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<#LINE#>Assessment of Lake Water Quality by Using Palmer and Trophic State Index- a Case Study of Upper Lake, Bhopal, India<#LINE#>Rahul@Upadhyay,K. Arvind@Pandey, S.K.@Upadhyay<#LINE#>1-8<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-024.pdf<#LINE#>SSL Jain PG College, Vidisha, Dist: Vidisha, MP, INDIA @ JS Government PG College, Betul, MP, INDIA <#LINE#> 19/1/2013<#LINE#>8/4/2013<#LINE#>In India, various natural and manmade lakes, wetlands and reservoirs are located within the urban limitsof major cities. These limnetic water resources objectively fulfill various demands of mankind but due to ever increasing anthropogenic influences and extensive urbanization, several water bodies are gradually being degraded badly. The cumulative effects of anthropogenic pressure and exerted pollution load from point and non-point sources are affecting water quantity and quality of these urban water bodies. Upper Lake is one of the important urban lakes of India,located in Bhopalwhich is a state capital of Madhya Pradesh.This lake is being used as a prime source of drinking water supply for Bhopal city. In view of its ecological importance, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has recognized this lake along with another lake (Lower lake) located downstream of Upper Lake as wetland of national importance and designated them as “Bhoj Wetland” in 1998 and later declared as Ramsar site in year 2002.Present investigation was an attempt to assess the Upper Lake water quality by using palmer and trophic state index for better understanding of limnetic chemistry. Results revealed that concentration of important parameters which mainly govern the lake chemistry were found beyond the permissible limits andabove to the threshold level of eutrophication. 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<#LINE#>Limnological studies of Narsinh Mehta Lake of Junagadh District in Gujarat, India<#LINE#>Salahuddin@Khwaja,Virendra@Soni,Manish@Visavadia,Chirag@Gosai,SyedMohammad@Zofair<#LINE#>9-16<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-044.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Botany, Bahauddin Science College, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat, INDIA @ Department of Zoology, Bahauddin Science College, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat, INDIA @ Dept. of Harvest and Post Harvest Technology, College of Fisheries, Junagadh Agricultural University, Veraval,  Gujarat, INDIA <#LINE#>20/2/2013<#LINE#>27/3/2013<#LINE#>The present study was carried out for ascertaining the quality of water for the purpose of the conservation of Narsinh Mehta Lake of Junagadh. Several physicochemical parameters such as pH, total alkalinity, total hardness, total dissolved solids, chloride content, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxyen demand (BOD) were meticulously observed in different seasons for the year 2012.  The dissolved oxygen was found to be the highest (7.8 mgl-1) and the lowest (6.4 mgl-1) in winter and summer season, respectively. Likewise, Biochemical oxygen demand was recorded to be the lowest (15.20 mgl-1) and the highest (25.67 mgl-1) in monsoon season and summer season, respectively.  DO showed  negative correlation  ( r = - 0.71 )  with BOD. Water quality index was estimated and its value was found in the range of 169.93 to 256.97 in monsoon and summer season, respectively which indicated much pollution in the lake.  The result indicated the lake was getting polluted due to continuous discharge of certain junk materials, debri of construction works and human interference   affecting the quality of aquatic life.  <#LINE#> @ @ Kumar Jitendra, Singh Siddharth and Pal Amit, Water quality of Turamdih and Jaduguda uranium mines and adjacent areas, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, J. Ecophysiol. Occup. Hlth, 8, 7-14 (2008) @No $ @ @ Singh M.R., Gupta A., Asha S. and Beeteswari K.H., Physicochemical properties of water samples from Manipur river system, India, J. Appl.Sci.Environ Manage, 14(4), 85-89 (2010) @No $ @ @ Shastri Y., Physicochemical characteristics of river Mosem, Geobios., 27, 194-196 (2000) @No $ @ @ Mudgal K.D., Kumari M. and Sharma D.K., Hydro-chemical analysis of drinking water quality of Alwar district, Rajasthan, Nature science, 7(2), 30-39 (2009) @No $ @ @ Garg R.K., Saksena D.N. and Rao R.J., Assessment of physicochemical water quality of Harsi Reservoir, District Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, J. Ecophys. Occup. Health, 6, 33-40 (2006) @No $ @ @ Patil V.T. and Patil P.R., Physicochemical analysis of selected groundwater samples of Amalner town in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India, E.J.Chem., 7(1), 111-116 (2010) @No $ @ @ NEERI, Manual on water and waste water analysis, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur (1986) @No $ @ @ APHA, AWWA and WPCF Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water (20th edition) Washington, DC American Public Health Association (2005) @No $ @ @ Sharma L.L. and Sarang N., Physicochemical Limnology and productivity of Jaisamand lake, Udaipur (Rajasthan), Poll. Res., 22(1), 87-92 (2004) @No $ @ @ Sujitha P.C., Mitra D.D., Sowmya P.K. and Mini P.R., Physicochemical parameters of Karamand River water in Trivandrum District, Kerala, India, Int.J.Environ Sci., 2(2), 472–490 (2011) @No $ @ @ Sindhu S.K. and Sharma A., Study on some physicochemical characteristics of ground water of district Rampur - A statistical approach, E.J.Chem., 4(2), 162-165 (2007) @No $ @ @ Abowei J.F.N. Salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and surface water temperature conditions in Nkoro River, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2(1), 36-40 (2010) @No $ @ @ Iqbal Furhan, Ali M., Salam Abdus, Khan B.A., Ahmad S., Qamar M. and Umer Kashif, Seasonal Variations of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of River Soan Water at Dhoak Pathan Bridge (Chakwal), Pakistan, International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 6(1), 89-92 (2004) @No $ @ @ Parashar C.S., Dixit and Shrivastava R. Seasonal Variation in Physicochemical Characteristics in Upper Lake of Bhopal, Asian J.Exp. Sci., 20(2), 297-302 (2006) @No $ @ @ Suthar S., Sharma J., Chabukdhara M. and Nema A.K., Water quality assessment of river Hindon at Ghaziabad, India: impact of industrial and urban waste water,  Environ Monit. Assess., 165(1-4), 103–112 (2012) @No $ @ @ Toman M.J., Physicochemical Characteristics and Seasonal Changes of plankton communities in a reservoir, Lakes and reservoirs research and management, 2(1&2), 71–76(2009) @No 
<#LINE#>Biodiversity and Abundance of Benthic Macro-invertebrates Community of River Tawi in Vicinity of Udhampur City (J&K) INDIA<#LINE#>V.C.@Mohan,K.K.@Sharma,A.@Sharma,P.@Watts<#LINE#>17-24<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-058.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology University of Jammu, Jammu (J&K) INDIA @ Department of Zoology, G.N.D.U Amritsar Punjab INDIA <#LINE#>8/3/2013<#LINE#> 11/4/2013<#LINE#> Aquatic macro-invertebrates responds to a variety of environmental conditions of rivers and streams and therefore may be used as bio-indicators for  assessing water quality parameters.  Seasonal variations in macrobenthic invertebrate fauna and selected physico-chemical parameters of river Tawi have been studied on monthly basis for a period of one year (September, 2011 to August, 2012). The benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of river Tawi was represented by thirteen species belonging to three groups viz. Annelida    (4 taxa), Arthropoda (6 taxa) and Mollusca (3 taxa). Arthropoda was the dominant group among all and it constitutes 57.24 % of the total macrobenthic invertebrates collected. Annelida was the second dominant group and contributes 25.02% of total macrobenthic population. Whereas group Mollusca was the least abundant among all and it shared 17.72% of total macrobenthic fauna of river Tawi. The relative species diversity, species richness, dominance and evenness were calculated. The value of Simpson index ranged between H’= 0 to 1.07. The maximum species diversity value was obtained in August 2012 whereas its value was 0 in the month of July. The value of Shannon-Weiner index was higher (I= 2.15) in February. Species richness in term of Maraglef’s index and Menhinick’s index varied between minimum valued R= 0 (July) to a maximum value R = 1.94 (Feb.) and a minimum valued R= 0 (July) to a maximum value R = 1.00 (March) respectively. 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Zooplankton community when correlated with physico-chemical parameters indicated that the distribution and density of zooplankton species was influenced by physical and chemical factors of the pond environment. 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<#LINE#>Microbial Decolorization of Disperse Textile Dye Brown 21 by Enterobacter gergoviae Isolated from Textile Effluent<#LINE#>Naresh@Butani,Preethi@Chelliah,Sneha@Shah,Bhagyashree@Randive,Parizad@Patel<#LINE#>31-36<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-073.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Microbiology, Bhagwan Mahavir College of Biotechnology, Surat-394220, Gujarat, INDIA <#LINE#>28/3/2013<#LINE#> 18/4/2013<#LINE#>Decolorization of Disperse textile dye Brown 21, a very important commercial dye in textile industries was investigated. A dye decolorizing bacterium was isolated from effluent collected from a GIDC, Pandesara, Surat, India. Various physicochemical parameters like pH, temperature, carbon sources and nitrogen sources were optimized for maximum decolorization of dye. Dye decolorization was observed in the range of pH 7.0 to 10.0. Temperature ranges from 25\rC -39\rC was observed as suitable temperature for dye decolorization. The dye was decolorized more than 90% in aerobic culture conditions. The dye can be used as sole source carbon and energy for cell growth. Additional carbon source glucose increases the rate of dye decolorization. Addition of urea also has increased the rate of dye decolorization. These results suggest that isolated bacterium, Enterobacter gergoviae, is suitable for the biological treatment of dye-containing wastewater. <#LINE#> @ @ Allegre C., Moulin P., Maisseu M. and Charbit F., Treatment and reuse of reactive dyeing effluents, Journal of membrane science,269(1), 15-34 (2006) @No $ @ @ Tehrani-Bagha A., Mahmoodi N. and Menger F., Degradation of a persistent organic dye from colored textile wastewater by ozonation, Desalination,260(1), 34-38 (2010) @No $ @ @ Ali H., Biodegradation of synthetic dyes—a review, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution,213(1), 251-273 (2010) @No $ @ @ El-Sersy N.A., Bioremediation of Methylene Blue by Bacillus thuringiensis 4 G 1: Application of Statistical Designs and Surface Plots for Optimization, Biotechnology,6(1), 34-39 (2007) @No $ @ @ Salar R.K., Rohilla S.K. and Rohilla J.K., Decolorization of Reactive Black HFGR by Aspergillus sulphureus, ISCA Journal of Biological Sciences,1(1), 55-61 (2012) @No $ @ @ Kandelbauer A., Erlacher A., Cavaco-Paulo A. and Guebitz G.M., Laccase-catalyzed decolorization of the synthetic azo-dye diamond black PV 200 and of some structurally related derivatives, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation,22(5-6), 331-339 (2004) @No $ @ @ Handayani W., Meitiniarti V.I. and Timotius K.H., Decolorization of Acid Red 27 and Reactive Red 2 by Enterococcus faecalis under a batch system, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology,23(9), 1239-1244 (2007) @No $ @ @ Joe M.H., Lim S.Y., Kim D.H. and Lee I.S., Decolorization of reactive dyes by Clostridium bifermentans SL186 isolated from contaminated soil, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology,24(10), 2221-2226 (2008) @No $ @ @ Butani N., Parekh H. and Saliya V., Biodegradation of Phenol by a Bacterial Strain Isolated From a Phenol Contaminated Site in India, I Research Journal of Environment Sciences,1(1), 46-49 (2012) @No $ @ @ Mir T.A., Manderia S. and Manderia K., Influence of dye industrial effluent on physico chemical characteristics properties of soil at Bhairavgarh, Ujjain, MP, India, I Research Journal of Environment Sciences,1(1), 50-53 (2012) @No $ @ @ Pourbabaee A.A., Malekzadeh F., Sarbolouki M.N. and Najafi F., Aerobic decolorization and detoxification of a disperse dye in textile effluent by a new isolate of Bacillussp,  Biotechnology and Bioengineering,93(4), 631-635 (2006) @No $ @ @ Khalid A., Arshad M. and Crowley D.E., Decolorization of azo dyes by Shewanella sp, under saline conditions, Applied microbiology and biotechnology,79(6), 1053-1059 (2008) @No $ @ @ Dawkar V.V., Jadhav U.U., Jadhav S.U. and Govindwar S.P., Biodegradation of disperse textile dye Brown 3REL by newly isolated Bacillus sp. 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<#LINE#>Determination of Water Quality Index in Industrial areas of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA<#LINE#>J.@Srinivas,A.V@Purushotham.,Krishna K.V.S.G.@Murali<#LINE#>37-45<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-076.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Civil Engineering, JNTU Kakinada, -533 003, AP, INDIA @ MSN Degree College, Kakinada-533016, AP, INDIA <#LINE#>31/3/2013<#LINE#>7/4/2013<#LINE#>The present study intended to calculate Water Quality Index (WQI) of industrial areas of well water samples in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India were monitored. The quality of bore waters was assessed by comparing with existing standards for important parameters. Water Quality Index calculated from thirteen parameters of physico-chemical parameters taken together varied from 49.52 - 123.54 ppm indicating level of nutrient load and pollution in the bore waters. Results of this study indicate that all the bore well waters of the study area are Permissible limit except S3, S4 and S6 (Valasapakala, Vakalapudi, and Nagarjuna nagar). The water was not conforming to drinking standards, and hence it is suggested to take all the necessary precautions before the waters are sent into public distribution system. It is concluded that WQI can be used as a tool in comparing the water quality of different source. <#LINE#> @ @ Horton R.K., An index number system for rating water quality, Journal of Water Pollution. Cont. (1965) @No $ @ @ Ghosh A. and George J.P., Studies on the abiotic factors and zooplakton in a polluted urban reservoir Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad: Impact on water quality and Embryonic Development of Fishes, Indian J. Environ. Hlth.,.49-59 (1989) @No $ @ @ Chatterjee A.A., Water quality of Nandakanan lake, India., J. Environ. 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<#LINE#>Seasonal Variation of Nagavali River Water Quality at the Vicinity of Paper Mill near Jaykaypur, Odisha, India<#LINE#>Bamakanta@Garnaik,Sunakar@Panda,Satyabhama@Tripathy,Upendra Prasad@Tripathy <#LINE#>46-52<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-077.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Chemistry, Berhampur University, Bhanjabihar, Pin-760007, Odisha, INDIA<#LINE#>31/3/2013 <#LINE#>16/4/2013<#LINE#>An extensive survey is conducted into the physicochemical aspects with seasonal variation of the Nagavali river water at the vicinity of JK Paper mill near Jaykaypur in Rayagada district of Odisha. Pulp and paper industry play an important role in India. JK Paper mills Rayagada situated on the back of river Nagavali is one of the large scale paper mills producing high grade of quality papers. The effluent generated in this paper mill is subjected to various treatments by activated sludge process and discharged into river Nagavali. The river water influences the inhabitants of this area in many ways. The present work deals with a comparative study of the physicochemical characteristics of the water quality of Nagavali river on seasonal variation at the vicinity of Paper mill. Studies on different parameters such as pH, conductivity, hardness, DO,COD,TDS and TSS of  the river water on seasonal variation reveals that there is significant  fluctuation of these water quality parameters on seasonal variation. <#LINE#> @ @ Patil P.R. Patil S.K. Dhande A.D. and Pawar N.S., Water quality of river Tapti at Bhusawal town, Ind. J. of Env. Prot.,23(6), 620-625 (2003) @No $ @ @ Mahajan S.P., Pollution Control in Process Industries, Tata McGraw-HillPub. Comp. ltd, 1-34,(1985) @No $ @ @ Vikal P. and Tyagi S., Assessment of  water quality of lake pichhola before andafter rains in August, 2005 in Udaipur, Rajasthan, Pol. 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<#LINE#>Analysis of Precipitation Concentration Index and Rainfall Prediction in various Agro-Climatic Zones of Andhra Pradesh, India<#LINE#>Valli@Manickam,ShantiSree@Kotapati,V.Murali Krishna@Iyyanki<#LINE#>53-61<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-078.pdf<#LINE#>Environment Area, Administrative Staff College of India, Bella Vista, Khairatabad, Hyderabad-500082, AP,INDIA<#LINE#>3/4/2013<#LINE#> 10/4/2013<#LINE#> Enhanced anthropogenic activities over the last few decades have led to significant changes in climate world over. This paper mainly focuses on the assessment of changes occurring in the temporal distribution of rainfall with 30-years database of monthly precipitation for identifying the Monthly, Seasonal and Annual distributions, variations and trends in ten districts of AP. Regression analysis is done to examine the effect of weather parameters on change in climatic conditions. The slope values obtained from regression was calculated for the ten districts, showed the highest negative value for Karimnagar (-1.2) and highest positive value for the Guntur districts (1.3). Precipitation Concentration Index was analyzed at annual and seasonal scale to identify the pattern of rainfall in the study area for the period of 1981-2010 which showed an irregular distribution of rainfall with values in the range of 16 to 35.  Prediction of rainfall for the year 2011 to 2015 is done by using the Climate Predictability Tool for the Karimnagar and Prakasam districts. The results indicated that the values of prediction of rainfall for Karimnagar showed that for the years 2006, 07, 08 and 11 the prediction was fairly consistent showing an error within the range of ±5%.  Prakasam showed highly erratic values between the forecasted and predicted and actual data.  This is attributed to the diverse agro-climatic regions in Prakasam when compared to Karimnagar which falls into a single agro-climatic zone.  <#LINE#> @ @  Iyengar R. N., Application of principal component analysis to understand variability of rainfall, Proceedings of Indian Academic  Sciences, 100(2), 105-126 (1991) @No $ @ @  Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate Change: Synthesis Report. An assessment of Inter governmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2001) @No $ @ @  Solomon S., Qin D., Manning M., Alley R.B., Berntsen T., Bindoff N.L., Chen Z., Chidthaisong A., Gregory J.M., Hegerl G.C., Heimann M., Hewitson B., Hoskins B.J., Joos F., Jouzel J., Kattsov V., Lohmann U., Matsuno T., Molina M., Nicholls N., Overpeck J., Raga G., Ramaswamy V., Ren J.,  Rusticucci M.,  Somerville  R., Stocker T.F., Whetton P., Wood R.A. and Wratt D., Technical Summary, in Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis, (eds. 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<#LINE#>Air Pollution and Air Quality Index of Kodinar Gujrat, India<#LINE#>Sadhana@Chaurasia,Ashwani@Karwaria,Anand Dev @Gupta<#LINE#>62-67<#LINE#>9.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-079.pdf<#LINE#>Dept. of Energy and Environment, MGCGV Chitrakoot Distt.Satna MP, 485 780, INDIA @ EHS, Reliance Cement Company, Maihar Distt. Satna MP, 485 772, INDIA <#LINE#>3rd/4/2013<#LINE#>14/4/2013<#LINE#>This paper present the air pollution (PM10, RPM, SO and NOx) emitted from a cement industry. The data collected were compared with Indian Standard prescribed by CPCB. Sampling of air quality was done at various distances from the cement industry at six sampling points. It was observed that SPM was higher than the permissible limit at all the sampling points except Pransli the control site but RPM were higher at Ronaj, Muldwarka and Vadnagar than the permissible limit. Air quality index was also calculated and this study indicates that the air quality of Kodinar is unhealthy at various sampling site. People with asthma or other respiratory diseases, the elderly, and children are the groups most at risk. <#LINE#> @ @ Chouhan A., Iqbal S., Maheshwari R.S., and Bafna A., Study of air pollution tolerance Index of plants growing in Pithampur Industrial area sector 1, 2 and 3, Indore, India,Res. J. Recent Sci., 1(ISC-2011) , 172-177 (2012) @No $ @ @ Kavuri N.C. and Paul K.K., Chemical Characterization of Ambient Pm10 Aerosol in a Steel City, Rourkela, India,Res. J. Recent Sci., 2(1), 32-38(2013) @No $ @ @ Chaphekar S.B., Effect of atmospheric pollutants on plants of Bombay, J. Biol. Sci., 15, 1-6(1972) @No $ @ @ Chaulya S.K., Spatial and temporal variations of SPM, RPM, SO and NOx concentrations in an opencast coal mining area, J. Eviron. Monit.,, 134-142(2004) @No $ @ @ Sharma M. and Pandey A.C.,Chemical Estimation of Air Pollutants and Its Impact on the Flavonoid Content of Adhatoda vasica, ocimum sanctum; and Aloe Vera, Int. Res. J. Environmen Sci.,1(5),58-61(2012) @No $ @ @ Sirajuddin M. and Ravichandran M., Ambient air quality in an urban area and its effects on plants and human beings: A case study of tiruchiraalli, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, 6(2), 13 - 19(2010) @No $ @ @ Taylor G. and Davies W.Z., Root growth of Fagus sylvatica: Impact of air quality and drought at a site in southern Britain, New Phytologist,166, 457-464 (1990) @No $ @ @ Agrawal M. and Khanam N., Variatioin concentrations of particulate matter around a cement factory,  Ind. J. Environ. Health,39(2), 97-102(1997) @No $ @ @ Ggeorghe I.F. and Ion B., The effect of air pollution on vegetation and the role of vegetation in reducing atmospheric pollution www.intechopen.com 241-280(2011) @No $ @ @ Srivastava K.P. and Singh V.K,Impact of Air-Pollution on pH of soil of Saran, Bihar, India, Res.J.Recent Sci.,1(4), 9-13(2012) @No $ @ @ Yousefi K.D., Darvishi G. and Haghighi F., Estimation of Air Pollution in Urban Streets by Modeling of PM10, O and CO Pollutants according to Regression Method (Case study-Yadegar and Azadi streets intersection, Tehran, IRAN),Res. J. Recent Sci., 2(4), 36-45(2013) @No $ @ @ Banerjee D. and Pandey G.S., Micropollutant particulates in the ambient air of a cement plant, Intern. J. Environ Anal. Chem, 35, 169-174(1989) @No $ @ @ Shrivastava J., Studies on the air quality status and its impacts on vegetation proximate or cement plant of Sarlanager, Maihar (M.P.), Ph.D. Thiesis. A.P.S.; University Rewa (M.P.). @No $ @ @ Chandrasekharan G.E., Ravichandran C. and Mohan C.A., A short report on ambient air quality in the vicinity of a cement plant at Dalmiapuram, Indian Journal of Environmental protection,18(1), 7-9 (1998) @No $ @ @ Chauhan A. and Joshi P.C., Effect of ambient air pollutants on wheat and mustard crops growing in the vicinity of urban and industrial areas, New York science J., 3(2), 52-60(2010) @No 
<#LINE#>Intensity of Noise Pollution in Morena City Madhya Pradesh, India<#LINE#>VinayakSingh@Tomar,N.S.@Dadoriya<#LINE#>68-71<#LINE#>10.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-084.pdf<#LINE#>Dept. of Zoology, Govt. Nehru Degree College Sabalgarh, Morena, MP, INDIA @  @ Dept. of Environment Science, Govt. P.G. College, Morena, MP, INDIA <#LINE#>10/4/2013<#LINE#>20/4/2013<#LINE#>Noise pollution is a new type of pollution; it is an inevitable part of modern civilization. Now-a-days crowded city, mechanical means of transport, new devices of recreation, amusements and entertainments are polluting the environment. Noise is a normal phenomenon of life, which is deemed to be one of the most effective alarm systems in man’s physical environment. Man will also agree that whistlening hooting of horns, shrieking of loudspeaker installed at a plays of worship and songs and marriage and birth day parties or function, rumbling of machines and aeroplanes etc are the inevitable part of the modern civilization. But all these are continuously disturbing human peace and tranquility. Therefore, noise is an important pollution of environment and is hazardous or a serious threat to the quality of the environment. Now a days noise pollution has penetrated in every aspects of modern civilization or modern life. It is a serious threat or grave threat to the environmental health  <#LINE#> @ @ Tripathy D.B., Noise pollution, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, India, (1999) @No $ @ @ Sharma B.K., Kaur H., Environment Chemistry, Krishna Prakashan Mandir, (1994) @No $ @ @ C.P.C.B., Pollution Control Acts, rules, and notifications issued there under. Pollution Control Series, PCL/2/1992 (I) New Delhi, (1995) @No $ @ @ Bhattacharya C.C., Jain S.S., Singh S.P. and Parida, M.R&D, efforts in prediction of highway traffic noise, J Insst Engrs India (Environ Engng Div), 83, 7-13 (2002) @No $ @ @ Chakraborty D., Santra S.C., Mukherjee A.L., Roy B. and Das P., Road traffic noise in Calcutta metropolis, India .ind, J.Environ. Hlth., 44, 173-180 (2002) @No $ @ @ Naik Shrikanta and Purohit K.M., Studies on noise pollution levels in residential areas at Bondamumba of Rourkela industrial complex, Polln Res,22(3), 433-438 (2003) @No $ @ @ Pawar C.T. and Joshi M.V., Urban development and sound level in Ichalkaranji city, Maharashtra, Indian J.Environ.& Ecoplan,10(1), 177-181 (2005) @No $ @ @ Gangwar K.K., Joshi B.D. and Swami A., Noise pollution status at four selected intersections in commercial areas of Bareilly Metropolitan city, U.P. Him, J.Env. & Zool,20(1), 75-77 (2006) @No $ @ @ IPCC Climate change., Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ibid, (2007) @No $ @ @ District statistical book published by district planning and statistic office Morena –M.P. (2011) @No 
<#LINE#>Hydro-Chemical Evaluation of Ground Water of Area Around Raisar, Bikaner District, Rajasthan, India<#LINE#>Monika@Agarwal,Sushma@Jain,A.K.@Shandilya<#LINE#>72-78<#LINE#>11.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-086.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Chemistry, Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, INDIA @ Department of Geology, Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, INDIA <#LINE#>15/4/2013<#LINE#>29/4/2013<#LINE#>Hydro-chemical characteristics of ground water of area around Raisar District Bikaner have been studied to evaluate the suitability of water for irrigation and domestic uses. Ground water sample of twenty four key wells of the study area were collected and analyzed for physico-chemical parameters. The ground water sample has been classified on the basis of Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) values, Piper Diagram and US Salinity Laboratory Diagram. The hydro-chemical water facies identified by using Piper Trilinear Diagram and of majority of water samples belongs to Sodium Chloride Type. According to US Salinity Laboratory Diagram almost 50% water samples are lying under C, C, C category which indicates very high salinity and medium to very high SAR values so these water samples are not suitable for irrigation purpose. The major identifiable geochemical processes responsible for the evolution of the various ions are mineral weathering, chemical reactions and anthropogenic activities. <#LINE#> @ @ Yadav Janeshwar, Pathak R.K. and Khan Eliyas, Analysis of Water Quality using  Physico-Chemical Parameters, Satak Reservoir in Khargone District, MP, India, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., 2(1), 9-11 (2013) @No $ @ @ WHO, Water for pharmaceutical use in – Quality Assurance of Pharmaceuticals; A Compendium of Guidelines and Related Materials, 2nd updated edn. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2, 170–187 (2007) @No $ @ @ Mendie U., The Nature of Water, In the Theory and Practice of Clean Water Production for Domestic and Industrial use, Lagos: Lacto – Medals Publishers, 1-21 (2005) @No $ @ @ Kelley W.P., Permissible Composition and Concentration of Irrigation Water. Proc.  ASCE, 66, 607 (1940) @No $ @ @ Survey of India-Catalog.’@No $ @ @ Shandilya A.K. and Sharma S., Hydro- Meterological Analysis of Bikaner for Climatic Classification, Oikoassay, 17(1&2), 41–44 (2004) @No $ @ @ Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, Volume–1, Recommendations, WHO, Geneva  172–181, 53–79, (1993) @No $ @ @ APHA, Standard Methods for Analysis of Water and Waste Water, 18th Edition, American Public Health Association, Ine., Washington DC (1992) @No $ @ @ Raman N. and  Murugensan A., Evalyation of Borewell Water of Various Places Located in and Around Virudhunagar, Asian Journal of Chemistry,13(3), 995 (2001) @No $ @ @ Piper A.M., A Graphical Procedure in the Geochemical Interpretation in Ground Water Analysis, Trans. AM. Geophysics Union, 25, 914–928 (1944) @No $ @ @ Kumar Manjesh and Kumar Ramesh Assessment of Physico-Chemical Properties of Ground Water in Granite Mining Areas in Goramachia, Jhansi, UP, India, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci.,. 2(1), 19-24, (2013) @No $ @ @ Walton W.C., Ground Water Resources Evalution, MC Graw Hill Book, New York (1970) @No $ @ @ Dandwate R. Sunita, Study of Physico-chemical Parameters of Groundwater Quality of Kopargaon Area, Maharastra State, India during Pre-monsoon and Post-monsoon Seasons, E-Journal of Chemistry, 9(1), 15-20 (2012) @No $ @ @ Richard L.A. Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soil, US Department of Agricultural Hand Book, No. 60, 160 (1954) @No $ @ @ Garg Jaipal, Joshi Anita and Seth Gita, Hydro Geochemistry and Quality Assessment of Ground Water of  Jaipur City and its Adjoining Area (Rajasthan), Int . j. chem. Sci., 6(1), , 422-436 (2008) @No $ @ @ Tatawat R.K., Chandel Singh C.P., Quality of Ground Water of Jaipur City, Rajasthan (India) and its Suitability for Domestic and Irrigation Purpose, Applied Ecology and Environment Research,6(2), 79-88 (2008) @No 
<#LINE#>Invasive Alien Plant Species Assessment in Urban Ecosystem: A Case Study from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India<#LINE#>Surendra@Bam,Annissa Muhammed@Ahmedin,KeredinTemam@Siraj,RajuA.J.@Solomon<#LINE#>79-86<#LINE#>12.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-090.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Environmental Science, Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, NEPAL @ Wood Processing and Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, ETHIOPIA @ Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA<#LINE#>17/4/2013<#LINE#>21/4/2013<#LINE#>This paper highlights the current status of invasive alien plant species in Andhra University Campus of Visakhapatnam district, India, with background information on habit, nativity, longevity, uses and mode of introduction. Data were collected through Phytosociological method. Altogether 21 species belonging to 15 families were documented. The highest Importance Value Index (IVI) was found for Antigonon leptopus. The data show that Wrightia tinctoria is the most frequently encroached tree species by A. leptopus. Species diversity of Invasive alien plants showed that this study area was highly disturbed.  Fabaceae is the most dominant family with 3 species (14%) of contribution. About 62% of these alien species were introduced from Tropical America followed by Tropical South America (9%) and Tropical Africa (4%). Analysis of habit shows that herbs dominate (11 species) followed by shrubs (8) and climbers (2).  A search in the literature indicated that several of these species have potential uses for different purposes.  Similarly, only 5 Species (24%) seem to have been introduced deliberately and the rest of them unintentional through trade exchanges including grain import. However, quantitative impact of these species on the indigenous flora and invaded ecosystems is yet to be studied. 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<#LINE#>Zooplankton Diversity and their Seasonal Variations of Bhadra Reservoir, Karnataka, India<#LINE#>P.@Shivashankar,G.V.@Venkataramana<#LINE#>87-91<#LINE#>13.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-092.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Studies in Environmental Science, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA<#LINE#>19/4/2013<#LINE#>27/4/2013<#LINE#>A study on zooplankton species abundance and diversity of Bhadra reservoir, chikkamagalur district, Karnataka, India was conducted to check the status in the area and provide new insights into its ecology. Samples were collected during June 2010 to May 2011. A total of 23 species were found in this reservoir. Among these, rotifers comprise of 8 species (22.78%), Cladocera 5 (22.17%), Copepods 3 (25.13%), Ostracoda 2(14.69 %) and 5 protozoan species (13.25%). Some of the dominant zooplanktons present throughout the year. 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<#LINE#>Population Status of Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India<#LINE#>SandeepRanjan@Mishra,AnupKu@Nayak,Nandi @Deabarata <#LINE#>92-94<#LINE#>14.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-038.pdf<#LINE#>Odisha Forest Department, Similipal Tiger Reserve, Baripada, <#LINE#>14/2/2013<#LINE#>18/4/2013<#LINE#>Total 85 numbers of mugger crocodiles are recorded from six rivers named East Deo, West Deo, Palpala, Khadkei, Khairi and Budhabalanga running through seven Ranges of Similipal Tiger Reserve. Out of 85 individuals, highest 64 numbers of muggers are recorded from West Deo followed by 9 individuals from Khadkei, 6 from Khairi, 3 from East Deo, 2 from Palpala and 1 from Budhabalanga.  Maximum size of about 2.45 metre of single individuals is recorded from West Deo River at Patbil darh region of Upper Barakamuda Range. The recorded size varies from individual to Individual according to different age groups and lies between 0.5 m to 2.5 metre. Among different age groups Juveniles are more (43.52%) followed by sub adults (21.17%), adults (16.47%) and yearlings (7.05%). Age group is unknown for 11.76% individuals. Among the study Ranges Upper Barakamuda Range hosts highest (52) number of mugger crocodiles followed by Karanjia Division (12), Nawana South Range and Jenabil Range (9), Nawana North Range (3) and no crocodile is observed from Chahala Range and National Park Range. <#LINE#> @ @ Sahu H.K. and Swain D., Status of mugger Crocodylus palustris in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Orissa, India, J. Bombay Nat. Soc., 104-2 (2007) @No $ @ @ Andrews H.V., Status and distribution of mugger crocodile in Tamilnadu, ENVIS (Wildlife and Protected Areas) 2-1,  44-57 (1999) @No $ @ @ Vijayakumar V., Vyas R. and Choudhury B.C., Status of Mugger and its Conservation problems in Gujarat,  ENVIS (Wildlife and Protected Areas) 2-1, 69-76 (1999) @No $ @ @ Singh L.A.K., A profile of Indian Crocodile, ENVIS (Wildlife and Protected areas) 2-1, 1-4(1999) @No $ @ @ Anon, Crocodile Research conservation based on the compilation by S.S Srivastava and L.A.K Singh, similipal Tiger Reserve, 21, (1999) @No 
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