@Research Paper <#LINE#>Ground Water Suitability for Drinking in Dindigul block of Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India<#LINE#>C@FlorenceAnnal,<#LINE#>1-4<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-209.pdf<#LINE#> Government Arts College (W), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, INDIA<#LINE#>17/9/2014<#LINE#>23/10/2014<#LINE#>Ground water is one of the major sources of water in arid and semiarid regions. Assessment and mapping of ground water quality is very important because the physic- chemical characteristics of groundwater determine its suitability for drinking purpose. The present study evaluates the suitability of groundwater for drinking purpose in the study area coupled with GIS technology. 18 water samples were collected and analyzed for various physiochemical constituents. The integrated drinking water quality map prepared shows the areas good, suitable and unsuitable for drinking purposes. <#LINE#> @ @ Sathish Kumar S. and Ravichandran S., Groundwater Quality Assessment in Cheyyar Region, International Journal of ChemTech Research, 3(3), 1060 -1062 (2011) @No $ @ @ Yadav Janeswar, Pathak R.K. and Khan Eliyas., Analysis of Water Quality using Physico – chemical parameters Satak Reservoir in Khargone District, M.P, India, International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences,2(1), 9-11 (2013) @No $ @ @ Bhattacharya T., Chakroborty S. and Tuck Neha, Physico Chemical Charaterization of Groundwater of Anand District Gujarat, India, International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences,1(1), 28-33 (2012) @No $ @ @ Gupta D.P, Sunita and Sharan J.P., Physico chemical Analysis of Groundwater of Selected Area of Kaithal city, Haryana, India, Researcher, 1(2), 1-5 (2009) @No $ @ @ Mohamed Hanipha M. and Zahir Hussain A., Study of Groundwater Quality ar Dindigul Town, Tamil Nadu, India., International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2(1), 68–73 (2013) @No $ @ @ Mamdouh S., Masoud Mohammed Zaid And Adel M. Abdou., Study of Groundwater Quality in Kom Hamada Area , Beheira Governorate, Egypt, Bulletin of the chemists and Technologists of Macedomia, 22(2), 143 -154 (2003) @No $ @ @ Subramani T., Krishna S and Kumaresan P.K., Study of Groundwater Quality with GIS applications for Coonoor Taluk in Nilgiri District, International Journal of Modern Engineering, 2(3), 586 – 592 (2012) @No $ @ @ Sankar K., Aravindan S and Rajendran S., Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Paravanar River Sub-basin, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India, Pelagia Research Library, 2(5), 92-103 (2011) @No $ @ @ Medona Mary R., Nirmala T. and Delphine Rose M.R., Evaluation of Physical and Chmeical Characteritics of Water at Sothuparai Reservoir, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India, International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 398, 36–39 (2014) @No $ @ @ Pradeep Jain K., Hydrology and quality of groundwater Hirapur district, Sagar (M.P), Pollution Research, 17(1), 91-94 (1998) @No $ @ @ Mahananda M.R., Mohanty B.P. and Behera N.R., Phiscio–chemical Analysis of Surface and Groundwater of Bargarh District, Orissa, India, IJRRAS,2(3), 284–295 (2010) @No $ @ @ Li Peiyue, Wu Qian and Wu Jianhua., Groundwater Suitability for Drinking and Agricultural usage in Yinchuan Area , China, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 1(6), 1241-1249 (2011) @No $ @ @ Renji Remesan and Panda R.K., Remote Sensing and GIS Application for Groundwater Quality and Risk mapping, The 3rd International Conference on Water Resources and Environments and the 1st Arab Water Forum, (2008) @No <#LINE#>Determination of the Levels of selected Heavy Metals in Medicinal plants from Narok County, Kenya and variations in their levels due to hot water Infusion<#LINE#>Oyaro@Nathan,Makena@Bethpurity,A.@MosimaOsano,Omwoyo@W.Nyaigoti<#LINE#>5-10<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-219.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Chemistry, Maasai Mara University, P.O Box 861-20500, Narok, KENYA <#LINE#>2/10/2014<#LINE#>14/11/2014<#LINE#>The use of traditional medicine to majority of communities in developing countries is well accepted since they are affordable and readily available. Narok County, Kenya which is home to the Maasai Community commonly use Dovyalis abyssinica, Todalia asistica, Clutia abysssinica, Trimelia grandifolia, Rhamnus prinoides and Caylusea abyssinica plants for medicinal purposes. This study assessed the levels of selected heavy metals in leaves, stem, and roots of these medicinal plants and their infusions using AAS. The trend in heavy metal accumulation was Fe � Cu � Co � Cr. The levels significantly (P0.05) differed among the different plants and even further variation (P0.05) was observed in different plant parts. The levels in the infusions for all the metals studied were lower than 50%. Generally, the levels in the studied medicinal plants were low and safe for human consumption. <#LINE#> @ @ Lucy H. and DaSilva E., Medicinal plants : A re-emerging health aid. ElectronicJournal of Biotechnology, 2 (2), 56-70, (1999) @No $ @ @ Rates S.M.K., Plants as source of drugs., Toxicon,39(5), 603-613, (2000) @No $ @ @ Hazzit M, Baaliouamer A, Veríssimo A.R, Faleiro M.Land Miguel M.G., Chemical composition and biological activities of Algerian, Thymus oils. Food Chem., 116, 714–721 (2009) @No $ @ @ Chorianopoulos N., Kalpoutzakis E., Aligiannis N., Mitaku S., Nychas G.J. and Haroutounian S.A., Essential Oils of Satureja, Origanum and Thymus Species: Chemical Composition and antibacterial activities against Foodborne Pathogens, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 52, 8261-8267 (2004) @No $ @ @ Njoroge. 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Plant Nutr.,26, 1779-1788 (2003) @No $ @ @ Shad A.K., Lajbar K., Iqbal H., Khan B.M. and Naveed A., Profile of heavy metals in selected medicinal plants., Pak. J. Weed Sci. Res., 14(12), 101-110 (2008) @No $ @ @ Omwoyo W.N., Assessment of the levels of micronutrients in black tea from different regions of East Africa and changes in their levels due to agronomic practices.,Msc. Thesis, Maseno University, Kenya, (2011) @No $ @ @ AOAC., Official Methods of Analysis AOAC international, 17th Edition, USA: Maryland, (2000) @No $ @ @ Diaconua D., Rodica D. and Tinca N., Estimation of heavy metals in medicinal plants and their infusions, Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry, 23(1), 115-120 (2012) @No $ @ @ Intidhar D.S., Refea K.A. and Jasm D.S., Determination of some essential elements in Iraqi medicinal herbs, IBN Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Science,26(1),234-240 (2013) @No $ @ @ Laszlo K. and Artur I., Characterization and classification of tea herbs based on their metal content, Acta Universitatis Sapientiae agriculture and Environment, 1, 11- 19 (2009) @No $ @ @ Dzomba P., Nyoni S. and Mudavanhu N., Heavy metal contamination risk through consumption of traditional food plants growing around Bindura town, Zimbabwe, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, 4(5), 92-95 (2012) @No $ @ @ Ghulam D., Hussain F. and Rizvi A.M., Mineral composition of plants of family zygophllaceae and euphorbiaceae, Pakistan Journal of Botany,46(3), 887–896, (2014) @No $ @ @ Sahito S.R., Kazi T.G., Kazi G.H., Jakhrani M.A. and Shaikh M.S., Trace Elements in Two Varities of Indigenous Medicinal Plant Catharanthus roseus Vinca rosea), Journal of Medical Sciences, 1, 74-77 (2001) @No $ @ @ Ararso N. and Alemayehu A., Determination of Selected Essential and Non-essential Metals in the Stems and Leaves of Rhamnus prinoides (Gesho), Sci. Technol. Arts Res. J., 2(4), 20-26 (2013) @No $ @ @ Maobe A.G.M. Gitu., Gatebe E. and Rotich H., Profile of heavy metals in selected medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes, malaria and pneumonia in Kisii region, South west Kenya, Global Journal of pharmacology,6(3), 245 – 251 (2012) @No $ @ @ Samira I.K., Mohamad M., Mohammad A. and Rosin S., Metal concentration in commonly used medicinal herbs and infusion by Labanese population : Health Impact, Journal of food research., 2(2), 70–82 (2013) @No $ @ @ Subramanian R., Gayathri S., Rathnavel C. and Raj V., Analysis of mineral and heavy metals in some medicinal plants collected from local market, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, S74-S78, (2012) @No $ @ @ FAO/WHO. Contaminants. In Codex alimentarius, XVII edition, Rome, (1984) @No $ @ @ Kaplan L.A., Pesce A.J. and Kazmierczak S.C., Theory, Analysis, Correlation, In: Clinical Chemistry 4th Ed., Published by Mosby, 707-708, (1993) @No $ @ @ Yemane M., Chandravanshi B.S. and Wondimu T., Levels of essential and non-essential metals in leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis.L) and soil of the Wushwush farms, Ethiopia, Food Chemistry, 107, 1236-1243 (2008) @No $ @ @ Omwoyo W.N., Okinda P.O., Ongeri D.M., Kamau D., Bowa K., Mboya P. and Otieno M.O., Availability of some inorganic micronutrients and effects of grading on their levels in East African Black Teas and infusions, Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences,2(1), 42-49 (2013) @No <#LINE#>Effect of Arsenic Exposure on Triticum aestivum L. Genotypes: Evaluation of Arsenic Accumulation in contrasting Genotype of India<#LINE#>Shailza@Singh,D.P@Singh,Nandita@Singh,<#LINE#>11-17<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-222.pdf<#LINE#>Eco-Auditing Group, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226001, INDIA @ Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Vidhya Vihar, Rai Bareilly Road, Lucknow, 226025, INDIA <#LINE#>9/10/2014<#LINE#>17/11/2014<#LINE#>During last few decades arsenic contamination has emerged as a major environment problem. The irrigation through arsenic-laden water significantly elevates the arsenic concentration in soil which influences the growth and development of different crops. It is necessary to identify wheat genotype that has ability to grow in arsenic contaminated soils with low arsenic uptake efficiency. A hydroponic method had proved useful tool for screening plants. The present study was conducted to identify contrasting As accumulating wheat genotypes by in different levels of arsenate 50µM, 250µM in hydroponic experiment. The results revealed that highest As uptake was observed in Pbw550 genotype (HAWG) and the lowest As uptake by Wh711 genotype (LAWG). All the fifteen wheat genotypes were ranked with respect to their As tolerance index: Wh711�Huw234�Pbw550�Pbw154�Dbw17�Wr544�Hd2733�Pbw502�Pbw343�Pbw2285� K307� Raj3765�Hd2329�Huw468�Rr21 respectively. The results suggested that (LAWG) was the most suitable wheat genotype for growth in As contaminated region. <#LINE#> @ @ Matschullat J., Arsenic in the geosphere : A review, Sci of the Total Environ.249, 297-312 (2000) @No $ @ @ Morton W.E and Dunnette D.A., Health effects of environmental arsenic., In: Nriagu, J.O. (Ed.), Arsenic in the Environment Part II, Human Health and Ecosystem.,(1994) @No $ @ @ Anawar H.M., Akai J., Mostofa K.M., Safiullah S and Tareq S.M., Arsenic poisoning in groundwater health risk and geochemical sources in Bangladesh, Environ Internat., 27, 597–604 (2002) @No $ @ @ Mitra A.K., Bose B.K., Kabir H., Das B.K and Hussain M., Arsenic-related health problems among hospital patients in southern Bangladesh, J. of Health, Popul and Nutri., 20, 198–204 (2002) @No $ @ @ Pandey P.K., Yadav S., Nair S and Bhui A., Arsenic contamination of the environment : A new perspective from central-east India, Environ Intert., 28, 235–245 (2002) @No $ @ @ Smith A.H., Lingas E.O and Rahman M., Contamination of drinking-water by arsenic in Bangladesh : A public health emergency, Bull of World Health Org.,78, 1093–1103 (2000) @No $ @ @ Williams P.N., Price A.H., Raab. A., Hossain. 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Chemos., 67, 1072–1079 (2007b) @No $ @ @ Wilkins D.A., The measurement of tolerance to edaphic factors by means of root growth, The New Phyto., 80, 623–633 (1978) @No $ @ @ Xiaoli L., Shuzhen Z., Xiaoquan S and Yong-Guan Z., Toxicity of arsenate and arsenite on germination, seedling growth and amylolytic activity of wheat., Chemos., 61, 293–301 (2005) @No $ @ @ Abedin M.J., Feldmann J and Meharg A.A., Uptake kinetics of arsenic species in rice plants. Plant Physio.128, 1120–1128 (2002) @No $ @ @ Hartley-Whitaker J., Ainsworth G and Meharg A.A., Copper and arsenate-induced oxidative stress in Holcus lanatus L. clones with differential sensitivity, Plant, Cell and Environ.,24, 713–722 (2001) @No $ @ @ Sneller E.F.C., Van H.L.M., Schat H and Verklei J.A.C., Toxicity, metal uptake, and accumulation of phytochelatins in Silene vulgaris exposed to mixtures of cadmium and arsenate., Env Toxico and Chem.19, 2982–2986 (2000) @No $ @ @ Kapustka L.A., Lipton J., Galbraith H., Cacela D and Lejeune K., Metallic and arsenic impacts to soils, vegetation communities and wildlife habitat in southwest Montana uplands contained by smelter emissions: II. Laboratory phytotoxicity studies, Environ Toxico and Chem., 14, 1905-1912 (1995)\ @No $ @ @ Van-den Broeck K., Vendecasteele C and Geuns JMC., Speciation by liquid chromatography- inductively coupled plasma- mass spectrometry of arsenic in mungbean seedlings used as a bio indicator for the arsenic contamination, Analy Chimi Acta., 361, 101-111 (1998) @No <#LINE#>Hindcasting and Validation of Mumbai Oil Spills using Gnome<#LINE#>S.J.@Prasad,T.M@BalakrishnanNair,P.A.@Francis,T.@Vijayalaksmi<#LINE#>18-27<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-231.pdf<#LINE#>Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad, INDIA @ Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad,INDIA<#LINE#>14/10/2014<#LINE#>26/11/2014<#LINE#>Oil spill trajectory forecasting became mandatory for providing advisory services to the regulatory authorities during the event of oil spill, for planning their remediation and clean up measures. The present study describes a method to simulate the trajectory of the spilled oil using GNOME and validating it using available Radar data. The trajectory forecasting of two oil spill events, happened in mumbai high region, during 2010- 2011 has been executed in hindcast mode using General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment. The forcing parameters such as, forecasted European Center of Medium Range Weather Forecast winds and Regional Ocean Modeling system currents were used for the execution. The likely areas which are to be affected are found from the prediction. The trajectory obtained from GNOME is compared with oil spill signatures obtained from the radar data of a particular time step. The observed oil slicks were found within the average distance of 3.73 km and 4.16 km from the prediction for MSC chitra spill and Mumbai uran trunk pipeline spill respectively. This trajectory model can be used for making the contingency plans, conducting the mock drills and during oil spill response & preparedness operations. <#LINE#> @ @ Venkatraman, Coastal and Marine biodiversity in India, Indian Journal of marine science, 34(1), 57-75, (2005) @No $ @ @ Ganguly Subha, Environmental and Ecological Importance of Coral Reefs: A Review, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci.,2(7), 85-86, (2013) @No $ @ @ Kumar Goutam and Ramanathan Al, Microbial Diversity in the Surface Sediments and its Interaction with Nutrients of Mangroves of Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India, Int. Res. J. 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P., A GIS approach to mapping oil spills in a marine environment Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nakhimovsky prospect 36, Moscow 117997, Russia b Centre ‘Almaz’, NPO Mashinostroenia, Gagarina St. 33, Reutov, Moscow Region 143966, Russia Version of record first published, 23 Oct (2008) @No $ @ @ Xu L., Li J., Brenning A., A comparative study of different classification techniques for marine oil spill identification using RADARSAT-1 imagery, Remote Sensing of Environment, 141, 14-23 (2014) @No $ @ @ Lee Jong-Sen, Speckle suppression and analysis for synthetic aperture radar images, Optical Engineering, 25 (5), 636-643 (1986) @No $ @ @ Chang L.a, Cheng C.M.a and Tang Z.S.b, An automatic detection of oil spills in SAR images by using image segmentation approach, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Article number 1525287, 2, 1021-1024 (2005) @No $ @ @ Solberg A.H. and Volden E., Incorporation of Prior Knowledge in Automatic Classification of Oil Spill in ERS SAR Images, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 157- 159 (1997) @No $ @ @ Sebastiao P. and Guedes Soares C., Uncertainty in predictions of oil spill trajectories in a coastal zone, Journal of Marine Systems,63, 257-269 (2006) @No <#LINE#>Correlation Study on Zooplankton availability and Physico-Chemical Parameters of Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India<#LINE#>A.@Bera,T.K.@Dutta,B.C.@Patra,U.K.@Sar<#LINE#>28-32<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-235.pdf<#LINE#>Aquaculture Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore – 721102, West Bengal, INDIA @ Department of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal, Meen Bhavan, Sepoy Bazar, Midnapore 721101, West Bengal, INDIA <#LINE#>24/10/2014<#LINE#>14/11/2014<#LINE#>Zooplankton play a crucial role in aquatic ecosystem and a number of water parameters involved in it. The present investigation had been continued for a period of one year from March, 2010 to February, 2011 – to assess the correlation between physico - chemical parameters of water and zooplankton availability in Kangsabati Reservoir, Mukutmanipur, West Bengal. Among the zooplankton population four major groups viz. Rotifera, Copepoda, Cladocera, Protozoa and two minor groups viz. Ostracoda and Amphipoda were observed. 33 species of Rotifera, 16 species of Copepoda, 22 species of Cladocera, 4 species of Protozoa, 2 species of Ostracoda and 1 species of Amphipoda were identified. The zooplankton population showed strong correlation with the parameters like water temperature, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, phosphate, total inorganic nitrogen, free CO etc. Available species were Asplanchna reticulata, Synchaeta oblonga, Anareopsis fissa, Keratella valga tropica under rotifera ; Nauplii, Microcyclops varicans, Paracyclops fimbriatus under copepoda ; Ceriodaphnia cornuta, Daphnia ambigua, Bosmina longirostris etc under cladocera ; Amoeba proteus and Difflugia sp. under protozoa ; Cyprinotus sp. under ostracoda and Hyperia macrocephala under amphipoda. Zooplankton population was high in winter season while low in rainy season. <#LINE#> @ @ Alam Md.T.I. and Kabir Md.A., Relationship between zooplankton abundance and physico –chemical parameters in Sundarban ecosystem during monsoon, Pak. 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(2008) @No $ @ @ Adoni A., Joshi D.G., Ghosh K., Chourasia S.K., Vaishya A.K., Yadav M. and Verma H.G., A work book on limnology (Pratibha publisher), Sagar (1985) @No $ @ @ Edmondson W.T., Freshwater Biology, 2nd edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York (1959) @No $ @ @ Battish S.K., Freshwater Zooplankton of India. Oxford and IBH Publications, New Delhi (1992) @No $ @ @ Needham J.G. and Needham P.R., A guide to the study of fresh water biology 5th edn. Liolden-day, Inc., San Francisco (1962) @No $ @ @ Sharma B.K., Fresh water rotifers (rotifera: Eurotatoria), Fauna of West Bengal, State Fauna Series, 3(11), 341–461 (1998) @No $ @ @ Thirupathaiah M., Sravanthy Ch and Sammaiah Ch, Diversity of zooplankton in Lower Manair reservoir, Karimnagar, AP, India , I. Res. J. 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Proceedings of Taal2007 : The 12th World Lake Conference, 88-91 (2008) @No $ @ @ Shah J.A. and Pandit A.K., Relation between physico–chemical limnology and Crustacean community in Wular lake of Kashmir Himalaya, Pak. J. of Biological Sci., 16(19), 976–983 (2013) @No $ @ @ Veerendra D.N., Thirumala S., Manjunatha H. and Aravinda H.B., Zooplankton diversity and its relationship with physico– chemical parameters in Mani Reservoir of Western Ghats, Region, Hosanagar Taluk, Shivamoga district, Karnataka, India, J. of Urban and Environ. Engeenering, 6(2), 74–77 (2012) @No $ @ @ Rajagopal T., Thangamani A., Sevarkodiyone S.P., Sekar M. and Archunan G., Zooplankton diversity and physico-chemical conditions in three perennial ponds of Virudhunagar district, Tamilnadu, J. ofEnvironmental Biol., 31, 265–272 (2010) @No $ @ @ Agarwal N.K., Ayoade A.A. and Chandola-Saklani A., Changes in physio–chemical features and planktonof two regulated high altitude rivers Garhwal, Himalaya, India, Euro. J. of Scientific Research, 27(1), 77–92 (2009) @No $ @ @ Basu M., Roy N. and Barik A., Seasonal abundance of net zooplankton correlated with physico-chemical parameters in a fresh water ecosystem., Int. J. of Lakes and Rivers, 3(1), 67–77 (2010) @No <#LINE#>Adsorption Potential of Bio-Sorbent Derived from Millingtonia Hortenesis Leaves for Sorptive Eradicaton of Crystal Violet Dye from Aqueous Media in Eco-Friendly Way<#LINE#>D.@Kalaiselvi,V.@Sangeetha,A.@Basker,D.@KandaveluVSaravanan<#LINE#>33-38<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-238.pdf<#LINE#>Department of chemistry, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, INDIA @ Department of Chemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, INDIA @ Department of chemistry, Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, INDIA @ Department of chemistry, National College, Tiruchirappalli, INDIA <#LINE#>29/10/2014<#LINE#>13/11/2014<#LINE#>In this article millingtonia hortenesis leaves, one of the herbal plant materials, available in plenty quantity in india, was chosen as an biosorbent to clutch out crystal violet dye in aqueous media. An equilibrium feature of leaves was scrutinized by executing the experiments in batch adsorption mode. Adsorption models like Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin were examined to portray briefly the reaction sequences at its equilibrium phase. Langmuir equation was found to have the highest value of R compared with other models. Furthermore, it was found that leaves have an adsorptive capacity of 40 mg/g and show favorable adsorption of CV dye with separation factor (R 1). In addition, pseudo-first- order, pseudo-second order and intra-particle diffusion were used to study the kinetics of MB adsorption onto leaves. Adsorption process undergoes pseudo-second order kinetic as bear out by its towering Rvalue and also inferred by the low value of sum of squared error (SSE percentage). Results pointed out that intra-particle diffusion model could never orients and the adsorption process is spontaneous as indicated by the negative value of the . <#LINE#> @ @ Ahmad R., Studies on adsorption of crystal violet dye from aqueous solution onto coniferous pinus bark powder (CPBP), J. Hazard Mater.,171(1-3), 767-773 (2009) @No $ @ @ Dural M. U., Cavas L., Papageorgiou S.K. and Katsaros F.K., Methylene blue adsorption on activated carbon prepared from Posidonia oceanica (L.) dead leaves: Kinetics and equilibrium studies, Chem. Eng. J.,168, 77-85 (2011) @No $ @ @ Shamik Chowdhury, Sagnik Chakraborty, Papita Saha,Biosorption of Basic Green 4 from aqueous solution by Ananas comosus (pineapple) leaf powder, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces,84, 520–527 (2011) @No $ @ @ Vinisha Valsaraj P. and Janardanan C., Adsorption Behavior of Crystal Violet Dye on to Tin (IV) Molybdovanadate Cation Exchanger from Aqueous Solution, Int. J. Res. Chem. 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J., Removal of methylene blue from aqueous waste using rice husk and rice husk ash, Desalin., 259(1), 249-257(2010) @No $ @ @ Kumar P. E. and Perumal V., Adsorption of Congo red from Aqueous Solution by a Low-Cost Novel Adsorbent Derived from the Inflorescence of Palmyra Male Flowers, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 9(3), 513-518 (2010) @No $ @ @ Kannan N., Vijayakumar A. and P. Subramaniam., Detoxification Studies on the Removal of Malachite Green using Teak Leaf Material, Indian journal of environmental protection, 30(9), 761-767 (2010) @No $ @ @ Saban Tanyildizi M., Modeling of adsorption isotherms and kinetics of reactive dye from aqueous solution by peanut hull, Chemical Engineering Journal, 168, 1234–1240 (2011) @No $ @ @ P. Senthil Kumar P., Ramalingam S., Senthamarai C., Niranjanaa M., Vijayalakshmi P., Sivanesan S., Adsorption of dye from aqueous solution by cashew nut shell: Studies on equilibrium isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics of interactions, Desalination,261, 52–60 (2010) @No $ @ @ Theivarasu C., Mylsamy S. and Sivakumar N., Kinetics, Isotherm and Thermodynamic studies of adsorption of Congo Red Aqueous Solution onto COCOA Shell Activated Carbon, Res. J. Chem. Env., 15(2), 34-38(2011) @No <#LINE#>Quality Assessment of River Water with Special Reference to Pearson Correlation Study<#LINE#>Shivani.P.@Banerjee,R.P.@Chavan,R.S.@Lokhande<#LINE#>39-43<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-239.pdf<#LINE#>School of Basic Sciences, @ Department of Chemistry, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, INDIA @ Department of Chemistry, Dnyanasadhana College, Thane, INDIA @ School of Basic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, INDIA <#LINE#>1/11/2014<#LINE#>27/11/2014<#LINE#>The present study was conducted with an aim to find out the physico-chemical nature of water at different sites of Ulhas river system system flowing through the Thane district of Maharashtra state to access the physical properties and chemical nature of its water. The physico-chemical parameters studied were colour, temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, total hardness, total dissolved solids, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand ,total suspended solids and trace metals -iron and copper. The observed values of various physio-chemical parameters of water samples were compared with standard values recommended by WHO. Statistical analysis was carried out by calculating Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) value between different pairs of parameters and it was observed that many of the parameters bear a good positive correlation and some bears a negative correlation.. the present study was taken into consideration in which an attempt was made to access the water quality of ulhas river system and it is believed that this study would be helpful in formulating control strategy in near future. <#LINE#> @ @ Gautier C., Oil,Water and Climate-An intr oduction ,Cambridge University Press (2008) @No $ @ @ Krishna Gopal, Fundamentals of water and waste water,A.P.H Publishing Corporation, New Delhi,(2004) @No $ @ @ Joshi D.M, Kumar Alok and Agrawal Namita, Studies on Physicochemical parameters to assess the water quality of river ganga for drinking purpose in Haridwar., RJC,2(1), 195-203 (2009) @No $ @ @ Nirmala B, Suresh Kumar B.V, Suchetan P.A. and Shet Prakash, Seasonal Variations of Physico Chemical Characteristics of Ground Water Samples of Mysore City, Karanataka, India, I Res. 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Geneva, Switzerland: Recommendations, World Health Organization (2006) @No <#LINE#>Assessment on pollution impact and correlation study of lake water from Thane region of Maharashtra, INDIA<#LINE#>KalpanaR.@Rathod,R.P.@Chavan,R.S.@Lokhande<#LINE#>44-51<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-240.pdf<#LINE#> School of Basic Sciences,Department of Chemistry,Jaipur National University,Jaipur,INDIA @ Department of Chemistry,Dnyanasadhana College, Mulund (W), Mumbai, INDIA @ School of Basic Sciences, @ Department of Chemistry, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, INDIA <#LINE#>2/11/2014<#LINE#>16/11/2014<#LINE#>Water is a source of life. But pollution of water is the biggest threat in today’s world. Thane city of Maharashtra state is known for its beautiful lakes. It has many lakes as per the record of Thane Municipal Corporation. As most of these water bodies situated right next to the roads receive heavy flux of agricultural waste, domestic sewage, industrial waste thus deteriorating water quality. The increasing trend in concentration of heavy metals in the environment has created lot of awareness about environmental pollution. These heavy metals have a marked effect on the aquatic flora and fauna which through bio magnification enter the food chain thereby affecting the human being. Hence this study is carried out to assess the quality of water in lake water samples from eight different lakes. Physico- chemical analysis is done over the period of march 2013 to February 2014 to estimate the parameters such as pH , conductivity, alkalinity, salinity, hardness, chemical Oxygen Demand(COD), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biological Oxygen Demand, Total Dissolved Solid and heavy metal content like Cu,Hg,As and Fe . The study shows high level of BOD ranging from 15mg/l ( minimum) to 67mg/l (maximum). Very low level of dissolved oxygen in water indicates pollution. 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The average dung produced per day by a buffalo weighing 400±50 kg was ranged from 19.05 to 26.75 kg which was significantly (P0.01) different among buffaloes due to variation in body weight. The average total and volatile solids per cent of the buffalo dung and digested slurry were 20.56 0.12 and 78.37±0.38 and 67.13± 0.61 per cent, respectively which were significantly (P0.01) different. the buffalo dung and digested slurry was cooking (500g) rice plus lighting was 910.47±0.82 through biogas production and subsequent vermicomposting of digested slurry an amount earned compared to traditional open composting of fresh buffalo dung <#LINE#> @ @ Reddy K.S., Kumar N., Sharma A.K., Acharya C.L. and Dalal R.C., Biophysical and sociological impacts of farmyard manure and its potential role in meeting crop nutrient needs : A farmers’ survey in Madhya Pradesh, India, Aus. J. Exp. 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Different physico-chemical parameters of water, soil and Important Value Index (IVI) of vegetationwere analysed in this study. In the water quality analysis, the pH value 6.49±0.03in winter season at Site II is lesser than the permissible limit set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS-10500). The soils pH value which ranges from a maximum of 4.43±0.04 in rainy season at Site I and a minimum of 4±0.46 at Site III in winter seasonwere also slightly acidic which may due to high litter fall and its decomposition. In the vegetation analysis, 12 different tree species of 9 families were found and Schima wallichi got first rank with the highest IVI value followed by Phoebe lanceolata and Toona ciliata respectively. The overall analyses of different aspects with different parameters is barely done in this particular area which serves as one of the important source of fresh water and also its catchment areas provides a place for some wild animals. <#LINE#> @ @ Rajiv P., Hasna A.S., Kamaraj M., Rajeshwari S. and Sankar A., Physico chemical and microbial analysis of different rivers waters in western Tamil Nadu, India, I Res. J Environment Sci., 1(1), 2-6 (2012) @No $ @ @ Mir T.A., Manderia S. and Manderia K., Influence of dye industrial effluent on physico chemical characteristics properties of soil at Bhairavgarh, Ujjain, MP, India, I Res. 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The objective of the study was to evaluate the diversity and role of endemic and threatened plant species in ethnomedicine. A total of 131 species, including 36 endemic and 113 species under different threat categories were found. This includes 73 and 46 species that falls under different degrees of threats at regional and global levels respectively. The life form of these plants can be arranged in the order of trees�herbs�shrubs�climbers�epiphytes. It was also found that the indigenous community holds substantial knowledge on ethnomedicinal plants that plays an important role in assisting the primary healthcare needs of the people. These plants would be of much benefit, if evaluated and introduced in the modern scientific health care system. 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This study showed that the average phosphates level in Notwane River were 1.45mg/L which was slightly above the 1 mg/L recommended environmental guideline by EPA, while the average amount of nitrates in Notwane River was 5.53mg/L which was within the 10mg/L acceptable limit. 33 species of 29 genera representing four phyla; Chlorophyta, Cyanophyta, Euglenophyta and Bacillariophyta were identified. Although dense blooms of cyanobacterial species whose crude extracts were found to have toxic effects on mice were found at the wastewater stabilisation ponds dumping the sewage effluent, only a few colonies of Microcystis spp. were found at the river. These attributes gave an indication that the river, during the study period, was a relatively healthy river. <#LINE#> @ @ Emongor V.E. and Ramolemana G.M. Treated sewage effluent (water) potential to be used for horticultural production in Botswana. Phys. Chem. Earth 29:1101-1108(2004) @No $ @ @ Mladenov N., Strzepek K., Serumola O.M. 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J. of App. Bact.72:445-459 (1992) @No <#LINE#>Estimation of the usable residual biomass through a digital map in barley cultivation in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico<#LINE#>S.J.M@Dominguez,L.S.S.@Serrano<#LINE#>87-91<#LINE#>13.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-227.pdf<#LINE#> Universidad Politécnica de Francisco I. Madero, Programa educativo de Ingeniería en Energía. Domicilio Conocido S/N, Tepatepec de Francisco I. Madero, Hidalgo, MÉXICO <#LINE#>13/10/2014<#LINE#>23/11/2014<#LINE#>This study shows the estimation of residual biomass production from the agricultural sector of barley for its use as a solid biofuel. The methodology developed to fulfill the objective is based on the tools provided by the Digital Map of the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI, Mexico) and the data of agricultural production from the Integral Farming System (SIAP, Mexico). Based on the scarce information, in the state and nationwide, about the use of agriculture waste, this study focuses on the estimation of waste and the calculation of the calorific value of barley cultivation in the state of Hidalgo Mexico. It includes maps which facilitate the access to the subject knowledge and its effective analysis. <#LINE#> @ @ Demirbas A., Calculation of higher heating values of biomass fuels. Fuel, 76, 431–4 (1997) @No $ @ @ Friedl A, Padouvas E, Rotter H and Varmuza K. Prediction of heating values of biomass fuel from elemental composition, Anal ChimActa, (544), 191–8 2005) @No $ @ @ Vassilev SV and Baxter D, Andersen LK, Vassileva CG., An overview of the chemical composition of biomass,Fuel, 89, 913–33(2010) @No $ @ @ Arvizu FJS, Conversión de biomasa a energía. 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Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar, Berhampur- 760007, Odisha, INDIA <#LINE#>12/10/2014<#LINE#>16/11/2014<#LINE#>Chilika lagoon has been studied from different angle in different aspect by several authors. The seagrasses have not been studied from Chilika lagoon so far. Five species of seagrasses i.e. Holodule uninervis, Holodule pinifolia, Halophila ovalis, Halophila ovata and Halophila beccarii have been observed from four stations namely Rambha, Palur Canal, Samala and Nalabana Island during February 2013 to November 2013. The highest water temperature was observed to be 31.0 C and lowest temperature was observed to be 22.0 C in station -2 and station -4 in the month of April and November 2013respectively. The highest and lowest pH was observed to be 8.9 and 7.0 during June and November 2013 from station -4 and station -1respectively. Likewise, the highest dissolved oxygen was observed to be 8.6 mg/l in station -4 for the month of Septenber and the lowest dissolved oxygen was observed 3.4 mg/l in station -3 for the month of July 2013. The variation of salinity was observed to be 5.1 ppt to 20.6 ppt in station -2 and station -3 for the month of August and April. The highest total organic carbon was observed to be 1.6 mg/l in station -2 for the month March and the lowest total organic carbon was observed to be 1.01 mg/l in station -4 for the month of September 2013. The highest total suspended solid was observed to be 25 mg/l in station -4 for the month of August 2013 and lowest total suspended solid was observed 12 mg/l for the month of April, May, September and November 2013 in station -2, 3, 1 and 3 respectively. The highest total dissolved solid was observed 510 mg/l in station -2 for the month of February and the lowest dissolved solid was observed to 210 mg/l in station-4 for the month of July 2013. 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