Ecotechnology and Environmental Issues

by Kumar, E. K. Prasun Ramakrishnan Arvind

ISBN: 9789383129645
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 15995.00
Biblio : xii+511p., col. plts., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Arvind Kumar is Vice-Chancellor of Magadh University and had been Vice-Chancellor of Vinoba Bhave University. Dr. Kumar is recipient of several awards and medals including Prof. WA Nizam Gold Medal by the Zoological society of India, Dr. S.Z Qasim Gold Medal.

About The Book

Since the dawn of civilization, man has started to understand the natural phenomena, the patterns of nature and its functioning and from an initial position of passive participant, man has emerged as an agent for controlling and changing the environment by his activities. With the growth of population and increased developmental activities, man himself began to influence the environment in a big way. Sine the beginning of agriculture based civilization; man has started influencing the environment and has brought many changes in the natural settings. But the assault on the environment has become very intense after the industrial revolution on Europe and spread of imperialism. Now after emergence of many nations from imperialism, they have stared utilizing natural resources very often in unplanned manner and in the process they have put lot of pressure and bought unprecedented changes in the environment. Man has affected the energy balance of the earth, depleted resources, and brought extinction of many organisms. Along with his activities of industrialization and modern way of living, he has directly or indirectly caused global warming, acid rain, eutrophication, depletion of ozone in the upper atmosphere etc. The abatement of pollution has become immediate requirement for his survival. This book is a unique compilation of most recent research articles of eminent environmental scientists which will be helpful for students, research scholars, professors as well as policy makers in achieving the long cherished dream of sustainable development.

Table of Contents

1. Environmental Issues: A Critical Review 2. Phytoextraction: A Green Technology for Metal Removal 3. Effect of Gamma Rays on Multiple Shoot Induction from Stem Explants of Cucumis melo var. Utilissimus 4. Particulate Transport of Trace Metals in a Riverine Ecosystem- Karamana River, South Kerala, India 5. Minerals Identification in PVC Pipe Scale Deposits in Salem District, Tamil Nadu Using FT-IR Spectroscopy and SEM-EDX 6. Hydrodynamic Investigations in Hybrid Rotating and Reciprocating Perforated Plate Bubble Column 7. Amylase and Protease Production by Pleurotus ostreatus and Laccaria fraterna under Submerged and Solid-state Fermentations 8. Studies on the Distribution of Photosynthetic Pigments in a Lotic Ecosystem, Vamanapuram River, Kerala, South India 9. In vitro Selection of Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants 10. DGPS: Analysis of Differential Correction Patterns 11. Wind Energy Potential in the Aralvaimozhi Pass, Southern Tamil Nadu 12. Acoustic Parameters of Ortho-Nitrophenol in Solutions 13. Comparative Study of Alkaloid Extraction from Different Part of Rauvolfia tetraphylla 14. Effect of Parthenium hysterophorus Linn. Seedling Vigour and Yield of Some Legumes 15. Parametric Studies of Pollutants from Copper Coated Spark Ignition Engine with Catalytic Converter with Gasoline Blended with Methanol 16. Use of RAPD and ITS-PCR Typing for Studying Genetic Diversity of Bacillus cereus 17. Comparison of Rate of Copper Ion Induced Oxidation of Lipoprotein