@Research Paper <#LINE#>Sanitation and Environmental Status of Near By Village around the Industrial Activities of Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), Bangladesh<#LINE#>Ahmed@Faysal,Ahmed@Fahad,Mahbub@Alam, Md.Rasel@Islam,AbdulKadir@Ibne<#LINE#>1-5<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-009.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka - 1342, BANGLADESH @ Environment and Safety Division; Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (PETROBANGLA), Dhaka, BANGLADESH<#LINE#>14/1/2015<#LINE#>3/3/2015<#LINE#>The study was conducted at Dhamsona, Savar, Dhaka to assess the basic sanitation and environmental condition. This study was divided into two section. Firstly, we will see the environmental condition, secondly, the sanitation scenario. The area was selected conveniently and most of the family of this area was included in the sample. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents, who were selected according to selection criteria. Toxic effluents coming out from various industries of DEPZ first go to the Dhalai Beel, and the cumulative impact of these effluents affects the waterways and then the environment. A lot of wastes from DEPZ are poured into the Dhalai Beel, which then finds its way into the Bansi River. Here, in most of the respondent's families insanitary latrines were used. Water seal hand flushed, but rings broken and/or no slab /broken slab types of insanitary latrines were used by families, and open or hanging latrines connected to water bodies are also used. In many of the families there were no latrines. Use of sanitary latrines in the families with literate family heads was more than that used in the families with illiterate family heads. About 30% of the people are affected by various types of skin diseases and many other water borne diseases. Health education should be provided to the slum dwellers to create awareness about sanitation and personal hygiene. <#LINE#> @ @ Ahmed S and Aftabuddin AK, Common skin diseases (analysis of 7,636 cases) @No $ @ @ , Bangladesh Med Res coumc Bull, 15, 41-5 (1971) @No $ @ @ World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), Johannesburg, (2002) @No $ @ @ Ahmed F and Rahman M, Water Supply and Sanitation, 1st edition, ITN Bangladesh Centre for Water supply and Waste Management, BUET Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh, (2000) @No $ @ @ Bari A, Project Director, Gob and DANIDA Project, Directorate of Department of Public Health Engineering, Bangladesh, (2005) @No $ @ @ The Agriculturists, A Scientific Journal of Krishi, 8(2), 80-87 (2010) @No $ @ @ Statistical pocketbook, Bangladesh bureau of statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, (2003) @No $ @ @ @No <#LINE#>Assessment of Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Fish Diversity of Hill streams in Karbi Anglong district, Assam, India<#LINE#>Valentina@Teronpi,T@SinghH,AjitK@Tamuli,Robindra@Teron<#LINE#>6-11<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-018.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University- Diphu Campus, Diphu, Karbi Anglong, Assam, 782 460, INDIA<#LINE#>23/1/2015<#LINE#>27/3/2015<#LINE#>A study was carried out during March 2011 to November 2013 to assess the limnological parameters and diversity of fish fauna of three hill streams of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The parameters studied included air temperature, water temperature, dissolved oxygen (D.O.), electrical conductivity, total dissolve solid (TDS), turbidity, free CO, phosphate and alkalinity. The study recorded 62 species of fish represented by 7 orders, 15 families and 32 genera. Shannon-Weiner diversity index of fish ranged from 3.28 to 3.88 which is indicative of rich fish diversity. However, interview with local fishermen have brought to light that there is decline of catches of many fish species in recent times. The fish fauna of the study area face serious threats from siltation, unscientific fishing, particularly use of pesticides, and pollution. There is an urgent need to conserve hill streams of Karbi Anglong district and adopt sustainable fishing practices. 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Due to rapid growth of urbanization 500 hundred metric tonne waste is generated daily from the entire Guwahati city and is dump in Boragaon disposal site near Deepor Beel (A wildlife sanctuary). The present paper investigated the water quality in around the disposal site. The sample was collected from different sampling station like Well, Hand pump, Surface water for a period of one year. Results suggested that the water quality parameters were changing with time and locations but there is no specific pattern is observed. Therefore, it is very difficult to predict whether these changes are due to leachate produced by waste disposal site or some other source. However, water bodies near to the dump site are showing some frequent changes in water quality parameters, may be because of leachate formation. <#LINE#> @ @ CPCB, Management of municipal solid waste-status and options, Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, (1995) @No $ @ @ Zhu D., Asnani P.H., Zurbrugg C., Anapolsky S. and Mani S., Improving Municipal Solid Waste Management in India, A Source Book for Policy Makers and Practitioners, World Bank, Washington D.C., (2008) @No $ @ @ UNDP, Human Development Report, The United Nations Development Programme, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press, (1997) @No $ @ @ FICCI, Survey on the current Status of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities and the Potential of Landfill Gas to Energy Projects in India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Federation House, New Delhi, (2009) @No $ @ @ APHA, Standard methods for examination of water and waste water, Edition, American Public Health Association, Washington D.C. 21stEdition, (2005) @No $ @ @ @No <#LINE#>Validation of Modified QuEChERS method using Low Cost Adsorbent and Screening of Selected Organochlorine and Organophosphorus Insecticides in Fruits and Vegetables<#LINE#>MauryaAshok@Kumar,Ruchi@Harjpal,M.A@Sreenivasa<#LINE#>18-27<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-035.pdf<#LINE#>Food Safety and Analytical Quality Control Laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore - 570020, INDIA @ G.D. Rungta College of Science and Technology affiliated to Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur 490023, INDIA<#LINE#>11/2/2015<#LINE#>16/3/2015<#LINE#>A highly economical and simple sample preparation technique for the analysis of insecticide residues in fruits and vegetables was developed by modifying the existing Quick Easy Cheap Efficient Rugged and Safe (QuEChERS) technique and a full in-house validation was carried out for different pesticides belonging to organochloride and organophosphorus groups. In this newly developed sample preparation technique, easily available low cost fly ash which is a sugarcane industry waste was used as an adsorbent in place of expensive Primary Secondary Amine (PSA). Efficiency of the modified method was compared with that of original QuEChERS method by conducting parallel experiments. Insecticides were investigated at levels 0.01µg/g in fruits (apple, grape and orange) and vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, tomato and brinjal) using low cost adsorbent. Validation study fulfilled the requirement of SANCO guideline 2012. Experiments proved that the modified method can be adopted for routine monitoring of insecticide residues (dimethoate, malathion, alfa and beta-endosulfan) in fruits and vegetables. Out of seventy samples of fruits and vegetables collected from different outlets, Eleven samples were found to be contaminated with insecticides. Though residues were determined in tomato, cabbage, grape, orange and apple, they did not exceed the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) prescribed under Food Safety Standard Authority of India. However, out of ten samples of cabbage analyzed, only one sample found to contain dimethoate residue, three times more the permitted level specified under Codex.<#LINE#> @ @ Soerjomataram I., Oomen D., Lemmens V., Oenema A., Benetou V., Trichopoulou A., Coebergh J.W., Barendregt J. and Vries E., Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables and future cancer incidence in selected European countries, Eur J Cancer,46(14), 2563-2580 (2010) @No $ @ @ Rane Rajashree., Patil Sushma., Gangolli Divya and Ingawale Kanchan, The Ash and Iron Content in Apple Juice Concentrate Powder, Res. J. Recent Sci.,1(10), 59-62 (2012) @No $ @ @ Nwajei G.E., Okwagi P., Nwajei R.I. and Obi-Iyeke G.E., Analytical Assessment of Trace Elements in Soils, Tomato Leaves and Fruits in the Vicinity of Paint Industry, Nigeria, Res. J. Recent Sci.,1(4), 22-26 (2012) @No $ @ @ Motegaonkar Manorama B. and Salunke Shridar D., The Ash and Iron Content of Common Vegetable Grown in Latur District, India, Res. J. 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In Sengulam wetland the physico- chemical analysis of water and soil which is highly polluted compare to Mangulam wetland. Due to increased human population, industrialization, use of fertilizers and man-made activity water is highly polluted with different harmful contaminants. 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Bird census was carried out, using total birds from December 2009 to April 2010. The study area harbored eleven species of birds which is grouped under eight families and six orders. Species recorded in the tannery effluent tank were high during January and February. The maximum diversity with high equitability was recorded in December and minimum in April. The most dominant as well as common species in tannery effluent tank is Black-winged Stilt and Little Egret. The maximum diversity with high equitability was recorded in December and minimum in April The maximum abundance of birds species recorded in the study area was from the family Charadridae and Ardeidae whereas the remaining six families showed single species. The maximum abundance was recorded in the order Charadriiformes and Ciconiiformes and the minimum abundance was recorded in the order Galliformes and Pelecaniformes. <#LINE#> @ @ Burger J., Habitat Selection in Temperate Marsh Nesting Birds. 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Phil thesis, (2008) @No $ @ @ Inskipp et al., An Annotatwd checklist of the Birds of the oriental Region. Sandy, UK: OBC, (1996) @No $ @ @ Ali S., The Book of Indian Birds. Bombay Natural History Society And Oxford University Press, Mumbai, (1996) @No $ @ @ @No <#LINE#>Change detection of Wastelands of Jhajjar District, Haryana using Geo Informatics<#LINE#>V.S.@Arya,S.@Arya, Sandeep@kumar,R.S.@Hooda<#LINE#>42-46<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-060.pdf<#LINE#>SG, Haryana Space Applications Centre, HARSAC, Hisar, Haryana, INDIA @ D.E.S. (AF) KVK, Fatehabad, CCS HAU Hisar, Haryana, INDIA <#LINE#>26/12/2014<#LINE#>5/2/2015<#LINE#>The challenge to provide food security to our country’s increasing population is a big task. The stretches of land lying waste, in Haryana it is necessity to use that land for farming purpose. We can convert these wasteland into agricultural land by using some practical efforts.. It has been rightly pointed out that these lands are not “waste” lands but “wasted” lands. To convert the wastelands to cultivable land, it is necessary to estimate and monitor the area under wastelands. The digital data for the years 2005-06 and 2008-09 of three seasons i.e. Kharif, Rabi and Zaid of IRS-IC/ID LISS-III was used. Change analysis matrix shows that the wasteland was 109.38 sq. km. in 2005-06 which decreased to 107.24 in 2008-09. It was found that degraded grazing land in the district is 57.99 sq.km. followed by open scrub other classes like stabilized sand dunes, waterlogged, mining area etc. were also observed. <#LINE#> @ @ Manual, National Wastelands Monitoring using Multi-temporal satellite data, National Remote Sensing Agency, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, 98 (2007) @No $ @ @ Arya V.S., Kumar Sandeep, Kumar Anil, Singh Hardev, Arya Sandeep and Hooda R.S., Wasteland change analysisi in Northern Haryana’s six districts using- temporal satellite data in GIS environment, International journal of advanced scientific and technical research, 4(2), 1-9 (2014) @No $ @ @ Hooda R.S; Arya V.S, Arya Sandeep, Khatri S.S, Sharma Prem Parkash, Singh Vijay; Sharma Heena and Singh Hardev, Updated Wastelands Atlas of Haryana. Haryana Space Applications centre (HARSAC), Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of Haryana, (2006) @No $ @ @ UNEP/IRSIC Global Assessment of Soil Degradation (GLASOD), Nairobi, (1991) @No $ @ @ Statistical Abstract of Haryana, Economic and statistical advisor, planning department Government of Haryana, (2008) @No $ @ @ Ministry of Rural Development and National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Wastelands Atlas of India, National Remote Sensing Centre, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, (2010) @No $ @ @ @No <#LINE#>Arsenic Distribution in Groundwater and its Effect on Health of People of Kishanganj, Bihar, India<#LINE#>A@Kumar,V@Kumar,A@Kumar<#LINE#>47-56<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-064.pdf<#LINE#> P.G. Department of Chemistry, D. S. College, Katihar, BNMU, Bihar-854105, INDIA @ Department of Chemistry, Kishanganj College of Engineering and Technology, Veriadangi, Kishanganj, BNMU, Bihar-855107, INDIA @ Department of Zoology, L.S.T.G. College, Aungaridham, Nalanda, M.U.,Bihar, 801301, INDIA<#LINE#>1/3/2015<#LINE#>25/4/2015<#LINE#>The objective of this research work is to analyze the arsenic distribution, their possible sources in groundwater and monitoring of health consequence on human population of Kishanganj district, Bihar, India. The arsenic concentration in groundwater from different sources of five blocks of Kishanganj district, were examined during summer, rainy and winter seasons (2011-2013). In the present work the arsenic contamination varied from 0.0-22 µg/l in different groundwater resources of various villages. The result reveals that among 5 blocks of Kishanganj district 17(11.33 %) hand pump/tap water samples have arsenic contamination above the permissible limit of 10 µg/l, whereas out of 150 open/ring wells, only 9 (6.0 %) samples were arsenic contaminated. The results of the questionnaire survey was conducted on age group from 13 to 58 years’ old people in the five block of Kishanganj district to evaluate the impact of arsenic on human health. It was found that out of 1,500 participants examined, 91 (6.0 %) patients diagnosed with clinical features of arsenicosis characterized by arsenical dermal lesion. The occurrence of skin lesion was found to be high in males (3.7 %) compared to females (2.4 %)). Out of total number of cases having arsenical dermal disease, 6.0 % had pigmentation and there were no cases of keratosis. Questionnaire survey also reveals that large number of the people living in the arsenic affected villages were economically poor, had inadequate education and were engaged in physical labor and unaware of the adverse effect of arsenic contaminated water. This research study will be helpful to create awareness among the people and make them free from arsenic borne disease <#LINE#> @ @ Kumar A.and Kumar V., Fluoride Contamination in Drinking Water and its Impact on Human Health of Kishanganj, Bihar, India, Res. J. Chem. Sci., 5(2), 76-84 (2015) @No $ @ @ Srivastava A., Arsenic-21st Century Calamity- A Short Review, Res. J. Recent. Sci.,ISC-2013), 7-13 (2014) @No $ @ @ Yadav G., Pandey D. N. and Patel D. K., Assessment of Ground Water Quality and its Impact on Health of people around Rewa City, MP, India, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., 3(7), 70- 72 (2014) @No $ @ @ Gupta S. and Gupta V., Speciation and Toxicity of Arsenic: A Human Carcinogen, Res. J. Recent. Sci., 2(ISC-2012) , 45-53 (2013) @No $ @ @ Choudhury M., Paul C. and Kamboj N., Potable Water is a Serious Environmental Issue: A Special Study on Umiamm Area, of Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya, India, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., 3(9), 37-42 (2014) @No $ @ @ Chakraborti D., Rahman M. 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Environmental Science and Technology, 22, 432-437 (1988) @No $ @ @ @No <#LINE#>Assessment of Ground Water Quality and its Impact on Human health At Padghe in Raigad District, Maharashtra, India<#LINE#>SandeepGangadhar@Zaware1,VivekkumarV.@Patil,Pushpa Sandeep@Zaware<#LINE#>57-61<#LINE#>9.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-068.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Chemistry, Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur, Raj, INDIA @ Department of Quality Assurance, Sharon Bio-Medicine Ltd, Maharashtra, INDIA<#LINE#>16/3/2015<#LINE#>27/4/2015<#LINE#>Water plays a vital role in domestic and industrial usage as water is the main part of an earth. The quality of drinking water is directly proportional to the health of living organism. Assessment of water quality of drinking water supplies has always been paramount in the field of environmental quality management system as per WHO guidelines. Assurance of drinking water safety is a foundation for the prevention and control of water borne diseases to better health of living organism. The suitability of drinking water has many requisite potable conditions. Groundwater quality of Padghe has a special significance and needs greater attention of all concerned since it is the only major source for domestic consumption. In this work we have estimated the ground water quality for drinking purpose at Padghe in raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The various parameters for quality of underground water in Padghe are analyzed and these are compared to established Indian standards. The obtained results indicate that the quality of water slightly deviate from the potable conditions. The analysis showed that water is not well within the parameters of potable use. <#LINE#> @ @ Shivayogimath C.B, Kalburgi P.B, Deshannavar U.B and Virupakshaiah D.B.M., Water Quality Evaluation of River Ghataprabha, India, Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 1(1), 12-18 (2012) @No $ @ @ Mushini Venkata Subba Rao, Vaddi Dhilleswara Rao and Bethapudi Samuel Anand Andrews, Assessment of Quality of Drinking Water at Srikurmam in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India, International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 1(2), 13-20 (2012) @No $ @ @ Jeffery G.H., Bassett J., Mendham J. and Denney R.C.,Vogel’s text book of quantitative chemical analysis, Pearson education (Singapore) Pvt .Ltd, th Edition, Revised (1989) @No $ @ @ Patil S.G., Chonde S.G., Jadhav A.S.and Raut P.D., Impact of physic chemical characteristics of shivaji university lakes on phytoplankton communities. Kolhapur, India, Res. J. 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Deshmukh, Impact of Human Activities on the Quality of Groundwater from Sangamner Area, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India, International Research Journal of Environment Sciences,2(8), 66-74 (2013) @No $ @ @ @No <#LINE#>Removal of Copper(II) and Nickel (II) from Aqueous solution by adsorption on Sugarcane Bagasse<#LINE#>M@Tchoumou,C.G@Mananga.,C.P.@BitalikaMalongo<#LINE#>62-67<#LINE#>10.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-069.pdf<#LINE#>Laboratory of applied inorganic chemistry Marien NGOUABI University, Brazzaville, CONGO @ Martin Tchoumou, Laboratory of Applied Inorganic Chemistry, Marien Ngouabi University P.O. Box 69, Brazzaville, CONGO<#LINE#>17/3/2015<#LINE#>25/4/2015<#LINE#>In this study, the capacity of untreated and treated Sugarcane Bagasse by hydrochloric acid or caustic soda on the elimination of heavy metal Copper and Nickel from aqueous solution was investigated. The experimental work was carried out at room temperature and the influence of pH, contact time and Bagasse mass was determined. By increasing the contact time, the Bagasse mass and the pH of the solution, the amount of each metal adsorbed increases considerably . The results showed that Sugarcane Bagasse was found better treated by alkaline than chloride solutions with a good efficiency to remove Cu (II) � Ni(II). <#LINE#> @ @ Rengaraj S., Kyeong-Ho Yeon, So-Young Kang, Jong-Un Lee, Kyung-Woong Kim and Seung-Hyeon Moon, Studies on adsorptive removal of Co(II), Cr(III) and Ni(II) by IRN77 cation-exchange resin, J. Hazard. Mater., B92 ,185–198 (2002) @No $ @ @ -Gopalakrishnan S., Kannadasan T., Velmurugan S., Muthu S. and Vinoth Kumar P, Biosorption of Chromium (VI) from Industrial Effluent using Neem Leaf Adsorbent, Res.J. of Chem. 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SSS PG College, Shahdol -484771, MP, INDIA<#LINE#>21/3/2015<#LINE#>11/4/2015<#LINE#>Recent research focuses on the physico-chemical and comparative analysis of underground water in summer and winter season 2014 of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh state, India. At most of the samples are within prescribed limits as suggested by the world health organization (WHO), Indian Standard Institute (ISI) for drinking purposes and BIS desirable limit. Season wise variation in physical and chemical parameters like Turbidity, colour, odour, Taste, pH Value, Total hardness, calcium, magnesium, Total alkalinity, chloride,Total dissolved solid, Iron, sulphate etc. All parameters of underground water in summer and winter season were found in some limits. <#LINE#> @ @ AjithaV., Rajathy Sivalingam, Rojith G. and Syamkumar R., Physico-Chemical Characterization of Coir Pith Black Liquor and Coir Pith Effluent, Int. Res. J. 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INDIA, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci, 2 (4), 26-29 (2013) @No $ @ @ @No <#LINE#>Assessment of Heavy Metals Pollution in Bottom Sediment of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Multivariate Statistical Analysis<#LINE#>R.K.@Majumder,B.M.R.@Faisal,M.N.@Zaman,M.J.@Uddin,N.@Sultana<#LINE#>80-84<#LINE#>13.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-082.pdf<#LINE#>Nuclear Minerals Unit, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka-1349, BANGLADESH @ Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka-1342, BANGLADESH @ Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Joypurhat-5900, BANGLADESH<#LINE#>2/4/2015<#LINE#>11/5/2015<#LINE#>Heavy metals (Pb, As, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co and Cd) concentrations are determined from the Buriganga riverbed sediments to evaluate their levels and the distribution by using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF). The average concentrations of heavy metals Pb, As, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co and Cd are 4.00, 34.90, 50.70, 49.80, 64.50, 8.90 and 1.17 mg/kg, respectively in river sediments. The average concentration of As, Cu, Ni, Co and Cd exceeds the threshold effect level of Canadian sediment quality guideline in relation to river sediment. Hence, the high concentration of these heavy metals in river sediments may cause serious threat to the aquatic environment and the public health of adjacent people. The order of heavy metal abundances is Ni � Zn � Cu � As � Co� Pb � Cd in present study. Multivariate statistical analyses such as principal component analysis, cluster analysis and correlation matrix shows significant anthropogenic and geogenic intrusions of Pb, As, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co and Cd in river sediments. 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In most countries, the few sewerage systems that are present serve only the formal urban population while in the informal settings and areas that are far flung from the cities, raw sewage is left to run in the open most often joining the natural waterways. In order to address this challenge, other sewage water treatment options must be developed and adopted for protection of the environment. Sewage stabilization ponds (SSPs) are artificially constructed ponds or wetlands that use natural purification processes to purify sewage water. They are simple to construct and maintain and have low capital investment and annual running costs. The SSPs are used to retain sewage waters can become stabilized before being discharged into receiving water bodies. The main aim of this review paper was to assess scientific knowledge of SSPs in treatment of sewage in order to evaluate their applicability in treatment of sewage in the informal settlements and for small communities. 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