@Research Paper
<#LINE#>Making of an effective biological noise barrier to reduce highway noise: a pilot study<#LINE#>Nabam @Peter,Jayjeet @Majumdar,Gaurav @Biswas,Harpreet @Singh,Nimmy @Francis,Anirrudha @Sengupta,Anirban @Mitra,Analava @Mitra <#LINE#>1-7<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJEvS-2017-034.pdf<#LINE#>School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India@School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India@School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India@School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India@School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India@Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India @Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vignan Institute of Technology and Management, Berhampur, Odisha, India@School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India<#LINE#>17/3/2017<#LINE#>9/9/2017<#LINE#>Noise pollution has become a major polluting agent in the developing economies. Highway noise pollution has created an environment of stress in people living adjacent to the highways. Various artificial noise barriers available in the market are either costly or requires frequent changes and are not study. This excess noise causes various physical and mental ailments in the local populace. The aim of the study was to find a cheap, sturdy and biological origin noise barrier which can be easily deployed. Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) is a bunchgrass native to India, these grass are sturdy, and have potential to be an effective noise barrier. 4 such sites on highways were selected. 2 sites were made control and other 2 were made the experimental sites. Control sites did not have the grass cover whereas the experimental sites were given the grass coverage. Anthropometric, nutritional, fasting blood sugar, cortisol and blood pressure of volunteers selected were recorded and analysed. It was observed that the vetiver grass had the tendency to reduce the noise level. The volunteers on experimental sites showed reduced fasting blood sugar, cortisol and blood pressure levels.  Serum insulin levels increased after 3 months of experimentation. Basic anxiety inventory data showed significant reduced anxiety in volunteers in the experimental site. In India vetiver grass due to its easy availability and health benefits the grass has lot of potential to be used as effective noise bio barrier.<#LINE#>Öhrström E., Rylander R. and Bjorkman M. (1988).@Effects of night time road traffic noise—an overview of laboratory and field studies on noise dose and subjective noise sensitivity.@J Sound Vib, 127(3), 441-448.@Yes$Stansfeld S.A. and Matheson M.P. (2003).@Noise pollution: non-auditory effects on health.@British Medical Bulletin.Volume, 68(1), 243-257.@Yes$Goines L.R.N. and Hagler L. (2007).@Noise Pollution: A Modern Plague.@South Med J., 100(3), 287-294.@Yes$Ising H. and Kruppa B. (2004).@Health effects caused by noise: Evidence in the literature from the past 25 years.@Noise and health, 6(22), 5-13.@Yes$Öhrström E. (1989).@Sleep disturbance, psychosocial and medical symptoms—a pilot survey among persons exposed to high levels of road traffic noise.@J Sound Vib, 133(1), 117-128.@Yes$Gerrard Mark Aaron (2008).@The ability of Vetiver Grass to act as a primary purifier of waste water; an answer to low cost sanitation and fresh water pollution.@Methodology, 1-18.@Yes$Barker S.M. and Tarnopolsky A. (1978).@Assessing bias in surveys of symptoms attributed to noise.@J Sound Vib, 59(3), 349-354.@Yes$Beck A.T., Epstein N., Brown G. and Steer R.A. (1988).@An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: Psychometric properties.@Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56(6), 893-897.@Yes$David T.L. (2001).@User manual for coping strategies inventory.@@No$Evans G.W., Hygge S. and Bullinger M. (1995).@Chronic noise and psychological stress.@Psychol Sci., 6(6), 333-338.@Yes$Sanz S.A., Garcia A.M. and Garcia A. (1993).@Road traffic noise around schools: a risk for pupil’s performance.@Int Arch Environ Health, 65(3), 205-207.@Yes$Stansfeld S.A., Gallacher J., Babisch W. and Shipley M. (1996).@Road traffic noise and psychiatric disorder: Prospective findings from the Caerphilly Study.@BMJ, 313(7052), 266-267.@Yes$Miedema H. (2001).@Noise and health: How does noise affect us?.@Proceedings of Inter-noise (2001) The Hague, The Netherlands, 1, 3-20.@Yes
<#LINE#>Hydrochemistry of groundwater and quality assessment of Manipur Valley, Manipur, India<#LINE#>E. Jayantakumar @Singh,N. Rajmuhon @Singh,A. @Gupta <#LINE#>8-18<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJEvS-2017-055.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Chemistry, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, India@Department of Chemistry, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, India@Department of Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar, India<#LINE#>24/4/2017<#LINE#>6/9/2017<#LINE#>The present study aims to understand the hydrogeochemical characteristics and groundwater quality of Manipur Valley, Manipur, India. A total of 145 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for different physico-chemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, total hardness, chloride, total dissolved solids, total alkalinity, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium, following the standard procedures. The analytical results were compared with drinking water guideline values of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The concentrations of several variables like conductivity, total dissolved solids, turbidity, chloride, phosphate and sodium were beyond their desirable limits for drinking water in a number of sites. To determine the suitability of groundwater for agricultural use, chemical indices like percent sodium (Na %), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), magnesium ratio (MR)/magnesium hazard (MH), permeability index (PI) and Kelley’s ratio (KR) were calculated. Based on the analytical results, majority of water sources of the area are unsuitable for irrigation purposes. Gibb’s ratio was also calculated to understand the mechanisms controlling groundwater chemistry of the study area.<#LINE#>Biswas S.K., Majhi B. and Behra J.P. (2001).@Groundwater quality near ash pond of thermal power plant.@Poll. Res., 20(3), 487-490.@Yes$Hasan S.Z. 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<#LINE#>Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant producing microorganisms from marine of Gujarat and their role in bioremediation<#LINE#>Patel Mehul @Khodabhai,Bhanuprakash @K.S.,Poonam @Kalita,Nikhita Nina @Bora,Sangita @Roy <#LINE#>19-25<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJEvS-2017-071.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Biochemistry, The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore–560102, Karnataka, India@Department of Biochemistry, The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore–560102, Karnataka, India@Department of Biochemistry, The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore–560102, Karnataka, India@Department of Biochemistry, The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore–560102, Karnataka, India@Department of Biochemistry, The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore–560102, Karnataka, India<#LINE#>12/6/2017<#LINE#>2/9/2017<#LINE#>Petroleum based hydrocarbon degrading and biosurfactant producing bacterial strains were isolated from Alang, ship breaking yard of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Three strains were identified as Pseudomonas sp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens on the basis of 16S rDNA sequencing analysis and Gene Bank submission data. The hemolytic activity, methylene blue agar plate method, drop collapsing test as well as oil displacement test were performed to elucidate biosurfactant producing activity of the bacterial strains. Foaming percentages of the crude biosurfactant were found to be 30.8% ± 0.58 to 43.8 % ± 0.43. All the strains were found to be efficiently degrading petroleum based oils and edible oils. Emulsification index against different hydrocarbons showed their diverse application in bioremediation. FTIR analysis revealed the presence of lipid and peptide in the isolated biosurfactants.<#LINE#>Nikolopoulou M. and Kalogerakis N. (2009).@Biostimulation strategies for fresh and chronically polluted marine environments with petroleum hydrocarbons.@J Chem Technol Biotechnol., 84, 802-807.@Yes$Malik Z.A. and Ahmed S. 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<#LINE#>Assessment of water quality using physico-chemical parameters in two floodplain Lakes (Chaurs), North Bihar, India<#LINE#>Arun Kumar @Singh,Rani @Kumari,Dilip Kumar @Singh <#LINE#>26-37<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJEvS-2017-086.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, B.D. College (Magadh University), Patna-800 001, Bihar, India@Department of Zoology, B.D. College (Magadh University), Patna-800 001, Bihar, India@Department of Zoology (P.G. Centre), A.N. College (Magadh University), Patna-800 001, Bihar, India<#LINE#>10/7/2017<#LINE#>14/9/2017<#LINE#>This study was aimed to assess status of physico-chemical characteristics of two floodplain lakes, Tarawe chaur and Gamharia chaur of north Bihar, India. Floodplain lakes are fresh water wetlands situated on the flood plains of river Kosi at 26°8\' N latitude and 65°5\' E longitude. The lakes get inundated with flood water during monsoon season and retain perennially. Monthly changes in physico-chemical variables were analyzed from November 2012 to October 2013. The existing water quality in two floodplain lakes was identified in terms of physico-chemical characteristics. Rainfall, evaporation, changes in water level, water from catchment and climate are major factors that determine quality of water in the floodplain lakes. The physico-chemical parameters, such as transparency, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, chloride, nitrate-nitrogen and phosphate-phosphorus and BOD show lacustrine and riverine conditions. The water quality variables suggested that floodplain lakes offer a good habitat to supports many aquatic species. Results of present study indicate pollution free water at Tarawe chaur, and slight poor water quality at Gamharia chaur due to the waste water inflow from nearby village. The obtained value of physico-chemical parameters compare with the range reported from wetlands of other regions. 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<#LINE#>Determination of arsenic contamination in ground water of Gorakhpur District by using hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotometer<#LINE#>Priyanka @Chaudhary <#LINE#>38-40<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJEvS-2017-087.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhayay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, UP, India<#LINE#>31/5/2017<#LINE#>9/9/2017<#LINE#>Present study has been carried out for the determination of Arsenic content in Gorakhpur district. Arsenic content was analyzed by using HG-AAS. The physico-chemical parameters of Gorakhpur district was also analyzed for the detection of ground water quality. For this study Ground water samples are collected from twenty sampling areas of Gorakhpur district. The samples were prepared for analysis with the help of HG-AAS. HG-AAS is very simple and unique technique for the detection of metal analysis in water, urine, and plant samples. Arsenic content is very toxic for human being. The water quality parameters like Nitrate, Fluoride, Iron, Chloride, Total hardness ph, EC, TDS, Alkinity and Turbidity. The result shows that most of the analyzed parameters from sampling sites are more or less within the limit of WHO.<#LINE#>Goel P.K. (2006).@Water Pollution–Causes, Effects and Control.@New age Int. (P) Ltd., New Delhi.@Yes$Kavitha R. and Elangovan K. (2010).@Review article on Ground water quality characteristics at Erode district.@(India) of I.J.E.S., 1(2).@Yes$Srivastava S. and Sharma Y.K. (2013).@Arsenic occurrence and accumulation in soil and water of eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh, India.@Environ Monit Assess, 185(6), 4995-5002.@Yes$Chakraborti D., Sengupta M.K., Rahman M.M., Ahamed S., Chowdhury U.K. and Hossain M.A. (2004).@Groundwater arsenic contamination and its health effects in the Ganga–Meghna–Brahmaputra Plain.@J Environ Monit.@No$Slavin W. (1995).@Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry: by J. Dedina and DL Tsalev, Wiley, Chichester (UK), 526. ISBN 0 471 95364 4.@Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 51(5), 549.@Yes$Chaurasia N., Pandey S.K. and Mohan D. (2013).@Determination of Arsenic content in the Water and Blood samples of Ballia region using Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer., Research Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1(4), 2321-1792.@undefined@Yes$Waller Roger M. (1982).@Ground Water and the Rural Homeowner’, Pamphlet.@U.S. Geological Survey.@Yes$Handa B.K. (1975).@Geochemistry and genesis of fluoride containing ground water in India.@Ground Water, 13(3), 275-281.@Yes$Ramteke D.S. and Moghe C.A. (1988).@Manual on water and wastewater analysis, National Environment Engineering Research Institute.@Nagpur, India.@Yes$Muthukumaravel K. (2010).@Evaluation of Ground Water Quality in Perambalur.@Indian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 14(1), 47-49.@Yes$APHA (2012).@Standard APHA Methods for the examination of Water.@22ND Edition.@No
<#LINE#>Effects of arsenic trioxide on Poecilia sphenops<#LINE#>Jay @Patel,Khushboo @Rana,Bablu @Prasad <#LINE#>41-45<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJEvS-2017-090.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India@Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India@Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India<#LINE#>22/7/2017<#LINE#>9/9/2017<#LINE#>Keratosis, skin cancer and neurological disorder in human and experimental animals are among the most commonly observed health effects associated with acute and chronic exposures to inorganic arsenic. This study examines the acute and chronic dose-responses of arsenic trioxide on Poecilia sphenops (Black Molly). P. sphenops has been reported as a highly adaptable species and robust in nature. It has been extensively used to evaluate toxicity of many pollutants due to their high growth rate, birth size, reproduction and brood number. In current investigations, a batch experiment was conducted under control conditions to assess the effect of As2O3 on Black Molly. Lethal concentration (LC50) of As2O3 were investigated and observed to be 49.5 mg/L. Growth performance, macroscopic observation and mortality of fingerlings of P. sphenops in experimental tank containing 1 mg/L of As2O3 was monitored for 60 days. Mortality of fishes in the experimental tank was observed to be ~20% after 60 days of incubations. Significant change in morphometric, behavior and diminution in growth performance were observed. These results evidently indicate the sensitivity of Black Molly towards As2O3.<#LINE#>National Research Council (US) Committee on Health Effects of Waste Incineration. (2000).@Environmental Transport and Exposure Pathways of Substances Emitted from Incineration Facilities.@Waste Inciner. Public Heal. National Academies Press (US), Washington (DC).@Yes$Thompson T, Fawell J, Kunikane S, Jackson D, Appleyard S, Callan P, Bartram Jamie, Kingston Phillip, Water Sanitation and World Health Organization (2007).@Chemical safety of drinking-water: Assessing priorities for risk management.@Geneva: World Health Organization.@Yes$Eisler R. (1988).@Contaminant Hazard Reviews Arsenic Hazards to Fish , Wildlife , and Invertabrates&#8239;: a Synoptic Review.@US Fish Wildl Serv Contam Hazard Rev, 85(12), 1-65. Doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.11357.@Yes$International Agency for Research on Cancer and World Health Organization (2012).@Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans.@Arsen. Arsen. Compd. Lyon (FR): IARC.@No$Sumithra V., Janakiraman A. and Altaff K. (2014).@Influence of Different Type of Feeds on Growth Performance in Black Molly , Poecilia sphenops.@Int J Fish Aquat Stud, 1(6), 24-26.@Yes$Altaff K., Sumithra V., Janakiraman A. and Ali A.H. (2015).@Growth and survival of fingerlings of black molly ( Poecilia sphenops ) with different animal protein based formulated diets.@Int J Pure Appl Zool, 3(4), 375-381.@Yes$APHA (2012).@Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater.@22 ed. American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.@No$Singh B.O. and Manjeet K. (2015).@Determination of LC 50 of Lead Nitrate for a fish.@Labeo rohita   (Hamilton Buchanan), 4(8), 23-26.@No$Harris G.K. and Shi X. (2003).@Signaling by carcinogenic metals and metal-induced reactive oxygen species.@Mutat Res Mol Mech Mutagen, 533(1-2), 183-200. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.@Yes$Chen F. and Shi X. (2002).@Intracellular signal transduction of cells in response to carcinogenic metals.@Crit Rev Oncol Hematol, 42(1), 105-121. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1040-8428(01)00211-6.@Yes$Rana K., Patel J. and Prasad B. (2017).@Effects of an endocrine-disrupting chemical dimethyl phthalate on Poecilia sphenops.@Nat Environ Pollut Technol 2017, In press.@No$Safina K. and Muhammad J. (2014).@Heavy Metals Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Patterns in the Body Organs of Four Fresh Water Fish Species.@Pak Vet J, 34(2), 161-164. Doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283638104.@Yes$Kovendan K., Vincent S., Janarthanan S. and Saravanan M. (2011).@Expression of metallothionein in liver and kidney of freshwater fish Cyprinus carpio var . communis ( Linn ) exposed to arsenic trioxide.@Division of Entomology , Department of Zoology , School of Life Sciences , PG & Research Department of Advanced Zoolog, Am. J. Sci. Ind. Res, 4, 1-10.@Yes$Lavanya S., Ramesh M., Kavitha C. and Malarvizhi A. (2011).@Hematological, biochemical and ionoregulatory responses of Indian major carp Catla catla during chronic sublethal exposure to inorganic arsenic.@Chemosphere, 82(7), 977-985. Doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.071.@Yes$Bhattacharya A. and Bhattacharya S. (2007).@Induction of oxidative stress by arsenic in Clarias batrachus: involvement of peroxisomes.@Ecotoxicol Environ Saf, 66(2), 178-187. Doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.11.002.@No$Vutukuru S.S., Arun P.N., Raghavender M. and Yerramilli A. (2007).@Effect of Arsenic and Chromium on the Serum Amino-Transferases Activity in Indian Major Carp, Labeo rohita.@Int J Environ Res Public Health, 4(3), 224-227.@Yes$Mayer F.L. (1987).@Acute toxicity handbook of chemicals to estuarine organisms.@US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Research Laboratory.@Yes$Shukla J.P., Shukla K.N. and Dwivedi U.N. (1987).@Survivality and Impaired Growth in Arsenic Treated Fingerlings of Channa punctatus, a Fresh Water Murrel.@CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water, 15(3), 307-311. Doi: 10.1002/aheh.19870150310.@Yes