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ABSTRACT There is a huge growing requirement of building materials in India due to the existing housing shortage of 24.7 million units{ 2007} mainly for the low income groups in urban India. Estimated urban housing shortage...
Mercury distribution in the environment has been a focus of scientific attention because of the potential health risks posed by mercury exposure. Never before in the history of mankind has there been such a vast multiplicity of environm...
Water is becoming a rare resource in the world. In India alone the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) predicts that by 2025, one person in three will live in conditions of absolute water scarcity (IWMI, 2003). It is therefore es...
In the glorious days of 1950\'s and 1960\'s chemists envisioned chemistry as the solution to a host of society\'s needs. Indeed, they created many things which improve the quality of life on earth like dyes, plastic, cosmetics and other mater...
Environmental Pollution Environmental pollution means ‘the release of harmful substances and energy from waste products of human activities. What are pollutants? Pollutants are defined as any form of energy or matter tha...
Preamble The electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world. The increasing “market penetration” in developing countries, “replacement market” in developed cou...
Objective: Despite co-processing having inherent advantages, a careful approach is called for in view of hazardous nature of substances also being handled, many of which has potential to create havoc in terms of transportation, handling, sto...
INTRODUCTION: Landfilling is the ultimate disposal process for Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) management. The quantity of MSW for land disposal can be substantially reduced by setting up of waste processing facilities and recycling the w...
Introduction Water is one of the most important and basic natural resources. Water is not only one of the most essential commodities of our day-to-day life, but the development of this natural resource also plays a crucial role in econ...
Climate change arising due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere since the pre-industrial times has emerged as a serious global environmental issue and poses a threat and challenge to mankind. The United Nation...