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Soil Bacteria in Chlorpyrifos Biodegradation
(Krishi Sanskriti Publications, 2014)
The Chlorpyrifos is a broad spectrum organophosphate
insecticide used against various crop pests and household pests. The
excessive usage of this moderately hazardous pesticide adds up
residues to the environment and become ...
Spatio – temporal variations of urban heat island over Delhi
(Elsevier, 2014)
Temporal and spatial trends of the surface urban heat island (UHI) formation over Delhi are examined with respect to aerosol load and land-cover variations. The study reveals that temperatures over Delhi are higher than ...
ADVANCES IN MICROBIAL BIODEGRADATION OF CHLORPYRIFOS
(Jerad Publications,, 2014)
Chlorpyrifos (O,O-diethyl O-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphorothioate) an organophosphate pesticide is one of the most commonly used insecticide, acaricide and termiticide in agriculture, households and public health. The ...
Effects of Environmental Pesticides on the Health of Rural Communities in the Malwa Region of Punjab, India: A Review
(2014)
The Malwa region of Punjab, India, is facing an unprecedented crisis of environmental health linked to indiscriminate, excessive, and unsafe use of pesticides, fertilizers, and poor groundwater quality. The region has been ...
Essential oils and their constituents as anticancer agents: A mechanistic view
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)
Exploring natural plant products as an option to find new chemical entities as anticancer agents is one of the fastest growing areas of research. Recently, in the last decade, essential oils (EOs) have been under study for ...
Bioherbicidal potential of essential oil from leaves of Eucalyptus tereticornis against Echinochloa crus - galli L.
(Crop Protection Research Centre, 2014)
The present study was undertaken to explore the bioherbicidal potential of essential oil(EO)(25 to 250μg/ml) from Eucalyptus tereticornis against one of the major weed of rice (Oryza sativa L.), i.e. Echinochloa crus - ...
Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater by solar photo-Fenton process
(Desalination Publications, 2014)
Solar photo-Fenton process is an attractive, alternative treatment technology among advanced oxidation processes for the treatment of wastewater containing recalcitrant compounds. The feasibility of solar photo-Fenton ...
A human rights approach to environment protection in india
(Central University of Punjab, 2014)
Human Rights and Environment protection have traditionally been envisaged as two distinct independent approaches intended for the well-being of humanity. Towards the last two decades, the perception arose that the cause ...
Studies in the synthesis and chromium adsorption behaviour of microcrystalline cellulose immobilized zero valent iron nanoparticles (MCC-nZVI)
(Central University of Punjab, 2014)
In this study iron nanoparticles (nZVI) are used for the chromium removal from water. nZVI are synthesized in ionic liquid [BMIM]Cl and water, binary solution by borohydride reduction method. For stability of the nZVI, it ...
Isolation of indigenous butachlor (Herbicide) degrading bacteria from the agricultural fields of punjab
(Central University of Punjab, 2014)
Butachlor (N-Butoxymethyl-2-chloro-2', 6'-diethyl acetanilide) is a chloroacetalanilide herbicide widely used in paddy fields. Due to extensive application, high stability and persistence in soil and water, has resulted ...