Volume-1 Issue-1, May 2021 – Indian Journal of Environment Engineering (IJEE)

A1904051121

IJEE JOURNAL — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:58:01 +0000

The Indian Journal of Environment Engineering (IJEE) has ISSN 2582-9289 (online), an open-access, peer-reviewed, periodical half-yearly international journal. This journal is published by Lattice Science Publication (LSP) in May and November.The journal aims to publish high-quality peer–reviewed original articles in the area of Environment Engineering that covers the Social Impacts of Wastewater Collection and Treatment, Fate and Transport of Contaminants on Watersheds (Surface Water, Groundwater, Soil, Atmosphere), Environmental Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Fluid Mechanics, Nature and Environment, Air, Water and Land Pollution, Toxic and Radioactive Pollution, Water Supply and Resources, Agriculture and Fisheries, Transportation, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metallurgy, Industrial Processing, Resources Management and Processing, Environmental Technologies and Environmental Engineering. #Social Impacts of Wastewater Collection and Treatment #Fate and Transport of Contaminants on Watersheds (Surface Water, Groundwater, Soil, Atmosphere) #Environmental Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Fluid Mechanics #Nature and Environment #Air, Water and Land Pollution #Toxic and Radioactive Pollution #Water Supply and Resources #Agriculture and Fisheries #Transportation #Oil and Gas, Mining and Metallurgy #Industrial Processing #Resources Management and Processing #Environmental Technologies #Environmental Engineering #PhD ademic #Scopus #SCI #LatticeScience #Springer, #ScienceDirect #IEEE #Mendeley #Research #Scholarship #UGC #SSRN #LatticeScience #ESCI #Science #Journal #Conference #SSRN #PubLons #PhD #Academic #Scopus #SCI #LatticeScience #Springer, #ScienceDirect #IEEE #Mendeley #Research #Scholarship #UGC #SSRN #LatticeScience #ESCI #Science #Journal #Conference #SSRN #PubLons

Contamination of Groundwater by Arsenic in Ballia & Ghazipur Districts of Eastern U. P.
Akbare Azam¹, Bhupendra Kr. Sarma²
¹Akbare Azam, Department of Chemistry, Government Girls P. G. College, Ghazipur, U. P., India.

²Bhupendra Kr. Sarma, Department of Chemistry Mewar University, Gangrar, Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India.

Manuscript received on 09 April 2021 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 April 2021 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 May 2021 | Manuscript published on 30 May 2021 | PP: 33-37 | Volume-1 Issue-1, May 2021 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijee.A1810051121
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Abstract: Arsenic, a notable and a well-known cancerca using agent, is perceived as one of the world’s most hazardous synthetic compounds. Soil & groundwater are contaminated by arsenic due to weathering or disintegration of rocks containing arsenic sediments and its dissolution into water floods which carry it to affected areas. Location of U. P. is in middle Ganga plain and it has tropical monsoon climate. It has 75 districts which are further divided into divisions and tehsils. Eastern part of U. P. is severely affected by As contamination . Many investigation agencies like U. P. Jalnigam, UNICEF AND WHO have reported more than 63 ppb As in drinking water of inhabitants which is very fatal for human life. Water sampling data reported high level of As contamination in many districts of eastern U. P. like Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chandauli, Siddharthnagar, Gorakhpur, Basti, Lakhimpur Khiri etc. Study of contaminated water samples from villages Haldi, Bairiya, Belhari, Dubhad, Mohan Chapra, Sikandarpur, Dipran kalan, Premchapra & Suremanpur (Ballia district) and villages of Ghazipur district Reotipur, Deokali, Mohammadabad, Karanda, Ghazipur city etc. show variation of As concentration during Pre and Post monsoon seasons.

Keywords: Hazardous, Groundwater, As Contamination, Pre and Post Monsoon Seasons, As Concentration
Scope: Fate and Transport of Contaminants on Watersheds (Surface Water, Groundwater, Soil, Atmosphere)

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IJEE JOURNAL — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:42:12 +0000

Mechanism of Corrosion in Production Wells using Stainless Steel: Review
Amosu C.O.
^{Amosu C.O., Department of Mineral and Petroleum Engineering, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba.}

^{Manuscript received on 05 April 2021 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 April 2021 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 May 2021 | Manuscript published on 30 May 2021 | PP: 25-32 | Volume-1 Issue-1, May 2021 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijee.A1806051121 | DOI: 10.54105/ijee.A1806.051121}

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Abstract: It is essential for the designers, engineers and field operators, who designs and fabricates to be duly mindful of corrosion so as to enjoy undisturbed production, since most field materials are subjected to corrosion. This will prolong the commercial existence of production facilities. This paper provides an all-round review of challenges of corrosion while producing and proffers antidotes. The mechanism of corrosion was studied with the different kinds of corrosion that is experience in the Petroleum industry.

Keywords: Corrosion, Mechanism, Production, Wells, Steel, Rate
Scope: Oil and Gas, Mining and Metallurgy

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IJEE JOURNAL — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:25:08 +0000

Building Eco-Blocks through the Use of Solid Waste
Ashish R. Kale

Ashish R. Kale, School of Civil Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, S.No.124, Paud Road, Kothrud,, Pune, 411038, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract: India is buried under waste stacks as more than 1.50 lakhs ofsolid waste (MT) per day is produced. Worse, nearly 90% of the total volume is collected (135,000 tonnes daily). Almost 15,000 MT of waste remains exposed each day, which leads to a “severe” amount of contamination of some 55 lakh of MT of solid waste disposed of each year in open surface. Just 20% (27 000 tonnes per day) of the total waste collected and 80% (1 08 000 tonnes per day) was disposed of. The remaining 80% is disposed of on site. Progress in the management of solid waste has resulted in materials that replace conventional materials, including bricks, blocks, tiles, aggregates, ceramics, cement, lime, soil, timber and paint. In this research, Eco blocks are generated using waste materials like fly-ash and waste using aggregates of cement and yard. It optimizes materials with various combinations and defines the compression strength of the eco-blocks. Days of 7.71, 5.8 and 9.10 N/mm2 are compressive strengths of 14 and 28. The strength of ecological blocks is equal to or above that of the local company’s regular concrete blocks. The study showed that solid waste can be used for solid block processing. We also analyzed how debris can be recycled to find an alternative to reduce natural resource costs and use.

Keywords: Eco Blocks, Solid Waste, Alternative Construction Materials
Scope: Environmental Engineering

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IJEE JOURNAL — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:52:28 +0000

Physico-Chemical and Biological Characteristics of Faecal Sludge in Pit Latrines with Depth
Ugwu Francis ifeuzu¹, Agunwamba Jonah Chukwuemeka²

¹Ugwu Francis ifeuzu, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

²Prof. Agunwamba Jonah Chukwuemeka, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Abstract: There is limited information about the characteristics of faecal sludges in ordinary pit latrines. Knowledge of the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of pit sludge from different layers of the pit apart from providing an indication of the nature of pit contents endeavoured to provide information and decision support for managing pit latrines during their normal lifespan. Therefore, this paper was aimed at investigating the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of pit sludge samples to equip latrine owners with environmental and health implications of this sludge. Legislation that establishes regulations specifically for the treatment and discharge, enduse, or disposal of faecal sludge is therefore essential. Thus, faecal sludges sampled from ten (10) pit latrines were subjected to laboratory analyses with particular reference to selected parameters. From the study, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total solids (TS), moisture content, suspended solids (SS) and volatile solids (VS) showed decreasing trend throughout as the pit depth increased. Temperature presented double scenarios, increasing initially and decreasing afterwards with the highest values within 0.4m to 0.6m pit depth in all the pit latrines. Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution have a rich and interesting history. This review focuses on six substantial lines of research that have been pursued since 1997 that have helped elucidate our understanding about the effects of PM on human health. There has been substantial progress in the evaluation of PM health effects at different time-scales of exposure and in the exploration of the shape of the concentration-response function. There has also been emerging evidence of PM-related cardiovascular health effects and growing knowledge regarding interconnected general pathophysiological pathways that link PM exposure with cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality. Despite important gaps in scientific knowledge and continued reasons for some skepticism, a comprehensive evaluation of the research findings provides persuasive evidence that exposure to fine particulate air pollution has adverse effects on cardiopulmonary health. Although much of this research has been motivated by environmental public health policy, these results have important scientific, medical, and public health implications that are broader than debates over legally mandated air quality standards.

Keywords: Ordinary Pit Latrine; Biodegradation; Pit Sludges; User-Behaviour; Favourable Conditions; Physico Chemical and Biological Characteristics; Microbial Density. Aerobic and Anaerobic Decomposition
Scope: Environmental Engineering

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IJEE JOURNAL — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:07:19 +0000

Development of Models for the Rational Design of Different Shapes of Pit Latrine
Ugwu Francis ifeuzu¹, Agunwamba Jonah Chukwuemeka²

¹Ugwu Francis ifeuzu, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

²Prof. Agunwamba Jonah Chukwuemeka, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Abstract: Specific models for the rational design of pit latrines of different shapes and sizes are presently non-existent. What exist are general design models irrespective of the shape and size of latrine which may not give the actual design parameters needed. This research was limited to the derivation of models that will aid the design of the capacity of pit latrines of different shapes and dimensions for different population of users and under different soil formations and ground conditions. The objective of this research was to derive models for the rational design of pit latrines of different shapes using data collected from 500 different household pit latrines already filled up. Thus, models were derived for different latrine pit shapes and sizes using data collected through the administration of designed questionnaire on 500 households having pit latrines already filled up. Models were developed specifically for different latrine shapes whereas those of other researchers were generalized. These models were calibrated and verified for the rational design of pit latrines of different shapes and sizes. The regression coefficients for calibration were 0.75, 0.65, and 0.50 and for verification are 0.97, 0.98 and 0.99 for square, circular and rectangular pits respectively. The implication of this research is availability of design models for the construction of different pit latrine shapes.

Keywords: Ordinary Pit Latrines; Pit Latrine Sludge; Rational Design of Pit Latrine Shapes; Regression Coefficient For Calibration; Regression Coefficient For Calibration; Coefficient of Correlation; Coefficient of Verification.
Scope: Environmental Engineering

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IJEE JOURNAL — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:22:43 +0000

Physicochemical Studies, Characterization & Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon Derived from Dathura Stronsium Fruit Shell
Kavita Gour

Dr. Kavita Gour, Associate Professor, Chemistry, Priyadarshini J L College of Engineering Nagpur, India.

Abstract: In the Present investigation various activated carbon derived from waste material of plant has been synthesized .These carbon materials have high porosity .This high degree of porosity of adsorbents is associated with large surface area, which makes it an excellent adsorbent for removal of Heavy Metals. The activated carbon has advantages over the other with respect of its adsorption capacity, operating Characteristic &Cost. The activated carbon materials have been characterized by surface area, particle size, bulk density, Volatile matter, Moisture content, Ash content, FTIR &SEM studies. The goal of the present investigation was an attempt to develop low cost, highly effective and simple to use activated carbon materials for removal Cr(VI), Cd(II) and Zn(II) from contaminated water based on adsorption phenomenon. This newly developed adsorbent has been proved to be more promising for heavy metals removal without affecting the quality of treated water.

Keywords: Adsorbent, Activated Carbon, Porosity, Heavy Metals
Scope: Environmental Engineering

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