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{"title":"Total Quality Management (Tqm) As a Prerequisite For Improving The Competitiveness In Waste Management And Waste Reprocessing Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises To Achieve Business Excellence","authors":"Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer","doi":"10.55571/em.2023026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55571/em.2023026","url":null,"abstract":"Total Quality Management (TQM) can be defined as a quality management approach centered on quality, based on the participation of all its members and aiming at long term success through customer satisfaction and benefits to all members of the organization and society. Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process can be broadly defined as a study of the impacts of a proposed project, plan, project, policy or legislative action on the environment and sustainability. In this research, SEA process has been aimed in order to incorporate environmental and sustainability factors in to waste and waste reprocessing project planning and decision making (WPDM) and Climate impact assessment (CIA) process such as project formulation and appraisal of Indo-Matsushita midget electrode (battery carbon rod) plant in 1979 at Tada, sustainable bridge, road and sanitation structure, green building, nuclear power plant, cotton roller ginning plant and concrete that included policies, programs, plans and legislative actions. Sustainable WM & WRM development is a kind of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability and efficacy of future generations to meet their own needs. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process can be defined as the systematic study of the potential impacts (effects) of proposed projects, plans, programs, policies or legislative actions relative to the physical-chemical, biological, cultural, and socioeconomic components of the total environmental product life cycle. The primary purpose of the EIA process is to encourage the consideration of the environment in Organization's WPDM process and to arrive at actions that are environmentally compatible. WPDM process should include the integrated consideration of technical or engineering, economic, environmental, safety, and health, social and sustainability factors in order to achieve business excellence. Prior to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process in 1970 in the USA, technical and economic factors dominance the World’s Waste Management and Waste Reprocessing Management (WM & WRM) projects. The objective of the study is to conceptualize SEA process for the WM & WRM sector on the basis of fifteen number of sustainable detailed project reports (DPRs) submitted by the extension learners of Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Business Management (DEBM) course conducted by the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (The EDI of India) during the research year (RY) 1999 to 2023 under the author’s chancellorship. The design of the study is cross sectional. Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) process has been conducted for nuclear power plant to consider the safety and health impacts in order to mitigate psychological health loading on workers and nearby residents. Social Impact Assessment (SIA) process can be defined as the systematic identification and evaluation of the potential social impacts (effects) of proposed project","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135506248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Water Quality Parameters in Kamle District, Arunachal Pradesh, India","authors":"Bini Kiron, S. Basack, Ghritartha Goswami","doi":"10.55571/em.2022.04005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55571/em.2022.04005","url":null,"abstract":"In the Kamle District of Arunachal Pradesh, rapid constructions, road cutting, excavation, and indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture practices are causing a variety of pollution in the aquatic environment, resulting in deterioration of water quality and depletion of aquatic biota. Humans contract water-borne infections such as typhoid and diarrhea as a result of drinking this contaminated water. As a result, it is required to monitor water quality at regular intervals to evaluate if it is suitable for human consumption or other uses such as irrigation, industry, and so on. The results of investigations on various water quality indicators from various water sources in Kamle District, Arunachal Pradesh, are described in this study paper for both the post-monsoon and pre-monsoon periods. pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, total dissolved solids, nitrate, and phosphate, among other physical and chemical water parameters, were tested and researched. The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) technique was then used to calculate the water quality index. Based on these data, the water from different sources is classified as very bad, bad, medium, good, and excellent. Overall, the quality of water indicates good status as per the study.","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88864781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Sulphate and Chloride on High Volume Fly Ash Concrete","authors":"Dinken Paksok, Ravindra N. Patil","doi":"10.55571/em.2022.04003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55571/em.2022.04003","url":null,"abstract":"High weathering action in the corrosive and chemically active environment can significantly affect the strength characteristics of the concrete and also excessive utilization of sand as fine aggregates in building construction enhances degradation of the environment and urges the need for an alternative source in the scene of sustainable construction. Fly ash has generally used an alternative of cement, such as an admixture in concrete, and production of cement. As per the literature it has been found that concrete containing fly ash as partial to complete replacement of fine aggregate has been found to increase strength on a long-term basis. An experimental investigation was carried out to evaluate the strength and durability characteristics of concrete building blocks by replacing fine aggregates with fly ash at 10% to 100% by weight of fine aggregate and subjecting it to chloride attack and sulfate attack. Various tests were conducted for the properties of fresh concrete. Compressive strength and flexural strength were determined at 28 days. Test results indicate significant improvement in strength properties of plain concrete by the inclusion of fly ash as partial replacement of fine aggregate (sand), and increase in resistance to sulfate and Chloride attacks and can be effectively used in structural concrete.","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74290128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emerging Trend in Power Generation and Utilization","authors":"A. Banerji","doi":"10.55571/em.2022.04002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55571/em.2022.04002","url":null,"abstract":"Power generation technology has been evolving ever since Edison put up his first generating station. It started with generation near the load center. To capitalize on the economics of scale large power plants were set up near the energy centers like the coal mine heads. This led to development of long distance transmission lines and the grids. Then came the restructuring of the rules and regulations governing the power system. With the issues of pollution and Global warming coming to the fore a paradigm shift is noticed in the generation of electrical power. Large number of renewable energy sources (RES) based small generators started getting connected to the distribution system. The concept of microgrid evolved to control and regulate the RES based generations. In order to effectively use these RES based generation and to capitalize from the electrical energy trading the concept of Virtual Power Plant and Community microgrid have started taking shape.","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81719193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mitigations for Sustainability of the Megacities","authors":"Ghosh Biswajit","doi":"10.55571/em.2022.04001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55571/em.2022.04001","url":null,"abstract":"The megacities are facing problems like increase in population, enhancement of environmental pollution, collapsing of traffic systems, and dysfunctional of waste management. The vertical extensions in the built-in-systems welcomed urban heat island (UHI) effect and enhance 5-10% more energy consumption. Thus, mitigation of UHI can be done by; i. reduction of albedo effect by introducing rooftop integrated photovoltaic (RiPV) systems, and ii. introduction of evapo-transpiration systems like water bodies, greeneries, green roof & green wall. Long term studies showed that introduction of RiPV systems in built-in-system not only reduce the albedo effect but also compensate the additional energy demand.","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83951510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Leachate Characteristics and its Treatment Techniques - A Review","authors":"Deepak Kumar Powrel, Dinken Paksok","doi":"10.55571/em.2022.04004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55571/em.2022.04004","url":null,"abstract":"The issue of waste management has existed since the dawn of time. The remark discovered in Old Testimony is most likely the first written guideline on waste management. Municipal waste landfilling is a key problem in the waste management system. Before being discharged into the environment, the generated leachate must be properly treated. There are mainly two types of leachate treatment technologies: (i) Biological methods, (ii) physical and chemical methods. Here's a brief overview of the basic procedures for treating landfill leachates that are currently in use.","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81117885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Absorption Ångström exponents of aerosols and light absorbing carbon (LAC) obtained from in situ data in Covilhã, central Portugal.","authors":"S Mogo,&nbsp;V E Cachorro,&nbsp;A de Frutos,&nbsp;A Rodrigues","doi":"10.1039/c2em30345k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/c2em30345k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A field campaign was conducted from October 2009 to July 2010 at Covilhã, a small town located in the region of Beira Interior (Portugal) in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula. The ambient light-absorption coefficient, σ(a) (522 nm), obtained from a Particle Soot Absorption Photometer (PSAP), presented a daily mean value of 12.1 Mm⁻¹ (StD = 7.3 Mm⁻¹). The wavelength dependence of aerosol light absorption is investigated through the Ångström parameter, α(a). The α(a) values for the pair of wavelengths 470-660 nm ranged from 0.86 to 1.47 during the period of measurements. The PSAP data were used to infer the mass of light absorbing carbon (LAC) and the daily mean varied from 0.1 to 6.8 μg m⁻³. A detailed study of special events with different aerosol characteristics is carried out and, to support data interpretation, air masses trajectory analysis is performed.</p>","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1039/c2em30345k","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31036432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coupling geostatistical approaches with PCA and fuzzy optimal model (FOM) for the integrated assessment of sampling locations of water quality monitoring networks (WQMNs).","authors":"Chunping Ou,&nbsp;André St-Hilaire,&nbsp;Taha B M J Ouarda,&nbsp;F Malcolm Conly,&nbsp;Nicole Armstrong,&nbsp;Bahaa Khalil,&nbsp;Sandra Proulx-McInnis","doi":"10.1039/c2em30372h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/c2em30372h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The assessment of the adequacy of sampling locations is an important aspect in the validation of an effective and efficient water quality monitoring network. Two geostatistical approaches (e.g., kriging and Moran's I) are presented to assess multiple sampling locations. A flexible and comprehensive framework was developed for the selection of multiple sampling locations of multiple variables which was accomplished by coupling geostatistical approaches with principal component analysis (PCA) and fuzzy optimal model (FOM). The FOM was used in the integrated assessment of both multiple principal components and multiple geostatistical approaches. These integrated methods were successfully applied to the assessment of two independent water quality monitoring networks (WQMNs) of Lake Winnipeg, Canada, which respectively included 14 and 30 stations from 2006 to 2010.</p>","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1039/c2em30372h","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31005844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trend analysis of a tropical urban river water quality in Malaysia.","authors":"Faridah Othman,&nbsp;Alaa Eldin M E,&nbsp;Ibrahim Mohamed","doi":"10.1039/c2em30676j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/c2em30676j","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rivers play a significant role in providing water resources for human and ecosystem survival and health. Hence, river water quality is an important parameter that must be preserved and monitored. As the state of Selangor and the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are undergoing tremendous development, the river is subjected to pollution from point and non-point sources. The water quality of the Klang River basin, one of the most densely populated areas within the region, is significantly degraded due to human activities as well as urbanization. Evaluation of the overall river water quality status is normally represented by a water quality index (WQI), which consists of six parameters, namely dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, ammoniacal nitrogen and pH. The objectives of this study are to assess the water quality status for this tropical, urban river and to establish the WQI trend. Using monthly WQI data from 1997 to 2007, time series were plotted and trend analysis was performed by employing the first-order autocorrelated trend model on the moving average values for every station. The initial and final values of either the moving average or the trend model were used as the estimates of the initial and final WQI at the stations. It was found that Klang River water quality has shown some improvement between 1997 and 2007. Water quality remains good in the upper stream area, which provides vital water sources for water treatment plants in the Klang valley. Meanwhile, the water quality has also improved in other stations. Results of the current study suggest that the present policy on managing river quality in the Klang River has produced encouraging results; the policy should, however, be further improved alongside more vigorous monitoring of pollution discharge from various point sources such as industrial wastewater, municipal sewers, wet markets, sand mining and landfills, as well as non-point sources such as agricultural or urban runoff and commercial activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1039/c2em30676j","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31030478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pollution-induced oxidative stress and biochemical parameter alterations in the blood of white stork nestlings Ciconia ciconia from regions with different degrees of contamination in Poland.","authors":"Halyna Tkachenko,&nbsp;Natalia Kurhaluk","doi":"10.1039/c2em30391d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/c2em30391d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper aimed to illustrate the most reliable biomarkers to detect pollution-related oxidative stress in white stork nestlings in polluted (from copper manufacture), suburban and Odra meadows (as a control area) areas . Lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances content, TBARS) and oxidative modified protein levels (stable 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazine derivates of the carbonyl groups) were used as indicators of the oxidative stress, as well as other selected biochemical parameters, which are used as diagnostic tools in avian medicine (alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, lactate dehydrogenase activities, lactate and pyruvate concentrations). It was found that the blood of chicks from the polluted area was more susceptible to oxidative stress due to lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation, manifested as protein carbonyls, the elevation of alanine and aspartate aminotransferases activities, and lactate and pyruvate concentrations than those of chicks from suburban and Odra meadows areas. Direct connections between lactate and pyruvate concentrations and lipid peroxidation (TBARS level), as well as between derivates of carbonyl oxidation levels in the blood of chicks from the polluted area were detected. Lactate dehydrogenase activity was slightly inhibited in the blood of chicks from the polluted environment, perhaps because of increased lactate concentration in the blood of chicks from polluted areas. It can be suggested that alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, lactate dehydrogenase activities, lactate and pyruvate concentrations can be used as indicators of oxidative stress. The activities of these enzymes were perhaps not directly related to environmental pollution, but more likely to some secondary pollution-related changes in the nestlings' conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":50202,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Monitoring","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1039/c2em30391d","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31040952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}