2023 Journals

Comprise of 12 months Issues of Indian Journal of Environmental Protection (ISSN 0253–7141). IJEP is an international monthly peer-reviewed publication dealing with all aspects of environmental pollution and its control, which is published by the Kalpana Corporation. The Journal is abstracted and indexed in the top Abstracting and Indexing Journals of the world like SCOPUS, ULRICH, CAS, ICI etc. It is included in the UGC-CARE List Group II.

Comparative Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance Index and Anticipated Performance Index of Common Ornamental Plants along   Roadside of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

IJEP 43(8): 705-714 : Vol. 43 Issue. 8 (August 2023) Full Text Sumant K. Ranjan and Anjana Devkota* Tribhuvan University, Central Department of Botany, Kathmandu 46000, Nepal Abstract The investigation was carried out during the year 2020 to study the air pollution tolerance index and anticipated performance index of common ornamental plants, namely Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, […]

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Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lake Water at Gudiyattam Region, Tamil Nadu, India

IJEP 43(8): 697-704 : Vol. 43 Issue. 8 (August 2023) Full Text Krishnam Shankar Hemath Naveen and Ponnusamy Porchelvan* Vellore Institute of Technology, Department of Environmental and Water Resource Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Vellore, Tamil Nadu – 632 014, India Abstract In this study, 8 different samples were collected from different lakes present in

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Modelling of Activated Sludge Process Using Artificial Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System

IJEP 43(8): 686-696 : Vol. 43 Issue. 8 (August 2023) Full Text Saurabh Sahadev1,2, G. Madhu2* and Roy M. Thomas2 1. Government Engineering College, Department of Chemical Engineering, Thrissur, Kerala – 680 009, India 2. Cochin University of Science and Technology, School of Engineering, Kochi, Kerala – 682 022, India Abstract Different approaches for modelling

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Microbial Degradation of Toluene and Xylene by a Newly Isolated Native Bacterial Strain Bacillus subtilis RD20

IJEP 43(8): 675-685 : Vol. 43 Issue. 8 (August 2023) Full Text Ruby Doley1 and Manoj Barthakur2* 1. North Gauhati College, Department of Botany, Guwahati, Assam – 781 031, India 2. B. Borooah College, Department of Botany, Guwahati, Assam – 781 007, India Abstract Environmental contamination through aromatic hydrocarbons is a global concern among the

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Study of Physico-chemical Characteristics of Borewell Water in and around Samayapuram Locality of Tiruchirappalli District

IJEP 43(7): 668-672 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text R. Santhi1, S. Ahalya1, B. Rajeswari2 and P. Kowsalya1 1. Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College (Autonomous), Department of Chemistry, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu – 620 002, India 2. K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering (Autonomous), Department of Chemistry, Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu – 621 112, India Abstract

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Performance and Emanation Distinctiveness of Compression Ignition Engine Fueled with Rice Bran Biodiesel and Propanol

IJEP 43(7): 661-667 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text S. Ravi1*, A. Karthikeyan2, V. Dhinakaran3, Sai Sivaram1 and Sunil Mishra1 1. Chennai Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 069, India 2. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Automobile Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600

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Applicability of Polluter Pays Principle to Curb Water Pollution: An Indian Outlook

IJEP 43(7): 653-660 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text Rakesh Mondal and Pritam Banerjee* University of Burdwan, Department of Law, Burdwan, West Bengal – 713 104, India Abstract Pollution is one of the biggest concerns of modern civilization and India is not an exception. In recent decades, the polluter pays principle (PPP)

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Utilization of Waste Plastic in the Manufacturing of Bricks alongwith Quarry Dust and Manufactured Sand

IJEP 43(7): 648-652 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text Rajendra R. Barai and Mahesh V. Raut* G. H. Raisoni Institute of Engineering and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra – 440 028, India Abstract Bricks made of recycled plastic are known as plastic. Plastic waste clogs-up the environment and is unsightly,

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An Appraisal of Covid-19 Lockdown on Water Quality of Deepor Beel- A Ramsar Wetland of India

IJEP 43(7): 640-647 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text Bhaswati Devi1, Suravi Kalita2, Ria Deb1, Nimisha Sarma1 and Arundhuti Devi1* 1. Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Resource Management and Environment Section, Life Science Division, Guwahati, Assam – 781 035, India 2. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,

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Dye Decontamination of Industrial Effluents using Direct Sunlight Driven Photocatalytic Activity of Polyazomethine/TiO2 and Polyazo-methine/ZnO Nanocomposites

IJEP 43(7): 629-639 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text S.J. Pradeeba1*, K. Sivakumar2, V. Nirmala Devi1, B. Jeyagowri1 and L. Vidhya1 1. Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641 032, India 2. Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Physics, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu –

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GIS-based Evaluation of Groundwater Quality as Drinking Water in Kirkuk, Iraq

IJEP 43(7): 622-628 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text Huda Jamal Jumaah1*, Akram Khalaf Mohammed2, Mohammed Hashim Ameen2 and Sarah Jamal Jumaah3 1. Northern Technical University, Environment and Pollution Engineering Department, Technical Engineering College Kirkuk, Kirkuk 36001, Iraq 2. Tikrit University, Environmental Engineering Department, Engineering College, Tikrit, Iraq 3. Iraqi Ministry of

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Interpretation of Environmental Issues in Punjab- Understanding the need for the Environmental Values Surveys

IJEP 43(7): 612-621 : Vol. 43 Issue. 7 (July 2023) Full Text Jasleen Kewlani* Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab – 147 001, India Abstract The sociology of environment is a branch of sociology that explores ecological domains of knowledge. Its major focus is to understand the community based impacts of environmental alterations

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