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<#LINE#>Influence of Colour load on performance of CETP in Central India<#LINE#>Vivek@Kelapure,P.U.@Meshram<#LINE#>1-5<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJEvS-2013-063.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Env. Science Sevadal Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Research Academy, Nagpur, INDIA @ PG Department of Env. Science Sevadal Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, INDIA<#LINE#>16/3/2013<#LINE#>5/5/2014<#LINE#>The present study deals with influence of colour wastewater processed at the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)situated in the five stars Industrial Area of Butibori in Central India. The efficacy of Common Effluent Treatment Plant(CETP) in Maharashtra (Vidarbha region) employed for treatment of effluent received from industries including Textile and Dyestuff industry. The Effluent of CETP was analyzed for removal/reduction of contaminants like TSS, COD, BOD and color. A significant reduction in TSS, BOD levels but COD and color was observed slightly higher side during the course of treatment in CETP. This is due to higher colour and COD values in dyestuff industry effluent.<#LINE#> @ @ Paul D, Pandey G, Pandey J, Jain RK, Accessing microbial diversity for bioremediation and environmental restoration, Trends Biotechnol,. 23, 135–142 (2005) @No $ @ @ Robinson T, McMullan G, Marchant R and Nigam P, Remediation of dyes in textile effluent: a critical review on current treatment technologies with a proposed alternative, Bioresource Technol., 77, 247–255 (2001) @No $ @ @ Vandevivere PC, Bianchi R  Verstraete W, Treatment and reuse of wastewater from the textile wet-processing industry review of emerging technologies, J. Chem. Technol. 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<#LINE#>Determination of Gross Alpha Activity and Physico-Chemical Parameters of Borewell Samples of Mysore District, India<#LINE#>S@Suriyanarayanan, Anil@ KM,Divya@L,George@Jessen,Magesh@S.B,R@Rashmi<#LINE#>6-11<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-145.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Water and Health, Faculty of Life Sciences, JSS University, SS Nagar, Mysore, Karnataka-570015, INDIA <#LINE#>4/7/2014<#LINE#>19/2/2015<#LINE#>A study was conducted in Mysore District, Karnataka to determine the gross alpha and physico-chemical parameters of drinking water quality from bore wells samples. The purpose of the study to determine the gross alpha activity of bore well samples of Mysore district and to create a baseline data for ascertaining possible changes in environmental radioactivity due to nuclear, industrial and other human activities. In this study bore well water samples were collected from seven taluk headquarters of Mysore district from January 2014 to March 2014 were subjected to determine the gross alpha activity analysis and detection of physico-chemical parameters like pH, electrical conductivity, alkalinity, total dissolved solids, chloride, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total hardness, calcium, and magnesium. From this study, it was observed that in most of the locations the quality of water is exceeding the prescribed limits of drinking water. As most of the water samples do not meet the water quality standards, it is recommended that water is not suitable for direct consumption without prior treatment.  <#LINE#> @ @ Ayodele  J T and  Abubakar M K., Trace Elements Contamination of Rain water in the Semi-arid Region of Kano, Nigeria, Journal of Environmental Management Health, 9(4)(1998) @No $ @ @ El-Mageed A. A. I., El-Hadi A., Abbady A. E. B and Harb S., Natural radioactivity of ground water and hot spring water in some areas in Yemen, Desalination, (2013) @No $ @ @ Korkmaz Görür F., Keser R., Dizman S. and Okumulu N.T., Annual effective dose and concentration levels of gross  and  in various waters from Samsun, Turkey, Desalination,279, 1–3, 135-139 (2011) @No $ @ @ Turhan ., Özçtak E., Takn H.,Varinliolu A., Determination of natural radioactivity by gross alpha and beta measurements in ground water samples, Water Research, 47, 3103-3108  (2013) @No $ @ @ Nwankwo L I., Determination of Natural Radioactivity in Groundwater :Natural radioactivity in groundwater in Tanke-Ilorin, Nigeria, West African Journal of Applied Ecology,21(1)(2013) @No $ @ @ Anjaneyalu Y., Water resource in introduction to environmental science (ed), BS Publication, (2004) @No $ @ @ Malini S., Nagaiah N., Paramesh L., Venkataramaiah P and Balasubramanian A., Groundwater Quality around Mysore city, Karnataka, India, International journal of Environmental Studies, 60(1) 87-98 (2003) @No $ @ @ Gupta S.C., Chemical character of ground waters in Nagpur district, Rajasthan, Indian J. Environ. Health, 33(3) 341-349  (1991) @No $ @ @ Somasundaram M.V., Ravindran G and Tellam J.H., Ground water pollution of the Madras urban aquifer, India, Ground water, 31(1), 4-11  (1993) @No $ @ @ Hegde S.H., Puranik S.C and Abbi A.K., Ground water quality determination in Hubli City area, Indian J. Environ. Health,34(2), 138-142 (1992) @No $ @ @ WHO Guidelines for drinking water Quality Fourth Edition, Geneva: World Health Organization, (2011) @No $ @ @ Hari Haran., Evaluation of drinking water quality at Jalaripeta village of Visakhapatanam district, Andra Pradesh, National Env and Poll. Tech, 1(4), 407-410  (2002) @No $ @ @ Nirmala B., Sureshkumar B.V., Suchetan P.A and Shet Prakash M., Seasonal variations of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Ground water samples of Mysore city, Karnataka, India, International Research Journal of Environmental Science.,1(4), 43-49 (2012) @No $ @ @ BIS, Indian Standards Specification for Drinking Water, IS: 10500. Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, (2012) @No $ @ @  @No 
<#LINE#>Adsorption of Cu2+ ions onto Polyvinyl alcohol-Alginate bound Nano Magnetite Microspheres: A Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study<#LINE#>Alka@Tiwari,Prerna@Kathane<#LINE#>12-21<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-230.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Chemistry, Government Vishwanath Yadav Tamskar Post Graduate Autonomous College, Durg, CG, 491001, INDIA <#LINE#>15/10/2014<#LINE#>17/1/2015<#LINE#>The sorption efficiency of elimination of copper (II) ions by adsorption onto polyvinyl alcohol-alginate bound nano magnetite microspheres [PVA-ANM] from water has been investigated. The effect of agitation time, mass of adsorbent, temperature, adsorbate strength, and initial pH was studied by batch mode. The microspheres were magnetized in-situ and the phase identification, morphology and size of magnetite nanoparticles were analyzed using FTIR, XRD, and TEM respectively. Mechanics values like constants for rate, capacities of equilibrium sorption, and coefficients of connected correlation for every kinetic rate model were evaluated and described by using equations of reversible rate model of first order, rate model of pseudo first order, rate  model of second order and rate  model of pseudo second order equation respectively. Thermodynamic study showed negative values of G,0  and   which indicated the surface assimilation of copper (II) ions were physically controlled, exoergic and spontaneous. 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<#LINE#>Effect of Ipomea Carnea (JACQ) Leaf Extract on the Brain Tissue of Heteropneustes Fossilis<#LINE#>Ranjit@Hazarika,Phalguni@Das,Chiranjit@Baruah<#LINE#>22-25<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJEvS-2014-264.pdf<#LINE#>Zoology Department, M.C. College, (Gauhati University) Barpeta, Assam, INDIA <#LINE#>6/12/2014<#LINE#>7/2/2015<#LINE#>Ipomea carnea was found abundantly in lower Assam, was observed to be neurotoxic effect to animal specially central nervous system. In the present investigation ethanolic extract of ipomoea carnea exposed Indian cat –fish H. fossilis.Fishes were divided in to four groups-one control group and three experimental groups.(Af1,AF2,AF3,). Fish were exposed to 5mg/mlconcentration for 96 hours. Neurotoxic behavior was observed in the experimental groups such as behavioral response of movement, unconsciousness, loss of weight, reduced intake of food was observed as compared to control. Histopathological study showed damage of histological and cytological picture of brain. In AF2 group neurons cell exhibited marked histopathological alteration as normal cell converted to round, pear shaped and elongated structure.Occurrence of vacuolation around the nucleus and the nucleus shifted to the side of vacuoles were significant feature. In AF3 and AF4 group most of the nucleus to round large and vacuolar the number of nucleus were appear to be more than control. Which indicate meosis of cell. Finally they demyelization, necrosis in inner modullarly region, blood capillary dilation and swelling as well as hyalinization of the cell body, along with astrocytoma like alteration of histological structucture of the brain. All these finding indicated that Ipomea carnea is a potent neurotoxic agent; It can be used as biopesticide.Further investigation is suggested. <#LINE#> @ @ Austin D.F. and Huaman Z.A, Synopsis of Ipomea (convolvulaceae) in the Americas, Axon, 45, 3-38 (1996) @No $ @ @ Keeler R.F., Liver stock models of human birth defects reviewed in relation to poisonous Plants, Journal of Animal Sciences., 66, 2414-2427 (1988) @No $ @ @ De Baloghs K.I.M., Dimane A.P., Von Der. Lugt, Molyneux R.J., Naude T.W. and Welmen W.G.A, liposomal storage disease induced by Ipomea carnea in Goats in Mozambique, Journal of Veterinary diagnostic Investigation, 11, 266-273 (1999) @No $ @ @ Asano N., Nash R.J, Molyneux and Fleet, Suger mimic  glycosidase inhibitors: Natural occurrence, biological activity and prospects  of  therapeutic application, Tetrahedron Asymmetry,11, 31-34 (2000) @No $ @ @ Bhattacharya S.K., Roy A.B. and Dasgupta B., Central Nervous System depression activity of Ipomea carnea(Jacq), Indian journal of Pharmacology, 7(4), 31-34 (1975) @No $ @ @ Schwarz  A., Gornink S.L., Bernarde M.M., Dagli M.L.Z. and Spinosa H.S., Effect of Ipomea carnea, Aquaus fraction intake by dams during pregnancy on the physical and neurobehavioural development of rat offspring, Neurotoxicity and Teratololgy, 25, 618-626 (2003) @No $ @ @ Kulshrestha S.K, Srivastava R.S and Arora Neelam, Toxicity of two pesticides to the kidney of fresh water telost Chana straiatus (Bloch), Proc. Sem. Eff. Aq.Fau.67-70.The Academy of Enviromental Biology, India, (1984) @No $ @ @ Panter K.E., Ralphs M.H., James L.F., Stegelmeier B.L. and Molyneux R.J., Effects of locoweeds (Oxytropis sericea) on reproduction in cows with a history of  locoweed consumption, Veterinary and human toxicology, 41, 282-286 (1999) @No $ @ @ Amna A., Abdelgadir E and Adam S, Toxic effect of Ipomea carnea leaves on wistar rats, Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 6(1), 18-23 (2011) @No $ @ @ Tarour G, Adam S, Obeid H and Idri O, Development of anemia in goats fed with ipomea carnea, Br.Vet J, 110,271-279 (1975) @No $ @ @ Armien A., Tokarnia C., Vargaspeiesoto P and Frese K, Sponteneous and Experimental glycoprotein storage disease of Goat induced by Ipomea carnea, sub sps. Fistulasa (Convolvulaceae), Vet. Path, 44, 170-184 (2007) @No $ @ @  @No 
<#LINE#>Influence of Food grains on the Growth of Pigeon (Columba livia), Periyakulam, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India<#LINE#>V.P.@Thamaraiselvi,T@Nirmala<#LINE#>26-29<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-054.pdf<#LINE#>PG and Research Center of Zoology Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu, INDIA<#LINE#>21/2/2015<#LINE#>22/3/2015<#LINE#>Genetic trait and management influences the growth of the birds. Three pairs of Columba livia bird species were studied at the age of 4 weeks. These experimental birds were in a separate cage and fed on Millet, Ragi and Corn for six months. Weight gain takes place in Corn fed female C. livia. Highest growth was observed in the female C. livia fed on Corn and the lowest in male C. livia fed on Millet. 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<#LINE#>Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Rainfall Variation in Yadalavagu Hydro-geological unit using GIS, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India<#LINE#>UmamaheswaraB@Rao,Sankara.P@Pitchaiah<#LINE#>30-35<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-005.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA <#LINE#>12/1/2014<#LINE#>24/2/2015<#LINE#>Rainfall is the one of the most important factor in hydrological cycle as well as climate elements. Amount of rainfall received over an area affects the availability of water resources and cropping pattern of an area.  Therefore the present study deals with the rainfall characteristics of the Yadalavagu sub basin of Prakasam district. The analysis includes the seasonal and special variations of rainfall within a basin through different seasons. Six rain fall measuring stations have been established at Chennareddypalli, Buddapalli, Markapur, Bodapapdu, Mannevaripalli and Moddpulapalli of Markapur and Tarlupadu mandals of Prakasam districts, Andhra Pradesh; which has mean rainfall about 612.7 mm. First shower of the rainfall starts in second week of the June. Highest rainfall 885.3 mm recorded in 2005-06; whereas lowest 364 mm is recorded in 2011-12. 52 Percent and 40 percent of the rainfall received in south west monsoon as well as north east monsoon period respectively where as in summer season only 8 percent of the rainfall received. North east part of the hydro-geological unit has received highest rainfall and the foot hill area of Veligonda hill ranges received lowest rainfall.    <#LINE#> @ @ Jones F. Agwata, Spatial Characteristics of Drought Duration and Severity in the Upper Tana Basin, Kenya,Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., 3(4), 18-26 (2014) @No $ @ @ Atef Al-Mashagbah and Mohammad Al-Farajat,  Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rainfall Data Using Kriging, Mann Kendall Test and the Sen’s Slope Estimates in Jordan from 1980 to 2007, Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 5(10), 611-618 (2013) @No $ @ @ Manickam Valli, Kotapati Shanti Sree and Iyyanki V Murali Krishna, Analysis of Precipitation Concentration Index and Rainfall Prediction in various Agro-Climatic Zones of Andhra Pradesh, India, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., 2(5), 53-61 (2013) @No $ @ @ Ishappa Muniyappan Rathide, Aruchamy.S, Spatial analysis of rainfall variation in Coimbatore District Tamilnadu Using GIS, International journal of Geomatics and geo sciences., 1(2), 106-118 (2010) @No $ @ @ X. Lana, A. Burgue, M. D. Martinez and C. Serra., A review of statistical analyses on monthly and daily rainfall in Catalonia, Journal of Weather and Climate of the Western Mediterranean, Tethys, 6,15–29 (2009) @No $ @ @ Neeraj Bhargava, Ritu Bhargava, Prakash Singh Tanwar and Ankit Sharma, Rainfall Spatial Analysis using GIS, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 2(5) 2198-2200 (2013) @No $ @ @ Tirkey Anamika Shalini, Pandey A.C. and Nathawat M.S., Groundwater Level and Rainfall Variability Trend Analysis using GIS in parts of Jharkhand state (India) for Sustainable Management of Water Resources, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., 1(4), 24-31 (2012) @No $ @ @ Deshpande N. R., Kulkarni B.D., Verma A.K. and Mandal B.N., Extreme rainfall analysis and estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) by statistical methods over the Indus river basin in India, Journal of Spatial Hydrology, 8(1), (2008) @No $ @ @ Mohamad nooh hassani and Roger D. Stern, A Simple Method for Analyzing Daily Rainfall Data, a Case Study for Kota Bharu. Pertanika, 11(1), 101-106 (1988) @No $ @ @ Sharma Manish, Mishra Sunil K. and Tyagi Shuchi, The Impact of Torrential Rainfall in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India during June, 2013, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., 2(9), 34-37 (2013) @No $ @ @  @No 
<#LINE#>Corrosion Inhibition of Naturally Occurring Gum Exudates of Araucaria columnaris on Mild Steel in 1 M H2SO4<#LINE#>T@Brindha,P@Revathi,J@Mallika<#LINE#>36-43<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-012.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Chemistry, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641014, INDIA  @ Department of Science and Humanities, SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641035, INDIA<#LINE#>19/1/2014<#LINE#>24/2/2015<#LINE#>The corrosion inhibitive performance of naturally occurring gum exudates of Araucaria columnaris (AC) and its synergistic effect with halides and metal cations on mild steel in 1 M HSO has been studied using weight loss and electrochemical methods. The inhibition efficiency was found to increase with increase in concentration and decrease with temperature. The adsorption of AC gum on the mild steel obeys Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Potentiodynamic polarization studies showed that AC gum acting as mixed type of inhibitor. The formation of protective layer on mild steel surface is confirmed by SEM analysis. <#LINE#> @ @ Abdel Hameed R.S., Ranitidine Drugs as Non-Toxic Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel in Hydrochloric Acid Medium, Port. Electrochimi. Acta., 29(4), 273-285  2011) @No $ @ @  Umoren S.A., Eduo K.U.M. and Oguzie E.E., Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in 1 M H2SO4 by Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone and Synergistic Iodide Additives., Port. Electrochimi. Acta., 26(6), 533- 546  (2008) @No $ @ @  Aprael S.Y., Anees A.K .and Rafal Wael K., Apricot juice as green corrosion inhibitor of mild steel in phosphoric acid., Alexandria Engineering Journal 52( 1), 129–135 (2013) @No $ @ @  Elayyachy M., Elkodadi M., Aouniti A, Ramdani A.,  Hammouti B., Malek F. and Elidrissi A., New bipyrazole derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for steel in hydrochloric acid solutions, Mater. Chem. 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<#LINE#>Biodegradation of Dye Reactive Black-5 by a Novel Bacterial Endophyte<#LINE#>Shilpa@Sharma,Shikha@Roy<#LINE#>44-53<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-025.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, INDIA <#LINE#>31/1/2014<#LINE#>5/3/2015<#LINE#>The dye Reactive Black-5 was observed to be decolorized and degraded efficiently by a novel bacterial endophyte isolated from plant Amaranthus spinosus, collected from the site contaminated with effluents from textile dyeing and printing industries in Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The16SrDNA analysis identified the bacterial endophyte to be Exiguobacterium profundum strain N4. The Exiguobacterium profundum strain N4 efficiently decolorized 901ppm of dye upto 84.78 % after 12 hrs of incubation under static condition at 34C. Beef extract upto 2g/ltr. and glucose upto 10 ml/ltr were found to be most favorable for attaining maximum biodecolorization with the isolated bacterial endophyte. UV–Vis spectroscopy, HPLC and GC-MS analysis confirmed biodegradation of the azo dye. A probable biodegradation pathway was proposed with the help of GC-MS analysis. Phytotoxicity studies with seeds of the plants Triticum aestivum and Phaseolus mungo, confirmed non-toxic nature of the extracted metabolites, while the dye exhibited toxicity. <#LINE#> @ @ Siciliano S.D., Fortin N., Mihoc A., Wisse G., Labelle S., Beaumier D., Ouellette D., Roy R., Whyte L. G., Banks M.K., Schwab P., Lee K. and Greer C.W., Selection of specific endophytic bacterial genotypes by plants in response to soil contamination, Appl. Environ. 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<#LINE#>Ambient Air Particulate Matter Levels in Selected Urban Centres of Niger Delta Region, Nigeria<#LINE#>S.O.@Ngele,F.K.@Onwu<#LINE#>54-63<#LINE#>9.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-029.pdf<#LINE#><#LINE#>3/2/2015<#LINE#>9/3/2015<#LINE#>This study measured total suspended particulate (TSP) matter load, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ten micrometer or less (PM10) and two and half micrometer or less (PM2.5) in five urban centres in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria in the dry and wet seasons from December, 2008 to September, 2009 using photometric laser-based  particle counter instrument. The results showed that the seasonal mean varied in the range of 72.25±12.32- 320.06±235.42 µg m-3for the TSP in the dry season and 16.31±4.77 – 87.94±27.32 µg m-3 forthe wet season. The seasonal mean of (PM10) ranged from 42.44±9.74 - 181.38±50.64 and 6.94±2.05 – 59.88±20.89 µg m-3 for the dry and wet seasons respectively. Similarly, PM2.5 gave 13.56±2.63-55.00±29.45 µg m-3 and 1.81±1.11-12.88±3.48 µg m-3respectively for the dry and wet seasons. The annual mean of TSP in all the cities were within World Health Organization (WHO) annual guideline limit of 230-250 µg m-3 Also PM10 annual levels exceeded the 20 µg m-3 WHO annual guideline limitwhile PM2.5 annual levels in two cities (Uyo and PortHarcourt) exceeded the US annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) of 15 µg m-3. The F-test statistics revealed statistical significant difference in the dry and wet seasonal means of TSP in Eket and Uyo (p0.05). The PM10 dry seasonal level in Eket and Uyo wetseasonal level were significant (p0.05) while PM2.5 dry seasonal level in Eket and wet seasonallevels in Uyo and PortHarcourt were statistical significant (p0.05).   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<#LINE#>Identification and Characterization of Microbes from Industrial area for their Heavy metal Tolerance against Cadmium, Lead and Mercury<#LINE#>Debasish@Sahoo,Girijanandan@Barik, Subhasmita@Sahoo<#LINE#>64-73<#LINE#>10.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-031.pdf<#LINE#>  Nitza Biologicals (P) Ltd., Secunderabad, 500056, Telangana, INDIA  @ Siksha O Anusandhan University, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, INDIA @ Trident Academy of Creative Technology, Patia, Bhubaneswar, 751024, Odisha, INDIA<#LINE#>5/2/2015<#LINE#>9/3/2015<#LINE#>The search for bacteria and fungus capable against metal toxicity starts with their isolation from the waste water released from the industries that uses either the heavy metals in their process or releases heavy metals as their waste product. The waste effluent released from paper, textile, paint and iron processing industries were collected and different microbial colonies were isolated from those waste water by standard plating methods, identified by their colony morphology, staining methods and different biochemical procedure. Those isolates were then screened for their antibiotics sensitivity and heavy metal toxicity test. From the antibiotics sensitivity test, Erythromycin and Streptomycin proved to be better antibiotics against isolated bacteria and Tetracycline and Ampicillin proved to be better against fungal isolates. Those antibiotics can be used as good selection markers in the molecular biology techniques.  For heavy metal toxicity test, three heavy metals such as Cadmium, Mercury and Lead were analyzed at different concentrations such as 1mM, 5mM, 10mM and 20mM for up to 72 hours for bacterial isolates and 144 hours for fungal isolates. The potential isolates were selected over their growth rate at higher concentration of heavy metals. Bacterial isolates such as Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus licheniformis, Pseudomonas fluoroscence, Pseudomonas syringae, Bacillus subtilis, Corynebacterium xerosis, Bacillus macerans and fungal isolates such as Fusarium, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Cladosporium  proved to be the better isolates that can be exploited at their molecular level for the bioremediation of heavy metal contamination. <#LINE#> @ @ Szyczewski P., Siepak J., Niedzielski P. and Sobczyski T., Research on Heavy Metals in Poland, (2009) @No $ @ @ Vijendra singh and Singh Chandel C.P., Analytical Study of Heavy Metals of Industrial Effluents, at Jaipur, Rajasthan, (2006) @No $ @ @ Ahmad Varish, Dhama Gaurav, Singh Ajeet, Prakash Tej and Taqui Abbas, Isolation of potential pathogenic fungi from industrial effluent, (2011) @No $ @ @  Nanda Manisha, Sharma Dinesh and Arun Kumar, Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial, Effluent Using Bacteria, (2011) @No $ @ @ Downes F.P. and Ito K.(Ed.), Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods, 4th Ed., American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C, 2001 )@No $ @ @  Guinea J, Peláez T, Alcalá L, Bouza E, "Evaluation of Czapeck agar and Sabouraud dextrose agar for the culture of airborne Aspergillus conidia, Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 53(4), 333–4 (2005) @No $ @ @  Gram, HC, Über die isolierte Färbung der Schizomyceten in Schnitt- und Trockenpräparaten, Fortschritte der Medizin (in German), :185–189, English translation in:Brock, T.D. (1999) ,  Milestones in Microbiology 1546–1940 (2 ed.). ASM Press, 215–218 ISBN 1-55581-142-6, (1884) @No $ @ @ Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th EditionEdited by John G. Holt Copyright, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, ISBN 0-683-00603-7, (1999) @No $ @ @ Anderson N.L. et al., Cumitech 3B; Quality Systems in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Coordinating ed., A.S. Weissfeld. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C, (2005) @No $ @ @ Murray P.R. et al., Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 8th ed. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C, (2003) @No $ @ @ Forbes B.A. et al., Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 12th ed. C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, MO, (2007) @No $ @ @ Isenberg H.D., Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, I, II and III, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C, (2007) @No $ @ @ James G.C. and Natalie S., Microbiology, Alaboratory Manual (ed.)., 211-223 (2001) @No $ @ @ Ríos J.L., Recio M.C., Villar A., Screening methods for natural products with antimicrobial activity: a review of the literature, Journal of ethnopharmacology, 23, 127–149 (1988) @No $ @ @  @No 
<#LINE#>Biodiversity of Insects in Sugarcane field at a Vadipatti, Tamil Nadu, India<#LINE#>V.P.@ThamaraiSelvi,DayanaL.@Merlin<#LINE#>74-79<#LINE#>11.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-036.pdf<#LINE#> J.A. Autonomous College for Women, Periyakulam, Theni District, INDIA<#LINE#>11/2/2015<#LINE#>17/3/2015<#LINE#>Sugarcane is highly important cash crop and sugar production in the country mostly depends on this crop. Sugarcane is known to be attacked by about 200 species of insects and non insects in India. The light trap collection yielded seven orders namely Odonata, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera. Homoptera was the prominent order with 6 species. Insignificant values are observed with the help of Correlation and Regression. Coleoptera was the richer in terms of number of individuals (102) and odonata was least recorded with less number of individuals (33). The present study reveals that the most of the light trap collected insects were pest of sugarcane agroecosystem. Many predators and parasite of the orders Odonata, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Coleopteran, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera were also found in sugarcane field at A.Vadipatti, Periyakulam Taluk, Theni District. Even though, many insects are found in the sugarcane agro ecosystem, many insects were found to be the pest of sugarcane crop. <#LINE#> @ @ Vancaly J.K., Species richness and Productive Forest Management. Proc. Oxf. Con. Trop. foressts. In; Biodiversity and Environment, 18-31, Agarwal S.K., Trewali and P.S. Dubey (eds), A.P.H. Pub. Crop., New Delhi, India, (1992) @No $ @ @ Conlong D.E., A study of pest-parasitoid relationships in natural habitats: an aid towards the biological controlofEldanasaccharina (Lepitioptera: Pyralidae) in sugarcane, Proc S, Afr Sug Technol Ass,64, 111-115 (1990) @No $ @ @ Kumar D. and Mishra A., Ant community variation in urban and agricultural ecosystem in Vadodar District (Gujrat: State), Westen India, Asian Myremecology., 2, 85-93 (2008) @No $ @ @ Tandon S.K. and Hazra A.K., Faunal diversity in India (order: Orthroptera), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 183-188 (1998) @No $ @ @ Pimental D., Andow D., Dyson-Hudson R. Gallahan D., Jacobson S., Irish M., Kroop S., Moss Schreines, I., Shepard M., Thompson J. and Vinzant B, Environmental and social cost of pesticides, a preliminary  assessment, Oikos, 34, 125-140 (1980) @No $ @ @ David B.V and Ananthakrishnan T.N., Host-Correlated variation in Trialeurodesrara Singh and Bemisiatabaci(Gennadius) (Aleyodiadae: Homoptera:Insecta), Curr. 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<#LINE#>Studies on Diversity and Abundance of Fresh Water Diatoms as Indicators of Water Quality in Glacial fed Goriganga River, India<#LINE#>Ashok@Kumar<#LINE#>80-85<#LINE#>12.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-042.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Zoology, Kumaun University, Soban Singh Jeena Campus Almora, Uttarakhand, 263601, INDIA<#LINE#>12/2/2015<#LINE#>27/3/2015<#LINE#>Diatoms are a major group of algae and are among the most common types of phytoplankton. The diatoms are not only the source of food for fry, fingerlings, young and adult fish, but also influences the abiotic features in the river. Diatoms are important not only for fishery management point of view but also because they are the biological indicators of pollution. Samples for monitoring diversity and abundance of diatoms as indicators of water quality were collected monthly from July-2006 to June-2008 at three selected spots (Spot-1, Jauljibi; Spot-2, Baram and Spot-3, Madkot) for a period of two years. A total of 27 genera of Diatoms (Achnanthes, Amphipleura, Amphora, Bacillaria, Biddulphia, Brebissonia, Caloneis, Cocconeis, Cymatopleura, Cymbella, Denticula, Diatoma, Diatomella, Epithelmia, Eunotia, Fragilaria, Frustulia, Gomphoneis, Melosira, Meridion, Navicula, Nedium, Nitzchia, Pinnularia, Rhicosphenia, Synedra and Tabellaria) were recorded during the course of study which belongs to 11 families of class bacillariophyceae (Cosconodisceae, Biddulphiniaceae, Fragilariaceae, Achnanthaceae, Eunotiaceae, Naviculaceae, Gomphonemaceae, Cymbellaceae, Epithelmiaceae, Nitzschiaceae and Surirellaceae). Most of the Diatoms were present round the year while some ten genera of Bacllariophyceae (Achnanthes, Amphora, Bacillaria, Denticula Diatoma, Navicula,  Nitzchia, Pinnularia, , Synedra and Tabellaria ) were fairly common at all the selected spots. It was also observed that six genera of Diatoms (Navicula, Nitzschia, Fragilaria, Synedra, and Tabellaria) were recorded as pollution indicator in the present study but their population was very low. Diversity of Diatoms increased from upstream to downstream. A sharp distinction in numerical population of Diatoms were clearly observed at different selected spots in Gorioganga river. Monthly, Seasonal, yearly and spot-wise variations in diversity and abundance of fresh water diatoms of Goriganga river at different selected spots have also been discussed in detail. <#LINE#> @ @ Kelly M.G. and Whitton B.A., The tropic diatom index: a new index for monitoring eutrophication in rivers, Journal of Applied Phycology, 7, 433-444 (1995) @No $ @ @ Whitton B.A. and Rott E., Use of Algae for Monitoring Rivers II, In Proc. II International Symposium, 17-19  (1996) @No $ @ @ Islam A., Mozafar S. And Kelly M.G., Evaluation of the Trophic diatom index for assessing water quality in river Gharasou, West Iran, Hydrobiologia,589, 165-173 (2007) @No $ @ @ Mann D.G., The texa concept indiatoms, Phycologica,38, 437-495 (1999) @No $ @ @ Venkatachalapathy R. and Karthikeyan P., Diatom assemblages distribution in Cauvery Rivers, Bhavani, Tamil Nadu, India in relation to chemical and physiographical factors, 3(11), 55-59 (2013) @No $ @ @ Pathani S.S., Kanwal B.P.B., Kumar A. and Tiwari M., A study on the population of diatoms in the lotic water bodies of Kumaun Himalaya, (India), Flora and Fauna,14(1), 101-106 (2008) @No $ @ @ Pathani S.S. and Mahar S., A study on population of plankton in the river Suyal of Uttaranchal, India, Flora and Fauna,12(1), 93-99 (2006) @No $ @ @ Pathani S.S., Upadhyay K.K. and Joshi S.K., On seasonal abundance of phytoplankton in a lotic water, the Ramganga west, Kumaun Himalaya, Uttaranchal, Aquatic Biodiversity Management and Conservation,9,65-75 (2006) @No $ @ @ Shankar P.H., Fresh water diatoms as indicators of River water quality, Environmental Biology,1(1), 35-38 (2012) @No $ @ @ Komal H.P., Nanjudaswamy L. and Devi Prasad A.G., An assessment of plankton diversity and abundance of Arkavathi river with reference to pollution, Adv. Appl. Sci. Res.,4(2), 320-324 (2013) @No $ @ @ Sivakumar K. and Karuppaswamy R., Factors affecting productivity of phytoplankton in a reserviour of Tamilnadu, India, American-Eurasian Journal of Botany,1(3), 99-103 (2008) @No $ @ @ Sharama K.K., Sharama R. and Bangotra K., Phytoplankton as tool of biomonitoring of Behol Nullah, Jammu (J&K) India, Int. Res. J. Env. Sci.,2(6), 54-60 (2013) @No $ @ @ Mahor R.K. and Singh B., Diversity and seasonal fluctuation of phytoplankton in fresh water reservoir Igra Gwalior (M.P), Int. Res. J., 1(10), 51-52 (2010) @No $ @ @  Nautiyal R., Nautiyal P. and Singh H.R., Species richness and diversity of epilithic diatom communities on different natural substrates in the coldwater river Alaknanda, Tropical Ecology,41(2), 255-258 (2000) @No $ @ @ Joshi S.N., Tripathi G. and Tewari H.C., Fish and Fisheries of Goriganga, Advacnes in limnology. (ed.) H.R. Singh. Narendra Publishing house, Delhi,361-368, (1993) @No $ @ @ Ward H. B. and Whipple G. 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<#LINE#>A comparative assessment on Biochemical components of Camponotus compressus and Crematogaster biroi in Mukurthi National Park, Western Ghats, India<#LINE#>MohanaPanneer@Selvam ,Chinnappan@Gunasekaran,Ammanullah@SharmilaBanu<#LINE#>86-89<#LINE#>13.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-046.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, INDIA<#LINE#>14/2/2015<#LINE#>28/3/2015<#LINE#>Biochemical analysis of robust ant species Camponotus compressus and Crematogaster biroi was studied in Mukurthi National Park, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Ants are the suitable indicators to detect the ecological conditions of the forest. The Camponotus compressus and Crematogaster biroi were collected according to the developmental stages like egg, pupa, worker, soldier and queen from the selected sites. The biochemical analysis was done by the biochemical methods described for protein, Glycogen, Lipid and amino acid by Lowry, Seifer, Folch, Moore and Stein. SDS-PAGE analysis of egg and queen of both ant species was one by method described by Laemmli. The result clearly reveals that the biochemical components of two ant species showed a significant amount of protein, glycogen, lipid and amino acids.   <#LINE#> @ @ Lach L., Parr C.L. and Abbott K.L., Ant ecology, Oxford University Press, Revista Colombiana de Entomología,39(1), 174-176 (2010) @No $ @ @ Lowery O.H.,Roesbrough N.J., Farr A.L. and Randall R.J., Protein measurement with Folin – Phenol reagent, J. Biol. Chem, 193, 265–275 (1951) @No $ @ @ Seifter S.S., Dayton B.N. and Muntwyler E., The estimation of glycogen with the anthrone reagent, Archives of Biochem and Biophy, 25, 191-200 (1950) @No $ @ @ Folch L.,Lees M. and Standly G.H.S, A simple method for isolation and purification of total lipids from animal tissues, Journal of Biolog Chem, 226, 497-509 (1957) @No $ @ @ Moore S. and Stein W.H., In: Methods in Enzymol, Colowick, S.P. and Kaplan, N.D. Eds.), Academic Press New York, , 468 (1984) @No $ @ @ Laemmli U.K., Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4, Nature, 227(5259) @No $ @ @ 680–685 (1970) @No $ @ @  Gilbert L.I., Lipid metabolism and function in insects, In Advances in insect physiology (Eds. J.W.L. Beament, J.E. Treherne and V.B. Wigglesworth), 4, 170-211, Academic press, London and New York, (1967) @No $ @ @  Chapman R.F., The Insects: Structure and Function, The English Language Book society, Stoughton and Hodder, Printed in Great Britain for Hodder and Stoughton Educational, 83-106 (1980) @No $ @ @  Wheeler D.E. and Buck N.A., Protein, lipid and carbohydrate utilization during metamorphosis in the western fire ant, Solenopsis xyloni, Physiological Entomology,17, 397- 403 (1992) @No $ @ @  Detrain C., Polyphenisme de la caste neuter chez Pheidole pallidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) en relation avec la recolte de nourriture et la defense de la societe, These de Doctorat, Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, 193 (1989) @No $ @ @ Wyatt G.R., Advances in insect physiology, (eds) Beament, JWL, Treherene, JE and Wigglesworth, VB. Academic Press, 4, 287, New York, London, (1967) @No $ @ @  Passera L., Kaller L., Grimal A., Chautems D., Cherix D., Fletcher D.J.C., Fortelius W., Rosengren R. and Vergo E.L., Carbohydrates as energy source during the flight of sexuals of the ant Formica lugubris(Hymenoptera: Formicidae,  Entomologia Generalis, 15,25-32 (1990) @No $ @ @  Downer R.G.H.,Functional role of lipids in insects, In Biochemistry of Insects, (Ed. Rockstein, M), Academic press, New York and London, 58-91 (1978) @No $ @ @  Chino H., Downer R.G.H. and Takahashi K., The role of diacylglycerol-carrying lipoprotein I in lipid transport during insect vitellogenesis,  Biochem and Biophy, Acta, 487, 508- 516 (1977) @No $ @ @  Shen L.,Li D., Feng F. and Ren Y., Nutritional composition of Polyrhachis vicina Roger (Edible Chinese black ant) Songklanakarin, Journal of Science and Technology,28(Suppl.1), 107-114 (2006) @No $ @ @  Downer R.G.H. and Matthews J.R., Patterns of lipid distribution and utilization of insects, American Zoologist, 16, 733-745 (1976) @No $ @ @  Chapman R.F., The insects: Function and Structure, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 788 (1998) @No $ @ @  Perez –Mendoza J., Dover B.A., Hagstrum D.W. and Hopkins T.L., Effect of crowding, food deprivation and diet on flight initiation and lipid reserves of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica – Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata,91, 317-326, (1999) @No $ @ @  @No 
<#LINE#>Seasonal Monitoring of Water quality of a Ramsar site in an Indo-Burma Hotspot region of Manipur, India<#LINE#>P.K@Rai.,M.M.@Singh<#LINE#>90-95<#LINE#>14.ISCA-IRJEvS-2015-051.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Environmental Science, Mizoram University, Tanhril, Aizawl 796004, Mizoram, INDIA <#LINE#>21/2/2015<#LINE#>22/3/2015<#LINE#>The seasonal monitoring of the water quality study of Loktak Lake has been undertaken to know the deteriorating water quality status. Twelve water quality parameters including Temperature, pH, Transperancy, Total Solids (TS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biological Oxygen Demands (BOD), Acidity, Alkalinity, Chloride, Hardness, Turbidity and Nitrate were analysed. Temperature ranges from 16.8±0.98°C to 28.6±0.4°C, pH ranges from 6.3±0.2 to 7.4±0.05, Transparency ranges from 0.74 m to 1.7±0.03 m, Total Solids ranges from 23.3±5.77 mg/Lto 43.3±20.81 mg/L, Dissolved Oxygen ranges from 6.9±0.26 mg/L to 9.6±0.26 mg/L, Biologica Oxygen Demand ranges from 0.5±0.45 mg/L to 2±0.51 mg/L, Acidity ranges from 9.3±1.15 mg/L to 32.6±7.57 mg/L, Alkalinity ranges from21.3±1.15 mg/L to 73.3±1.15 mg/L, Chloride ranges from 20.9±2 mg/L to 42.3±1.52 mg/L, Total Hardness ranges from 18.7±3.05 mg/L to 68±4 mg/L, Turbidity ranges from Turbidity ranges from a maximum of 15.8±1.05 NTU in Site IV of summer season and a minimum of 0.4±0.05 NTU to 15.8±1.05 NTU and Nitrate ranges from 0.21±0.02 mg/L to 0.62±0.05 mg/L. pH and the Turbidity were not under the permissible limit range set by World Health Organization (WHO) and Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS-10500). The results refer to the polluted water status of the lake due to increasing discharge of waste and higher agricultural activities in the surrounding of the lake. <#LINE#> @ @ Koul N., Lokhande R.S. and Dhar J.K., Physico-chemical, bacteriological and pesticide analysis of tap water in Millenium City Gurgaon, Haryana, India, I Res. J Environment Sci., 1(2), 1-7(2012) @No $ @ @ Safari D., Mulongo G., Byarugaba D. and Tumwesigye W., Impact of human activities on the quality of water in Nyaruzinga wetland of Bushenyi District - Uganda, I Res. J Environment Sci., 1(4), 1-6(2012) @No $ @ @ Roy D.R., Case study of Loktak Lake of Manipur, In: Chatrath K.J.S., (ed) Wetlands India, Ashish Publishing House. New Delhi, 200 (1992) @No $ @ @ Andjelkovic A.M., Nikolic D. And Andelkovic M., Investigation ecological condition and water quality of Lake Celije, Euroinvent, , 88-93 (2010) @No $ @ @ Piotrowicz R., Kraska M.P., Klimaszyk S. 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With the rapidly growing technological advancement,  geotextiles  have  made inroads into a  large  variety  of  domains  and  have been acclaimed all over the  world because of some of their built-in  advantages like easiness and flexibility of use, softness (as compared to monolithic and  rock  constructions),  rapidity  of  installation  and  long  term  efficacy. Geotextiles  provide  a  relatively safe  and  economically feasible  solution  to day-to-day  engineering  demands  and  construction  challenges. Used as replacement of natural materials, geotextile products perform a wide range of functions such as erosion control, soil stabilization, filtration, drainage, separation and reinforcement requirements. Geotextile bags, tubes and containers made with geotextiles are playing a proactive role in hydraulic, coastal, offshore engineering and river protection works as eco-friendly, construction-friendly and cheaper alternatives of conventional protection and engineering methods which are generally hard, expensive, temporary (having short life), and not environmental-friendly.  The global geotextile market is enjoying strong growth but it is also highly competitive. 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