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• One of Europe's Largest Steel Producers Asks… "What Carbon Footprint?"≈  Steve Newell and Kevin SummThis paper focuses on Green House Gas (GHG) and Carbon emission reduction strategies for industrial facilities.
• Laboratory Waste Management in Nigeria≈  Olubukola Betty OlatoyeThis paper advocates the establishment of a laboratory waste management action plan to mitigate the effects of poor handling of hazardous substances.
• Sequential Degradation of Procian Blue in Textile Effluent by Bio, Electro and Photo Oxidation Using Bacteria and Fungi≈  A. Raja and P. GajalakshmiThis study outlines an efficient process to degrade effluent from textile dye industry through a combination technology.
• Application of Environmental Management System to Tumkur Amanikere Lake Watershed≈  R.D.S. Prasad, C. Sadashivaiah, G. RangannaThis paper outlines the implementation of ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System (EMS) to improve the quality status of Tumkur Amanikere Lake Watershed.
• Re-Drawing the Waste Disposal Preference Hierarchy Chart≈  Olubukola Betty OlatoyeThis study identifies waste segregation at source as a major step towards attaining waste recovery, reuse and recycling.
• Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Waste Management Practice in two General Hospitals in Nigeria≈  Olubukola Betty OlatoyeThis study describes the inadequate handling of hazardous medical waste in hospitals in Lagos, and includes recommendations to rectify this dire situation.
• Demand-Side Aspects of Urban Water/Wastewater Systems≈  G. VenkateshAn informal survey on the readiness of consumers to conserve water and the willingness to pay for improvement of water utility services.
• Brine Solution Recovery Using Nanofiltration≈  I.S. Jebamani, V. Gopalakrishnan, G. SenthilkumarThis study evaluates the practical applicability of nanofiltration for the recovery of brine solution from reverse osmosis reject water in the textile dyeing industry.
• Water Quality Index and Regression Models for Predicting Water Quality and Water Quality Parameters≈  R.D.S. Prasad, C. Sadashivaiah, G. RangannaThis paper presents the development of a water quality index and the comparative evaluation of water quality conditions at 22 watershed locations.
• Effect of Egg Lime Mix with Panchakavya on the Growth Parametres of Solanum lycopersicum≈  P. Alagesan, G. Vaideki, S. SuseelaThis paper outlines the benefits (growth rates, yield increase, cost reduction, environmental sustainability) of replacing chemicals with organic inputs.
• Benefits of Switching to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs≈  Lindsey EdwardsThis article outlines the economic advantages and environmental benefits of replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs.
• Using ICT to Drive Your Sustainability Strategy≈  Hugh Saddington and Paul ToniA white paper that highlights how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can improve environmental sustainability for large organisations and deliver positive commercial outcomes.
• Navy Sonar vs. Marine Life≈  Charles KohlhaseThis paper advocates the use of computer simulations and the development of new sensing techniques to replace the Navy sonar systems that harm marine life.
• Bio Remediation of Industrial Effluents Using Constructed Wetland Technology≈  S. Dipu and S.G. ThangaThis study analyses absorption of heavy metal by wetland macrophytes, its effects on plant biochemistry, and the utilization of phytoremediation byproducts.
• Triple Bottom Line Approach to Individual and Global Sustainability≈  G. VenkateshThis paper maps individual responsibilities onto global sustainable development.
• New Perspectives on Waste Handling in Mumbai≈  G. VenkateshA short account on decentralised, community-based urban solid waste management, utilizing a small biogas plant.
• Electrocoagulation (EC) – New Electrode Material and Surfactants remove Boron, Selenium and other Heavy Metals from Sewage≈  Abe BeaglesThis is an update to a previous paper, outlining recent findings on using new materials as electrodes in electrocoagulation.
• Panchakavya – an Organic Growth Promoter for Plants≈  P. Alagesan and M. MahadevanThis paper outlines the application of an easy to prepare, environmentally safe, and economically sound biofertilizer that promotes plant growth while boosting immunity.
• Analytical Method for Determination of Imidacloprid Residues in Soil and Water by HPLC≈  K. Vishwakarma, P. Samnani, S.Y. PandayThis paper outlines a rapid, sensitive and reliable HPLC method for the determination of imidacloprid residue in different pH of water and soil.
• Comparative Degradation of Endosulfan by Mutant Microorganism and their Parents≈  Osama El Gialani Elsaid and Azhari Omer AbdelbagiThis study looks at the potential use of bacteria and fungi for the bioremediation and detoxification of sites polluted by Endosulfan through microbial degradation processes.
• Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture≈  Ashwani SharmaThe article discusses various impacts of climate change on agriculture with special emphasis on India.
• Bioremediation as an Emerging Technology for the Detoxification of Obsolete Pesticides≈  Ashwani SharmaThe article discusses the use of bioremediation as an alternative emerging technology for treatment and detoxification of obsolete pesticides.
• The New Cold War – Canada fires the first shot≈  Frank CameThis article looks at challenging sovereignty claims and increasing competition to exploit natural resources in the Arctic, in light of a rapidly declining Sea Ice coverage.
• Global Sustainable Development through Voluntary Carbon Offset Market≈  Rajha GopalanThis article looks at the potential the voluntary carbon offset market, which functions outside the Kyoto Compliance Market, and various VER standards.
• Removal of Dyes from Wastewater using Plant based Biosorbent Hydrilla Verticillata≈  N. Rajamohan and R. KannanThis study illustrates the development and use of biosorbent materials for the removal of color from dye-bearing effluents.
• Personal Motivation Dictates Choices to Greater Extent≈  G. VenkateshExcerpts from an interview with Prof. Dr. Helge Brattebø about the environment, environmental education and the economy-environment-society.
• Preventing an Ecological Disaster – The Saving of Lake Qarun≈  Dev M. MohuntaThis paper identifies ways to prevent further increase in salinity of Lake Qarun in Egypt on an economically sustainable basis.
• Vermiculture and Vermicomposting Biotechnology for Organic Farming and Rural Economic Development≈  P. Rajendran, E. Jayakumar, S. Kandula, P. GunasekaranThis paper looks at the advantages of vermiculture and vermicomposting technologies for organic farming and the potential to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers.
• Invitro Studies on Control of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens by Earthworm Eudrilus Eugeniae Exudates≈  S.V. Shobha and R.D. KaleThis study examines the influence of different preparations from the body of earthworm Eudrilus Eugeniae on selected soil borne bacterial and fungal pathogens.
• Scoping the Channel≈  Abe BeaglesThis article looks at the potential of desalination when applied to the Sea of Cortez to the Salton Sea Shipping channel project of Southern California.
• Defects in the EU Environmental Liability Directive≈  Randy M. MottThis paper identifies the narrow set of definitions of «environmental damage», which cannot be readily ascertained, to complicate enforcement of the new Directive in practice.
• The Importance of Comprehensive Policy to Promote Safe CRT Recycling≈  Angela G. Pack ZiaThis paper measures policy effectiveness by addressing residential access to recycling and accountability by recyclers for material management practices throughout the recycling process.
• In-vitro Biosorption of Lead and Zinc by using living Biomass of Aspergillus oryzae≈  H.S. Ravikumar Patil, H.K. Makari, H. GurumurthyThis paper describes an emerging biotechnological approach to clean up the environment with the aid of micro-organisms.

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