mail.cwejournal.org Current World Environment en-us https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/camel-ride-push-of-winds-and-topography-favor-the-flushing-out-of-air-pollution-from-the-ncr-delhi-and-indo-gangetic-plains/ 12-12-2019 2020-01-01 Dear Readers I am glad to present the December issue of the Current World Environment. The editorial of this issue highlights the importance of geographical location of the National Capital Region of Delhi (NCR Delhi) and explains the crucial role of topographical and meteorological conditions in air pollution transport along the Indo-Gangetic Plains upto the Bay of Bengal (BOB). The geographical coordinates of Delhi are 28.7° N, 77.1° E. The National Capi

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..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/aquifer-management-using-isotopes/ 14-12-2019 2020-04-23 Groundwater occurs in the saturated soil and rock below the water table in aquifers. Aquifer is a sub surface layer where pore spaces of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures, unconsolidated materials such as gravel, sand, or silt are completely filled with water under saturated conditions. The aquifers can be renewable water resources which are replenished by meteoric water over a period of time.1 Aquifers have subsurface continuity in vertical and horizontal directions from sources such

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..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/environmental-archaeology--excavating-past-for-uplifting-future/ 10-12-2019 2020-01-01 Dear Readers, I feel an immense pleasure to write an editorial note for the December 2019 issue of the journal ‘Current World Environment’. The theme of this editorial is the ‘Environmental Archaeology’ highlighting significance of excavation sites, sampling methodology, natural scientific analysis, documentation, contents of reports, and checklist. Archaeology is the study of cultures that lived in antique. It is a subfield of anthropology, the stud

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..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/one-health--the-interface-between-fish-and-human-health/ 26-10-2019 2020-01-01 The Black Sea is a unique sea with its characteristics and is Turkey's most important sea. The Black Sea is like a large laboratory and is one of the most interesting seas of the word both in scientific and non-scientific aspects. Although Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides, the fisheries activities are carried out in mostly the Black Sea. Risks to the Black Sea biodiversity are the entrance of alien species, commercial fisheries and overutilization of resources, contaminants esp

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..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/sets-of-environmentally-responsible-behaviors-among-residents-of-new-jersey/ 2019-10-04 2020-01-01 Introduction In a world facing increasing environmental challenges,1 it is important to understand factors underlying human behaviors that create these environmental challenges. Early models of these behaviors – green, pro-environmental, environmentally significant, and other terms have been used – relied on a Knowledge – Action – Behavior model.2,3 With increased interest from policy-makers, land managers, stewards, planners, and other stakeholders int

..]]> There are many challenges facing humanity and the degradation of resources and natural spaces.  One avenue for approaching these issues is through attempting to change human behaviors. Drawing on Stern’s Value-Behavior-Norm theory, we sought out to test the idea that these Environmentally Responsible Behaviors (ERBs) fell into well-established sets. In this research, we developed questionnaire that surveyed 290 residents on Central New Jersey. The questions included demographi

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/thermal-requirements-and-heat-use-efficiency-of-pea-cultivars-under-varying-environments/ 28-12-2019 2020-01-01 Introduction Pea (Pisum sativum) is a nutritious, cool season, frost-hardy and one of the most important Rabi pulse has the ability to grow in a wide range of soil and climate. It does not thrive in summer heat or low land tropical climates but, widely cultivated throughout the world in cooler high altitude tropical areas.1, 14 Pea was among the first crops cultivated by primitive man for food, forage and vegetable purpose. It is generally grown for dry seeds which ranked fourth in terms of w

..]]> A study was conducted in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh during the Rabi seasons of 2017-18 and 2018-19 on a sandy loam to assess the thermal requirements and heat use efficiency of Pea cultivars under varying sowing environments & row orientations. The duration of phenological stages and accumulation of agro-climatic indices (GDD, PTU and HTU) were greatly abridged with delay in crop sowing. Among the dates of sowing, the utmost agro-climatic indices accretion was perceived in 1st Decembe

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/quantitative-vulnerability-assessment--an-approach-to-reduce-biases-in-disaster-vulnerability-assessment/ 2019-10-17 2020-01-01 Introduction Vulnerability is the condition that increases the susceptibility of an individual or community to the impact of any disaster. Bangladesh is considered as the most vulnerable country to natural disasters due to its geographical location, fragile economic strength, and high population density.1,2 Almost every year, the country experiences various natural disasters like cyclones, storm surges, coastal erosion, floods, landslides, and droughts.3 The geographical location and geomorp

..]]> The cyclone vulnerability of women is much higher than men due to their poverty, social norms and marginal position in the social structure. Reducing women’s vulnerability is, therefore, imperative to improve the situation. However, the present practices of vulnerability assessment have several limitations. As an alternative, this study proposed and tested a weighted framework to assess the vulnerability in a quantitative form. The proposed framework considers 18 indicators carefully a

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/temporal-assessment-on-variation-of-pm10-concentration-in-kota-kinabalu-using-principal-component-analysis-and-fourier-analysis/ 26-11-2019 2020-01-01 Introduction Particulate matter is an ambient respiratory particle suspended in the air. It has been attracting scientific attention because of its effects on human health (Shahraiyni & Sodoudi, 2016). PM10 (particulate matter with size less than 10 μm) is considered to be one of major air pollutants. One of major sources of PM10 is from biomass burning, brought by haze. This has becoming a typical and reoccurring challenge in Southeast Asia since 1980s (Shaadan et al., 2015).

..]]> PM10 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter below 10 microns) has always caught scientific attention due to its effect to human health. Predicting PM10 concentration is essential for early preventive measures, especially for cities such as Kota Kinabalu. Temporal data clustering may enhance accuracy of prediction model by group data in time range. However, the necessity of temporal data clustering has yet to be studied in Kota Kinabalu. OBJECTIVE. This research is conducted to compare sig

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/estimation-of-carbon-dioxide-from-transportation-sector-based-on-urban-data-availability/ 2019-10-31 2020-01-01 Introduction Carbon footprint (CF) is a measure of human activities influence on the environment and climate change, and it is divided into two categories, i.e (1) the primary footprint, a measure of direct CO2 emissions from fossil fuels burning, such as from vehicles and transportation, and (2) the secondary footprint, a measure of indirect CO2 emissions, obtained from the life cycle of the products used in life. Both are a measure of energy consumption in a single or collection of activiti

..]]> One source of potential carbon dioxides in most developing countries is the transportation sector. The calculation of carbon dioxides is therefore, important as a part of policy making on carbon management in the region. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calculation method which were often used require large and complete data. This is a problematic for developing countries due to the availability of data are not in accordance or sufficient with the IPCC method. This study exam

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/application-of-multi-linear-model-for-forecasting-municipal-solid-waste-generation-in-lucknow-city--a-case-study/ 11-12-2019 2020-01-01 Introduction In order to reduce the adverse effects of solid wastes and undesirable environmental degradation, caused by accumulation of solid waste, proper management becomes important (Rushbrook et al., 1988; Rathi 2006; Ray et al., 2005; Kansal 2002). Population explosion is the major factor which drives the changes in waste quantity and composition in current scenario (Adipah et al., 2019). But, in addition to population changes, economic development, employment changes, household size

..]]> The objective of this study is to forecast the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) quantity output in Lucknow city by 2025, establishing a relationship between various socio-economic variables and waste generated using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis (MLRA). It is found that the rate of generation of MSW in Lucknow increases after 1383 M ton d-1 in the year 2015 to 2075 M ton d-1 in the year 2025 and per capita waste increases after 0.465 kg capita-1 day-1 in 2015 to 0.616 kg capita-1 day-1 in 2025

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/seasonal-water-quality-study-of-nche-stream--a-water-body-in-imo-state--nigeria/ 27-11-2019 2020-01-01 Introduction The saying that no water body is pure cannot be overemphasized. No matter how clean water from a natural water body appears through direct physical assessment, it is still believed that it has been affected by pollutants.1-2 Water is vital for the existence and survival of all living organisms.3 However, this valued resource is increasingly being affected by pollution.3-4 Pollution could be inherent from nature or through anthropogenic activities of humans.1 Natural water bod

..]]> Seasonal variations water quality of Nche stream in carried out using standard methods. The study lasted between April, 2014-March, 2015. Results obtained revealed that pH of the Nche stream varied from 6.41-6.87 in rainy season to 5.50-6.10 in dry season. Mean values for total solid, total dissolved solid, and total suspended solid for rainy season were 208.32 mg/l, 91.81 mg/l, and 116.50 mg/l respectively, while 139.88 mg/l, 72.47 mg/l, and 67.40 mg/l were the respective mean values for total

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/spatial-variability-in-physico-chemical-parameters-of-water-in-lake-baringo-catchment--kenya/ 2019-09-30 2020-01-01 Introduction Water is a substantial abiotic factor of the ecosystem which is extensively considered as the most valuable of natural resource on the earth’s surface (Gadiga and Garandi, 2018). Lakes offer varied ecological services, including water supply and habitats for many aquatic animals and plants (Ondiba et al., 2018). Water quality indicates the suitability of water to support its purposes for domestic use, agricultural, industrial and nature preservation (Angweya et al.,

..]]> Anthropogenic activities have accelerated the process of eutrophication and threatened the health of aquatic ecosystems in Lake Baringo basin. This has necessitated the analysis of its spatial variation in its physico-chemical qualities. Physicochemical parameters from 10 sampling sites distributed throughout Lake Baringo catchment. Mean values of temperature were high at the river inlets and Islands compared to the rivers. While pH and Electrical Conductivity (EC) were relatively constant acros

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/estimation-of-biogas-loss-in-non-working-plants-and-finding-association-between-biogas-plants-and-dung-availability-in-chhattisgarh--india/ 2019-10-09 2020-01-01 Introduction It is an era worldwide which attracts the attention of scientists, policy makers and the society to discover alternative source of energy which is sustainable and is associated with man, animal and nature. Animal rearing practices are essential component of life where there is strong interdependent between cow and man in rural India. Cow generates energy not only in the form of nutrients such as milk but also provides bullock energy and dung. It is dung which is source of renewab

..]]> Present study deals with the situation and phenomenon of biogas plants being under working and non –working conditions in Chhattisgarh state, India. The characteristic of working and non –working biogas plants is a continuous birth and death like process which is dynamic in nature. The non –working plants are rare in large domain of biogas plants established. The dynamic characteristics of working and non –working biogas plants follow some rule of path or

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/the-integrated-quality-analysis-of-sediment-on-banjirkanal-barat-river-as-the-basis-of-river-environment-management/ 12-12-2019 2020-01-01 Introduction Banjir Kanal Barat (BKB) River is part of the Garang River Basin. The upstream of the BKB River is located at the foothill of Mount Ungaran, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, which includes three Districts, i.e. West Ungaran District, East Ungaran District and Bergas District (Central Bureau of Statistics, Semarang Regency, 2019). The area around BKB watershed majority is used for settlements, industrial areas and drinking water sources (Haeruddin et al., 2019). Many stu

..]]> There have been many studies on the pollution status of Banjir Kanal Barat (BKB) River; however,  many of them are limited to the concentration of metals in the river water and their biodiversity of water biota, and partial analysis.  The study aims to analyse the metal concentration in BKB river sediment, its toxic to water biota and the effect on the abundance and diversity of macrozoobenthos.  The evaluation of pollution status is conducted with three components int

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol14no3/the-water-footprint-assessment-of-agriculture-in-banjar-river-watershed/ 30-12-2019 2020-01-02 Introduction Water is an essential natural resource for human survival. It is one of the most crucial physical entity responsible for survival of human beings on earth. Water is principally used for drinking purposes and for providing sanitation. The other uses of water includes its involvement in agriculture, livestock rearing and management, domestic supplies and industrial operations. The water is greatly endangered by human activities.1,2,3,4 Freshwater scarcity is a major concern.5,6

..]]> The water footprint (WF) is a spatially explicit character of water use in terms of consumption or pollution for producing a product, commodity or service. The WF of a crop may be defined as the amount of water required for producing the crop over the complete growing season. The present study was carried out to assess the WF of agriculture in Banjar river watershed (BRW) over the period 2000 - 2013. The WF of crops were evaluated and their further multiplication with production (ton/yr) in the

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