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Emission from open burning of municipal solid waste in India.(Environmental Technology)
(Kumari, K., Kumar, S., Rajagopal, V., Khare, A., & Kumar, R.
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"Open burning of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is a potential non-point source of emission, which causes greater concern especially in developing countries like India. The lack of awareness about environmental impact of open burning among the public, and ignorance of the fact i.e., “Open burning is a source of emission of carcinogenic substances” by environmental organizations are major hindrances towards appropriate municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system in India. The present paper highlights about the open burning of MSW practices in India, the current and projected emission of 10 major pollutants, namely dioxin, furans, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and 1-hexene emitted due to the open burning of MSW. Waste to Energy (WTE) potential of MSW was also estimated adopting effective biological and thermal techniques, such as Biomethanation and Plasma Arc Gasification by replacing open burning technique. Statistical techniques were applied to analyse the data and current and projected emission of these 10 pollutants were estimated. Data pertaining to population, MSW generation and its collection efficiency were compiled for 29 States and 7 Union Territories. Thereafter, emission of 10 pollutants was measured following methodology prescribed in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guideline for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, 2006. The study revealed that people living in Metropolitan cities in India are more affected by emissions from open burning."
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Development of noise simulation model for stationary and mobile sources: A GIS-based approach(Environmental modeling & assessment )
(A Sharma, R Vijay, VK Sardar, RA Sohony, A Gupta,15 (3), ,,189-197,Year : 2010)
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Lab Scale Study on Electrcoagulation Defluoridation Process Optimization along with Aluminium Leaching in the process and Comparison with Full scale Plant Operation(Journal of Water Science and Tech)
(Poonam Kailash Gwala, Subhash P. Andey, Vasant Mhaisalkar; Pawan Labhasetwar, Sarika Pimpalkar, Chetan Kshirsagar,Vol. 63,No. 12,p 2788–2795,Year : 2011)
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Molecular evidence for the non-monophyly of Asian natricid genus Xenochrophis (Serpentis, Colubroidea) as inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes.(Journal of Herpetology)
(B., Meganathan, P. R., Vidal, N., Haque.I,,, 263-268,Year : 2012)
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Unresolved phylogenetic relationships within the subfamily Natricinae continue to exist, including the position of the genus Xenochrophis. In the present study, two mitochondrial genes (cytochrome b, 12S rRNA) and one nuclear gene (c-mos) were used to infer the phylogenetic relationships among the members of Natricinae, with a special emphasis on the position of the genus Xenochrophis. Two statistical methods, Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference, were used for phylogenetic reconstruction. Both the mitochondrial and nuclear datasets produced sufficiently resolved and congruent topologies. Our findings placed the genus Xenochrophis within Natricinae consistently with strong nodal support. Findings also revealed a close association between two Indian natricid snakes, Xenochrophis piscator and Xenochrophis schnurrenbergeri. However Xenochrophis vittatus, from Indonesia, does not cluster with the remaining species of Xenochrophis, suggesting a nonmonophyly of this genus. Overall Natricinae was found to be monophyletic because the two genera, Psammodynastes pulverulentus and Amplorhinus multimaculatus, are now known to be members of the Lamprophiidae. This study also finds a close relationship between the endemic species Lycognathophis seychellensis with the African natricids.
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Genomic characterization of key bacteriophages to formulate the potential biocontrol agent to combat enteric pathogenic bacteria(Archives of microbiology)
(Parmar, KM;
Dafale, NA;
Tikariha, H;
Purohit, HJ
,200 (4),,611- 622,Year : 2017)
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Distillery effluent as a liquid fertilizer: a win-win option for sustainable agriculture(Environmental Technology)
(Kumari, K., Ranjan, N., Kumar, S.,& Sinha, R.C.
,37, ,,381-387,Year : 2015)
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"A promising approach to recycle the residual distillery waste as a potential liquid fertilizer has been discussed in this paper. Field studies were conducted on Brassica compestris to assess the potential of the diluted post- methanated distillery effluent. The results indicated that there was not much variation in pH, conductivity and nitrate of soil, whereas total dissolved solids, conductivity, nitrate and chemical oxygen demand of the well water increased slightly but well within the permissible limit. However, there was a significant increase in the plant biomass, diameter of the shoot and root, area of leaf, as well as number and length of pods and root hairs. The hydrophilic colloids of the seed increased significantly (p < .01) and the yield of mustard seeds was increased by 30% as compared to the conventional fertilizer. The carbohydrate, chlorophyll and ascorbic acid content of the leaf, stem and root were also analysed and its morpho- physiological significance is also presented in this paper."
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Distribution Network Assessment using EPANET for Intermittent and Continuous Water Supply(Water Resources Management)
(Mohapatra Sanjeeb,Sargaonkar Aabha, Labhasetwar Pawan Kumar,28, ,,3745-3759,Year : 2014)
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DOI 10.1007/s11269-014-0707-y
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How safe are the global water coverage figures? Case study from Madhya Pradesh, India( Environment Monitoring and Assessment)
(Sam Godfrey, Pawan Labhasetwar, Satish Wate, Sarika Pimpalkar,,,,Year : 2011)
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the endangered Indian snake, Python molurus molurus(Molecular Biology Reports)
(B., Meganathan, P. R., Haque.I,,,7403-7412,Year : 2012)
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This paper reports the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of an endangered Indian snake, Python molurus molurus (Indian Rock Python). A typical snake mitochondrial (mt) genome of 17258 bp length comprising of 37 genes including the 13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes along with duplicate control regions is described herein. The P. molurus molurus mt. genome is relatively similar to other snake mt. genomes with respect to gene arrangement, composition, tRNA structures and skews of AT/GC bases. The nucleotide composition of the genome shows that there are more A-C % than T-G% on the positive strand as revealed by positive AT and CG skews. Comparison of individual protein coding genes, with other snake genomes suggests that ATP8 and NADH3 genes have high divergence rates. Codon usage analysis reveals a preference of NNC codons over NNG codons in the mt. genome of P. molurus. Also, the synonymous and non-synonymous substitution rates (ka/ks) suggest that most of the protein coding genes are under purifying selection pressure. The phylogenetic analyses involving the concatenated 13 protein coding genes of P. molurus molurus conformed to the previously established snake phylogeny.
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Cross-Reactivity of Prokaryotic 16S rDNA-Specific Primers to Eukaryotic DNA: Mistaken Microbial Community Profiling in Environmental Samples(Current Microbiology)
(Yadav, S.;
Kumar, A.;
Gupta, M.;
Maitra, S. S.,,,1-8,Year : 2018)
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Implementation of Water Safety Plan for a large-piped water supply system(Environmental Monitoring and Assessment)
(Nijhawan Anisha, Jain Priyanka, Sargaonkar Aabha, Labhasetwar Pawan Kumar,186,,5547-5560,Year : 2014)
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DOI 10.1007/s10661-014-3802-x
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Assessing and managing fluorosis risk in children and adults in rural Madhya Pradesh, India( Journal of Water)
(Sam Godfrey, Pawan Labhasetwar, Tapas Chakma, Satish Wate, Aditya Swami, Jamie Bartram,,,,Year : 2010)
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of three bats species and whole genome mitochondrial analyses reveal patterns of codon bias and lend support to a basal split in Chiroptera(GENE)
(Meganathan. P. R., Pagan, H. J. T., McCulloch, E. S., Stevens, R.D, Ray, D.A. ,,,121-129,Year : 2012)
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Order Chiroptera is a unique group of mammals whose members have attained self-powered flight as their main mode of locomotion. Much speculation persists regarding bat evolution; however, lack of sufficient molecular data hampers evolutionary and conservation studies. Of ~1200 species, complete mitochondrial genome sequences are available for only eleven. Additional sequences should be generated if we are to resolve many questions concerning these fascinating mammals. Herein, we describe the complete mitochondrial genomes of three bats: Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Lasiurus borealis and Artibeus lituratus. We also compare the currently available mitochondrial genomes and analyze codon usage in Chiroptera. C. rafinesquii, L. borealis and A. lituratus mitochondrial genomes are 16438 bp, 17048 bp and 16709 bp, respectively. Genome organization and gene arrangements are similar to other bats. Phylogenetic analyses using complete mitochondrial genome sequences support previously established phylogenetic relationships and suggest utility in future studies focusing on the evolutionary aspects of these species. Comprehensive analyses of available bat mitochondrial genomes reveal distinct nucleotide patterns and synonymous codon preferences corresponding to different chiropteran families. These patterns suggest that mutational and selection forces are acting to different extents within Chiroptera and shape their mitochondrial genomes.
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An Approach to In Silico Dissection of Bacterial Intelligence Through Selective Genomic Tools(Indian Journal of Microbiology)
(Talkal, R.;
Tikariha, H.;
Purohit, H.
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Risk Based Analysis for Contamination Event Selection and Optimal Sensor Placement for Intermittent Water Distribution Network Security(Water Resources Management)
(Shweta Rathi, Rajesh Gupta, Swapnil Kamble, Aabha Sargaonkar, 30,,2671-2685,Year : 2016)
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DOI 10.1007/s11269-016-1309-7
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Deterioration in water quality from supply chain to household and appropriate storage in the context of intermittent water supply(Water Science and Technology)
(Daniel Elala, Pawan Labhasetwar, Sean F. Tyrrel,,,,Year : 2010)
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Validation of a multiplex PCR assay for the forensic identification of Indian crocodiles. (Journal of Forensic Sciences)
(Meganathan, P. R., Dubey, B., Jogayya K. N., Haque.I
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A dependable and efficient wildlife species identification system is essential for swift dispensation of the justice linking wildlife crimes. Development of molecular techniques is befitting the need of the time. The forensic laboratories often receive highly ill-treated samples for identification purposes, and thus, validation of any novel methodology is necessary for forensic usage. We validate a novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay, developed at this laboratory for the forensic identification of three Indian crocodiles, Crocodylus palustris, Crocodylus porosus, and Gavialis gangeticus, following the guidelines of Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods. The multiplex PCR was tested for its specificity, reproducibility, sensitivity, and stability. This study also includes the samples treated with various chemical substances and exposed to various environmental regimes. The result of this validation study promises this technique to be an efficient identification tool for Indian crocodiles and therefore is recommended for forensic purposes.
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Heavy metal (Pb) accumulation in metallophytes as influenced by the variations in rhizospheric and non- rhizospheric soils physico-chemical characteristics(International Journal of Phytoremediation)
(Adejumo, SA;
Tiwari, S;
Shinde, V;
Sarangi, BK
,20 (3),,237- 248,Year : 2017)
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Integrated Hydro chemical and Geophysical studies for assessment of groundwater pollution in basaltic settings in Central India( Environment Monitoring and Assessment)
(P.R. Pujari, C. Padmakar, L. Suri Naidu, V.U. Vaijnath, B. Kachawe, V.V.S.G. Rao, P.K. Labhasetwar,,,,Year : 2010)
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of three Crocodylus species and their comparison within the Order Crocodylia. (GENE)
(Meganathan, P. R., Dubey, B., Batzer, M. A., Ray, D. A., Haque.I,,,35-41,Year : 2011)
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Crocodylus is the largest genus within the Order Crocodylia consisting of eleven species. This paper reports the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of three Crocodylus species, Crocodylus moreletii, Crocodylus johnstoni and Crocodylus palustris, and compares the newly obtained mitochondrial DNA sequences with other crocodilians, available in the public databases. The mitochondrial genomes of C. moreletii, C. johnstoni and C. palustris are 16,827 bp, 16,851 bp and 16,852 bp in length, respectively. These mitochondrial genomes consist of 13 protein coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding region. The mitochondrial genomes of all the Crocodylus species, studied herein show identical characteristics in terms of nucleotide composition and codon usage, suggestive of the existence of analogous evolutionary patterns within the genus, Crocodylus. The synonymous and non-synonymous substitution rates for all the protein coding genes of Crocodylus were observed in between 0.001 and 0.275 which reveal the prevalence of purifying selection in these genes. The phylogenetic analyses based on complete mitochondrial DNA data substantiate the previously established crocodilian phylogeny. This study provides a better understanding of the crocodilian mitochondrial genome and the data described herein will prove useful for future studies concerning crocodilian mitochondrial genome evolution.
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