Environmental Pollution and Hazards/L.R. Patro and R.L. Panigrahy. New
Delhi, Discovery Publishing House, 2008, vi, 186 p., figs., tables,
ISBN 81-8356-321-5.
Environmental Pollution and Hazards/L.R. Patro and R.L. Panigrahy. New
Delhi, Discovery Publishing House, 2008, vi, 186 p., figs., tables,
ISBN 81-8356-321-5.
Contents. Preface. 1. Culture based traditional environmental knowledge and role of rural women in environmental conservation: a case study/Supriya Prusty and Jagdish Kumar Kar. 2. Environmental hazards by cobalt on growth and development of Lemna minor L./Minati Mahapatro, L.R. Patro and B. Padhy. 3. Assay of total protein content in kidney tissue of albino rat, Rattus norvegicus, with effect of neem seed kernel extract/Surendra Singh and Rajni Chauhan. 4. Ayurvedic and economic importance of forest (case study Kondhamal district of Orissa)/Ram Prasad Panda and Ashok Kumar Shadangi. 5. Environment and pollution control: a look/Sudhansu Se. Nayak and Anil Kumar Sahu. 6. Water crisis--needs a holistic approach/Bhagaban Padhy. 7. Problems of rural water supply and sanitation/Manas Bandyopadhyay. 8. Basic concepts of watershed management/Bimal Chandra Mal. 9. Role of plants in control of environmental pollution/Rajib Lochan Panigrahy. 10. Environment: prime concern of sustainable rural development/Aditya Kumar Patra. 11. Environment audit and innovative reprimand: need of the day/Nibedita Padhy. 12. Interlinking of rivers in India: some reflections/B. Eswar Rao Patnaik, Rajib Lochan Panigrahy and Santosh Patnaik. Index.
"This book contains twelve articles on environmental pollution and hazards raised which become threat not only to mankind but other creatures and living organs on earth and in water bodies. The contributors are authors of educationists, researchers, advocate, research associates, chief functionaries of research organisation and laboratories of different institutions of several states. They have tried to analyse experiment with findings and suggestions for remedy of the hazards occurred. They have tried their level best to make the book a good one for the reference of readers, students, researchers." (jacket)