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2. Pesticide Contamination in Freshwater and Soil Environs
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Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, and Gowhar Hamid Dar
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Pesticide contamination ,Environmental remediation ,Environmental protection ,Environmental science - Published
- 2021
3. Microbiomes for the Management of Agricultural Sustainability
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Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, and Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood
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- Agricultural microbiology, Sustainable agriculture
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This volume discusses innovative advancements in soil and crop microbiome technology and methods to support agricultural sustainability and reduce soil degradation. As climate change impacts agricultural productivity and soil health in impacted regions throughout the world, potential alternatives to find balance between soil health and crop yield are increasingly needed. Therefore, this book provides a timely, global perspective with a collection of expert authors to address how microbiomes can be used to achieve agricultural sustainability in threatened and degraded areas, while also covering related matters including soil health, pest management, waste disposal, environmental contamination, biofertilizer production, composting, and microbial engineering. The book is meant to serve as a reference for agriculturalists, environmentalists, graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and professors of sustainability and agricultural management.
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- 2023
4. White Pollution
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Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mehvish Hameed, and Dig Vijay Singh
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Pollution ,0303 health sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,White (horse) ,Environmental health ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Environmental science ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Hazard ,030304 developmental biology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common - Abstract
Plastic derived from the petrochemical industry with a high molecular weight constitutes about 9-13% of total solid waste. Since the industrial revolution, the use of plastic has increased manifold without improving its adequate management as a waste. Most of the plastic waste produced in the world is mainly from packaging industry followed by building and construction. Plastic is a non-degradable deadly pollutant to degrade environmental quality and are known to remain in water and soil for years without making any change in their structure. Due to enormous generation, open burning of plastic is also preferred due to the lack of resource in the developing countries thus releasing toxic gases thereby causing air pollution. Plastic disturbs the balance of the environment by acting as physical barrier leading to the drainage of the drains, degrading soil properties, and are often ingested by the organisms ultimately leading to their death. Thus, it becomes more important to manage the plastic pollution keeping in view its detrimental impacts on the environment.
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- 2020
5. Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels : Prospects and Challenges
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Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Suhaib A. Bandh, Fayaz A. Malla, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Suhaib A. Bandh, Fayaz A. Malla, and Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood
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- Biomass energy--Economic aspects, Biomass energy--Environmental aspects, Biomass energy industries--Production control
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Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges provides a comprehensive sustainability analysis of biofuels based on lifecycle analysis and develops various multi-dimensional decision-making techniques for prioritizing biofuel production technologies. Taking a transversal approach, the book combines lifecycle sustainability assessment, lifecycle assessment, lifecycle costing analysis, social lifecycle assessment, sustainability metrics, triple bottom lines, operational research methods, and supply chain designs for investigating the critical factors and critical enablers that influence the sustainable development of biofuel industry. This book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners seeking to deepen their knowledge of biofuels as an alternative fuel. It will equip researchers and policymakers in the energy sector with the scientific methodology and metrics needed to develop strategies for a viable sustainability transition. Provides decision-making and planning tools for the bioenergy sector Focuses on the applied aspects of environmental sustainability, offering a guide to the implementation of standard and new analyses in the commercial sector Gives readers the tools to understand the implications of policy and regulation in different locations rather than providing location-specific information that is quickly out-of-date
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- 2022
6. Pesticide Contamination in Freshwater and Soil Environs : Impacts, Threats, and Sustainable Remediation
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Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, and Gowhar Hamid Dar
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- Agricultural pollution, Pesticides--Environmental aspects, Water--Pollution, Bioremediation, Soil pollution
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Taking into consideration that the agricultural industry is greatly dependent on pesticide chemicals to deal with the damage caused due to pests, this new volume details the challenges along with the bioremediation and remediation measures, such as the use of beneficial microorganisms, polymeric nanocomposites for nanoremediation, phytoremediation, and more. It looks at pesticide contamination from agricultural activities in a variety of different environs and a selection of sustainable and eco-friendly remediation approaches. It provides a spectrum of concepts, ideas, and knowledge related to the detrimental actions of pesticides on the environment directly and on human beings indirectly and provides insight into sustainable and advanced pesticide remediation technology. It fills a gap in the available literature in this field and will provide valuable for academicians, researchers, agriculturists, and students.
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- 2022
7. Freshwater Pollution and Aquatic Ecosystems : Environmental Impact and Sustainable Management
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Gowhar Hamid Dar, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Humaira Qadri, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, and Humaira Qadri
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- Aquatic ecology, Water--Pollution
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This new volume addresses the environmental impacts of pollution on freshwater aquatic ecosystems and presents sustainable management and remediation practices and advanced technology help to address the different types of pollutants.Freshwater Pollution and Aquatic Ecosystems: Environmental Impact and Sustainable Management considers the need for sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective tools and technologies to assess, monitor, and properly manage the increasing issues of aquatic pollution. It provides detailed accounts of the phenomena and mechanisms related to aquatic pollution and highlights the problems and threats associated with pollution contamination in freshwater. It provides useful insight into the sustainable and advanced pollution remediation technology adopted by different countries for the monitoring, assessment, and sustainable management of pollution.The chapters in the volume evaluate the sources of harmful pollutants, which include industrial effluents, sewage, and runoff from agricultural industries, which result in toxic microbes, organic waste, oils, and high load of nutrients. Unsustainable management practices of domestic sewage and indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides lead to the technological disturbance of aquatic biota. In addition to harming aquatic biota, these pollutants find their way into the human body through inhalation, ingestion, or absorption and finally tend to bio-accumulate in trophic levels of the food chain, which poses a major risk to human beings.This book will be a valuable resource for ecologists, environmentalists, scientists, and many others for their work in understanding and management of aquatic pollutants in freshwater biospheres.
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- 2021
8. Microbiota and Biofertilizers, Vol 2 : Ecofriendly Tools for Reclamation of Degraded Soil Environs
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Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, and Khalid Rehman Hakeem
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- Biofertilizers, Soil remediation
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The dependence of present farming on artificial input of “chemical fertilizers” has caused numerous ecological tribulations associated with global warming and soil contamination. Moreover, there is an essential requirement for realistic agricultural practices on a comprehensive level. Accordingly, biofertilizers including microbes have been recommended as feasible environmentally sound solutions for agricultural practices which not only are natural, and cost-effective but also preserve soil environs and important biota of agricultural land. In addition, it enhances the nutrient quantity of soils organically. Microbial biofertilizers promote plant growth by escalating proficient absorption of nutrients for the plants and by providing an excellent disease-fighting mechanism.Agriculture, the backbone of human sustenance, has been put under tremendous pressure by the ever-increasing human population. Although various modern agro-techniques boosted agricultural production, the excessive useof synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides have proven extremely detrimental to agriculture as well as to the environment in which it is carried out. Besides this some faulty agricultural practices like monoculture and defective irrigation, further complicate the scenario by eliminating biodiversity, increasing the efflux of nutrients into the water bodies, the formation of algal blooms, eutrophication, damaging the water quality and lowering fish stocks. Biofertilizers are the organic compounds applied to crops for their sustainable growth and the sustainability of the environment as the microbiota associated with biofertilizers interact with the soil, roots and seeds to enhance soil fertility. Application of biofertilizers results in the increased mineral and water uptake, root development, vegetative growth and nitrogen fixation besides liberating growth-promoting substances and minerals that help the maintenance of soil fertility. They further act as antagonists and play a pivotal role in neutralising soil-borne plant pathogens and thus, help in the bio-control of diseases. Application of biofertilizers instead of synthetic fertilizers could be a promising technique to raise agricultural productivity without degrading environmental quality. The present book focuses on the latest research approaches and updates from the microbiota and their applications in the agriculture industry. We believe this book addresses various challenges and shed lights on the possible future of the sustainable agricultural system.
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- 2021
9. Municipal Solid Waste Generation and its Management, a Growing Threat to Fragile Ecosystem in Kashmir Himalaya
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Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Moonisa Aslam Dervash, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, and Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood
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Municipal solid waste ,Ecology ,020209 energy ,cardboard ,Waste collection ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Pollution ,Toxicology ,Food waste ,visual_art ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Per capita ,Environmental science ,Ecosystem ,Tonne ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Waste disposal - Abstract
The Kashmir valley is facing tremendous pressure associated with problems of growing waste generation. Thus, the aim of the present research was to generate baseline data for adequate waste management and associated problems. For the collection of samples, 20 houses were randomly selected in the main town from each district and segregated into compostable, recyclable, combustible and inert categories. All the samples were transported with immense care to the laboratory for further analysis. Waste generation for the four districts with an average of 0.526 kg/capita/day in Srinagar, 0.479 kg/capita/day in Anantnag, 0.400 kg/capita/day in Ganderbal and 0.397 kg/capita/day in Budgam were determined during the current investigation. The total waste generated on annual basis observed in all the four districts was observed to be 57,199.99 Metric Tonnes (MT) with the highest (236,732.75 MT) in Srinagar and the lowest of (42,840.00 MT) in Budgam. The waste constituent accounted highest 20-22% for food waste followed by cardboard and paper (11-15%), wooden items (11-14%). The major fraction of category waste comprised of recyclable (62-64%), followed by compostable (20-21%) and minor comprised of inert materials (3-4%). In general, poor to negligible systems of waste collection, transportation and disposal were observed in all four districts. Srinagar was found as the lone district practicing landfilling of MSW in Achan area. Thus, the need of hour is to save the scenic beauty of fragile ecosystem from waste disposal hazard after adopting various strategies like segregation of waste at the source and statutory provisions.
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- 2017
10. Correlation Between Pollution Trends of Freshwater Bodies and Bacterial Disease of Fish Fauna
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Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rubiya Dar, Azra N. Kamili, Mohammad Z. Chishti, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, and Humaira Qadri
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Facultative ,Bacterial disease ,business.industry ,Fauna ,Virulence ,Zoology ,Environmental pollution ,Pathogenic bacteria ,Bacterial genome size ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Aquaculture ,medicine ,business - Abstract
Fish diseases are major challenges now-a-days which disrupt the stable supply of fishes around the world. Fish diseases are caused by bacterial and fungal infection and other environmental factors (poor water quality) are generally responsible for mass mortalities both in cultured as well as in wild fishes. Bacterial infection produces septicaemia, ulcerative and haemorrhagic diseases causing significant mortality in fishes of different habitats and affects the economy of the aquaculture sector. Polluted environs contains always disease spreading pathogens in addition to facultative microbes. The current review suggests that the incidences of bacterial infection in fishes have increased significantly, with new pathogens regularly recognized. Furthermore, the accounts of the whole genomes of various bacterial species over the years have allowed the identification of an important number of virulence genes that affect the pathogenic potential of these bacteria. The literature over review provides the most relevant information derived from the available bacterial genomes in relation to virulence and on the diverse virulence factors. Thus an attempt is made in the current review to portray the importance of profiling and evaluation of effect of the pathogenic bacteria in the fish fauna.
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- 2019
11. Wonders of Nanotechnology for Remediation of Polluted Aquatic Environs
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Moonisa Aslam Dervash, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Humaira Qadri, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Dig Vijay Singh, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Mehvish Hameed, and Nowsheeba Rashid
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Pollutant ,business.industry ,Environmental remediation ,Environmental science ,Heavy metals ,Nanotechnology ,Sewage treatment ,Pesticide ,Clean technology ,business ,Water pollution ,Freshwater ecosystem - Abstract
On earth, all forms of life wholly and solely depend upon the clean water sources for their survival. The freshwater ecosystems are home for large number of organisms from microscopic to macroscopic species. However, water pollution has changed the history of freshwater ecosystems due to addition of variety of pollutants. The problem of water pollution is getting worsened year after year which ultimately affects the limited freshwater resources. The anthropogenic activities have created a situation that may, in the coming years, cause permanent damage to the balanced structure of freshwater ecosystems. There are numerous techniques available for wastewater treatment prior to its discharge into recipient water bodies. But, due to one or other reasons, these conventional techniques fail to meet the demands of treating the wastewaters. Besides, efficiency of these available conventional techniques is also a matter of concern. The literature cited in this chapter suggests that nanotechnology could be a valuable, efficient and clean technology to treat the wastewaters. It is not selective to cleanup only organic based pollutants but efficient to remediate heavy metals (Cd2+, Pb2+, Zn2+, Hg2+ and Cr3+) and pesticides in wastewaters. Furthermore, due to an excellent adsorption and catalytic properties of nanomaterials, it has proven to have marvellous antimicrobial activity, pathogen detection and disinfectant quality for the treatment wastewaters.
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- 2019
12. Heavy metal contamination in two commercial fish species of a trans-Himalayan freshwater ecosystem
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Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Humaira Qadri, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Sartaj Ahmad Ganie, Shafiq-Ur-Rehman, Asmat Rashid, and Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood
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Gills ,Gill ,Veterinary medicine ,Carps ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Range (biology) ,Cyprinidae ,Fish species ,India ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,Freshwater ecosystem ,Cyprinus ,Metals, Heavy ,Animals ,Ecotoxicology ,Tissue Distribution ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science ,biology ,Muscles ,Environmental Exposure ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Pollution ,Liver ,Bioaccumulation ,Schizothorax ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
Toxic metals have disturbed the quality of freshwater ecosystems worldwide. The concentration of heavy metals was investigated in liver, gills and muscle tissues of Schizothorax niger and Cyprinus carpio captured from river Jhelum of Kashmir Himalaya. The heavy metals displayed a wide range of disparity in studied tissues, seasons, sites and species. Cu2+ exhibited the highest concentration (279.6 μg/kg) in the liver tissues of S. niger in autumn at site 2 and the lowest (53.1 μg/kg) in the gill tissues in winter at site 1. In C. carpio, the Cu2+ was recorded highest (309.4 μg/kg) in the liver tissues in autumn at site 2. The concentration of Zn2+ was found highest (575.7 μg/kg) in the liver tissues at site 2 and the lowest (65.8 μg/kg) was recorded in the muscle tissues in autumn at site 1. Zn2+ was recorded highest (416.6 μg/kg) in the liver tissues in autumn at site 3 and lowest (51.5 μg/kg) in the gills of C. carpio during winter at site 1 (control). The concentration of Pb2+ (14.42 μg/kg) and Fe2+ (323.9 μg/kg) was observed in the liver tissue and gills of S. niger at site 3. Similar levels of Pb2+ and Fe2+ were recorded in the tissues of C. carpio at different sites. Four-way ANOVA (four way) indicated a statistically significant variation (p ≤ 0.05) in heavy metals with the sites, seasons, species and organs. The study emphasises the utmost need to monitor the level of heavy metals in S. niger on a regular basis as this native fish species is showing a continuous decline in the freshwater ecosystems of Kashmir Valley.
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- 2019
13. Innovative Waste Management Technologies for Sustainable Development
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Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Humaira Qadri, Khursheed Ahmad Wani, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Humaira Qadri, Khursheed Ahmad Wani, Gowhar Hamid Dar, and Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood
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- Sustainable engineering, Biomass energy, Refuse and refuse disposal, Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Environmental aspects
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A rapidly growing population, industrialization, modernization, luxury life style, and overall urbanization are associated with the generation of enhanced wastes. The inadequate management of the ever-growing amount of waste has degraded the quality of the natural resources on a regional, state, and country basis, and consequently threatens public health as well as global environmental security. Therefore, there is an existent demand for the improvement of sustainable, efficient, and low-cost technologies to monitor and properly manage the huge quantities of waste and convert these wastes into energy sources. Innovative Waste Management Technologies for Sustainable Development is an essential reference source that discusses management of different types of wastes and provides relevant theoretical frameworks about new waste management technologies for the control of air, water, and soil pollution. This publication also explores the innovative concept of waste-to-energy and its application in safeguarding the environment. Featuring research on topics such as pollution management, vermicomposting, and crude dumping, this book is ideally designed for environmentalists, policymakers, professionals, researchers, scientists, industrialists, and environmental agencies.
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- 2020
14. Fresh Water Pollution Dynamics and Remediation
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Humaira Qadri, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Humaira Qadri, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, and Gowhar Hamid Dar
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- Water quality management, Water--Pollution
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Freshwater is a finite resource and is being deteriorated directly and indirectly by anthropogenic pressures. Preserving the quality and availability of freshwater resources is becoming one of the most pressing environmental challenges on the international horizon. To ensure the preservation as well as availability of freshwater resources, there is a need to understand the ecology of the freshwater systems, pollution problems, their impacts, restoration techniques to be opted and the conservation measures. In this backdrop the present book on ‘Freshwater Pollution Dynamics and Remediation'has been compiled. The book provides an understanding about the present state of art, pollution impacts including the changes in the environmental quality as well as the shift in the aquatic biological communities of the fragile freshwater ecosystems. Besides, the impact of deteriorating quality of the freshwater ecosystems on the animal and human health is also discussed in detail. This book provides a comprehensive account of the techniques based on updated research in biotechnology, bio-remediation, phyto-remediation and nano-bioremediation. The role of biosorpers and biofilms as a remediation tool has also been detailed. The book is a ready reference for researchers, scientists and educators who are involved in the freshwater pollution, remediation and management studies. The book editors with an expertise in diverse research fields in freshwater ecosystems have congregated the most inclusive research accounts on the freshwater pollution and remediation and thus developed a repository of diverse knowledge on the subject
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- 2020
15. Microbiota and Biofertilizers : A Sustainable Continuum for Plant and Soil Health
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Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, and Rouf Ahmad Bhat
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- Plant ecology, Soil science, Conservation biology, Ecology, Agriculture, Environmental engineering, Biotechnology, Bioremediation
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An increasing population has put tremendous pressure on agricultural productivity to fulfill the demands of human consumption. Numerous agricultural activities and techniques have been developed to raise annual crop production globally. While agriculture has succeeded in enhancing the yearly crop productivity, this achievement is at the cost of environmental degradation by applying synthetic persistent substances, such as industrial fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, etc. Chemical fertilizers are nearly as destructive as they are productive, causing monocultures and consequences associated with elimination of diversity, nutrient pollution as evidenced by algae blooms, eutrophication, water quality issues, lower oxygen levels and dangers to fish stocks. Therefore, the scientific approach to maintain sustainable fertility in soil and plants is to switch over to biofertilisers.Biofertilisers are compounds of organic matter that are applied to crops for growth and health. Their constituent micro-organisms interact in an ecofriendly manner with the soil, root and seeds of plants, promoting the growth of micro-flora that enhances soil fertility. They are known to play a number of vital roles in soil fertility, crop productivity and production in agriculture. Application of biofertilisers results in increased mineral and water uptake, root development, vegetative growth and nitrogen fixation. They liberate growth promoting substances and vitamins and help to maintain soil fertility. They act as antagonists and play a pivotal role in neutralising the soil borne plant pathogens, thereby assisting in the bio-control of diseases. Application of biofertilisers in lieu of synthetic fertilizers could be the promising technique to raise agricultural productivity without degrading the environmental quality. The present book focuses on the latest research approaches and updates from the microbiota ecosystem and their applications in agriculture industry. It also highlightsthe great potential and possible future of action of microbiota in the development of sustainable agricultural systems.
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- 2020
16. Environmental and socioeconomic factors induced blood lead in children: an investigation from Kashmir, India
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Asmat Rashid, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Humaira Qadri, Shafiq-Ur-Rehman, and Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood
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Male ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,India ,Mothers ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,Environmental health ,Medicine ,Humans ,Industrial Development ,Child ,Socioeconomic status ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science ,Schools ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Environmental Exposure ,Pollution ,Disease control ,Lead ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Child, Preschool ,Lead exposure ,Environmental Pollutants ,Female ,business ,Vehicular Emissions ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
Blood lead toxicity has been prominently related to vehicular emissions. The lead is a carcinogenic metal systematically damages bones and central nervous system. The present investigation is focused on likely impacts of environmental and socioeconomic factors on the concentration of blood lead levels in children. The findings of the study show that the highest blood lead levels were observed in the age group of 4–8 years (5.46 μg/dl) with mother’s education having an inverse proportionality with the blood lead levels of children. Furthermore, children belonging to families with income (> 100,000) exhibited the highest blood lead levels (5.52 μg/dl) than the rest of the categories which was further advocated by lower blood lead levels in children residing in better residential conditions. High proximity of school to highway distance seemed to play a vital role in the concentration of lead in children while the traffic flow density was observed to have proportionality effect on the blood lead levels. From the study, it is concluded that 28% of the children in the sample population were having lead levels above the permissible limits as per Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The study reflects the alarming toxicity of lead in children residing in a non-industrial region which further gives rise to concerns about the health of the children residing in industrialized regions of the world with high lead levels in the environment.
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- 2018
17. Nitrogen Management in Rice through Leaf Colour Chart under Kashmir Conditions
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G. R. Najar, Aabid H. Lone, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, and Mumtaz A. Ganie
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Chart ,Agronomy ,Nitrogen management ,Biology - Published
- 2017
18. Mycorrhizae: A Sustainable Industry for Plant and Soil Environment
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Rafiq Lone, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Bhat Mohd Skinder, Asmat Rashid, Javeed Iqbal Ahmad Bhat, Dig Vijay Singh, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, and Moonisa Aslam Dervash
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Soil health ,Rhizosphere ,Plant growth ,Plant roots ,Soil nutrients ,fungi ,Biology ,Photosynthesis ,complex mixtures ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Agronomy ,Sustainable agriculture ,010606 plant biology & botany - Abstract
The rhizosphere is an environment of plant roots in which most of the microbial activities of soil occur. The two vital components of soil rhizosphere are root exudates and soil microbes. Root exudates are the chemical compounds that are secreted by roots and act as a source of food for soil microbes especially for mycorrhizae. These chemical compounds plays significant role in soil microbe and plant interaction. The soil mycorrhizae are important for plant growth development and health. They are the main components that enrich the soil nutrients and maintain the soil health in sustainable manner. Furthermore, they enhance the plant growth regulators, provide defense mechanism to the plants, regulate enzymatic activities, increase rate of photosynthesis and supports in bioremediations, thus acting as eco-facilitator in sustainable agriculture both in terms of production and environmental protection.
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- 2017
19. Impact of September 2014 Floods on Sediment Quality of Himalayan Jhelum River Kashmir
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Adhfur Sherwani, Sartaj Ahmad Ganie, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Shafiq-Ur-Rehman, Asmat Rashid, and Shamsul Haq
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Hydrology ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Sediment ,Environmental science ,Quality (business) ,Geotechnical engineering ,media_common - Published
- 2016
20. Water quality index to determine the surface water quality of Sankey tank and Mallathahalli lake, Bangalore urban district, Karnataka, India
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Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, P. Ravikumar, and R. K. Somashekar
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Hydrology ,fungi ,Alkalinity ,Total dissolved solids ,Salinity ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nitrate ,chemistry ,Sankey diagram ,Environmental science ,Water quality ,Turbidity ,Surface water ,Water Science and Technology - Abstract
The present work aims at assessing the water quality index (WQI) in the surface water of Sankey tank and Mallathahalli lake situated in Bangalore Urban district by monitoring three sampling locations within Sankey tank (viz., A, B and C) and Mallathahalli lake (viz., Inlet, Centre and outlet) for a period of 3 months from March to May 2012. The surface water samples were subjected to comprehensive physico-chemical analysis involving major cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Fe2+), anions (HCO3−, Cl−, SO42−, NO3−, F−, PO43−) besides general parameters (pH, EC, TDS, alkalinity, total hardness, DO, BOD, COD, CO2, SiO2, colour, turbidity). For calculating the WQI, 14 parameters namely, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, fluorides and iron were considered. SAR values indicated that both Sankey tank and Mallathahalli lake waters are excellent (S1) for irrigation, while electrical conductivity values classified these lake water, respectively under medium salinity (C2) and high (C3) salinity category. Correlation between SAR and electrical conductivity revealed that Sankey tank water is C2S1 (medium salinity-low sodium) type while Mallathahalli lake water is C3S1 (high salinity-low sodium) type. Sankey tank and Mallathahalli lake water were, respectively hard and very hard in nature. Further, it is apparent from WQI values that Sankey tank water belongs to good water class with WQI values ranging from 50.34 to 63.38. The Mallathahalli lake water with WQI value ranging from 111.69 to 137.09, fall under poor water category.
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