IOSR-JESTFT   Volume-10 ~ Issue-12 ~ December 2016

Abstract: Sediments that are brought by the rivers are deposited in the wetlands, particularly in the lagoons, and change gradually the characteristics of the wetland ecosystem. Therefore, the soil erosion through the rivers and the runoff has to be estimated to decide a management action plan. The goal of this research project is to develop a GIS - based soil erosion potential model of the Point Calimere wetland at the apex of Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu. The basic method of the Universal Soil Loss equation is combined with the computer capabilities of a GIS, specifically the commercial software package ArcGIS 10. The USLE has proved to be very popular and it estimates long term average annual gross soil erosion............

KeyWords: Sediment, Soil erosion, factor, DEMm management

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Abstract: Corporate memory systems improve quality & efficiency and support dynamic & opportunistic management and coordination of the organisational processes which include environmental activities. A lot of authors have analysed how corporate memory impact on organisations productivity but this study takes a different perspective. It examines how corporate memory can contribute to environmental sustainability judging from the implementation, strengths and weaknesses from multiple source data and using ELP as a case study. Linkages between corporate memory and environmental sustainability..........

KeyWords: Corporate Memory, Environmental Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Knowledge, Learning, Data Management, Environmental Performance, Repository

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Abstract: Solid wastes are the large undesirable residue in the form of refuse, garbage, sludge, etc. that are generated through domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural activities. Solid Waste Handling Infrastructure is the basic life line on which any city thrives. Mere presence of this infrastructure does not guarantee the services until the geographic accessibility ensures availability of Waste Bins at proximity. Hence, infrastructure has to be cross viewed in terms of spatial distribution and spatial accessibility. The research work attempts to demonstrate the application of Geoinformatics in analyzing the distribution of solid waste infrastructure and space-time accessibility of this infrastructure in Gulbarga city, India. The outcome of the research also exhibits the application of Geoinformatics for designing the placing of dust bins to achieve spatial balance of distribution.

KeyWords: Dust bins, Geoinformatics, Infrastructure distribution, Solid Waste, spatial distribution

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Abstract: The present work evaluates the impact of industrial pollutants on the physicochemical quality of Bonaberi and Akwa North mangrove swamps. To that effect, 18 random samples of water have been taken from upstream to downstream in the two said mangrove swamp. Immediately after this sampling, the samples were transported to the Laboratory of ichthyology and applied Hydrobiology and the Soil and Environment Sciences laboratory of the University of Dschang in order to determine their level of phosphate, magnesium, iron, potassium, ammonia, ammonium, total nitrogen, sulphate, sodium, calcium, nitrate, nitric.The temperature, the pH, the electrical conductivity and the dissolved oxygen were determined in situ. Moreover, survey were carried out with the riverside population.........

KeyWords: Wetlands, population, physico-chemical parameters, mangroves

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Abstract: This study was designed to determine the comparative hepatoprotective effects of concomitant administration of calcium (Ca) alone, magnesium (Mg) alone and the combination of Ca and Mg against cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) co-intoxicated rats. Wistar rats were divided into five groups of four rats per group in metabolic cages. Group one was fed with tap water only; group two with the co-administration of cd and Pb; group three with co-administration of Cd and Pb and concomitant addition of mg; group four with co-administration of Cd and Pb and concomitant addition of Ca; while group five with co-administration of Cd and Pb and concomitant addition of Ca and Mg...........

KeyWords: Comparative, Hepatoprotective, concomitant, Calcium, Magnesium, Cadmium, Lead, Co-intoxicated.

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Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of substances with imine functional group on the oxidation and microbial stability of biodiesel fuel. Three secondary aldimines were synthesized and were added at concentrations of 1000, 200 and 50 ppm in two types of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) from different source material, namely soybean oil and pomace olive oil. Treated FAMEs were also blended with Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) fuel at a concentration of 7% v/v in order to examine the activity of the substances in the final blend. Alterations in the oxidation stability were evaluated by conducting measurements in a Rapid Small Scale Oxidation Test (RSSOT) apparatus............

KeyWords: Aldimines, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, biodiesel, FAME, schiff bases

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Abstract: This paper reports AMF (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) dynamics in 16 sites of vertisol rice growing environments existing in Central Lombok, Indonesia, for the 1999 non-rice dry season cropping to the end of the subsequent (1999/2000) rainy season rice cropping. The results showed that among the types of rice growing environments surveyed, the rainfed environments either with no flooding (upland rice) or only a short period of flooding (Gora rice) had higher AMF colonization levels and transparent spore number, compared with the irrigated environments in which rice crops are grown............

KeyWords: Arbuscular mycorrhiza, colonization, dynamics, rice growing environment, vertisols

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Abstract: In this work, the adsorption of a cationic dye to an aqueous solution with an adsorbent prepared from the shell walnuts has been demonstrated. Different effects as the adsorbent dosage, initial dye concentration, contact time and the particle size were studied. The adsorption isotherms were analyzed using the Langmuir model and Freundlich and the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters were assessed to predict the nature of the adsorption.

KeyWords: Nut shells, Methylene blue, Static regime, Modeling, Kinetics, Isotherms

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Abstract: Oligochaetes influence nutrient dynamics in paddy fields, the largest freshwater ecosystems. Oligochaete community structure in seasonal paddy fields during flooded and paddy cultivating seasons in Kole wetlands, a part of Vembanad kole wetlands ( a Ramsar site) was analyzed. Oligochaete species of the families Naididae, Tubificidae and Lumbriculidae were present. Aulodrilus pluriseta, Pristinella jenkinae, Branchodrilus semperi, Aulodrilus pigueti, Pristinella minuta and Aulodrilus sp. were the species common in both the seasons. The ANOSIM of oligochaete species revealed that the dissimilarity in oligochaete compostion was not very strong between both seasons...........

KeyWords: Flooded season, paddy fields, oligochaetes, Vembanad Kole wetland

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Abstract: The seasonal paddy cultivation in wetlands is common practice in many parts of the world. The shift from water body to paddy field involves a series of processes, which is expected to cause disturbance to the inhabitant organisms. Due to the sedentary life style, benthic organisms are prone to the disturbances than the mobile organisms. This study analyzed the macrobenthic community structure in a kole wetland (a part of the Ramsar site Vembanad Kole wetlands), where the agricultural related activities during seasonal paddy cultivation transformed the area as wet, dry, paddy, channel and stable phases. The macrobenthic fauna belonged to the phyla Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata........

KeyWords: Kole wetlands, Macrobenthic fauna, Seasonal paddy field, Vembanad kole wetland

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