Ecotechnology and Environmental Issues

Contents: Preface. 1. Environmental issues: a critical review/Arvind Kumar and Chandan Bohra. 2. Phytoextraction: a green technology for metal removal/A. Krishnaveni, A. Bharani and R. Sudhagar. 3. Effect of gamma rays on multiple shoot induction from stem explants of Cucumis melo var. Utilissimus/M. Venkateshwarlu. 4. Particulate transport of trace metals in a riverine ecosystem--Karamana River, South Kerala, India/P.R. Jayaraman, C.G. Radhika, T. Ganga Devi and T. Vasudevan Nayar. 5. Minerals identification in PVC Pipe Scale deposits in Salem District, Tamil Nadu using FT-IR Spectroscopy and SEM-EDX/G. Velraj and V. Velmurugan. 6. Hydrodynamic investigations in hybrid rotating and reciprocating perforated plate bubble column/S. Dhanasekaran and V. Vijayagopal. 7. Amylase and Protease production by Pleurotus ostreatus and Laccaria fraterna under submerged and solid-state fermentations/K. Balaraju, J. Joel Gnanadoss, S. Arokiyaraj, P. Agastian and S. Ignacimuthu. 8. Studies on the distribution of Photosynthetic pigments in a lotic ecosystem, Vamanapuram River, Kerala, South India/I. Mini, C.G. Radhika and T. Ganga Devi. 9. In Vitro selection of secondary metabolites of medicinal plants/M. Venkateshwarlu. 10. DGPS: Analysis of differential correction patterns/D. Vijayalakshmi, I.V. Murali Krishna and E.G. Rajan. 11. Wind energy potential in the Aralvaimozhi Pass, Southern Tamil Nadu/J. Bensam Raj, G. Sugitha and N. Chandrasekar. 12. Acoustic parameters of Ortho-Nitrophenol in solutions/R. Palanivel, M.E. Rajasaravanan and K. Balamurugan. 13. Comparative study of Alkaloid extraction from different part of Rauvolfia tetraphylla/O.P. Verma, Onkar Chaudhary, Nirmala Singh, Ajay Singh, A.K. Gupta and B.N. Mishra. 14. Effect of Parthenium hysterophorus Linn. Seedling vigour and yield of some legumes/K. Aruna Lakshmi and M.P. Kusuma. 15. Parametric studies of pollutants from copper coated spark ignition engine with catalytic converter with gasoline blended with Methanol/M.V.S. Murali Krishna, K. Kishor, P.R.K. Prasad, A. Sahithy and G.V.V. Swathy. 16. Use of RAPD and ITS-PCR Typing for studying genetic diversity of Bacillus cereus/T. Anju, P. Dhevagi and T.C. Joseph. 17. Comparison of rate of copper ion induced oxidation of Lipoprotein in end stage renal diseased and renal transplant patients: an in vitro study/C.S. Parameswari, B. Vijaya Geetha and R. Vijaya Kumar. 18. Comparative study of different lab diagnostic methods for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis/Sweta Bharadwaj and Nighat Hussain. 19. Standardization of the ration size of artemia feed for efficient growth and energy budget in an ornamental fish Etroplus suratensis/A. Amutha Jaisheeba, R. Sornaraj and A.J.A. Ranjit Singh. 20. Effect of food ration on energetics of marine ornamental fish, Etroplus suratensis fed with Artemia/A. Amutha Jaisheeba, R. Sornaraj and A.J.A. Ranjit Singh. 21. Waste management by nitrogen-fixing Cyanobacteria/A.K. Bastia. 22. Health hazards of foundries and forges/Anuj Kumar Shrivastava. 23. Phenology and changes in population size of some poorly perpetuated plants in the Sholas of Nilgiris, the Western Ghats/S. Padmavathy, S. Paulsamy and P. Senthilkumar. 24. Effect of K2O Levels, sources and time of application on curcumin content of turmeric cv. Salem/V.T. Yamgar, M.S. Shirke and S.M. Salunkhe. 25. Studies on effect of levels, sources and time of applications of K2O on yield of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) cv. Salem/V.T. Yamgar, M.S. Shirke and S.M. Salunkhe. 26. Integrated management of major diseases of Betelvine/S.G. Magdum, M.S. Shirke and S.M. Salunkhe. 27. A comparative study of the exhaust emissions of a low heat rejection engine with two different levels of insulation with Jatropha oil/M.V.S. Murali Krishna, S. Naga Sarada, G. Sudha Rani, K. Kalyani Radha and P.V.K. Murthy. 28. Larvicidal and ovicidal effect of a neem product on Aedine and Culex mosquitoes/Kiran Joseph, R.S. Mohanraj, B. Dhanakkodi and K. Sathya. 29. Isolation of pathogenic bacterial flora in dairy product/S.A. Karmakar, P.M. Tumane and B.J. Wadher. 30. Ephedrine, Saponin and Ginsenoside Sidabiyai: a traditional home remedy herbal medicine for Leucorrhoea and Leucorrhoea associated pelvic inflammatory disease/S.R. Singh and M. Neshwari Devi. 31. First report on the effect of effluents of photo colour lab in Mayiladuthurai City/S. Ramalingam, T. Prabhu and S.M. Nagarajan. 32. Rice straw utilization pattern of the farmers of Punjab/Harmeet Singh Saralch, Gur Reet Pal Singh Brar and Manpreet Singh. 33. Scanning electron microscopic studies of Cuticular sensory structures of the legs of Anisops sp. (Notonectidae)/S. Gupta. 34. Aeromycological studies and seasonal variations of Ascomycotina spore types over potato agro environs near Satara in Maharashtra State/Avinash V. Karne. 35. Optimization of ß-glucosidase assay and protein estimation from various parts of Rauvolfia vomitoria/Om Prakash Verma, Ankit Kumar, Nirmala Singh, A.K. Gupta and Subhash Chandra Verma. 36. Social forestry vis-a-vis joint forest management: a case study in Orissa/T.L. Mohanty, A.N. Dey and S. Sindhi. 37. Ecological use planning of inputs and climatic-fertility for agricultural sustainability in India/S. Venkataraman. 38. A study of the role of plerouts and phosphobacteria in composting the municipal of Jayankondam/M. Kalaivani and P. Kennadi. 39. Callus initiation and plantlet regeneration from Cotyledon explants of Cucumis melo var. Utilissimus/M. Venkateshwarlu. 40. Impact of lead and influence of different feeds on Carbohydrate metabolism of liver tissue on freshwater fish, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)/K. Aruldoss, K. Saravanan and N. Indra. 41. Multiple shoot induction from Tendril explants of Cucumis melo cv. Bathasa/M. Venkateshwarlu. 42. Effect of arsenic on free amino acid levels in freshwater fish, Labeo rohita (Hamilton)/K. Pazhanisamy and K. Kannan. 43. Subsurface water quality in selected areas of Visakhapatnam City/V. Saritha and K. Swapna Vahini. 44. Effect of weed management practices on crop growth in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)/M.J. Praveena Swamy, H.R. Bhoomika, S.L. Biradar, K.G. Santosh and N.S. Mavarkar. 45. Studies on the effect of lead on the histology of spleen tissue of the male tree frog, Polypedates maculatus (Gray)/K. Aruldoss, N. Indra and K. Senthamizh Durai. 46. Forage productivity in Leucaena leucocephala Lam. when cultivated as shrub under different tree environmental conditions/R.Y. Kulkarni and D.V. Dev. 47. Floristic distribution of an invasive weed Hyptis suaveolens Poit. In the Valley Districts of Manipur/Kh Sandhyarani Devi, Y. Sanatombi Devi and P.K. Singh. 48. Impact of acid pollution on the Haemolymph cholesterol levels of a freshwater crab, Paratelphusa hydrodromous (Herbst)/P. Usharani, N. Ezhili, A.A. Sivakumar and K. Thirumathal. 49. Control of Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis, Hood) in tea (Camellia sinensis L (O) Kuntze] plantations of Barak Valley, Assam (India)/P. Choudhury and B.K. Dutta. 50. Double sampling for ratio estimation and Hansen and Hurwitz Technique/Salam Opendra Singh. 51. Effect of pre-emergence herbicides in relation to cultural practices on weed control in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)/M.J. Praveena Swamy, H.R. Bhoomika, S.L. Biradar, K.G. Santosh and N.S. Mavarkar. 52. Poisonous snakes (Reptilia : Ophidia) of Mizoram, North East India/Daya Nand Harit. 53. Evaluation of Basmati Rice based crop sequences for productivity, economic returns and soil health/M.S. Sidhu and R. Sikka. 54. Analytical study of molecular interactions in binary and ternary liquid mixtures/D.K. Gupta and G. Meenakshi. 55. Comparison of energy interaction parameters for the complexation of Pr(III) with 1,10-Phenanthroline and 2,2-Bipyridyl in different organic solvents using 4f-4f transition spectra as probe: an absorption spectral study/N. Yaiphaba, Th. David Singh, Ch. Sumitra, M. Indira Devi and N. Rajmuhon Singh. 56. Clinical manifestation of experimentally induced fish-borne trematode infection in experimental animals/S.I. Shalaby, Olfat Anter, Nabila Hassan, M. El-Mahdy, Iman Mohamed and Neelima Gupta. 57. On a new species of the Genus Gryllotalpa Latreille (Orthoptera : Gryllotalpidae) from India/R. Manisha Awate and T.V. Sathe. 58. Alterations in kidney transaminases after combined exposure to Sulphur Dioxide and nitrogen dioxide in Albino Rat/Asha Agarwal and Shaista Parveen. 59. Fern and fern-allies of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan, India/B.L. Chaudhary and Y.S. Khichi. 60. Hair-black box for accumulation of heavy metals/R. Gayathiri, A. Bharani and A. Krishnaveni. 61. Physico-chemical characteristics of a pond ecosystem polluted by tannery effluents and hospital sewage outlets/T. Prabhu, S. Ramalingam and S.M. Nagarajan. 62. Stratified scavenging system with exhaust gas recirculation for two stroke spark ignition engine/P. Srinivasa Rao and K. Raja Gopal. 63. Effect of different animal manures on freshwater fish of Catla Catla/R. Sivakami, R.S. Grace Sims, P.P. Shimna and G. Prem Kishore. 64. Analysis of cyanobacteria in two freshwater lentic systems of Central Tamil Nadu/R. Sivakami, X. Casino, A. Anthonisamy and G. Prem Kishore. 65. Effect of Kirganelia reticulata (Euphorbiaceae) plant extract against the growth and development of the human filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera : Culicidae)/M. Manimegalai, S. Umavathi and A. Naresh Kumar. 66. Occurrence of Cholorococcales of Uyyakkondan Channel of the Ayilapettai Region, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu/R. Sivakami, V. Guru, P. Sugi and G. Prem Kishore. 67. Impact of Monocrotophos on behavioural, respiratory and change of biochemical constituents of Channa punctatus (Bloch)/P. Kennadi, S. Raveendran and C. Sivasubramanian. Index.

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