Prospects and Problems of Environment: Across the Millennium

by Dr Ahana Lakshmi, Dr K R Sridhar, M N Madhyastha

ISBN: 9789351300342
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 11495.00
Biblio : xxi+327p., figs., tabls., ind., 23 cm

About The Book

The book “Prospects and Problems of Environment Across the Millennium” deal with the current status particularly the coastal zone environment, extent of human health deterioration and impacts of pollution on environment. Efforts on environmental monitoring, conservation and management policies depict the strategies required to prevent further deterioration of environment. This contribution views the present status and future of environment from microbes to humans and up to landscape level. It highlights social, economic, educational and philosophic views of environment and its protection. This book fulfils the requirement of environmental education at graduate and postgraduate level.

Table of Contents

Contents Part I: The Coastal Zone; Chapter 1: Current environmental issues of coastal karnataka: conservation and development strategies by Ananda Rao, T; Chapter 2: Conservation of mangroves in kerala by Unni, P N; Chapter 3: Environmental impact in the mangroves of sundarbans and orissa by Manoranjan Ghose; Chapter 4: Filamentouse fungal assemblage of two island mangroves by Ananda, K and Sridhar, K R; Part II: Environmental Health; Chapter 5: Concerns and management in water resource sector by Goel, R S; Chapter 6: Degradation of environment and water scarcity in kanyakumari district: A case study by Anita Mary, G and Lazarus, S; Chapter 7: Ambient Air Quality of Madurai City during Summer by Jaba Rajasekhar, R V, Kunlandai Samy, I and Muthusubramanian, P; Chapter 8: Monitoring environment for airborne pollen and its significance in public health by Shripad N Agashe, Rangaswamy, B E and Khaidarova Mamlakatoi; Part III: Human Health; Chapter 9: Congenital malformations in goa by Shyama, S K; Chapter 10: Endemic fluorosis in vallioor union, tamil nadu by Umayoru Bhagan, V Santhi, D and Lekshmana Sarma, R; Chapter 11: Environmental factors in the etiology of colon cancer: Role of dietary fiber by Venugopal P Menon, Manoj, G Thampi, B S H, Nalini, N, Leelamma, S and Rajakrishnan, V; Chapter 12: Effects of chlorpromazine on human red blood cells in the presence of UV radiation’s by Anjana bora and Rajendra Nayak, R; Chapter 13: Mosquito larvicidal and pathogenic fungi from Goa by Keshava Prasad, T S Ashwani Kumar and Bhat, D J; Chapter 14: Lactic acid bacteria: Promising candidates for probiotics by Saritha, M Smitha, M A and Anu Appaiah, K A; Part IV: Environmental Pollution; Chapter 15: Atmospheric dispersion of carbon monoxide from automobile exhausts by Kulandai Samy I, Jeba Rajasekhar, R V and Muthusubramanian, P; Chapter 16: Calculation of ground level dispersion of gaseous pollutants from industrial stacks by Samaga, B S and Srinivas Rao, B R; Chapter 17: Relative sensitivity of marine clams to water soluble fractions of crude oil by Donde Snehal, S, Rajendra Nayak, R and Sawant, K B; Part V: Environmental Monitoring; Chapter 18: Present and future scenario of environmental impact assessment by Manoranjan Ghose; Chapter 19: Landuse changes in pondicherry region: A GIS study by Chandramouliswaran, R, Jeba Rajasekhar, R V and Sundaram, A; Chapter 20: Landuse changes in cumbum valley through GIS by Amanullah S and Sundaram A; Chapter 21: Rapid environmental impact assessment of a foundry equipped with electric induction furnace by Azeez P A, Sivakumar R and Mohanraj R; Chapter 22: Application of immunoassay for monitoring endosulfan residue in coffee plantations, karnataka by Shivarmaiah H M, Harish R and Karanth N G K; Chapter 23: Development of biological models for water purification using aquatic fauna by Shiny K J, Nirmala E, Jalaja T K and Remani K N; Part VI: Waste Management; Chapter 24: Oyster mushroom: A biotechnological tool for effe