Volume-3 Issue-1, May 2023 – Indian Journal of Environment Engineering (IJEE)

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IJEE JOURNAL — Sat, 13 May 2023 11:13:02 +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

Multipurpose Freshwater Coastal Reservoirs and Their Role in Mitigating Climate Change
Nallapaneni Sasidhar

Nallapaneni Sasidhar, Hyderabad (Telangana), India.

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Abstract: A coastal reservoir (CR) is a freshwater reservoir to store river water in the sea area adjacent to the sea coast by replacing seawater. A CR is formed by constructing a long oceanic dike to impound surplus water that is flowing to the sea from a river basin. Freshwater from the CR is pumped throughout the year into a series of embankment canals to reach upland areas for meeting agricultural, industrial, municipal, etc water needs along with the required base blows and environmental flows in river basins. The embankment canals also create pumped storage hydropower (PSHP) potential to meet the energy storage requirements for harnessing variable power resources like solar, wind, etc which are economical, clean, renewable, and carbon neutral. The oceanic dike also creates a mega-scale ultra-deep sea harbor along with a coastal highway and railroad. CRs are cheaper to construct compared to land-based reservoirs wherever the cost of submerged land and immovable property acquisition and rehabilitation of the affected population is very high. They also serve multipurpose utilities such as deep-sea harbor, road transport, rail transport, land reclamation, PSHP energy storage, rejuvenation of over-exploited rivers, etc without appreciable overall environmental damage. CR projects are feasible in every continent except Antarctica as there are few mighty rivers with huge surplus water discharges to the sea and also the existence of vast desert/semi-desert areas which can be converted into productive agricultural lands or forest lands with water supplied from the CRs. Greening the desert or semi-desert lands into lush green farms or forest lands would enhance the soil carbon storage and also provide food grains and biomass. The available biomass can be used as feedstock to produce carbon-neutral biofuels to replace fossil fuels which are contributing to global warming. Few feasible CR projects are listed in the paper that can harness nearly 9,000 billion cubic meters (bcm) of water annually and contribute to achieving a carbon-neutral world. To explain the concept of the freshwater CRs and the associated embankment canals, a CR project to utilize the surplus waters of the Brahmaputra, Ganga, and Meghna rivers is considered as a case study in some detail in this paper. The project would create a 360 bcm capacity CR to harness nearly 1,200 bcm of water throughout the year regardless of monsoon vagaries for meeting various water needs in all major river basins between the Ganga and Krishna rivers.

Keywords: Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers, Oceanic Dike, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Topsoil Carbon.
Article of the Scope: Water Supply and Resources

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A1840053123

IJEE JOURNAL — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:37:57 +0000

Modelling Reaeration Coefficient of Stream using Regression Analytical Method – A case of Mmubete Stream, Rivers State Nigeria
Akatah, B.M¹, Izinyon, O.C², Gwarah, L.S.³

¹Engr. Akatah, B.M., Department of Civil Engineering, Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria.

²Engr. Izinyon, O.C., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria.

³Engr. Dr. Gwarah, L.S., Department of Civil Engineering, Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Abstract: Surface water pollution is a major problem/ occurrence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Mmubete stream is never an exception. Mmubete stream is significant to the people of Rivers State owing to its usefulness in terms fishing activities and domestic usage. The modelling of Mmubete stream using regression analytical method with emphasis on incorporating mixing properties of stream in stream reaeration prediction was carried out. Water samples were collected and analysed for dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature. The hydrodynamic data (depth, velocity, surface area, kinematic viscosity and dispersion) of the stream were measured while re-aeration coefficient using empirical models developed using regression analytical approach was determined. The results revealed that the field reaeration coefficient of Mmubete stream ranges from 2.4432d-1 to 3.7568d-1 in the wet season and 0.96d-1 to 2.712d-1 in the dry season. The reaeration coefficient of the stream ranges from 1.983d-1 to 3.088d-1 using the model 1 for the prediction, 1.983d-1 to 3.5065d-1 using the model 2 and 3.0221d-1 to d-1 4.1817 using the model 3. The R2 of the models are 0.934, 0.934 and 0.998 for models 1, 2 and 3 respectively and the standard errors are 0.11135, 0.549694 and 0.022008 for model 1,2 and 3 respectively. The models developed are reliable considering the root mean square and standard error values.

Keywords: Modelling, Stream, Reaeration, Regression Analysis, Hydrodynamic Data.
Article of the Scope: Nature and Environment

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A1841053123

IJEE JOURNAL — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 11:45:26 +0000

Satellite Based Approach for Assessing Land Cover Changes of Modhupur Sal Forest Regions in Bangladesh: Its Dynamics and Impacts on Surface Temperature
Ashrafunnahar Hena¹, Hafizur Rahman², Md. Shahjahan Ali³

¹Mist. Ashrafunnahar Hena, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh.

²Dr. Hafizur Rahman, Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

³Dr. Md. Shahjahan Ali, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NIslamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh.

Abstract: Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes have a significant impact on climate changes in the local to global scales. In this paper, we studied the impact of LULC changes of Modhupur Sal forest and its adjoining areas in Bangladesh on LST using multi temporal satellite data. Seasonal and temporal values of LST were determined for three decades from 1989 to 2019. It was seen from the LULC study that the Sal forest area has changed a lot over the time period. Through the long-term time series data, it is found that with the change of LULC, LST of the area has increased. An inverse correlation between the NDVI and LST has been observed from 1989 to 2009 in winter and 1993 to 2011 in summer. But in 2019, both in winter and summer, with the increase of NDVI value of the area, LST was seen to increase.

Keywords: Land Surface Temperature, Land use/Land Cover, Vegetation Indices, GIS and Remote Sensing.
Article of the Scope: Nature and Environment

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B1835112222

IJEE JOURNAL — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 11:04:32 +0000

Waste Management and Environmental Conservation: An Overview
Amosu C. O.¹, Morakinyo K.O.²

¹Amosu C. O., Department of Mineral and Petroleum Engineering, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria.

²Dr. Morakinyo K.O., Department of Architectural Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Nigeria.

Abstract: Managing waste and conserving the environment confronts the government, the community, the people and the industry. There is a conceptual and sustainable framework to be imbibed in tackling the menace of waste. The waste management profile at hand and environmental status quo defeats the strides of conservation of wastes which debar any stainable economy. However, beyond all reasonable doubts, best practices for waste management gives most-sought results in the future ahead. At large, a beam of global light into the radical and rational trend of waste management programs leads to economic sustainability based on the capacity of innovation; Nigeria vies to make a mark in innovation outcome in the direction of appropriately curtailing wastes at all levels. Despite being tagged an under-developed nation, Nigeria still positions itself as a great and conscious manager of wastes of all sorts in Africa. This study assessed the cultural management of wastes in Nigeria.

Keywords: Waste, Management, Environmental, Disposal, Recycle, Challenge, solution, Prospects.
Article of the Scope: Environmental Engineering

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