International Research in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 3

Authors

Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, (Editor)

Department of Water Engineering, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.

Igor V. Mingalev

Polar Geophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academgorodok Str. 26a, Apatity 184209, Murmansk Region, Russia and Apatity Branch of the Murmansk Arctic State University, Lesnaiy Str. 29, Apatity 184209, Murmansk Region, Russia.

Konstantin G. Orlov

Polar Geophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academgorodok Str. 26a, Apatity 184209, Murmansk Region, Russia.

Victor S. Mingalev

Polar Geophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academgorodok Str. 26a, Apatity 184209, Murmansk Region, Russia.

Ammar Alkhatib

National Laser Sensor, Bavaria, Ismaning, Germany.

W. C. Chen

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

T. Y. Yeh

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Alex Amerh Agbeshie

Department of Environmental Management, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Bono Region, Ghana.

Isaac Adjei

Department of Environmental Science and Design, Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, PR China.

Rita Adjei

Department of Planning and Sustainability, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.

Albert Banunle

Department of Environmental Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Samuel Novor

Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.

Abdul Aziz Khalid

Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.

Van Nam Thai

HUTECH Institute of Applied Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), Vietnam.

Akihiro Tokai

Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Huy Ba Le

Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry- HUFI, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Lydia Bondareva

Federal Scientific Centre of Hygiene named after F. F. Erisman, Mytishchi, Moscow Region, Russian Federation.

Nataliia Fedorova

Federal Scientific Centre of Hygiene named after F. F. Erisman, Mytishchi, Moscow Region, Russian Federation.

Nusara Surakotra

Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan and Department of Geotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand.

Punya Charusiri

Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.

Ken-ichiro Hisada

Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan.

Lovell Agwaramgbo

Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Dillard University, New Orleans, USA.

Nancy Magee

Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas USA.

ShaKayla Nunez

Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, Immunology; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Kayla Mitt

Dillard University Alum, New Orleans, Louisiana USA.

Usha Chirala

Department of Geo-Engineering, College of Engineering (A), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India.

K. S. Lakshmy

Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kerala, Karyavattom P.O. Thiruvananthapuram, PIN– 695581, Kerala, India.

D. S. Jaya

Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kerala, Karyavattom P.O. Thiruvananthapuram, PIN– 695581, Kerala, India.

C. Mohandas

Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram-695017, Kerala, India.

U. V. Singh

Monitoring Committee of Hon’ble Supreme Court, Khanija Bhavan, Bengaluru- 560001, India.

Deepthi Hebale

Energy and Wetland Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of environment, geography and earth science. The contributions by the authors include numerical simulation; air flow; lower and middle atmosphere; photo-voltaic; desalination; reverse osmosis; phytoattenuation; heavy metals; vetiver (Vetiveria zizaniodides); sunflower; biostimulator; Gibberellic Acid (GA3); Indol-3-Acetic Acid (IAA); dissolved oxygen; microbiological parameters; untreated liquid waste; water quality indicators; formaldehyde; health risk; exposure model; clothing; Vietnamese consumers; Yenisei River; Elodea Canadensis; americium-241; toxicity; Loei-Wang Saphung (LWS); gypsum-anhydrite deposits; diagenesis; recrystallization; rehydration; heavy metals; chemisorption; biochar; fishbone; molecular sieves; bioremediation; precipitation; Meghadrigedda; GIS and remote sensing; erosion; siltation of the reservoir; bio-indicator; contaminants; diversity index; nematodes; soil; environment; population, municipal corporations; water bodies; sewage treatment plants; encroachments; wetland ecosystem etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of environment, geography and earth science.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Numerical Modeling of the Transformation of Global Gas Flows in the Earth’s Atmosphere over the Course of a Year : Global Perspective

Igor V. Mingalev, Konstantin G. Orlov, Victor S. Mingalev
Chapter 2
Reverse-Osmosis Desalination of Water Powered by Photo-Voltaic Modules: Recent Study

Ammar Alkhatib
Chapter 3
Advanced Study on Phytoattenuation of Soil Metal Contamination: The Effects of Plant Growth Relgualtors (GA3 and IAA) by Employing Wetland Macrophyte Vetiver and Energy Plant Sunflower

W. C. Chen, T. Y. Yeh
Chapter 4
Impact of Untreated Liquid Waste Disposal on Water Quality in a Tropical Region

Alex Amerh Agbeshie, Isaac Adjei, Rita Adjei, Albert Banunle, Samuel Novor, Abdul Aziz Khalid
Chapter 5
Preliminary Risk Assessment Posed by Formaldehyde Residues in Clothing to Vietnamese Consumers: Critical Observation

Van Nam Thai, Akihiro Tokai, Huy Ba Le
Chapter 6
Accumulation of Am-241 by the Submerged Macrophyte Elodea canadensis and Assessment of Radionuclide Toxicity with Direct and Indirect Effects

Lydia Bondareva, Nataliia Fedorova
Chapter 7
Geology of Evaporite Sulfate Deposits in Late Paleozoic Rocks of Wang Saphung Area, Loei Province, Thailand

Nusara Surakotra, Punya Charusiri, Ken-ichiro Hisada
Chapter 8
Scientific Research: Biosorption and Chemical Precipitation of Lead Using Biomaterials, Molecular Sieves, and Chlorides, Carbonates, and Sulfates of Na & Ca

Lovell Agwaramgbo, Nancy Magee, ShaKayla Nunez, Kayla Mitt
Chapter 9
An Illustrated Study on Mapping of Soil Erosion Zones of Meghadrigedda Catchment, Visakhapatnam, India for Conservation– A Geospatial Approach

Usha Chirala
Chapter 10
Critical Study of the Diversity and Abundance of Nematodes in Pollution Prone Urban and Rural Areas of Thiruvananthapuram District in Kerala, South India

K. S. Lakshmy, D. S. Jaya, C. Mohandas
Chapter 11
Lakes: The Heritage of Bengaluru through Bird’s Eye: Scientific Perspective

U. V. Singh, Deepthi Hebale