Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 213-216 Dec 2008 Odontopleura generalandersi – a new Silurian trilobite species of the Odontopleura genus occurring in the north Poland Tomasz Borowski College Complex named under Gen. W. Anders, Technial School of Environment Protection, 9 Okrzei Street , Zlocieniec 78-520, (Poland) Received on September 09, 2008 and accepted on October 13, 2008 ABSTRACT Until now, only one representative of the trilobite Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839, belonging to the Odontopleura Emmrich, 1839 genus and classified into the Odontopleuridae Burmeister, 1843 family, has been known. The paper presents a new Silurian trilobite species classified into the Odontopleura genus. Trilobites of the Odontopleurida Whittington, 1959 order lived within a time period from the Middle Cambrian to the Upper Devonian. At present, their fossilised remnants can be found on every continent. Keywords : Trilobita, Fossils, Silurian, Odontopleura genus
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Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 213-216 Dec 2008
Odontopleura generalandersi – a new Silurian
trilobite species of the Odontopleura genus
occurring in the north Poland
Tomasz Borowski
College Complex named under Gen. W. Anders, Technial School of Environment Protection, 9 Okrzei Street , Zlocieniec 78-520,
(Poland)
Received on September 09, 2008 and accepted on October 13, 2008
ABSTRACT
Until now, only one representative of the trilobite Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839, belonging to the Odontopleura Emmrich, 1839 genus and classified into the Odontopleuridae Burmeister, 1843 family, has been known. The paper presents a new Silurian trilobite species classified into the Odontopleura genus. Trilobites of the Odontopleurida Whittington, 1959 order lived within a time period from the Middle Cambrian to the Upper Devonian. At present, their fossilised remnants can be found on every continent.
Keywords : Trilobita, Fossils, Silurian, Odontopleura genus
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 217-222 Dec 2008
Evaluation of water quality of goundwater recharge in Wadi Feifa, Southern Jordan
Valley, Jordan
Rakad Ta’any¹, Anwar Jiries², Ali EL-Naqa³, Mohammad Al Momani4 and Muwaia Samara4
¹Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al Balqa’ Applied University, As Salt19117(Jordan) ²Mutah University, Faculty of Science, Mutah 61710 (Jordan) ³Hashemite University, Faculty
of Natural Resources and Environment, Zerqa (Jordan) 4Ministry of Water and Irrigation, P.O. Box 2412, 5012 Amman
(Jordan)
Received on October 10, 2008 and accepted on November 24, 2008
ABSTRACT
A pilot study was carried out during winter 2007-2008 at Ghor Feifa Jordan Valley weir to estimate the quantity and quality of artificially recharged water originating from wadi Feifa surface runoff. Results showed that there was a good relationship between the quantity and quality of the stream feeding the diversion weir and groundwater quality. The amounts of water recharging local aquifers were estimated to be 0.15m³/m/h. The major ionic concentration of the water in the investigated site at different periods indicated that there is an increase in TDS during the first two months of the investigated period due to no rain during November and December 2007; thereafter, during January and February 2008 a decrease in all ionic concentrations in both surface and groundwater was observed. Stable isotopic composition of water collected from surface and groundwater indicated the same origin of water which is rain water without strong evaporation effect. The tritium concentration of both surface and groundwater were less than 1 indicating that the most probable source of water in the investigation area is from old groundwater in form of base flow in addition to treated wastewater.
Keywords : Jordan, Artificial recharge, Stable isotopes, Water quality, Groundwater.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 223-226 Dec 2008
The effect of Cannabis sativa on testosterone level and seminal fluid analysis of male Wistar
rats
E.K. Nwangwa, Q.e. Arigi, A.O. Naiho and E. Jeroh
Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, (Nigeria).
Received on November 15, 2008 and accepted on December 24, 2008
ABSTRACT
The effects of Cannabis sativa on the testosterone level and seminal fluid analysis were studied. A total of twenty-four adult male rats were randomly divided into four experimental groups. Group 1 (control) were fed on 5% ethanol. Group 2,3and 4 were fed 20mg of cannabis in 5% ethanol,20mg of cannabis in 5% ethanol +100mg Vitamin C, and 20mg cannabis in 5% ethanol +1ml honey respectively for 21 consecutive days. The result showed a statistically significant decrease in percentage motile sperm and an increase in the percentage dead sperm (p<0.05).The decrease in the sperm count were not statistically significant. Also the changes in Testosterone hormonal levels were not statistically significant. However, those adverse effects caused by cannabis were reversed by the concomitant administration of vitamin C and honey. Also Vitamin C improved the quality of seminal fluid more than Honey.
¹College of Nursing, Hawle Medical University, Kurdistan (Iraq) ²Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Salahaddin
University, Kurdistan (Iraq)
Received on July 10, 2008 and accepted on August 13, 2008
ABSTRACT
This review evaluates and summarizes results of short term or long term projects monitoring published papers concerning water quality in Erbil governorate. Number of studies was conducted on monitoring the physical, chemical and biological quality of natural and drinking water in Erbil. The quality of water samples were generally fluctuated from safe to unsafe for drinking due to the variation of the studied properties with time and sample sites. The results indicated that investigated waters were fresh well aerated with dissolved oxygen, rich in sodium, sulphate and calcium in some sites. While other sites showed an evident case of pollution. Bacteriological examinations showed that greater zab river water was not safe for drinking due to the presence of bacterial indicators. The representative data of nutrient status suggested eutrophic conditions of lake water with alkaliphilous and hard water characteristics.
Keywords : Drinking Water, Ground Water, Water Quality, Water Quality Guidelines.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 239-244 Dec 2008
The study on the reduction process of Vat dye on cotton fabric using ferrous sulphate and its
effect on effluent load
P. SANTHI* and J. JEYAKODI MOSES¹
*Department of Chemistry, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram - 637408 (India). ¹Department of Chemistry, PSG
College of Technology, Coimbatore - 641 004 (India).
Received on May 12, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
In textile chemical processing industries vat dye is one of the important dyes for coloration of cotton, when high fastness properties are required. But, vat dye has the problem of insolubility in water .Hence, the process of vatting is needed to reduce and solubilize the dye in water. Vat dye is normally dissolved in water using sodium hydrosulphite (hydrose) as reducing agent and sodium hydroxide as solubilising agent suitable for dyeing. In this work, an attempt is made to reduce the vat dye using ferrous sulphate (2% owm) and its combination with hydrose as ferrous sulphate (1.5% owm) +hydrose (0.5% owm) and ferrous sulphate (1%owm) + hydrose (1%owm).The effect of ferrous sulphate as reducing agent and its combination with hydrose is compared with the conventional reducing agent (hydrose).The effluent load is analysed for all samples and can be compared among themselves. The other test parameters like the strength of the fabric, rubbing fastness, washing fastness, and light fastness, were also studied and compared.
M. Vivekanandan1, G. Sridharan2, B. Kumaragurubaran1, P. Gopal1* and P. Navaneetha Krishnan1
1Department of Automobile Engineering, Anna University Tiruchirappalli, (India) 2School of Mechanical Engineering,
SASTRA University, Thanjavur (India)
Received on October 18, 2008 and accepted on December 04, 2008
ABSTRACT
Use of vegetable oils (Jatropa oil) in diesel engines results increased in engine performance to take advantage of a global trend toward alternatives to fossil fuels, this work is focused on appropriation of the performance characteristics of a single cylinder diesel engine fuelled with conventional fuel and biofuels under steady conditions. Methyl esters of jatropha oil obtained from the transesterification process was tested as biodiesel fuel blends of 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% with petroleum diesel fuel. A stationary engine was mounted on a test bench and prepared for operating in steady conditions. The results suggested that the use of the diesel blends containing non-edible oil is a potential alternative for diesel fuel. All the blends showed reasonable efficiencies. Experimental results indicated that B20 have better engine performance compared with diesel.
Impact of distillery spentwash irrigation on the yields of some top vegetables: An
investigation
C.S.Chidankumar¹ and S. Chandraju²
Lecturer in Chemistrt, Bharathi College, Bharathi Nagar - 571 422 (India) Department of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M.Visweswaraya Postgraduate Center, University of Mysore,
Tubinakere, Mandya - 571 402 (India)
Received on October 09, 2008 and accepted on November 23, 2008
ABSTRACT
Cultivation of some top vegetables was made by irrigation with distillery spent wash of different proportions. The spent wash i.e., primary treated spent wash (PTSW), 50% and 33% spent wash were analyzed for its plant nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other physical and chemical parameters. Experimental soil was tested for its chemical and physical parameters. Top vegetables seeds (Namadhari and Mayhco) were sowed in the prepared land and irrigated with raw water (RW), 50% and 33% spent wash. The impact of spent wash on the yields of vegetables at their maturity periods was investigated.
Removal of chromium Cr(VI) from waste water using a waste filter cake from sugar
industry
N. PARTHA, K. KERUTHIGA and S. RENGANATHAN
Department of Chemical Engineering, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai - 600 025 (India)
Received on July 30, 2008 and accepted on September 07, 2008
ABSTRACT
Sorption of Cr(VI) from an aqueous solution was studied using the filter cake obtained from the sugar industry at different pH (1 to 6) and initial chromium concentration (100 to 200 mg/L). From the result, it was observed that the percentage chromium removal was found to be decreased with increase in solution pH and the kinetic data fitted very well with the pseudo second order rate equation when compared to the pseudo first order rate equation. The equilibrium data was represented very well with the Freundlich isotherm model when compared to the Langmuir isotherm model.
Comparative adsorption study for the removal of Alizarin Red S and patent Blue VF by using
mentha waste
Rais Ahmad* and Rajeev Kumar
Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and technology, Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh - 202 002 (India)
Received on May 10, 2008 and accepted on June 14, 2008
ABSTRACT
The adsorption of the Alizarin Red S (ARS) and Patent Blue VF (PBVF) from aqueous solution onto agricultural waste mentha has been investigated. The effects of initial dye concentration, contact time, pH, temperature and ionic strength were studied in a batch system. ARS and PBVF adsorption onto mentha increased to minor extent with decreasing pH. Adsorption capacities of dyes increased with contact time, initial concentration, and temperature for both ARS and PBVF. Adsorption of ARS on mentha is more favorable than PBVF. The adsorption of ARS and PBVF was spontaneous and endothermic as concluded from thermodynamic assays.
Assessment of medicinal plant Cymbopogon citratus in north Maharashtra Univresity
campus of Khandesh region
A.C. Sonawane, r.T. Chaudhari*, Y.D. Bafna, M.N. Kulkarni, B. Ram Mridula and S.R. Thorat
*Department of zoology, S.M.T.G.G. Khadase College, Muktai Nagar, Jalgaon (India). School of Environmental and Earth Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (India).
Received on August 07, 2008 and accepted on September 09, 2008
ABSTRACT
In the present investigation the current status of medicinal plants used by traditional vaidyas is studied in Khandesh area of Maharashtra state, India. Information was gathered using semi-structured questionnaires about various traditional vaidyas. They were questioned about the types of ailments treated with plants and the preparation of herbal medical formulation. The study of Cymbopogon citrates is probably of Indian origin. However, it is now naturalized and found along path sides in the North Maharashtra University campus of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra and commonly cultivated in humid tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is difficult to distinguish Cymbopogon nardus (L) rendle (Synonyms Andropogon nardus L.). Cymbopogon nardus is called citronella grass and it possesses a different odour of its essential oil compared with Cymbopogon citratus.
Keywords : Cymbopogon citratus, Rosha grass, North Maharashtra University campus, khandesh region.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 273-278 Dec 2008
Studies on ground water quality in
Ghansawangi Taluka of Maharashtra
M.P. Gutte, K.N. Solunke and S.R. Mirgane*
P. G. Department of Chemistry, Jalna Education Society’s, R.G. Bagdia Arts, S.B. Lakhotia Commerce and R. Bezonji Science,
College, Jalna - 431 203 (India)
Received on September 28, 2008 and accepted on November 10, 2008
ABSTRACT
Physico - chemical studies of thirty two ground water (17 dug well and 15 bore well) samples from different parts of Ghansawangi town and taluka was carried out during the month of May 2007. The water quality parameters like temperature (T), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH), chloride (Cl-), sulphate (SO42-), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), dissolved oxygen (DO) and turbidity (TUB) were studied and out come of the results were discussed. Physico - chemical studies of thirty two ground water (17 dug well and 15 bore well) samples from different parts of Ghansawangi town and taluka was carried out during the month of May 2007. The water quality parameters like temperature (T), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH), chloride (Cl-), sulphate (SO42-), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), dissolved oxygen (DO) and turbidity (TUB) were studied and out come of the results were discussed.
Department of Chemistry, Periyar University, Salem - 636 011 (India)
Received on June 10, 2008 and accepted on August 09, 2008
ABSTRACT
The organic dyes directly pollute the soil, water, plants and all living systems in the environment. In the present investigation, adsorption of brilliant green dye on silica from aqueous solution was studied. The dye adsorption mechanism was studied on the basic surface of silica. The adsorption parameters were optimized to maximum adsorption. The adsorption mechanism of brilliant green on silica proved that the silica acts as a very good adsorbent for the removal of brilliant green dye.
Department of chemistry, Dr. N.G.P Institute of Technology, Coimbatore (India)
Received on May 12, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
Due to pressure of human activity, urbanization and industrialization, the ground water sources are degraded gradually; therefore pure, safe, healthy and odorless drinking water is a matter in deep concern. There are many pollutants in ground water due to sewage viz., organic and inorganic pollutants, heavy metals, pesticides, fluoride etc; the purpose was to ascertain the quality of water from these sources. Samples were taken from 25 sampling points and analyzed for pH, EC, TDS, TH, F-, Ca, Mg, Cl-, D.O, and Alkalinity using standard techniques in laboratory (APHA 1985)1. The data showed the variation of the investigated parameters in samples as follows pH: 6.8-8, EC: 233.4-3426 µmhos/cm, TDS: 113.6-981.5 mg/L, Alkalinity: 70-477.5mg/L, D.O:2.4-24.8mg/L, Mg-H: 2.92-33.21 mg/L, Ca-H: 26.4-313.6mg/L, TH: 82.8-1210mg/L, Cl- : 40-1265 mg/L, F- : 0.4-2.65 ppm. The result revealed that the quality of drinking water of Chittur is very poor which can be used for drinking and cooking only after prior treatment.
Keywords : water quality parameters, Electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, fluoride.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 289-292 Dec 2008
Physico-chemical study of Chambal river water
in Dholpur (Rajasthan)
P.S. Tiwari and M.K. Singh*
Zoology Department, P.G.College, Ambah (India) *Department of Chemistry, Government P.G. College, Dholpur (India)
Received on August 30, 2008 and accepted on October 09, 2008
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out in each season for one year, deals with the assessement of physico-chemical parameters of chambal river water in Dholpur district. The samples were tested for their temperature, pH , electrical conductivity, turbidity, hardness, BOD, COD, dissolved oxygen, sulphate, chloride, calcium and magnesium indicating the deteriorating life sustaining capacities of the river due to domestic and industrial pollution.
Keywords : Chambal river water, physico-chemical parameters, water quality.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 293-296 Dec 2008
Analysis of physico-chemical characteristics of drinking water of (Hoshangabad bore wells) of
Bhopal (India)
H.C Kataria¹, Ruhi Haque², Mudrika Ahmad³ and Shahila Bux4
¹Department of Chemistry, Government Getanjali Girls PG College, Bhopal - 462 038 (India) ²Project Assistant, BMDG, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Bhopal (India) ³GH, Raisoni college, Harigarge MTDC, Hingna, Nagpur (India)
Received on August 12, 2008 and accepted on September 30, 2008
ABSTRACT
Physico-Chemical analysis of drinking water of bore-wells of Hoshangabad road has studied seasonally i.e. summer, winter and monsoon for one year during 2006-07. Two readings in one season have take to analyze different parameters i.e., temperature, pH, EC, Free CO2 , Chloride, total solids (TS), S.S (Suspended Solids), T.D.S. (Total Dissolved solids), Total alkalinity, total hardness (T.H), Calcium hardness (Ca-H) and magnesium hardness (Mg-H), The results are observed in the range of 22.8-31.4 oC, 6.4-7.2, 292-530 mmhos/cm, 6.5-7.84, 80.2-126.8, 510-630, 300-358, 205-284, 108.2-380, 104.6-149.5, 74-364.4 and 20-92 ppm. Respectively. D.O., B.O.D, C.O.D Nitrate and sulphate has been noted in the range of 1.06-1.76, 2.16-5.6, 12.6-62.4, 7.6-14.94 and 33.4-90.2 ppm respectively.
Keywords : Physico-chemical, parameters, analysis, observed range, season, and bore-wells.
Received on October 02, 2008 and accepted on November 11, 2008
ABSTRACT
Water pollution has become one of the major threat to human health. The safe drinking water is now globally one of the most serious challenges.Vast industrialization, uses of insecticides and pesticides and vast use of fertilizers to meet the need of food of exponential growth in population is responsible to change physico-chemical characteristics of water. Water is vital for life, it should be clear, colourless, odourless and should not have any suspended particles as well as harmful and toxic chemical substances. The main aim of this study is to find out the concentration of different heavy metals in the water of Satna region on paying proper attention on the availability of mineral resources in this region. Crosssection survey of different scaled industries to recognize their discharged wastage is also considred at the root level.
Keywords : Spatial and temporal changes, heavy metal, water quality.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 301-306 Dec 2008
Removal of metal ions from wastewater by using treated and untreated tree leaves as
adsorbent
S.K. Wankhede*, U.V. Ladhe, B.D. Jagtap and P.R. Patil
School of Envrionmental Science, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon - 425 001 (India)
Received on September 15, 2008 and accepted on October 20, 2008
ABSTRACT
Removal of metal ions such as chromium, iron and nickel from synthetic wastewater studied using tree leaves and activated carbon of tree leaves as adsorbent at ambeint temperature. Five different kinds of tree leave species and its activated carbons tested at the room temperature. The experiments were carreid out with 2gm of 0.60 mn to 1.60 mn leaf size in 200ml synthetic wastewaer containing 20-ppm metal ions. The initial pH of the synthetic wastewater was about 6. The experimental resuls indicate that highest removal rates were in activated carbon tree leave species that tree leaves. It was 85% chromium (Cr+6) by activated Neem, 76% iron (Fe+2) by activated Neem and Ber and 72% nickel (Ni+2) by activated Tea-waste.
Keywords : Adsorption, Heavy metal, ions, Tree leaves, wastewater.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 307-309 Dec 2008
Physico-chemical characteristics of surface water of Sehore town, district Sehore, M.P.
(India)
RACHNA SHARMA¹, ANAND SHARMA² and D.R. TIWARI³
¹Department of Chemistry, LNCT, Bhopal - 462 001 (India). ²Department of Chemistry, Government, M.V.M, Bhopal - 462
Received on June 05, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
The paper deals with analytical data of different type of parameters such as Ca2+, Na2+, K+, Turbidity and Temperature of pH, Hardness of surface H2O of sehore town. Eight different surface water samples were collected during August 2008. Results were discussed with respect to possible impact on Human Health.
Keywords : Water Quality, Sehore Town, Physico-chemical parameters.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 311-312 Dec 2008
Nutrient load on sewage fed Shahpura lake
and possible eutrophication
Smita Joshi, Pranjali Udhalikar and Pushpa M Rawtani
Department of Chemistry, S.N.G.G.P.G. College, Shivagi Nagar Bhopal - 462 003 (India)
Received on May 12, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
Shahpura Lake is the third biggest lake of Bhopal City, and is also known as Mansarovar Reservoir. Shahpura lake was constructed in 1974-75 under Betwa Irrigation Project. Most of the western site of lake is covered with agricultural land. The lake mainly receive overflow of an oxidation plant (Near Mata Mandir) and sewage of Mata Mandir slum area, Sahapura residential, hillock area and Academy of Administration. Due to low value of dissolved oxygen (D.O.), and with significant amount of chloride, sulphate, sulphide, ammonia, B.O.D. and C.O.D., the lake environment is reducing. It is found that enrichment of water body by the nutrients like nitrates and phosphates is accompanied by over abundance of algal bloom, shore vegetation and sedimentation, thus leading to the extinction of the lake, that will lead the eutrophication of lake.
Keywords : D.O., B.O.D., C.O.D., Eutrophication.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 313-316 Dec 2008
Status of ground water quality in Bhopal city
Sanjay Telang¹ and Anoop Chaturvedi²
¹Department of Zoology, Government Science and Commerce College, Benazeer, Bhopal (India). ²Central Pollution Control
Board, Bhopal (India).
Received on June 18, 2008 and accepted on September 07, 2008
ABSTRACT
The concentration of cations and anaions in ground water of Bhopal city was studied during March 2008. The concentration of various cations like Sodium (9.7 mg/L to 79 mg/L). Sulphates (12 mg/L to 372 mg/L) and Potassium (5 mg/L to 45 mg/L) was found. At 50% of the location the totalhardness values of ground water exceeded the values prescribed for drinkding water (IS 10500). The concentration of the anions like Fluoride (0.76 mg/L to 1.24 mg/L), total alkalinity (120 mg/L to 360 mg/L) were observed whereas the Nitate (5.2 mg/L to 42 mg/L) Chloride (24 mg/l to 306 mg/L) and Ammonical nitrogen (0.03 mg/L to 0.62 mg/L) were found.
Keywords : Ground water, Cations, Anaions.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 317-320 Dec 2008
Anaylysis of drinking bore well's water of
Bhopal (M.P.)
H.C. Kataria¹ and Shahila Bux²
¹P.G. Department of Chemistry, Government Geetanjali Girls P.G. College, Bhopal - 462 038 (India). ²Research Scholar, P.G.
Department of Chemistry, Government Geetanjali Girls P.G. College, Bhopal - 462 038 (India).
Received on July 10, 2008 and accepted on September 03, 2008
ABSTRACT
To assess and evaluate the water quality of Bhopal City, biochemical analysis of drinking water i.e. bore-well’s has been studied seasonally during 2006-07. The study area for this purpose has been chosen is T.T. Nagar and Bhadbhada road of Bhopal. Two readings of analysis have been observed in one season for preliminary analysis of water quality index. The parameters for study are temperature, pH, EC, Free CO2 , Chloride, total alkalinity, total hardness, Ca-H, Mg-H, D.O., B.O.D., C.O.D., NO3-, SO42- , analyzed at different sampling stations.
Keywords : Water quality, Bio-Chemical, Parameters, Sampling stations (S.S).
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 321-326 Dec 2008
Comparative study of trace elements concentration in surface and ground water of
Received on August 10 2008 and accepted on September 20, 2008
ABSTRACT
Water pollution has become one of the major threat to human health. The safe drinking water is now globally one of the most serious challenges. Water is vital for life, it should be clear, colourless, odourless and should not have any suspended particles as well as harmful and toxic chemical substances. The main aim of this study is to find out the concentration of different trace elements in the water of Satna region by analyzing surface and ground water of this region during different months of the year .This will help in analyzing the effect of season on the concentration of trace metals in the water of this region. A comparative study of concentrations of trace metals will be helpful to take potential health care by taking useful remedial actions.
Keywords : Water quality, MINARS (Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Resources), GEMS.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 327-330 Dec 2008
Physico-chemical investigation and correlation analysis of water quality of Upper Lake of
Received on August 22, 2008 and accepted on October 05, 2008
ABSTRACT
Upper lake is major source of water for Bhopal city, but over the years, the quality of lake water has deteriorated due to inflows of waste and sewage. The present study was undertaken to characterize the physico-chemical parameters of water samples from Prempura site of the Upper Lake in Bhopal city during summer season (2005). Evaluation of physico-chemical parameters was carried out. To assess the quality of water, each parameter was compared with the standard desirable limit of that parameter in drinking water as prescribed by different agencies. A systematic calculation was made to determine the correlation coefficient ‘r’ amongst the parameters and the strength of relationship is measured by the coefficient of determination ‘r2’. Then these values were interpreted in terms of interdependence of water quality parameters on each other.
Keywords : Upper Lake, Correlation analysis, Water quality parameters.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 331-332 Dec 2008
Water quality analysis of Lidder Nalah in
Kashmir Valley
S.A. Hajam¹, Nassar Ahmad Wani¹ and H.A. Wani²
¹Department of Biotechnology, S.P College Srinagar - 190 001 (India) 1,2National Institute of Technology Hazratbal Srinagar -
190 006 (India)
Received on May 23, 2008 and accepted on August 19, 2008
ABSTRACT
Physical, Chemical and Bacterial analysis of water collected from different sites of Lidder Nalah revealed that water moderately contaminated and needs proper treatment before supply to the community.
¹P.G. Department of Chemistry, Govt. Geetanjali Girls P.G. College, Bhopal - 462 038 (India) ²P.G. Department of Chemistry, Government MVM, Bhopal - 462 001 (India)
Received on May 12, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
Ground water represents one of the most important water resources in India as it in the rest of the globe and account for over 400 km³ of the annual utilizable resource in the country. Reliance on ground water resources is particularly strong where dry season surface water levels or low wet season flows are too disruptive to be easily tapped. Many human activities are responsible for the pollution of groundwater, due to mixing of petroleum products, pesticides & herbicides heavy metals, toxic industrial & domestic wastages. Surplus organic material and contagious organism by percolation and infiltration into ground water resources. In the present study temperature, pH, EC, free CO2, Chloride, total alkalinity, total hardness, Ca-H, Mg-H, D.O., B.O.D., C.O.D., Nitrate, are analyzed at different sampling stations. this study is very significant worldwide to keep, close water on water quality.
Keywords : Groundwater, assessment, parameters, human activities
Received on May 12, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
Water pollution is a threat to lead a healthy life. Vast industrialization and uses of nsecticides and pesticides are the reason of changing Physico-Chemical characteristics of water. The present study was undertaken with a view to detect different types of trace metals found in water of Satna region. For this purpose mineral resources of this region are considred at the root level.
Keywords : Surface water, trace metals, pollution
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 339-340 Dec 2008
Heavy metal analysis in ground water samples
of Sailu Tehsil
D.U. THOMBAL, r.U. AMBHURE and S.R. MIRGANE*
P.G. Department of Chemistry, Jalna Education Society's, R.G. Bagdia Arts, S.B.Lakhotia Commerce and R.Bezonji Science,
College, Jalna - 431203 (India).
Received on May 12, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
Determination of heavy metal concentration of selected Ten sites from Sailu Tehsil of Parbhani district was carried out. Heavy metals were estimated by Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer, and out come of the results were discussed in the light of pollution status of the study area.
Keywords : Heavy metal Analysis ground water, Sailu Tehsil.
Volume 3 No. 2 Page No. 341-342 Dec 2008
Flouorides in some ground water samples of
Ambad Tehsil
K.N. Solunke, M.P. Gutte and S.R. Mirgane*
P. G. Department of Chemistry, Jalna Education Society’s, R.G. Bagdia Arts, S.B. Lakhotia Commerce and R. Bezonji Science
College, Jalna - 431 203 (India).
Received on May 12, 2008 and accepted on August 17, 2008
ABSTRACT
Determination of fluoride concentration of thirty ground water samples and surface water samples from sites in Ambad Tehsil of Jalna district was carried out using ion selective electrode and out come of the results were discussed in the light of pollution status of the study area.
Keywords : Fluoride ion concentration, ground water samples, Ambad Tehsil.
