Ecotechnology and Environmental Issues

Contents Preface. 1. Environmental issues a critical review/Arvind Kumar and Chandan Bohra. 2. Phytoextraction a green technology for metal removal/A. Krishnaveni A. Bharani and R. Sudhagar. 3. Effect of gamma rays on multiple shoot induction from stem explants of Cucumis melo var. Utilissimus/M. Venkateshwarlu. 4. Particulate transport of trace metals in a riverine ecosystem Karamana River South Kerala India/P.R. Jayaraman C.G. Radhika T. Ganga Devi and T. Vasudevan Nayar. 5. Minerals identification in PVC Pipe Scale deposits in Salem District Tamil Nadu using FT IR Spectroscopy and SEM EDX/G. Velraj and V. Velmurugan. 6. Hydrodynamic investigations in hybrid rotating and reciprocating perforated plate bubble column/S. Dhanasekaran and V. Vijayagopal. 7. Amylase and Protease production by Pleurotus ostreatus and Laccaria fraterna under submerged and solid state fermentations/K. Balaraju J. Joel Gnanadoss S. Arokiyaraj P. Agastian and S. Ignacimuthu. 8. Studies on the distribution of Photosynthetic pigments in a lotic ecosystem Vamanapuram River Kerala South India/I. Mini C.G. Radhika and T. Ganga Devi. 9. In Vitro selection of secondary metabolites of medicinal plants/M. Venkateshwarlu. 10. DGPS Analysis of differential correction patterns/D. Vijayalakshmi I.V. Murali Krishna and E.G. Rajan. 11. Wind energy potential in the Aralvaimozhi Pass Southern Tamil Nadu/J. Bensam Raj G. Sugitha and N. Chandrasekar. 12. Acoustic parameters of Ortho Nitrophenol in solutions/R. Palanivel M.E. Rajasaravanan and K. Balamurugan. 13. Comparative study of Alkaloid extraction from different part of Rauvolfia tetraphylla/O.P. Verma Onkar Chaudhary Nirmala Singh Ajay Singh A.K. Gupta and B.N. Mishra. 14. Effect of Parthenium hysterophorus Linn. Seedling vigour and yield of some legumes/K. Aruna Lakshmi and M.P. Kusuma. 15. Parametric studies of pollutants from copper coated spark ignition engine with catalytic converter with gasoline blended with Methanol/M.V.S. Murali Krishna K. Kishor P.R.K. Prasad A. Sahithy and G.V.V. Swathy. 16. Use of RAPD and ITS PCR Typing for studying genetic diversity of Bacillus cereus/T. Anju P. Dhevagi and T.C. Joseph. 17. Comparison of rate of copper ion induced oxidation of Lipoprotein in end stage renal diseased and renal transplant patients an in vitro study/C.S. Parameswari B. Vijaya Geetha and R. Vijaya Kumar. 18. Comparative study of different lab diagnostic methods for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis/Sweta Bharadwaj and Nighat Hussain. 19. Standardization of the ration size of artemia feed for efficient growth and energy budget in an ornamental fish Etroplus suratensis/A. Amutha Jaisheeba R. Sornaraj and A.J.A. Ranjit Singh. 20. Effect of food ration on energetics of marine ornamental fish Etroplus suratensis fed with Artemia/A. Amutha Jaisheeba R. Sornaraj and A.J.A. Ranjit Singh. 21. Waste management by nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria/A.K. Bastia. 22. Health hazards of foundries and forges/Anuj Kumar Shrivastava. 23. Phenology and changes in population size of some poorly perpetuated plants in the Sholas of Nilgiris the Western Ghats/S. Padmavathy S. Paulsamy and P. Senthilkumar. 24. Effect of K2O Levels sources and time of application on curcumin content of turmeric cv. Salem/V.T. Yamgar M.S. Shirke and S.M. Salunkhe. 25. Studies on effect of levels sources and time of applications of K2O on yield of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) cv. Salem/V.T. Yamgar M.S. Shirke and S.M. Salunkhe. 26. Integrated management of major diseases of Betelvine/S.G. Magdum M.S. Shirke and S.M. Salunkhe. 27. A comparative study of the exhaust emissions of a low heat rejection engine with two different levels of insulation with Jatropha oil/M.V.S. Murali Krishna S. Naga Sarada G. Sudha Rani K. Kalyani Radha and P.V.K. Murthy. 28. Larvicidal and ovicidal effect of a neem product on Aedine and Culex mosquitoes/Kiran Joseph R.S. Mohanraj B. Dhanakkodi and K. Sathya. 29. Isolation of pathogenic bacterial flora in dairy product/S.A. K.…