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Quality assessment of surface water and groundwater giving emphasis on water quality index and irrigational indicators in the southeastern part of Manipur Valley, north-east India
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021-12-21)Water quality index (WQI) and irrigational indices for surface water and groundwater in the southeastern part of Manipur Valley in north-east India has been examined. The water samples were collected during the pre-monsoon ... -
Quantification of groundwater-agricultural soil quality and associated health risks in the agri-intensive Sutlej River Basin of Punjab, India
(Springer, 2020)The quality of drinking water and agricultural soil significantly affects the health of residents of the area. The quality of groundwater used as drinking and irrigation water along with agricultural soil of an agri-intensive ... -
Quantitative assessment of present and the future potential threat of coastal erosion along the Odisha coast using geospatial tools and statistical techniques
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-02-28)The eastern coast of India is one of the regions where most of the population resides in urban areas in the low-elevation coastal zone, making it vulnerable to frequent extreme weather events. The objectives of this study ... -
Radon and thoron exhalation rate in the soil of Western Haryana, India
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023-03-29)This study reports the exhalation rates of radon and thoron from surface soil collected from 60 rural sites of district Hisar, Haryana, India. The exhalation rates of Rn222 (radon) and Rn220 (thoron) were measured by ... -
Reassessing the Karakoram Through Historical Archives
(Springer International Publishing, 2022-11-11)The Karakoram region is an integral part of the Hindu Kush�Karakoram�Himalaya (HKH) mountain system and forms the great divide between the drainage of the Indus and Tarim basins. This region has a substantial geographical, ... -
Recent Advancement in Nanotechnology for the Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater: Sources, Toxicity, and Remediation Technology
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023-03-11)The textile, paper and pulp, distillery, and pharmaceutical industries are only a few of the many sectors that contribute significantly to the contamination of water bodies and their unsuitability for human use. Pharmaceuticals, ... -
Recent advancements in hydrocarbon bioremediation and future challenges: a review
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022-05-23)Petrochemicals are important hydrocarbons, which are one of the major concerns when accidently escaped into the environment. On one hand, these cause soil and fresh water pollution on land due to their seepage and leakage ... -
Recent advances in biochar amendments for immobilization of heavy metals in an agricultural ecosystem: A systematic review
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-01-03)Over the last several decades, extensive and inefficient use of contemporary technologies has resulted in substantial environmental pollution, predominantly caused by potentially hazardous elements (PTEs), like heavy metals ... -
Recent advances in nanotechnology for the improvement of conventional agricultural systems: A review
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-05-18)Agriculture provides food and raw materials for the construction, energy, textile and pharmaceutical industries. Recently, agriculture is facing several concerns including climate change, soil degradation, decreasing land ... -
Reconstruction of post-little ice age glacier recession in the Lahaul Himalaya, north-west India
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022-12-13)Understanding past glaciation and deglaciation is vital for assessing present-day glacier dynamics and response to climate change. We focus on reconstructing past glacier fluctuations in Lahaul, north-west India, a region ... -
Reconstruction of Quaternary climate in Svalbard: CRN as proxy
(Elsevier, 2021-08-27)Polar region experienced a large-scale melting of glaciers and sea ice retreat in the recent past. Drastic decrease of ice cover and its foreseen impact on ocean circulations, sea level, and ocean chemistry brought Arctic ... -
Recycling of lignocellulosic waste as vermicompost using earthworm Eisenia fetida
(Springer, 2019)Present study aimed to evaluate the vermicomposting of lignocellulosic wastes employing Eisenia fetida earthworms. The study examined the effectiveness of vermicomposting for 105 days by mixing lignocellulosic waste (LW) ... -
Removal of Congo red and Brilliant green dyes from aqueous solution using flower shaped ZnO nanoparticles
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)This work reports preparation and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by low temperature hydrothermal methods and their application for anionic dye (Congo red) and cationic dye (Brilliant green) removal from ... -
Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using biomass derived fly ash from Waste-to- Energy power plant
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Fly ash from the agricultural waste-based Energy Power Plant has been studied for the adsorption of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)]. In order to maximize the Cr(VI) removal from simulated aqueous solutions, effects of various ... -
Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using cone biomass of picea smithana as adsorbent
(Central University of Punjab, 2013)Chromium has wide range of uses in various metal and chemical industries. Hence, it is discharged in environment in large quantities with effluent from these industries. Cr(VI) compounds have been recognized as toxic and ... -
Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution: a comparative study of cone biomass of “Picea smithiana” and activated charcoal
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)The present work investigates comparative adsorption efficiency of powdered cone biomass of Picea smithiana (PCBP) and activated charcoal (AC) for removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr) (Cr(VI)) from aqueous solution. The ... -
Removal of Methylene Blue from aqueous solution by Fe3O4@Ag/SiO2 nanospheres: Synthesis, characterization and adsorption performance
(Elsevier B.V., 2018)In this study, silver silica coated magnetite (Fe3O4@Ag/SiO2) nanospheres were synthesized employing sonication method and their performance was evaluated as nanoadsorbents for the removal of Methylene Blue in batch mode ... -
Removal of Orange G and Rhodamine B dyes from aqueous system using hydrothermally synthesized zinc oxide loaded activated carbon (ZnO-AC)
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)This study reports the synthesis of zinc oxide loaded activated carbon (ZnO-AC) using hydrothermal method and its use to remove organic dyes [Orange G (OG) and Rhodamine B (Rh-B)] from the aqueous system under varying ... -
Resistance strategies for defense against Albugo candida causing white rust disease
(Elsevier GmbH, 2023-02-09)Albugo candida, the causal organism of white rust, is an oomycete obligate pathogen infecting crops of Brassicaceae family occurred on aerial part, including vegetable and oilseed crops at all growth stages. The disease ... -
Response of diatoms to water quality in Khajiyar lake, Himachal Pradesh
(EM International, 2016)The present investigation was carried out to study the presence, abundance and distribution of diatoms in relation to the water quality of Khajiyar Lake, Himachal Pradesh during April, 2011 to January, 2012. The lake is ...