Download or read book Environmental Science and Technology in India written by Arvind Kumar and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of environmental Wealth should not be construed as a problem of rights of nature versus rights of people but at least partially as interest groups competing for Wider support over particular issues. So, the role technology to develop a society should be eco-friendly. This principle of development will continue without jeopardizing of the natural resources. This book entitled Environmental Sciences and Technology in India is modeled on an architectural design, laying the foundation first and then building the structure with distinct magnificent elevations. The present book will be useful to the students, research scholars, scientists in the field of Environmental management and ecoplanners, politicians. scientists in the field of Environmental management and ecoplanners, politicians. In short, this book is helpful for every one who is seeking a clear cut understanding of the environment. Contents Chapter 1: Contemporary Trends in Environmental Science and Technology by Arvind Kumar, R K Somashekar and P Ravikumar; Chapter 2: A Perspective on Zero Waste in Urban India by M Selvam and V Rajashekar; Chapter 3: An Analysis on the Elimination of Heavy Metals from Industrial Effluents by P Raju, S John, Alexis, and M K Saseetharan; Chapter 4: Application of Environmental Biotechnology for the Treatment of Coke Plant Effluent by Mrinal K Ghose and Surendar Roy; Chapter 5: Application of UASB Reactor System for Treatment of Hydrogenated Oil by Sunita Shastry, Tapas Nandy and S N Kaul; Chapter 6: Assesment of Growmore Biofertilizer in Relation to Other Bio and Organic Fertilzers Avilable in the Market by Sudha A Sawant and Sumukh S Chatnekar; Chapter 7: Bioavailabillity of Metal in Fly Ash and their Bioaccumulation in Naturally Occurring Vegetation by Subodh kumar Maiti and S Nandhini; Chapter 8: Bioaugmentation to Enhance the Performance of Slurry Phase Bioreactor in Degrading Diethy Phthalate (DEP) in Soil by S Shailaja, M Rama Krishna, S Venkata Mohan, P N Sarma; Chapter 9: Chemical, Microbiological and Geological Aspects of Acid Mine Drainge and its Control Aspects by Gurdeep Singh; Chapter 10: Use of Waste Plastic as Modifier in Bituminous Concrete Mix by B V Kiran Kumar, V Anantha Rama and P Prakash; Chapter 11: Composting of Municipal Solid Waste: A Feasible Approach with Alkali Treatment by V P Despande, S Babyrani Devi and R V Bhoyar; Chapter 12: Computer Aided Design of Trickling Filters by Shalin P Shah and Zoher Z Painter; Chapter 13: Conservation of Water Wastwater Treatment Recycling and Reuse by N Rammoorti; Chapter 14: Forest Genetic Resources of Western Ghats: Status and Conservation by P Naveen Kumar, M Bunty Raj, D Siddaramu, B C Nagaraja and R K Somashekar; Chapter 15: Detoxification of Tannery Effluents Using Blue Green Algae with Spacial Reference to Chromium by V Shashirekha, M Pandi, and Mahadeswara Swamy; Chapter 16: Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Bellandur Lake, Banglore by H Lokeshwari and G T Chandrappa; Chapter 17: Diversity Assessment and Community Patterns in Relation to Disturbance Gradient in Similiplal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa by R K Mishra R C Mohanty and V P Upadhyay; Chapter 18: Drinking Water Quality Assessment of Basavanahole Tank with Reference to Physico-chemical Characteristics by J Narayana, R Purushothama and B R Kiran; Chapter 19: Effect of Chemicals Vis-a-Vis Natural Ingredients in the Culture Media of Spirulilna platensiss by Bharati M Tamhane and Sudhir D Ghatnekar; Chapter 20: Effect of Pulp Mill Effluent on seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Pea (Pisum sativum), Mustard (Brassica nigra) and Rice Seed (Oryza sativa) U J Medhi, A K Talukdar and S Deka; Chapter 21: Effects of Wastewater Irrigation on Heavy Metal Accumulation in Soil and Plants by Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Madhoolika Agrawal and Fiona M Marshall; Chapter 22: Effluent Recycling through Application of Membrane Separation Processes for Zero Effluent Discharge in Textile Industry: A Case Study by Tapas Nandy, C V Deshpande, R S Dhodapkar, S N Kaul and Lidia Szpyrkowicz; Chapter 23: Environment Protection through Municipal Corporation by V M Sathye; Chapter 24: Designing Regional Soil Liners Using Contaminant Transport Modeling by P V Sivapullaiah, S N Mayanaik and G Sankara; Chapter 25: Environmental Impact Assessment for Integrating Environmental Concerns by Sandeep Bodkhe and R Sarin; Chapter 26: Environmental Management in a Heavey Water Plant by P George Thomas; Chapter 27: External Gamma Dose Rate in and Around Bangalore University: A Preliminary Survey by N G Shiva Prasad, N Nagaiah and D N Avadhani; Chapter 28: Extractive Spectrophotometric Determination of Saccharin by Sunitha B Mathew, Ajai Kr Pillai and V K Gupta; Chapter 29: Implication of Afforestation and Reforestation on Biodiversity Conservation: A Scenario of Western Ghats by B C Nagaraja and R K Somashekar; Chapter 30: Flue Gas Conditioning with Ammonia in Unit-7 of KTPS Koradi: A Case Study by S S Bagchi and M P Dharmadhikari; Chapter 31: GAC Biofilm Configured Periodic Discontinuous Reactor Operation for the Treatment of Complex Chemical Wastewater by N Chandrasekhara Rao, S Venkata Mohan and P N Sarma; Chapter 32: Geoenvironmental Hazards in the Area Around Uttarkashi and Tehri Garhwal Himalaya, Uttaranchal by D S Bagri and devendra Pal; Chapter 33: Global Warming and Methane Emission from Domestic Livestock by Mahadeswara Swamy and V Shashirekha; Chapter 34: Impect of Hazardous Industrial Waste on Health and Environment by V Anantha Rama, P Prakash and B V Kiran Kumar; Chapter 35: Indoor Air Pollution Due to Domestic Cooking in Urban Households by S Gangamma, Rashmi S Patil and Virendra Sethi; Chapter 36 GIS Based Mapping of Renewable Energy Resources for Karnataka by Rudrappa Shettally and Amitabh Anand; Chapter 37: Rainwater Harvesting with a Special Reference to Sugar Industry by B Subba Rao; Chapter 38: Landfill Disposal Method of Hazardous Waste Management by G S Munawarpasha, M T Prathap Kumar and G P Shivashankara; Chapter 39: Life Cycle Assessment: A Tool for Environmental Management Systems by S Karthick and S D Manjare; Chapter 40: Lime Sludge Waste of Paper Mill as an Alternative Source of Liming Material for Fish Culture by Shabeena Yasmin and S Deka; Chapter 41: Variation of Zoobenthos in the Coastal Waters of Kakinada by V W Lande and J P Kotangale; Chapter 42: Utilisation of Waste water for Green Belt Development by Sunita Hooda and R K Suri; Chapter 43: Municipal Solid Waste Management and Optimal Routing in Mysore City Using GIS by Atiya Tahseen, Mangala R Patil, C Rajeshwari, M Vedashri and Rudrappa Shettally; Chapter 44: Natural Radioactivity in High Background Areas of Coastal Kerala by Y Narayana, P K Shetty and K Siddappa; Chapter 45: Nature and Treatment of Dairy Plant Effluents by S A D Prasad, M Rekha Ravindra and P Heartwin Amala Dhas and F Magdaline Elijeeva Emerald; Chapter 46: Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Technology: A New Horizon for the Wastewater Treatment by Darshak Mehta, Khushboo Soni and Shalin Shah; Chapter 47: Percentage of Stomatal Coverage on Leaf: A New Concept for Selection of Plant Species for the Development of Green Belts in Mining Areas by Subodh Kumar Maiti; Chapter 48: Perception Towards Environmental Assessment of Interlinking of Rivers by Prakash Kelkar; Chapter 49: The Global Positioning System and its Application to Civil and Environmentall Engineering by Madhav N Kulkarni; Chapter 50: Public Hearing vis-a-vis Peoples Participation in Developmental Projaects: An Overview by P K Sethi and C Soundararajan; Chapter 51: Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Forest Flora of the Phulchoki Base, Kathmandu Valley: A Future Managerial Prospect by Deepak Chhetry Karki; Chapter 52: Sustainbility and Human Development by S D Manjare and S Karthick; Chapter 53: Radon and Thoron Daughter Concentration in Coastal Island, Kerala by Jose P Abraham, M Rajagopalan, K Rakesh, C K Sreejith, Siju Vincent, P P Haridasan and P M B Pillai; Chapter 54: Recovery of Aluminum from Biomedical Waste by Kanjan Upadhyay; Chapter 55: Recycle and Reuse of Waste water in Service Stations by B Kavitha, B T Ranjani, Ranjini Bhat, Ujwal J Pathange, H S Dayananda and G S Manjunath; Chapter 56: Recycle: Best Option for the Municipal Solid Waste Leachate Treatment by Gopal Mugeraya and R Ravishankar; Chapter 57: Suspended Particulate Matter Studies at Narora Autuomic Power Station by Vyom Saxena, B Dube, A G Hegde; Chapter 58: Removal of Organics and Inorganics from Water Using Indigenous Sources: Agriculture Solid Wastes by C Namasivayam; Chapter 59: Removal of Se(IV) by Adsorption onto Industrial Solid Waste Fe(III)/Cr(III) Hydroxide by K Prathap and C Namasivaya; Chapter 60: Role of Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development by N Kumara Swamy; Chapter 61: Role of Wetlands and their Management: A Case Study of Lake Kolleru-Lessons Learnt and Strategies for Future by M K Durga Prasad and P Padmavathi; Chapter 62: Studies on the Removal of Chromium from Industrial Plating Effluents Using Gibbsite Alumina as Adsorbent by M Revathi, M Ganesan, B Kavitha, M Renuka Devi and and T Vasudevan; Chapter 63: Industrial Effluent Treatment with Flyash: A Study of Durg District (Chhattisgarh) by Parminder Kaur

Download or read book Environmental Science A Ground Zero Observation on the Indian Subcontinent written by Abhijit Mitra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of different environmental problems via in-depth studies of the Indian subcontinent. Data collected from different ecosystems forms a strong foundation to explore the topics discussed in this book. The book investigates how mankind is presently under the appalling shadow of pollution, climate change, overpopulation and poverty. The continuing problem of pollution, loss of forests, disposal of solid waste, deterioration of environment, global warming and loss of biodiversity have made nations aware of environmental issues. Many countries are desperately trying to move away from this adverse situation through technological development and policy level approaches. Through a number of case studies the authors provide details of ground level observations of the most environmentally stressed regions in the Indian subcontinent and beyond.

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Download or read book Textbook Of Environmental Science Technology written by M. Anji Reddy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textbook of Environmental Science and Technology has become an essential branch from primary education to higher education. Both economic and social development are vital for over all development of any country. This type of sustainable development involves environmental protection in terms of saving forest life, guarding biodiversity, adopting water resources management, arresting pollution, controlling world population and developing eco-friendly technologies. This book focuses on natural resources, eco-systems, biodiversity, environmental pollution, solid waste management and watershed management in addition to the Social Issues. This book is mainly intended as a textbook for undergraduate students of science & engineering and other courses covered by all universities and colleges in India.

Download or read book Trends in Asian Water Environmental Science and Technology written by Futoshi Kurisu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together and integrates contributions on water quality modeling, monitoring and assessment techniques; wastewater treatment technologies; and sociological approaches in a single text. Divided into twenty chapters, it offers a comprehensive reference for students, professionals and researchers working on various aspects of water environment technology. The papers published in this book – selected from those presented at the 1st International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology, held in 2013 in New Delhi, India – highlight the water environmental problems in Asia and respective countermeasures. This book addresses water quality requirements, emphasizing the factors that affect the water environment. Treated wastewater as a new source of water is also examined, introducing readers to important aspects of water reuse. Selecting the most effective and proper wastewater treatment approach is actually the most essential part of generating a new water resource, as well as protecting the receiving water environments. Thus, the fundamental principles of wastewater treatment and monitoring are a major focus in this book, which is intended to help readers effectively address various water environmental problems in Asian countries.

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Download or read book Textbook of Environmental Science and Technology written by M Anji Reddy and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following new chapters are added - Environmental Policy, Legislation, Rules and Regulations - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) - Technological Solutions for Pollution Control is added - Towards Sustainable Future

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