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Comparative analysis of vermicompost quality produced from rice straw and paper waste employing earthworm Eisenia fetida (Sav.)
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018)
Present study was undertaken to investigate the vermicomposting of two different organic wastes (rice straw and paper waste) employing, Eisenia fetida. Nine feedstocks were prepared with different ratios of wastes using ...
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 ...
Optimization of Pb (II) and Cd (II) adsorption onto ZnO nanoflowers using central composite design: isotherms and kinetics modelling
(Elsevier B.V., 2018)
This study focused to optimization and screening of parameters for the adsorption of Cd (II) and Pb (II) onto ZnO nanoflowers. These were synthesized by low temperature hydrothermal methods. The surface properties of ZnO ...
Pb2+ and Cd2+ recovery from water using residual tea waste and SiO2@TW nanocomposites
(Elsevier, 2020)
This work reports the fabrication of SiO2@TW nanocomposites and their application for Pb2+ and Cd2+ ions sequestration from simulated water. Residual tea waste has also been used for metal ions sequestration to compare the ...
A comprehensive physico-chemical quality and heavy metal health risk assessment study for phreatic water sources in Narora Atomic Power Station region, Narora, India
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022-01-07)
An investigation of water quality and heavy metal distribution in the groundwater samples collected from the vicinity of Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS), Narora, India, was conducted for the metals including Cu, Zn, Ni, ...
Hydrochemical characteristics and human health risk assessment of groundwater in the Shivalik region of Sutlej basin, Punjab, India
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021-05-10)
Shivalik region is one of the agri-intensive regions in Punjab, India, wherein groundwater quality is a major human health concern. In this study, a total of 57 groundwater samples were collected from the Rupnagar district ...
Sustainable remediation of heavy metals
(Elsevier, 2021-04-30)
Heavy metal contamination of soil and water bodies has been recognized as a potential threat to the entire biosphere, which accelerated after the industrial revolution and is presumed to be one of the major environmental ...
Utilization of biosynthesized silica-supported iron oxide nanocomposites for the adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022-06-07)
This study deals with heavy metal ions removal from simulated water using biosynthesized silica-supported iron oxide nanocomposites (nano-IOS). Agricultural and garden wastes have been utilized to prepare nano-IOS through ...
Management of banana crop waste biomass using vermicomposting technology
(Elsevier Ltd, 2021-01-20)
This study reports the vermicomposting of banana crop waste biomass by Eisenia fetida. Cow dung has been used as bulking agent in this study. The experiment was conducted in six vermireactors containing different ratios ...
Sequestration of heavy metals from contaminated water using magnetic carbon nanocomposites
(Elsevier B.V., 2022-03-30)
Heavy metals are toxic to flora, fauna and human beings. This study focused on removing toxic metals from an aqueous medium using magnetic carbon (Fe3O4@Carbon) nanocomposites. The biogenic green synthesis approach was ...