher doses. The half inhibitory dose index (ID50) obtained from the metabolic heat response shows that DMP is relatively more toxic to the bacterium than DEP which is attributed to the slightly higher solubility of DMP permitting its easier mobility across cell membrane. Scanning electron microscopic images of cells incubated at different doses of the phthalates show that both DMP and DEP impeded the bacterial growth and reproductive process especially at doses  200g/mL. Comparing these results to previous studies, lower molecular weight phthalates show relatively higher toxicity to B. subtilis than their higher molecular weight congeners. 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<#LINE#>Study of Uptake of Pb and Cd by Three Nutritionally Important Indian Vegetables Grown in Artificially Contaminated Soils of Mumbai, India<#LINE#>S.S.@Rangnekar,S.K.@Sahu,G.G.@Pandit,V.B.@Gaikwad<#LINE#>53-59<#LINE#>10.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-181.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Environmental Studies, SIWS College, Wadala, Mumbai, MS, INDIA Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai, MS, INDIA Board of Colleges and Teachers Development, Pune University, Pune, MS, INDIA<#LINE#>11/8/2013<#LINE#>22nd/8/2013<#LINE#>The ability of nutritionally important vegetable species as heavy metal accumulators was assessed. The root, stem and leaf content of the two metals lead and cadmium in the three plant varieties Spinach (Spinaciaoleracea), Fenugreek (Trigonellafoenum-graecum) and Red Amaranth (Amaranthuscruentus) was determined using pot experiments. Metal analysis was done using AAS. The metal concentration in different tissues varied according to plant part, type of metal, soil properties, morphological differences in plants, physiological differences in terms of heavy metal content, omission, increased uptake, foliarabsorption, etc. Highest metal concentration was reported in roots of all three plant varieties. Red Amaranth and Spinach showed higher tendency to accumulate lead and cadmium respectively. Among the two metals, Pb was accumulated more than Cd indicating plant affinity towards Pb. Transfer factor index also gave supporting values. None of the transfer factor exceeded 1 showing that none of the three species are hyperaccumulators. But they are certainly accumulating metals in its tissues. The root to shoot translocation factors concluded that metals are getting retained in roots and minimum levels are getting transferred in shoot parts. This indicates that roots which are insignificant for dietary intake of humans contain maximum quantities of heavy metal. Whereas the leaves that are nutritionally important for humans accumulate low levels of metals. Lead concentration in leaves of Red Amaranth and Spinach exceeded Indian standards. While lead concentration in Fenugreek and cadmium concentration in all the three vegetables was detected to be within the prescribed limits. This shows that elevated levels of Cd in soil may not add it significantly in human food chain but the same for Pb may raise its concentration in plants thereby increasing its toxicity. <#LINE#> @ @ Wong C.S.C., Li X.D., Zhang G., Qi S.H. and Peng X.Z., Atmospheric depositions of heavy metals in the Pearl River Delta, China. Atmos. 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<#LINE#>Impacts of Carbon Dioxide Emission and Subsequent Rise of Temperature on Rice Production in Bangladesh: Implications for Food Security<#LINE#>JayantaKumar@Basak,Alam@Khurshed<#LINE#>60-67<#LINE#>11.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-182.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Environmental Science and Hazard Studies, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3802, BANGLADESH @ Bangladesh Institute of Social Research (BISR), House no. 6/14, Block no. A, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, BANGLADESH<#LINE#>13/8/2013<#LINE#>21/8/2013<#LINE#>This article provides a long run perspective of climate change impacts mainly due to CO emission and subsequent rise of temperature on food security in Bangladesh. The trends of changes in food demand and production was estimated considering five different climatic scenarios (A, B, C, D and E) based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). These scenarios were accounted from the base year of 2008 to 2050, 2070 and 2100. Based on these scenarios the probable yield of winter rice variety BR3 was estimated for the year 2050, 2070 and 2100 using Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) model. The outcome of DSSAT model reveals that if the present trend of the population expansion and economic development continues, the future food security situation would be aggravated by the end of this century. Besides, the study suggests that the condition of future food security would be more vulnerable under the five climatic changes scenarios. It was estimated that the shortage of rice might be 58 million tons, 55 million tons and 48 million tons for scenarios C, D and E respectively which might lead to the expansion of food seeking (attributed to rice) community  up to 45.90%, 43.85% and 38.25% by the year 2100. 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<#LINE#>Study of Physio-Chemical properties and microbial analysis of lakes in and around Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India<#LINE#>A.@Manivannan,M.@Jerald,Chandaran@Rashmi,R.T.@Narendhirakannan<#LINE#>68-71<#LINE#>12.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-186.pdf<#LINE#>*Department of Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Karunya University, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore – 641 114, Tamil Nadu, INDIA @ Founder and Chair person, National Health and Environmental Research, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, INDIA<#LINE#>15/8/2013<#LINE#>31/8/2013<#LINE#>This study was aimed to screen the water quality of five lakes (Ranganathapuram Lake, Chinthamani Lake, Vedapatti Lake, Pannimadai Lake, Vallan Lake) in and around Coimbatore city, Tamil Nadu, India. The study was conducted based on their water source, phytoplankton community and origin of pollution such as utilisation by human and animals.  In this study the odour, colour, pH, alkalinity, BOD and COD of water samples from five lakes along with the inorganic and organic contents viz chloride, iron, calcium, sulphite, arsenic and alkalinity was analysed. Further, pathogens such as Klebisella sp., Streptococcus sp., Shigella sp., Salmonella sp., Vibrio sp., Citrobacter sp., Enterobacter sp., and Pseudomonas sp. which are water borne pathogens were isolated. The results of this study reveal the status of wetlands quality it may helpful to protect the water resources and create awareness about the water pollution among the people living around the lakes. <#LINE#> @ @ Jin X.C., Liu H.L., Tu Q.Y., Zhang Z.S. and Zhu X.A., Eutrophication of lakes in China, Chinese Res. Acad. of Environ. Sci.,36 (1), 291-297 (1990) @No $ @ @ Gray A.V. and Wang L.i., Case study on water quality modelling of Dianchi lake South west China, Water sci. Technol., 40, 35-43 (1999) @No $ @ @ Wang Y.C., Peng Y.A. and Li Y.M., The characteristics of water pollution and engineering-oriented prevention on Dianchi, Areal Res. Dev., 23, 88–92 (2004) @No $ @ @ World Health Organization, Guidelines for drinking water quality (Vol. 1) recommendations. Geneva:World Health Organization (1997) @No $ @ @ Mohanraj R, Sathishkumar M, Azeez P.A. and Sivakumar R., Pollution Status of Wetlands in Urban Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, Bull. Environ. Cont Toxicol., 64, 638-643 (2000) @No $ @ @ Greenberg E., Cleceri L.S. and Eaton A.D., Standard methods for examination of water and waste water. 10th ed., APH, Washington DC, USA (1992) @No $ @ @ Tandem G.K., Muhammad B.A. and Jameel A.B., The correlation of arsenic levels in drinking water with the biological samples of skin disorders, Sci. Tot. Environ.,407, 1019-1026 (2009) @No $ @ @ Mackereth F.J.H., Heron J. and Talling J.F., Water analysis: some revision methods for limnologists. Freshwater Biological Association. Titus Wilson & Sons, Amblesie. 121p. (Scientific Publication n, 36). (1978) @No $ @ @ Tasneem Gul Kazi, Muhammad Balal Arain, Jameel Ahmed Baig, Muhammad Khan Jamali, Hassan Imran Afridi, Nusrat Jalbani, Raja Adil Sarfraz, Abdul Qadir Sha and Abdul Niaz., The correlation of arsenic levels in drinking water with the biological samples of skin disorders, Sci. of the Total Environ.,407(3), 1019-1026 (2009) @No $ @ @ Skoulikidis N.T., Bertahas I., and Koussouris T., The environmental state of freshwater resources in Greece (rivers and lakes), Environ. Geo., 36, 1–2 (1998) @No $ @ @ Chandra R, Nishadh K.A. and Azeez P.A., Monitoring water quality of Coimbatore wetlands, Tamil Nadu, India. Environ. Monit. Assess.,64, 1007-1066 (2009) @No $ @ @ Sunkad B.N. and Patel H.S., Water quality assessment of Fort lake of Belgaum (Karnataka) with special reference to zooplankton, J. Environ. Biol., 25, 99–102 (2004) @No $ @ @ Health Canada one of the nine most common food products causing severe adverse reactions (1996) @No $ @ @ World Health Organization Guidelines for drinking-water quality third ed recommendations. Geneva:World Health Organization (2004) @No $ @ @ Tu C. and Ma L.Q., Effects of Arsenic concentration and forms on Arsenic uptake by Water Hyacinth, J. Environ. Qual.31, 641-647 (2002) @No
<#LINE#>Assessing the prospective of Jatropha curcas in Reclamation of Sodic Soil<#LINE#>Anamika@Srivastava<#LINE#>72-75<#LINE#>13.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-189.pdf<#LINE#> Babu Banarsi Das University, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, UP, INDIA<#LINE#>24/8/2013<#LINE#>7/9/2013<#LINE#>Uttar Pradesh, India has more than 1.2 million hectares of salt affected soil. Out of which mostly are sodic soil. Gypsum, a chemical amendment for sodic soil is widely used for reclamation. This paper discusses application of Jatropha curcas for reclamation of sodic soil. Without applying any chemical amendment, Jatropha was planted on soil having an exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) of 51 and pH 11.9. The result indicates that plantation of Jatropha reduces ESP, pH and Na significantly and increases soil organic carbon and exchangeable Ca. It could deduce that Jatropha mainly works upon the principle of increased CO partial pressure existing. The interaction of roots and micros, the respiration probably amplifies the solubility of calcites and improves soil physical properties because of the vertical growth of taproot. It is concluded that Jatropha is efficient for sodic soil reclamation but takes a longer duration, because plant requires time for stabilization. Presently, at partial reclamation, other crops can be planted along with Jatropha to diversify the waste land use. <#LINE#> @ @ Velayutham V., Status of land resources in India. Advances in land resources management for 21st century, Soil conservation society of India, New Delhi, 67-83 (2000) @No $ @ @ Shainberg I. and Letey J., Response of soil to sodic and saline Conditions,  Hilgardia, 52, 1–57 (1984) @No $ @ @ Sumner M.E., Sodic soils: new perspectives, Australian Journal of Soil Research, 31, 683–750 (1993) @No $ @ @ Shainberg I., Summer M.E., Miller W.P., Farina M.P.W., Pavan M.A. and Fey M.V., Use of gypsum on soils: A review, Advances in Soil Science, 9, 1–111 (1989) @No $ @ @ Richards L.A., Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkali soils, USDA, Handbook, 60 (1954) @No $ @ @ Walkley A. and Black I.A., Estimation of soil organic carbon by the chromic acid titration method, Soil Science, 37, 29-38 (1934) @No $ @ @ Foidl N., Foidl G., Sanchez M., Mittelbach M. and Hackel S., Jatropha as a source for the production of biofuel in Nicaragua, Bioresour. Technol.,58, 77-82 (1996) @No $ @ @ Gubitz G.M., Mittelbach M. and Trabi M., Exploitation of the tropical oil seed plant Jatropha, Bioresour. Technol., 67, 73-82 (1999) @No $ @ @ Juwarkar A.A., Yadav S.K., Kumar P. and Singh S.K., Effect of biosludge and biofertizer amendment on growth of Jatropha in heavy metal contaminated soils, Environ. Monit. Assess.,145, 7-15 (2008) @No $ @ @ Mangkoedihardjo S., Sunahmadia, Jatropha for phytoremediation of lead and cadmium polluted soil,W. App. Sci. J.,4, 519-522 (2008) @No $ @ @ Ilyas M., Miller R.W., Qureshi R.H., Hydraulic conductivity of sodic after gypsum application and cropping, Soil Science Society of America Journal, 57, 1580–1585 (1993) @No $ @ @ Qadir M. and Oster J.D., Vegetative bioremediation of calcareous sodic soils: history, mechanisms, and evaluation, Irrigation Science,21, 91–101 (2002) @No $ @ @ Qadir M., Noble A.B., Schubert S., Thomas R.J. and Arslan A., Sodicity-induced land degradation and its sustainable management: Problems and Prospects, Land degradation and development, 17, 661-667 (2006) @No $ @ @ Qadir M., Qureshi R.H. and Ahmad N., Reclamation of a saline-sodic soil by gypsum and Leptochloa fusca, Geoderma,74, 207–217 (1996) @No $ @ @ Qadir M., Steffens D., Yan F. and Schubert S., Proton release by N2-fixing plant roots: a possible contribution to Phytoremediation of calcareous sodic soils, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 166, 14–22 (2003) @No $ @ @ Bhargava G.P. and Kumar R., Genesis, characteristics and extent of sodic soil of the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain. International conference on Sustainable management of land, Feb. 9-14, 15-21 (2005) @No $ @ @ Afridi M.M.R.K., Afaq W., Samiullah S.H. and Parvaiz M.A., Effect of nitrogen, phosphorous and potasssium on the growth and yield of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill), Agric.  Sci.Prog., , 63-73 (1983) @No $ @ @ Qadir A., Potassium and sodium contents of shoot and laminae of rice cultivars and their sodicity tolerance, J. Plant Nutr, 18, 2281-2290 (1995) @No $ @ @ Garg V.K. and Srivastava S.C., Varietal differences in sugarbeet yield and quality due to soil exchangeable sodium, J. Ind. Soc. Soil Sci., 34, 572-576 (1986) @No $ @ @ Singh S.B. and Singh M.V., Effect of exchangeable sodium on growth, yield and mineral composition of Barley varieties, J. Ind. Soc. Soil Sci.,38, 135-138 (1990) @No $ @ @ Bhatnagar C.P. and Yadav J.S.P., Effects of varying levels of alkali on growth and nutrient uptake of barley, Agrochem. Talat., 29, 447-455 (1980) @No 
<#LINE#>Emphasizing the Quality of Some Selected Ground Water Samples of Kanyakumari District, India Using Quality Index Assessment<#LINE#>N.K.@Amaliya,P.Kumar@Sugirtha<#LINE#>76-82<#LINE#>14.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-200.pdf<#LINE#> Chemistry Research Centre, Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil–629001, INDIA<#LINE#>10/9/2013<#LINE#>17/9/2013<#LINE#>The Quality Index assessment method is used to monitor the pollution status of water samples by integrating the water quality variables. The aim of this work is to monitor the pollution level of ground water samples from different places of kanyakumari district. For calculating the Quality Index the following18 water quality variables such as EC, TDS, DO, TH,pH, alkalinity, calcium, sodium, magnesium, sulphate, phosphate, potassium, chloride, fluoride, manganese and nitrate have been considered. The different ground water samples of Kanyakumari district have quality index values ranging from 8.45 to 162.3. 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<#LINE#>Studies on Isolation and Identification of Active Microorganisms during Degradation of Polyethylene / Starch Film<#LINE#>Prabhat@Sharma,S.@Bhattacharyya,Vishal@Verma,R.K.@Kalyan,Vijai@Kumar,K.N.@Pandey,M.@Singh<#LINE#>83-85<#LINE#>15.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-062.pdf<#LINE#>Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, INDIA @ Department of Microbiology, KGMU, Lucknow, INDIA<#LINE#>14/3/2013<#LINE#>17/5/2013<#LINE#>Low density polyethylene is a vital cause of environmental pollution. It occurs by choking sewer line through mishandling thus posing an everlasting ecological threat. Biodegradable plastics are eco-friendly; they accumulate great potential applications in various industries. Biodegradable polymers degrade upon disposal by the action of active microorganisms in the soil. The result of degradation can be interpreted with physical changes through biological force. Microbial degradation of plastics convert polymer into oligomers and monomers. This microbial degradation may be based on aerobic and anaerobic metabolisms. The main objective of present study is to isolate and identify the microorganisms from soil during biodegradation testing of polyethylene/starch film. The isolation is been carried out through soil serial dilution method. An isolated microorganism is cultivated in culture media. After growth of microorganisms at 37 C identification of microorganisms was carried out by macroscopic/microscopic examination. During identification it is found that bacteria (Pseudomonas spp, Streptococcus spp, Staphylococcus spp, Micrococcus spp and Moraxella spp etc), fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus glaucus etc), and Actinomycetes are present on the surface of polyethylene/starch film. Surface morphology of polyethylene/starch film has been analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) before and after degradation. Physico - mechanical properties has also been determined before and after degradation of film in order to understand the rate as well as the mechanism of degradation. <#LINE#> @ @ Scott G., Polymer in modern life. In: Polymers and Environment, The royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK (1999) @No $ @ @ Swift G., Non-medical biodegradable polymers: Environmentally degradable polymers, In J.Domb, J. Kost, and D.M. Wiseman, cds. Handbook of Biodegradable Polymers, (Harwood Academic. Amsterdam, 473(1997) @No $ @ @ Sadocco P., Nocerino S., DubiniElengir G., Characterization of a poly (3depolymerase from Aureobacterium saperdae:Active site and kinetics of hydrolysis studies, 57-65 (1997) @No $ @ @ Kambe T.N., Akutsu S.Y., NomuraNakahara T., Microbial degradation of polyurethane, polyester polyurethanes and polyether polyurethenesMicrobial Biotechnol., 51, 134-140(1999)@No $ @ @  Kathiresan K., Polythene and Plasticsfrom the mangrove soil, Rev. Biol.Trop(2003) @No $ @ @ Pospisil J. and Nespurek S., Highlights in chemistry and physics of polymer stabilization(1997) @No $ @ @ Ananthnarayan R. and Parikar Cmicrobiology. 6th edition (2000) @No $ @ @ Chandrakant R. Kokare, The textbook of microbiology Principles and Application @No $ @ @ Mackie and McCartney, Practical medical Microbiology,13th edition, New York (1989) @No $ @ @ Text book of Microbiology, Ananthaharayan and Pariker, th edition (2005) @No