ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Hazard assessment for a pharmaceutical mixture detected in the upper Tennessee River using Daphnia magna

D. Wolfe; M. Schorr; M. Hanson; C.H. Nelson; S.M. Richards

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 1-14

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.001

Abstract
  Widespread use of pharmaceuticals has resulted in mixture concentrations ranging from mg/L in effluent to µg/L concentrations in surface water. In a 2008 study, 13 pharmaceuticals, ranging in amounts from 0.0028 to 0.1757 µg/l, were identified in the Tennessee River, USA and its tributaries. ...  Read More

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Particle-size fractions-dependent extracellular enzyme activity in sediments and implications for resource allocation in a subtropical mangrove ecosystem

L. Luo; J.-D. Gu

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 15-26

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.002

Abstract
  The distribution of extracellular enzyme activities in particle-size fractions of sediments was investigated in a subtropical mangrove ecosystem. Five enzymes involved in carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling were analyzed in the sand, silt, and clay of sediments. Among these fractions, ...  Read More

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Hexavalent chromium removal in a tannery industry wastewater using rice husk silica

D. Sivakumar

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 27-40

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.003

Abstract
  Present study dealt the removal of Cr(VI) in a tannery industry wastewater using rice husk silica powder as an adsorbent.The experimental investigations have been carried out by using rice husk silica powder for different adsorption dosage, different contact time and different pH against the initial ...  Read More

CASE STUDY
An investigation on role of salinity, pH and DO on heavy metals elimination throughout estuarial mixture

A.R. Karbassi; M. Heidari

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 41-46

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.004

Abstract
  One of the most paramount processes that play a considerable role in reducing the concentration of heavy metals during estuarine mixing is flocculation. Not only does such a process cause a huge percentage of metals to come into the particulate phase, but also it provides ample nutrients for the aquatic ...  Read More

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Biochemical evaluation of antioxidant activity and polysaccharides fractions in seaweeds

A. Tariq; M. Athar; J. Ara; V. Sultana; S. Ehteshamul-Haque; M. Ahmad

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 47-62

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.005

Abstract
  In the present study ethanol and water extracts of 15 seaweeds, Dictyota dichotoma var. velutricata, Dictyota indica, Iyengaria stellata, Padina pavonia, Sargassum swartzii, Sargassum variegatum, Stoechospermum marginatum, Stokeyia indica, Jolyna laminarioides, Caulerpa taxifolia, Halimeda tuna, Ulva ...  Read More

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Optimizing the production of Polyphosphate from Acinetobacter towneri

J. Aravind; T. Saranya; P. Kanmani

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 63-70

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.006

Abstract
  Inorganic polyphosphates (PolyP) are linear polymers of few to several hundred orthophosphate residues, linked by energy-rich phosphoanhydride bonds. Four isolates had been screened from soil sample. By MALDI-TOF analysis, they were identified as Bacillius cereus, Acinetobacter towneri, B. megaterium ...  Read More

REVIEW PAPER
Decolorization of mixture of dyes: A critical review

V.K. Gupta; S. Khamparia; I. Tyagi; D. Jaspal; A. Malviya

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 71-94

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.007

Abstract
  Water plays a vital and essential role in our ecosystem. This natural resource is becoming scarce, making its availability a major social and economic concern. Use of a large variety of synthetic dyes in textile industries has raised an hazardous environmental alert. About 17 - 20% of freshwater pollution ...  Read More

REVIEW PAPER
Chemical and ecological control methods for Epitrix spp.

A.G.S. Cuthbertson

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2015, Pages 95-97

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.01.008

Abstract
  Very little information exists in regards to the control options available for potato flea beetles, Epitrix spp. This short review covers both chemical and ecological options currently available for control of Epitrix spp. Synthetic pyrethroids are the weapon of choice for the beetles. However, the impetus ...  Read More