Environment and Instrumentation

Contents: Preface. I. Environment: 1. Ecological spectrum and conservation of aquatic birds, waterfowl/Manjit Malhotra, M.M. Prakash, K. Pawar and Arvind Kumar. 2. Environment of Manjira Reservoir, Sanga Reddy, Andhra Pradesh/K. Shailaja. 3. Avian biodiversity and habitat correlationship: A study in Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India/Suchitra Banerjee and Sangeeta Rajgir. 4. Effect of planting geometry and intercropping on growth and yield of sugarcane/M.B.G.S. Kumari, P. Maheswara Reddy, D. Srinivasulu Reddy and M. Bharatha Lakshmi. 5. Biochemical changes in the ovary of the Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus L.) during hCG-induced ovulation/N. Mohanty and G.B.N. Chainy. 6. Chemical regulation of Nucleic acids and nucleases in excised paddy leaves during senescence/Haseena Rafath and P.A. Khan. 7. Anomaly detection using signature file method and temporal relations/L. Padma Sree and M. Sreenivasa Rao. 8. Investigation of microbial ecology of alimentary canal in arthropods/Rabin Chandra Paramanik, B.K. Chikkaswamy, M.P. Prasad and M. Shivashankar. 9. Toxicity of Nuvan on kidney cholesterol in Labeo rohita/Rekha Rani, R.K. Gautam and Suneel Kumar. 10. Production and regeneration of Brevibacterium casei protoplasts/Archana J. Warman and U.S. Bagde. 11. Study of external morphology and taxonomy of Amritodus atkinsoni (Leth.) in West Bengal/D. Lakshmi Aruna Gayatri and Bijan Kumar Das. 12. Factor analysis: a case study of groundwater quality of Anekal Taluk, Bangalore urban district/V. Raghu, K.L. Prakash and R.K. Somashekar. 13. Study of oxidation of oleic acid by TBC and characterization of the complexes formed/G.D. Mishra and N.K. Tiwari. 14. Effect of Furadan (Carbofuran 3 per cent G) on rice field Cyanobacteria Nostoc Commune/B. Rath, D. Rath and B. Dhal. 15. Mandeep Khol cave: Nature’s wonder in Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh/P. Kulkarni, N.P. Dixit, P.K. Shrivastava and A. Asthana. 16. Studies on primary productivity of Govindgarh Lake, Rewa, M.P., India/Hemant K. Pandit, Anil K. Singh and Ravindra R. Kanhere. 17. Isolation, purification and partial characterization of protease from visceral organ waste of Malabar Trevally Fish (Carangoides Malabaricus)/S. Niranchana and Anitha Subash. 18. Serenoa repens (Saw Palemetto) -- a phytotherapic agent: an overview/H.K. Pandit and C.S. Pandit. 19. Data analysis on relative growth rates of butterfly larvae, Graphium doson doson (F.) and G. Agamemnon Agamemnon (L.) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)/Jagannath Chattopadhyay and Indranil Mukherjee. 20. An experimental study of enzymatic activity of artificial soil in controlled and Malathion treated pot/Kumari Swarnim. 21. Quantitative variation of total proteins and phenolics in chilli (Capsicum annum L.) during fruit development/Anal K. Jha, Md. Irfan, Mirza Md. Ali and J.V.V. Dogra. 22. Seasonal variation of certain morphometrical parameters and diurnal activity of Dicladispa armigera (O) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in subtropical rice agroecosystem during three seasons/Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee and D.C. Ray. 23. Protective effect of Rhizome extracts of Curculigo orchioides herb on lipid peroxidation due to Salicylate drug: in vitro study/A. Jain and S.D. Belsare. 24. Seasonal variation of exophilic population of mosquitoes in Coimbatore/K. Manimegalai, K. Sajna Raj, S. Sajani and L. Jegatheeswari. 25. Evaluation of antifungal property of Catharanthus roseus in relation to amino acid content of the seeds of Pisum sativum/Sucharita Das Gupta and Padma Chatterjee. 26. Analysis of carbon monoxide concentration using CALINE4 model and mapping using GIS/A. Gandhimathi and T. Meenambal. 27. Fungal isolation from the gut contents of three tropical earthworm species/Sareeta Pradhan, C.S.K. Mishra, B.C. Guru, Samita Mishra and Abhijeeta Rout. 28. Physico-chemical characteristics and phytoplankton of Hinakal Lake, Mysore, Karnataka State/B.N. Nagarathna and S. Leelavathi. 29. Quantity of essential amino acids requirements for growth of Catla catla (Hamilton) fingerlings/S.N. Singh, Amlendu Kumar and S.N.P. Singh. 30. Gross primary productivity in a goldfish mass culture system treated with Piper longum extract/K. Kannan and R. Raveen. 31. Biodiesel production from Pongamia oil and performance and emission studies of a biodiesel driven diesel engine under variable injection pressures/B. Veerabhadra Reddy, B.S. Reddy and K. Rajagopal. 32. Bioefficacy of three entomopathogenic fungi on major groundnut defoliator Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae)/S. Karthick Raja Namasivayam and K. Sahayaraj. 33. Occurrence and distribution of dactylogyrus spp. on the gills of Indian major carp Catla catla/K. Siva Prasad and N.V. Prasad. 34. Eliptocystis triboli n. sp. (Sporozoea : Hiromocystidae) from the mid gut of common termite Microcerotermes fletcheri (Isoptera : Insecta) from Visakhapatnam, South India/K. Siva Prasad and N.V. Prasad. 35. Hirmocystis oxyae sp.n., a new septate gregarine (Apicomplexa : Conoidasida) from Oxya fuscovittata (Marschall) in Sundarban regions of West Bengal/Sudip Mandal and Rupendu Ray. 36. On fuzzy variable liner programming in duality/D. Stephen Dinagar, A. Nagoor Gani, P. Martin Deva Prasath and R. Sangeetha. 37. Ginsenoside, Coumarin, Cephaeline, Emetine and Anthraquinone, Therapeutic compounds from home remedy plant drug herbal Bonnaya Brachiata Link and Otto/S.R. Singh and M. Neshwari Devi. 38. Agro-wastes recycling by Vermicomposting technology for the growth of a leguminous plant, green gram, Vigna radiata (L.)/G. Gitanjali, S. Nitya and N. Krishnaveni. 39. Impact of Rogor on Ovary of Channa punctatus (Bloch)/Snehlata Singh. 40. Heavy metals in soil, water and four intertidal species of polychaete of Midnapore Coastal Tract, West Bengal, India/A. Chandra and S.K. Chakraborty. 41. Production of pectinlyase by Aspergillus flavus utilizing cereal raw materials/M.P. Kusuma and M.V.V. Chandana Lakshmi. 42. Influence of fusants of Pseudomonas putida and Azotobacter vinelandii on the growth and yield of tomato/Rupa Mukherjee Bhattacharya and U.S. Bagde. 43. Effects of arsenic on blood glucose level of the freshwater fish Labeo rohita (Hamilton)/K. Pazhanisamy. 44. Impact of fungicide CONTAF 5E on active oxygen species and antioxidant enzymes in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp./C. Jeejamol, V.B. Anil Kumar, T.C. Kishor Mohan and K. Murugan. 45. The effect of AM fungi Rhizobium and Molybdenum sources to improve nursery seedlings of Albizzia procera Benth./M. Jayashankara, N.M. Rolli and H.C. Lakshman. 46. Dual Inoculation of VA-Mycorrhiza and Rhizobium beneficial to Tamarindus indica Linn./M. Jayashankara, N.M. Rolli and H.C. Lakshman. 47. Dose responses of years of exposure on lung functions in male and female beedi binders/Bhaskar Prasad Chattopadhyay, Subhasis Kundu, Abhijit Mahata, Jane Alam and Amal Roychowdhury. 48. Achene morphology of certain asteraceous weeds/M. Dharmender Rao. 49. Efficacy of an insecticide on oxygen consumption of a freshwater fish Tilapia Mossambica/K.M. Remia, S. Logaswamy, K. Logankumar and D. Rajamohan. 50. Studies on the impact of phytopesticide, nimbecidine on histological changes in the testis of adult male, insect Sphearodema rusticum (Heteroptera : Belostomatidae)/C. Elanchezhiyan, V. Shoba and Selvisabhanayakam. II. Instrumentation: 51. Microscopy: An unique instrumentation for the evaluation of environmental hazards on the biotic community/Arvind Kumar and Ajay Kumar. 52. Determination of the biochemical and phytochemical components of natural coagulant -- Nirmali seeds (Strychnos potatorum) using gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy/M. Vasanthy and C. Thamaraiselvi. 53. Isolation, purification and characterization of β-Lactamase from clinically isolated strain of proteus vulgaris/S.M. Tahur and U.S. Bagde. 54. Chromosome mediated β-Lactamase conferring resistance to β-Lactams in proteus vulgaris/S.M. Tahur and U.S. Bagde. 55. Use of porometric and photosynthetic studies in screening crop cultivars against SO2 toxicity/N.K. Jain, K. Panwar and D.M. Kumawat. 56. Enrichment and isolation of chlorpyrifos degrading microorganisms/Verma Chitra and U.S. Bagde. 57. Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by agricultural waste/Shailesh Gupta and Vijay R. Chourey. 58. Biochemical changes induced by chromium in the population of Escherichia coli and Aerobacter aerogenes/U.S. Bagde and A.K. Varma. 59. Mechanism of biochemical changes induced by lead in the population of Escherichia coli and Aerobacter aerogenes/U.S. Bagde and A.K. Varma. 60. Environmental monitoring using modified techniques and a fabricated sprayer/Kishore Pawar and O.P. Joshi. Index.

“It hardly needs to be emphasized that the environment has assumed the highest priority on the world agenda and the major global environment concerns which we are facing today can not be overlooked any longer. The depletion of the ozone layer, increase in the level of carbon dioxide (global warming), and acid rains are the most serious environmental issues facing as today.

Modern industrial activities have severely interfered with the natural environment either through deforestation or through discharge of solid and liquid effluents and gaseous emissions. Power generation, though important in achieving economic self-reliance, its interface with the natural surroundings has led to serious concern the world over. The establishment of industries of such large magnitude brings about undesirable alternations that often fail to merge with nature. We must, therefore, realize that the survival of mankind depends on a balanced growth of adequate generation of power and sustenance of the environment.

We must, therefore, understand that neither the development can be stopped not the environmental issues can be neglected. Both will have to go together in all times to come. So, certain sharp technologies with specific instrument will have to be evolved which can provide development at the minimum environmental cost.

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.”