Current World Environment

Trans-Boundary Air Pollution Suffocated the Capital

Umesh Kulshrestha — 2017-12-25

Introduction First of all I wish all our readers a very Happy New Year 2018. Since it is my first issue after taking over as Editor-in-chief of the Current World Environment; I am grateful to all the authors, reviewers and other associated individuals and organizations for their cooperation and interest in the journal. This is indeed the journal which in true sense covers multiple aspects of environmental research. In this issue, we have papers on diversified topics including disaster managem

Environment Impact Assessment of Highway Expansion andndash; A Review

Kashish Walia , RK Aggarwal , SK Bhardwaj — 2017-12-18

Introduction India have been experiencing a better fiscal growth over the last decade, accompanied by growing hunger for natural resources and rapid proliferation of infrastructure development due to industrialization, urbanization and modernization; which are yard sticks for the degree of heights of development in terms of technology and economy. Road refinement and highway development projects in India have chiefly amplified the quality of existing roads and have strengthened linkage betwee

A Review on Advanced Oxidation Processes for Effective Water Treatment

2017-12-19

Introduction The availability of the earth’s fresh water resources has drastically depleted or contaminated due to improper water management, leading to the vulnerable situation. On the other hand the demand for safe potable water is increasing day-by-day due to the exponential growth of population and inability of the traditional treatment.1 There are many traditional and contemporary purification techniques available or practiced for delivering safe water as per the local standard

A Review of Assessment Approaches for Lake Hydro-Morphology Before and After the European Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Marzia Ciampittiello , Claudia Dresti , Helmi Saidi — 2017-12-28

Introduction Most of the European Lakes are located in the northern part of the continent, especially in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Karelo-Kola part of Russia. About 80% to 90% of lakes have a surface area between 0.01 and 0.1 km2, whereas around 16000 lakes have a surface area exceeding 1 km2 and 24 European lakes have a surface area larger than 400 km2 .1 Most of natural lakes were formed or reshaped by glacial activity, when the ice covered all of northern Europe; in

Hydrological Disasters Management and Risk Assessment

A.K. Lohani , Gopal Krishan , Surendra Chandniha — 2017-11-20

Introduction India has a peculiar climate diversity under which nearly 80 percent of the annual precipitation is limited to a brief monsoon period generally less than 100 days. Even though the country receives an annual rainfall of 1170 mm on an average, the complex system of monsoon winds and the peculiar orientation of mountains give rise to some excessively low rainfall regions and well-diversified pockets of water scarcity in one part of the country and simultaneously the other parts of t

Comparative Study of Heat Indices in India Based on Observed and Model Simulated Data

2017-12-22

Introduction Extreme weather events (e.g. the frequency of occurrence of intense rainfall, warm and cold events) are on the rise along with the rise of global average temperature1. Temperature and rainfall extremes in India have been examined by several authors2,3,4. Such extreme weather events have adverse impacts5,6,7 on agriculture, human health, generation of power, water availability and several other aspects concerning the society. Environmental heat stress is one of the dire

Preparation and Utilization of the Precursor Activated Carbon from Carbon Enriched Fuel Oil Fly Ash: Part II Removal and Speciation of Chromium(III and VI) from Wastewater

A Abu-Rizaiza, M.W. Kadi, M.S. El-Shahawi — 2017-10-18

Introduction Heavy metal ions at trace levels in water represents a major of great concern for environmental engineers and chemists.1-3 Wastewater (Industrial and domestic) affects the health of people and causes severe damage to the environment if not managed properly.4,5 Chromium(VI) is highly toxic and it has great mutagenic and genotoxic effects on biological systems whereas chromium(III) is essential trace nutrient.6,7 Biological reduction of Cr6+species to intermediates e.g. Cr5+ and Cr

Net Primary Production Geography of Forest-Forming Species in Climate-Induced Gradients of Eurasia

V. A. Usoltsev , S. Shobairi, V. Chasovskikh — 2017-10-21

Introduction At the climate summit in Paris in 2015 December 196 countries pledged to reduce carbon emissions and prevent rising average temperatures more than 2°C by the end of the century. The important role in this relation is belonging to forest ecosystems, as sinks for atmospheric carbon. The ability of forests to withdraw the carbon from the atmosphere and produce organic matter is the basis of their functioning1. Currently, the world is actively being improved the technologies

Statistical Models in Estimating Air Temperature in a Mountainous Region of Greece

2017-12-27

Introduction Mountainous areas (MAs) provide major gathering grounds of water supplies for human and animal consumption as well as for hydroelectric power production and may also contain valuable mineral resources1. These areas may be considered as optimum recreation ones, offering visitors a wide variety of activities and being a favorite tourist destination2. Despite MAs importance and the fact that they account for 20% of the Earth’s land surface, their climatic and weather condi

Multivariate Water Quality Assessment of Renowned Pilgrim Spot, Gujarat, India: A Statistical Approach

Sheju Thomas, Hiren Soni, Ashok Saxena — 2017-12-23

Introduction So far liminological studies have been mainly aimed to focus on deterioration of the water quality due to pollution only on the part of human consideration. Now-a-days, pilgrimage ponds visited by number of pilgrims are an addition to many folds to this devastation, which has now become a cause of global concern.1 The productivity of the pond mainly depends on various abiotic and biotic components usually fluctuated by seasonal and varying degree of pollution.2 Hydro-chemistry of

Symbolic Landscapes and Their Spatial Components: Understanding the Environmental Design Vocabulary of Place Identity

Sema Mumcu , Serap Yilmaz , Emine Eren — 2017-09-30

Introduction Identity is seen as a fundamental need that encompasses all aspects of human life 1 in an age of increased loss of identity, as our lives and places lose their distinctiveness. In contemporary times, the need for stability is crucial for humans, who require development of emotional bonds with places. Therefore, people’s relations with places have been explored using a wide array of psychological constructs such as place identity2, place attachment 3,4, and sense of plac

Evaluation of Transmissibility Factors of Pneumatic Dumper Seats Used in Indian Mines- A Pilot Study

Bibhuti Mandal , Anand Deshmukh — 2017-12-15

Introduction Mining industry is associated with many occupational health hazards which require monitoring and evaluation. Whole-body vibration (WBV) is one such hazard known for more than a century and widely discussed in various literatures due to its probable negative health impacts on working population.1-13 In surface mining of minerals, various heavy earth-moving machines are deployed for all major operations. All these machineries are more often sophisticated and technologically advan

Life Cycle Assessment of Secondary Mangrove Forest in Bintuni Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Rocky de Ramos, Michael Lochinvar , Evelyn Taboada — 2017-11-07

Introduction Mangrove forests are among the world’s most productive ecosystem. They enrich coastal waters, yield commercial forest products, protect coastlines, and support coastal fisheries. It thrives on tropical climate and on coastal waters in Asia, Africa and South America. They thrive on the harshest environments, usually waters with high salinity, extreme tides, strong winds, high temperatures, muddy and anaerobic soils.1 As of year 2011, it is estimated that the remaining ma

Physico-Chemical, Biological Properties and Biodiversity of Aquatic Plant Species in Macferson Lake Allahabad, U.P. India

Ganesh Mishra , Abhishek James , H.B. Paliwal , Hemant Kumar — 2017-09-30

Introduction Waterbodies serves as habitat for a varying number of aquatic organisms ranging from microscopic plankton to large aquatic animals and macrophysics3 According to NWP (2002), supply of fresh drinking water to most of the living beings should be the first priority on any available water reservoir. The safe and reliable sources of water availability are an essential pre-requisite for the establishment of a stable community5 There is a definite permissible limit

Morphometric Analysis of Kadvi River Basin, Maharashtra Using Geospatial Techniques

Sujit Chougale , Jagdish Sapkale — 2017-09-20

Introduction Morphometric studies are first attempted by Horton, Strahler, Smith, Schumm, and Miller1-5. Parallel work of basin morphometry has been carried out by Abrahams, Langbein, Leopold, and Maddock6-8. The morphometric analysis is done with linear, aerial, relief aspect, the slope, and a gradient of a channel by many researchers9,10. Basin morphometry gives the signs of an influence on river hydrology and river channel. Similar work is done by Sapkale on Tarali river with an approach o

Predicting Preferences for Pedestrian Bridges in Tehran, Iran

Nasim Nejad , Mina Ahangi, Suhardi Maulan — 2017-11-23

Introduction Pedestrian bridges in urban areas should be considered more than a part of transportation network system because of the iraesthetic quality in urban areas. According to Gottemoeller there are many considerations for design and construction of a bridge such as economy, transmission of forces, constructability, durability and adjacent structures in landscape and properties, and the bridge designers areresponsible for the aesthetic apearance of the pedestrian bridges along with theo

Assessment of Occupational Dust and Silica Exposure in Indian Stone Mining and Crushing Unit- A Case Study

Anand Deshmukh , Nikhil Kulkarni , Sarang Dhatrak , Subroto Nandi — 2017-11-30

Introduction Metal and masonry stone, building material, etc play a vital role in urbanisation1 and today’s stone mining and crushing have become the backbone of infrastructure development in India.2–4 The finished product of stone crushing units in the form of crushed stone, stone chips of various sizes; plays a crucial role as a raw material for various construction activities viz. construction of roads, highways, bridges, buildings, canals, etc.5 Considering th

Comparison of the Quality of Chitin and Chitosan From Shrimp, Crab and Squilla Waste

2017-11-18

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Land Use and Land Cover Mapping Based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System in Banjar River Watershed of Narmada Basin

Jagriti Tiwari , S.K.Sharma , R.J.Patil — 2017-10-07

Introduction The earth resources are key component in the development of a nation as well as of a region. The update information of the landscape is of great significance in the management and monitoring of an environment. LU/LC classification is one of the prime prerequisites for analyzing the information of the existing earth resources and changes occurring on the landscape pattern of an area through time. Land cover data refers to the area of a region covered under natural resources viz. f

Phytoremediation Potential of Sesuvium Portulacastrum on Remediating Salt Affected Soil

Jayashree Ramasamy , Kalaiselvi Periasamy , Bhagyasree Venugopal — 2017-11-20

Introduction Soil and environment are under tremendous pressure due to industrial expansion and discharge of effluents. During the past few decades industrial activities have increased greatly with rapid economic growth, this accomplished severe environmental pollution. Textile industry is a diverse sector in terms of raw materials, processes, products and equipment and has a very complicated industrial chain. Its biggest impact on the environment is related to primary water consump

Seasonal Variations in Biochemical Parameters of Plants and their Air Pollution Tolerance in Industrial Area of Himachal Pradesh

Kashish Walia , S.K Bhardwaj — 2017-12-27

Introduction Air pollution is an inevitable harmful by product of rapid industrialization and urbanization and is responsible for variety of deleterious effects on both human and plant communities. Air quality has now become a major environmental concern since the beginning of industrialisation, resulting in a greater release of gaseous and particulate pollutants into the atmosphere1. In Asian countries including India the increasing urban population growth, industrial activities and automoti

Planning of Conservation Measures for Watershed Management and Development by Using Geospatial Technology andndash; A Case Study of Patur Watershed in Akola District of Maharashtra

2017-12-18

Introduction A watershed is defined as natural Hydrologic unit that covers a precise area of land surface from which rainfall in the form of runoff flows to a definite drainage, stream or river at any point.1,14 Watersheds are hydrologic units considered to be efficient and suitable for the assessment of accessible resources within an area thus influencing subsequent planning and implementation of different development programs within that area. Hence, all the necessary natural resources insi

Influence of Incubation Periods on Extractable Fluoride and Phosphorous at Different Exchangeable Sodium Percentage Levels

Manoj Barnwal , S. Sharma , Mohammad Bhat , Sonia Rani — 2017-11-10

Introduction Fluoride (F−) is an anion of fluorine characterized by small radius having extraordinary tendency to act as a ligand and readiness to form numerous organic and inorganic compounds in soil, rocks, air, plants and animals.1 The element fluorine is present in phosphatic fertilizers, soils and plants. The concentration of this element in these resources, although variable, is of the order 3×104, 3×102 and 3×100 ppm, respectively; therefore, de

Decomposition and Nitrogen Dynamics of tree Pruned Biomass Under Albizia Procera Based Agroforestry System in Semi arid Region of Bundelkhand, India

Garima Gupta , R.S Yadav , Deepak Maurya — 2017-10-21

Introduction Agroforestry practices are recommended to achieve soil conservation and it is a sustainable option in improving the livelihood as well as creating opportunities for the rural people of semi arid region of bundelkhand1. Most of the tree species recommended are fast-growing, leguminous species which can be pruned to a desirable height at appropriate frequencies. These pruning which consist of leaves and immature stems are added to the soil between crop rows. Therefore, while acting