mail.cwejournal.org Current World Environment en-us https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/effect-of-some-abiotic-factors-on-zooplankton-productivity-in-a-subtropical-pond-in-jammu-india/ 2007-06-01 2021-11-12 Introduction Water is the basis of existence of all life forms in our biosphere. Of all the planet’s renewable resources, water has a unique place. It is essential for sustaining all forms of life, food production, economic development and for general well being. Accelerated urbanization and industrialization has made water bodies susceptible to various threats. Aquatic ecosystem is exposed to local disturbances, Suryanaraynan (1991). According to Laal et al. (1986

..]]> Study of a water body at Jammu was carried out for a period of one year from January 2004 to December 2004 to observe various water quality parameters and zooplankton dynamics. Temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Free Co2, Carbonates, Bicarbonates, Calcium, Magnesium and Chlorides were estimated on monthly basis. A total of 12 zooplankton species were identified comprising of three major planktonic groups viz. cladocera, rotifera, and copepoda. Moina among cladocera and Brachionus among rotifera were

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/study-of-some-limnological-properties-of-harchandpur-pond-district-etah-u-p-india/ 2007-04-21 2018-12-13 Introduction The present observed pond is eutrophicated and keeps changing its physico– chemical and biotic complexes by virtue of seasonal changes and by incorporation of organic and man generated polluted matter like sewage, domestic discharges, municipal wastes, agrochemicals, grazing with other animal activities, surface run off, silt, clay, suspended inorganic and organic matter. Present study reveals that how planktonic and biotic especially fishery lives get affected on

..]]> The present investigation deals with seasonal variations of physico – chemical parameters and Quantitative analysis of a rural pond during the year 2005 -2006 . Water temperature was maximum (33.7 0C) in May and minimum (15.2 0C) in January; Transparency was max. (35.5 cm) in Jan. and lowest (27.0 cm) in July; Alkalinity & Hardness were high in May – June and D.O. had highest value (8.20 mg/l) in Dec. and lowest(3.32 mg/l) in Aug.; Planktons (No./l) were abundant two

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/study-of-manganese-in-the-irrigation-water-of-chopra-bari-area-of-bikaner-city-rajasthan/ 2007-06-07 2018-12-06 Introduction Water pollution can be defined as the presence in water, of some foreign substances or impurities (organic, inorganic, radiological or biological) in such quantity so as to constitute a health hazard by lowering the water quality and making it unfit for use.1 Various agents such as domestic, industrial, thermal, Radioactive. Oils are responsible for detoring quality of water, but growing industrialization is a key stone in this respect. The industrial effluent contains vario

..]]> Chopra Bari area of Bikaner city uses industrial effluent of dyeing and printing units for irrigation purpose. This water is highly contaminated with heavy metals. Heavy metals ditorts the quality of water and makes it unfit for drinking and irrigation purpose, and brings various physiological disorders in plants/crops. Various samples of these units are taken for analyze of heavy metal (Mn) and it was observed that all the samples show very low range of Manganese ranging from (0.01 to 0.14 PPM)

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/effect-of-lower-jhelum-hydroelectric-power-project-on-finfish-diversity-of-river-jhelum-j-k/ 2007-06-16 2018-12-06 Introduction River Jhelum is called lifeline of Kashmir, and is the only source of water, which passes throughout the valley from south to north. This water body is used for irrigation, domestic purpose and for the production of hydroelectricity. About 25% of total population of Kashmir depends on this ultimate source as they consume and earn their living from fish fauna and other resources of this water body. This river system drains into famous lakes of Kashmir namely Wular Lake and Dal L

..]]> Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric project under the programme of Uri hydroelectric power project Baramulla J & K, was commissioned three decades ago on River Jhelum. At this segment of river, 18 species of fishes have been recorded. After the commissioning of this project several deteriorative environmental effects have been noticed on the aquatic biodiversity of this river. This project exerted highly adverse effects on the population of mighty Mahaseer, Tor putitora (Golden Mahseer), which fl

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/quality-of-drinking-water-in-relation-to-human-health-in-dabra-municipal-areas-gwalior-m-p/ 2007-05-16 2018-12-06 Introduction Water is an important ecological factor in the life of organism. It is found in three principal forms atmospheric moisture, precipitation and soil water, of which precipitation is the the chief source. Atmospheric moisture is present as invisible vapour, Known as the humidity and also as visible vapour known as fog or cloud. Precipitation is actually the chief source of soil moisture. Soil moisture is the chief sources of water for plants .Water relation of plants bring about i

..]]> Water is a primary need of human being and animals. Now days underground water has become the main source of drinking water supply in almost all villages and town and in number of cities.18 ground water samples collected from Dabra municipal areas were analysed for 10 parameters such as pH ,Total alkalinity, Total hardness,Mg2+,Ca2+,Na+ , K+ Cl-, E.C.,T.D.S . In the present investigation Sodium chloride,E.C..,and T.D.S. are very high concentration in Dabra Muncipal areas. Most of them peoples su

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/coconut-shell-a-carrier-for-the-removal-of-lead-ii-from-aqueous-solution/ 2007-04-16 2018-12-06 Introduction The Twentieth century started with an extensive damage to the natural resources.1 Unplanned industrialization, urbanization, pollution explosion, change in life-style, over exploitation of natural resources, commercial establishment and modern agriculture practices have degraded the quality of environment. The main effects being faced are: Continental invasion of air and water. Marine pollution through waste discharges. Release of variety of chemical and b

..]]> The studies on removal of Lead (II) were conducted using Coconut shell. Adsorption efficiency has been evaluated. The effect of pH, contact time, adsorbent dose, concentration of metal, particle size and temperature were studied. The result reveals that Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms are followed during adsorption process. Thermodynamics parameter indicates the feasibility of the process. Kinetic studies have been performed to understand the mechanism of adsorption. Column studies have been c

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/a-study-of-iron-and-some-traces-elements-in-ground-water-of-bhander-and-seondha-block-datia-m-p/ 2007-05-03 2018-12-06 Introduction Ground water is one of the best source for public water supplies in many parts of the world.The physiological importance of trace elements in agriculture is well known while some of the elements like iron manganese, zinc and copper are considered to be essential micro nutrients the elements like lithium and boron have been found to be toxic to plants even in small quantities beyond certain limits Gupta et al(1972) reported lithium in saline ground waters of Mathura district (U.

..]]> Ninety six (96) ground water samples collected from Bhander and Seondha block (Datia District) were analyzed for Iron., Copper, Manganese, Zinc, and Lithium. Average was found for Iron., Copper, Manganese, Zinc, and Lithium were 0.257,0.019,0.037,0.014,0.011 ppm respectively.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/water-quality-criteria-and-arpa-river-water-of-bilaspur-city-india/ 2007-04-04 2018-12-06 Introduction Water quality is a terms used to define the physical, chemical biological or radiological characteristics by which a particular type of water may be evaluated to establish its acceptability for various beneficial uses.2-4 Materials and Methods All the chemical used were of AR grade. Double distilled water was used for preparation of reagents. Six strategic locations were chosen for the sampling water. Those are Koni Petrol Pump (Station-I), Indira Setu (Station-II), Old B

..]]> The present paper aims to study quality of water in the Arpa river of Bilaspur District (C.G.). Standard testing methods have been adopted for the measurement of water quality of Arpa river. Adoption of pollution abatement measures plays a great role in improving water quality.1

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/studies-on-ambient-air-quality-out-side-of-electro-graphite-industry-of-mandideep-area-bhopal-india/ 2007-05-23 2018-12-08 Introduction Due to rapid industrialization it lead to air pollution. Beside that out unplanned and excessive exploitation of available natural recourses have been also a causing for pollution problem in major cities line Bhopal Capital of Madhya Pradesh. Air pollution is mainly affecting the urban environment all over the world. (Ledder better 1973 and Painter 1974). Although ambient air quality is being monitored regularly in the city are of study. The main problem of pollution is due to

..]]> Ambient air quality studies around Mandideep Industrial area was carried out during the period May 1998 to June 1999. Air samples were collected and analysed on a number of monitoring sites. The parameter include SO2, NO2 and SPM concentrations. Results are discussed with respect to possible impact on human health.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/physico-chemical-studies-of-ponds-water-with-special-reference-to-water-quality/ 2007-05-11 2018-12-13 Introduction Water is one of the most essential constituents of the environments. It is the vital source of a kind of life on earth. The present realization is clear about the limited resources and competing demands. This indeed has placed an urgency on the protection of quality of water a vital natural resources. The natural and man made factors responsible for water pollution. Seawage sullage solid wastes etc produces significant amount of chemical besides heavy metals which could adve

..]]> Physico-chemical studies regarding the water quality assessment of pond water was conducted during the month of January 2006. Water samples were collected from four sampling ponds and the parameter like temperature, pH, total hardness, Ca, Mg, were measured. The value of these parameters are indicated in the table which shows that water quality is totally unfit for drinking purpose of pond (3) and pond (4) but pond (1) and pond (2) is fit for domestic works.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/chemical-analysis-of-ground-water-collected-from-different-areas-of-antiri-and-some-nearby-villages-gwalior-m-p/ 2007-05-24 2018-12-08 Introduction Now a days ground water is primary sources of drinking water. The quality of ground water depends on the ion, which are dissolved in ground water. The major ions which are responsible to maintain the quality of ground water are carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride, sulphate ,nitrate ,and fluoride. These ions are present in anionic form. The cation and anions must be equal to maintain the quality of water. Cation such as calcium ion, Magnesium ion Na+, K+ etc. are also present in gr

..]]> Water is most essential to life next to air only. Ground water is most important for water supply for irrigation, industries and drinking purpose. Safe drinking water is primary needs of every person. Most of person mainly depends upon ground water sources. Some of these have problems such as excess hardness, sodium, fluoride etc. The natural quality of ground water tends to be degraded by human activities and geo environmental changes. Physico –chemical analysis of bore wells&

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/assessment-of-water-quality-of-selected-tube-wells-in-amalner-town-of-jalgaon-district-maharashtra/ 2007-05-18 2018-12-13 Introduction Water, one of the precious commodities is extremely essential for the survival of all living organism. The ground water is believed to be comparatively much clear and free from pollution than surface water. But prolonged discharge of industrial effluents, domestic sewage and solid waste dump possesses the ground water to become polluted and create health problems. The problems of ground water quality are much more acute in the areas which are densely populated and thickly indus

..]]> The paper deals with analysis of physico-chemical characteristics of bore well and municipal water of Amalner town. Three different ground water samples (bore well) and Municipal water sample from bus stand area were collected during November’ 2006 - January’ 2007 and analyzed. The values obtained were compared with standards prescribed by WHO and ISI 10500-91. In the present study, three water samples were within the limit. One water sample showed high TDS, TH, Chloride, TA

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/assessment-of-physico-chemical-parameters-of-underground-and-sewage-water-of-bikaner-city/ 2007-04-30 2018-12-08 Introduction Pollution means the presence of undesirable substance in any segment of environment primarily due to human activity discharging by products, waste products or harmful secondary products, which are harmful to man and other organism.1 So, quality of water is a vital concern for mankind since it is directly linked with human welfare. Generally speaking water pollution is a state of deviation from pure conditions where by its normal function and properties are affected2. The expand

..]]> In India, the industrial growth is taking place at a very fast rate, but these industries pour their effluent unplannedly into water, which detorts its quality. This water when used for purposes like irrigation brings a lot of hazards, which becomes severe in certain conditions. The vallabh garden area is one of the biggest vegetable producing area in Bikaner city and it uses industrial effluent of cottage industries for irrigation. Various physiological disorders are present in plants/crops gro

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/variation-in-some-chemical-parameters-of-underground-water-resources-of-bhopal/ 2007-05-12 2018-12-08 Introduction The quality of drinking water in Indian cities has deteriorated in the recent years mainly due to growing population, unplanned growth of cities coupled with no proper sewage system leading to poor disposal of the waste water, both from industrial and household activities, Ghazali (1992). On account of the paucity of open water resources for potable purpose, groundwater resources are being tapped profusely throughout the year. The over use of underground resources has led to n

..]]> The paucity of sub surface water resources in Bhopal has led to tapping the underground water resources viz., tube wells and hand pumps. On account of the fast development of the human population and industrialization even the underground water resources are affected to a large extent. Keeping in view the welfare of human population dependent mostly on underground water resources an attempt has been made to evaluate their potable status. It has been found that most of the underground water re

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/interaction-studies-of-copper-fungicides-with-biological-environment-of-soil/ 2007-05-11 2018-12-08 Introduction With the advent of high yielding crop varieties, the pest problems have become more acute, adversely affecting the crop yields. Fungicides are therefore, one of the major inputs in the improved technology for increasing crop production through crop protection, (Dharival and Singh 1993). A major portion of fungicides applied to economically important crops eventually finds its way to soil or aquatic system. On reaching the soil, the fungicides and /or their degradation products ma

..]]> Fungicides are one of the essential inputs in the improved technology for increasing crop production through crop protection. Copper fungicides Blitox and Fungimar are used widely as foliar sprays for control of many plant diseases. As major portion of fungicides applied to economically important crops eventually finds its way to soil, may disrupt the activities of microorganisms in the soil and thereby altering the biological equilibrium of soil. It is therefore planned to study the biological

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/assessment-of-mercury-concentration-in-major-drains-of-hospitals-in-bhopal-m-p-india/ 2007-04-16 2018-12-08 Introduction Water pollution due to heavy metal particularly mercury resulting from various anthropogenic sources are causing serious ecological problems in many part of the world. Poor environmental management with respect to use of mercury in the society to meet our day to day requirement may aggravate the adverse effect on the various component of environment. This may leads to the transformation mercury from one compartment of environment to another, including the biota with detrimental

..]]> The concentration of mercury in nearby drain of health care units was studied during 2005-06. The enrichment of mercury in wastewater discharge from various hospitals / health care facilities (HCF) have been reported in the present study. The concentration of mercury ranges between Below Detectable Limit (BDL) to 0.02 mg/l. Maximum concentration of mercury reported in the wastewater coming from Priyadershani market area where cluster of HCFs are located and the drain near Sultania hospital. The

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/a-study-of-fluoride-in-ground-water-of-karera-block-shivpuri-m-p/ 2007-04-25 2018-12-08 Introduction Water, air and soil are the most essential components to sustain life on the earth. Safe drinking water is the primary need of every human being. Village population mainly depends upon ground water sources. All ground water sources are not always safe. Some of these have problems such as excess nitrate fluoride. Fluoride is known to cause a variety of health problems viz dental fluorisis, skeletal fluorosis and non skeletal fluorosis. Fluorite occurs as vein mineral of fluorite.

..]]> 84 ground water samples collected from different areas of Karera Block (Shivpuri M.P.) were analysed for fluoride The maximum concentration of fluoride has been observed as 4.23 mg/L in the sample from Dumduma

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/a-test-bed-for-evaluation-of-energy-efficiency-of-residential-exhaust-fans/ 2007-06-12 2018-12-12 Introduction The rapid increase in the number of residential exhaust fans used in HVAC systems has resulted in corresponding increase in energy consumption of the residential sector in the country. Therefore, optimization of energy consumption is an important consideration in the design and production of residential exhaust fans. Therefore, design and construction of a standard test bed for estimation of energy performance of this class of fans is an urgent need. The test bed not only provi

..]]> A test bed has been designed and constructed for measurement of air flow rate, and Ventilation Efficiency Ratio (VER) of residential exhaust fans. The test bed can provide accurate measurement of air flow rate, fan energy efficiency, and other air flow parameters. The test bed described here will also be useful for improvement of design of residential exhaust fans constructed in the country. Presently, the test bed is being used in an on going project for compilation of standards for consumption

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/assessment-of-water-quality-parameters-in-ebe-and-ora-rivers-around-the-vicinity-of-the-nigerian-cement-factory-nkalagu/ 2007-06-14 2018-12-12 Introduction Environmental problem in Nigeria are numerous. They include inefficient wastes disposal, poor sewage systems, oil spills, poor urban planning and over population. All these lead to air and water pollution. These anthropogenic activities are largely caused by the poor living habits of many Nigerians and unhealthy practices of factories and other corporate bodies’ pollution in water affects not only water quality but also could be dangerous to aquatic life (Sanudo-Wilhe

..]]> Water quality parameters of Ebe and Ora Rivers collected around the vicinity of the Nigeiran cement factory at Nkalagu were assessed to ascertain the pollution status of both rivers. The parameters with determined using the standard with determined using the standard methods of analysis except for the metals which were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results obtained revealed that there were variations in the levels of the parameters analysed and they were all dedected. T

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol2no1/himalayan-snow-chemistry-chemical-composition-of-fresh-snow-samples-from-kashmir-valley/ 2007-04-27 2018-12-12 Introduction Various attempts have been made (,Reynolds, 1983, Jenkins et al 1987; Gunz and Hoffman, 1990; Marinoni et al, 2001; Toom-Sauntry and Barrie, 2002; Rohrbough et al 2003; Walker et al 2003 Kang et al 2005) to document the chemical composition of snow in different parts of the world. However, except for sporadic studies (,Naik et al 1995; Sarfaraz et al 2001; Lone and Khan 2007) research on snow chemistry of mountain- clad Kashmir Himalayan valley has been ignored. In order to rem

..]]> The present paper deals with variability in snow chemistry of various sites spread in six districts of the Kashmir Himalayan valley, experiencing frequent snow fall during winter ( Dec.- Feb). Chemical composition of fresh snow samples shows wide changes in pH (5.8–7.3), dissolved oxygen content (22-26 mg L-1), and total alkalinity (2-3 mg L-1). The levels ( mg L-1) of calcium (13.3– 28 ), magnesium (8-12 ), chloride (15-30), sulphate (2-8), silicate (1-4) and nitrate (1.9-3.

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..]]> The present investigation report the characteristics of treated and untreated wastewater of pulp and paper industry situated at near Bhusawal Dist. Jalgaon (India). The present study we have found even the treated effluent was to be considerably polluted and exceeded the BIS limits. The values of temp., PH, chloride and total phenols were found below limit, whereas colour, BOD, COD and lignin concentration were above the permissible limits.

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